Category Archives: World
Trump's tariffs risk jobs and profits in working-class areas
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s escalating dispute with China over trade and technology is threatening jobs and profits in working-class communities where his “America First” a...
Apr 24, 2018
Mysterious mummy found in Iran could be father of last shah
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Construction workers in Iran may have unearthed the mummified remains of Reza Shah Pahlavi, the father of the country’s last monarch, nearly four decades after the ...
Apr 24, 2018
Attorney: California police shot unarmed black man 10 times
LOS ANGELES - Lawyers for the family of an unarmed black man killed by police in a busy Southern California parking lot said Monday that an autopsy found he was shot 10 times and died from choking on ...
Apr 24, 2018
Prosecutors mull retrial for Border Patrol agent
PHOENIX - Prosecutors are evaluating whether to pursue a retrial for a U.S. Border Patrol agent on manslaughter charges after an Arizona jury deadlocked on the lesser counts. A mistrial was declared M...
Apr 24, 2018
Bangladesh marks 5 years after garment factory collapse
DHAMRAI, Bangladesh - A few hundred workers, activists and relatives of victims of a 2013 garment factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed 1,134 people and left thousands injured held a rally Tuesda...
Apr 24, 2018
Afghan officials: Taliban attacks kill 11 troops, policemen
KABUL - A new wave of Taliban attacks across Afghanistan killed at least 11 Afghan soldiers and policemen on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a particularly deadly week of assaults by militants....
Apr 24, 2018
For the first time, Facebook spells out what it forbids
NEW YORK - If you’ve ever wondered exactly what sorts of things Facebook would like you not to do on its service, you’re in luck. For the first time, the social network is publishing detai...
Apr 24, 2018
TV's 'Homeland' feels challenge of competing with real world
WASHINGTON - Members of the cast of TV’s “Homeland” call it “spy camp.” It’s when they travel to Washington to pick the brains of top U.S. intelligence officials. A...
Apr 24, 2018
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle select gospel group for wedding
LONDON - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are striking a different note with the music for their upcoming wedding, mixing gospel with choral works as the soundtrack for what they pledge will be a joyful...
Apr 24, 2018
US sales of new homes shot up 4 per cent in March
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes jumped 4 per cent in March, propelled by a surge of buying in the West. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that sales last month were at a seasonally adjusted an...
Apr 24, 2018