Category Archives: World
'The Crown' star speaks about pay disparity
NEW YORK - “The Crown” star Matt Smith says he supports fellow actor Claire Foy over the revelation that Foy was paid less than her male co-star in the Netflix drama. A producer disclosed ...
Apr 23, 2018
Bloomberg gives $4.5M to UN climate body, softening US cuts
BERLIN - Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is donating $4.5 million to the United Nations body that oversees climate change negotiations. Bloomberg, who has long championed the fight agains...
Apr 23, 2018
Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam gets 20 years in related case
BRUSSELS - A Belgian court on Monday found 2015 Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam and an accomplice guilty of attempted murder over shots fired at police as they sought to avoid arrest in Brussels....
Apr 23, 2018
Watchdog warns of humanitarian crisis in Egypt's Sinai
CAIRO - A leading international rights group warned Monday of a humanitarian crisis in the northern part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula amid severe restrictions on the movement of people and goods t...
Apr 23, 2018
Saudi-led airstrike at Yemen wedding killed at least 20
SANAA, Yemen - An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition hit a wedding party in northern Yemen, killing at least 20 people including the bride, health officials said Monday, as harrowing images emerged ...
Apr 23, 2018
Prince charming: Kate gives birth to boy, home by suppertime
LONDON - Third time’s a charm. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday morning to a new prince who is fifth in line to the British throne - and she was home by suppertime. The duchess and hus...
Apr 23, 2018
Sweden's king, Japan's emperor mark 150 years of diplomacy
TOKYO - Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Japan’s Emperor Akihito attended a special exhibit on Swedish natural sciences in Tokyo on Monday to mark 150 years of diplomacy between the count...
Apr 23, 2018
Afghan officials: Taliban attacks kill 14 troops, policemen
KABUL - Taliban attacks in western Afghanistan killed 14 soldiers and policemen on Monday as Kabul residents prepared to bury their loved ones slain in a horrific bombing by the Islamic State group th...
Apr 23, 2018
36 dead, mostly Chinese, in North Korea traffic accident
BEIJING - A traffic accident in North Korea has killed 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans, Chinese officials said Monday. Two other Chinese tourists were badly injured and were in “acute...
Apr 22, 2018
US brands suffer collateral damage in Chinese corporate war
SHANGHAI - It was looking like a banner year for business in China. The U.S. clothing company was expecting a 20 per cent jump in online sales on Alibaba’s Tmall, thanks to the e-commerce giant&...
Apr 22, 2018