Category Archives: World
France's President Macron to play in "Peter and the Wolf"
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron will play the narrator’s role in the musical fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf” at an Elysee Palace performance. The president’s office sa...
Feb 28, 2018
PBS launching new conservative political talk show
NEW YORK - Columnist Michael Gerson and commentator Amy Holmes are teaming to start a conservative-oriented talk show on PBS that takes its cue from William F. Buckley’s “Firing Line,̶...
Feb 28, 2018
US pending home sales slump 4.7 per cent in January
WASHINGTON - The pace of Americans signing contracts to buy homes fell 4.7 per cent in January to its lowest level in more than three years, due to a lack of homes for sale, higher prices and rising m...
Feb 28, 2018
Retailers Dick's and Walmart take harder line against guns
NEW YORK - Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart took steps Wednesday to restrict gun sales, adding two retail heavyweights to the growing rift between corporate America and the gun lobby. Dick̵...
Feb 28, 2018
UK police investigating Weinstein allegations by 10 women
LONDON - The British police investigation into claims of sexual assaults by Harvey Weinstein has expanded to include 10 alleged victims. London’s Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday that it...
Feb 28, 2018
Author Harper Lee's will made public, but not estate details
MONROEVILLE, Ala. - The will of “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee has been made public following a lawsuit by The New York Times, but details on her estate remain a secret. The Tim...
Feb 28, 2018
Dutch court approves man's claim to Bourbon-Parma name
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch court says the son - born out of wedlock - of a member of the royal house of Bourbon-Parma can use his father’s name and the title of prince. The country’s...
Feb 28, 2018
US economic growth revised down slightly to 2.5 pct. in Q4
WASHINGTON - U.S. economic growth was revised down slightly to a still-solid 2.5 per cent annual rate in the final three months of last year, as business spent less on investment and restocking shelve...
Feb 28, 2018
Hugs, tears and police: High school reopens after shooting
PARKLAND, Fla. - Students and teachers hugged and cried Wednesday as they returned under heavy police guard to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High for the first time since a teenager with an assault rifle k...
Feb 28, 2018
Egypt courts punish singers for 'insults' and 'debauchery'
CAIRO - Egyptian courts have sentenced two singers to prison time for seemingly tame behaviour deemed threatening to society in a country growing increasingly repressive on all fronts. One, the famous...
Feb 28, 2018