Category Archives: World
Carmakers join forces in Europe to make electrics widespread
FRANKFURT - A group of major automakers plans to open hundreds of fast-charging stations for electric cars in Europe in coming years and use a common plug technology in what they hope will be a big st...
Nov 03, 2017
Funeral held for Malta journalist; some officials stay away
VALLETTA, Malta - Malta’s Roman Catholic archbishop warned those who killed an investigative reporter with a car bomb that they “would never escape the justice of God” and urged othe...
Nov 03, 2017
Fire at Moscow's art museum causes no damage to collections
MOSCOW - Russian emergency officials say that a fire at Moscow’s premier art museum hasn’t damaged its collections. Smoke billowed Friday from the roof of one of the buildings of the Pushk...
Nov 03, 2017
UK police investigating sex assault linked to Spacey
London police are investigating an alleged 2008 sexual assault reportedly linked to Kevin Spacey in the latest setback for the “House of Cards” star. Police Friday did not identify Spacey ...
Nov 03, 2017
Fears squashed: Zucchini mistaken for WWII bomb in Germany
BERLIN - A worried resident in Germany alerted police to what he thought was a World War II bomb in his garden. Officers rushed over - and found a particularly large zucchini. Police were summoned to ...
Nov 03, 2017
Mayor quotes Jay-Z after not guilty DUI verdict
GREENWOOD, S.C. - A South Carolina mayor quoted rapper Jay-Z on Twitter after he was found not guilty of driving under the influence. “In the words of Jay Z, ‘not guilty, y’all got t...
Nov 03, 2017
US factory orders up 1.4 per cent in September
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories rose 1.4 per cent in September, the strongest gain in four months. A key category that tracks business investment plans jumped by the largest amount in more than ...
Nov 03, 2017
Official: Town leader tried to bury his defunct auto garage
SHERIDAN, N.Y. - Authorities say a western New York town official has been cited for trying to bury his defunct auto repair garage in a hole. WIVB-TV reports that Louis Delmonte’s business in th...
Nov 03, 2017
Kevin Spacey is dropped from Dutch event over abuse claims
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch business forum has cancelled a headline appearance by actor Kevin Spacey over allegations of sexual abuse. BusinessBoost Live said in a statement Friday that “it...
Nov 03, 2017
Intl court seeks probe into possible Afghanistan war crimes
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court said Friday she is seeking an investigation of alleged war crimes committed in the war in Afghanistan, an unprecedent...
Nov 03, 2017