Category Archives: World
Trump rolls back some, not all, changes in US-Cuba relations
MIAMI - Pressing “pause” on a historic detente, President Donald Trump thrust the U.S. and Cuba back on a path toward open hostility with a blistering denunciation of the island’s co...
Jun 17, 2017
Republicans divided as Trump reverses some Obama Cuba policy
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s decision to reverse some Obama-era Cuba policies landed with a thud among many congressional Republicans who say the new approach surrenders a potentially l...
Jun 17, 2017
Twitter suspends Al-Jazeera Arabic amid Qatar dispute
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Social media platform Twitter has suspended the account of Al-Jazeera Arabic amid a wider diplomatic dispute between Qatar and Arab nations. Twitter offered no explanatio...
Jun 17, 2017
Several sailors' bodies found on stricken Navy destroyer
YOKOSUKA, Japan - Navy divers found a number of sailors’ bodies Sunday aboard the stricken USS Fitzgerald that collided with a container ship in the busy sea off Japan, but a spokeswoman said no...
Jun 17, 2017
Iraqi forces capture border crossing to Syria from IS
BEIRUT - Iraqi forces captured Saturday a border crossing point to Syria from the Islamic State group, increasing pressure on the extremists and getting closer to meeting up with Syrian troops and the...
Jun 17, 2017
Would-be gunman launched into Trump tirade before shooting
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - For three months, James T. Hodgkinson lived out of a white cargo van in a gentrified neighbourhood just miles from where U.S. laws are made. Fellow YMCA patrons saw him there most mo...
Jun 17, 2017
Trump financial disclosures show Mar-a-Lago business boom
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s Washington hotel saw almost $20 million in revenue during its first few months of operation - a period that coincided with his election and inauguration as ...
Jun 16, 2017
Director John Avildsen dies at 81; won Oscar for 'Rocky'
LOS ANGELES - John G. Avildsen, who directed “Rocky” and “The Karate Kid” - two dark-horse, underdog favourites that went on to become Hollywood franchises - died Friday at age...
Jun 16, 2017
Monterey Pop celebrates 50th with Eric Burdon, Norah Jones
MONTEREY, Calif. - The Monterey International Pop Festival turned 50 on Friday and celebrated its anniversary by kicking off another three-day concert that’s bringing back a few acts from a half...
Jun 16, 2017
Coroner: Sleep apnea among causes of Carrie Fisher's death
LOS ANGELES - Carrie Fisher died from sleep apnea and a combination of other factors, but investigators were not able to pinpoint an exact cause, coroner’s officials said Friday. Among the facto...
Jun 16, 2017