Category Archives: World
Trump's talk of keeping Iraq's oil sparking concerns
WASHINGTON - No one knows how seriously to take President Donald Trump’s threat to seize Iraq’s oil. Doing so would involve extraordinary costs and risk confrontation with America’s ...
Jan 25, 2017
Chicago mayor welcomes help, warns against deploying troops
CHICAGO - A day after President Donald Trump declared he was ready to “send in the Feds” if Chicago can’t reduce its homicides, Mayor Rahm Emanuel warned against deploying the Nation...
Jan 25, 2017
EPA science under scrutiny by Trump political staff
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is scrutinizing studies and data published by scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency, while new work is under a “temporary hold” before it ...
Jan 25, 2017
UK workplace study finds women forced to wear heels
LONDON - A British parliamentary study into workplace dress codes has found that women have been told to wear high heels, dye their hair or wear revealing outfits at the office. The inquiry followed t...
Jan 25, 2017
Russia to decriminalize some forms of domestic violence
MOSCOW - The Russian parliament on Wednesday passed the second reading of a controversial bill to decriminalize some forms of domestic violence. The State Duma voted 385-2-1 to eliminate criminal liab...
Jan 25, 2017
Japan sees 1st trade surplus on cheaper oil, China rebound
TOKYO - Japan posted its first trade surplus in six years in 2016 thanks to a rebound in exports late in the year and persisting low oil prices, though uncertainties over U.S. policy and global growth...
Jan 25, 2017
Kuwait hangs 7 prisoners, including royal, in mass execution
KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait hanged seven prisoners in a mass execution on Wednesday, including a royal family member and a woman convicted of killing 58 women and children when she set fire to a wedding tent...
Jan 25, 2017
Taliban tell Trump: 'it's time to leave Afghanistan'
KABUL - In a long rambling letter, the spokesman for the Taliban is telling U.S. President Donald Trump that it’s time to leave Afghanistan. The letter, emailed to journalists Wednesday, was wri...
Jan 25, 2017
Senior manager at cybersecurity firm arrested in Moscow
MOSCOW - A manager in charge of investigating hacking attacks at Russia’s biggest cybersecurity firm has been arrested, the company said Wednesday. Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday confirmed reports i...
Jan 25, 2017
As Dow tries again to breach 20,000, global stocks buoyant
LONDON - Global shares rose strongly Wednesday, building on Wall Street’s overnight rally and hopes that the Dow Jones index will finally break through the 20,000 mark for the first time ever. K...
Jan 25, 2017