Category Archives: World

Jill Saward, campaigner against sexual violence, dies at 51
LONDON - Jill Saward, a survivor of rape who became a powerful British campaigner against sexual violence, has died. She was 51. Saward’s family said she died Thursday at a hospital in Wolverham...
Jan 05, 2017

Survey: US businesses add a modest 153,000 jobs in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies reported a modest gain of 153,000 jobs last month, all in service industries such as retail and health care. The report provided the latest evidence of the economy’s ...
Jan 05, 2017
Dutch Parliament sealed off after 'confused person' detained
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Police in The Hague say they have detained a man suspected of throwing a bag near the Dutch parliament. The Parliament was sealed off by military police after the incident lat...
Jan 05, 2017

Asia shares mostly gain; traders watching dollar, jobs data
HONG KONG - Asian shares were mostly higher Friday as investors awaited the release later in the day of key U.S. jobs data. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.4 per cent to...
Jan 05, 2017
Markets Right Now: Stocks turn lower in midday trading
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks are taking a downward turn in midday trading, led by steep declines in banks as interest rates fall. Wel...
Jan 05, 2017
British bookstore owner slammed for 50 pence 'browsing fee'
LONDON - A British bookshop owner who asks customers for a 50-pence (62-cent) browsing fee has been branded “the bookseller from hell.” Steve Bloom, who runs second-hand emporium Bloomingd...
Jan 05, 2017

Trump selects former Sen. Coats for top intelligence post
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, a role that would thrust him into the centre of the in...
Jan 05, 2017

Nigeria finds Chibok girl kidnapped by Boko Haram, with baby
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Soldiers interrogating captured Boko Haram suspects have found one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by the insurgents nearly three years ago, along with her baby, Nigeria’...
Jan 05, 2017
Historically black college: Band will march at inauguration
ATLANTA - The marching band of a historically black college in Alabama will perform in President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inaugural parade, despite a barrage of criticism, the school’s...
Jan 05, 2017
As Obama era closes, goal to end veteran homelessness unmet
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Pledges by President Barack Obama and a national non-profit organization to end homelessness among veterans did not meet their goal. But advocates see improvement, and the head of t...
Jan 05, 2017