Category Archives: World
In a field south of Mosul, investigators probe mass grave
BAGHDAD - The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters. When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the su...
Nov 08, 2016
A snapshot of Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's girlfriend
LONDON - Who is Meghan Markle? For one, the American actress known for her portrayal of a paralegal in the television show, “Suits” has now been described by Kensington Palace as Prince Ha...
Nov 08, 2016
3 states OK recreational pot; 2 toughen gun control laws
NEW YORK - California, Massachusetts and Nevada voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, giving a huge boost to the campaign to allow pot nationwide. Six more states also voted on marijuan...
Nov 08, 2016
WikiLeaks founder denies trying to influence US election
BERLIN - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday he never intended to influence the U.S. presidential election by publishing copies of emails linked to Hillary Clinton and suggested he would do ...
Nov 08, 2016
Prince Charles, Camilla arrive in Bahrain and meet its king
MANAMA, Bahrain - Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla arrived Tuesday in the tiny island nation of Bahrain and met with its king and crown prince as part of their three-nation Gulf tou...
Nov 08, 2016
US job openings increase slightly in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers posted slightly more job openings in September, a likely sign that the steady job gains of recent months could continue. The Labor Department said that job openings edged u...
Nov 08, 2016
Clinton awaits results with family and close aides
NEW YORK - Hillary Clinton was ensconced in a luxury Manhattan hotel suite Tuesday night, watching the returns with a close group of family members and campaign aides as she awaited word on whether sh...
Nov 08, 2016
Mind the chocolate gap: Britons grumble as Toblerone shrinks
GENEVA - More valleys, fewer peaks: The maker of Toblerone Swiss chocolate has widened the spaces in some of its iconic, triangle-array bars, offering about 10 per cent less product for the same price...
Nov 08, 2016
Tesla inks deal to buy German manufacturing engineering firm
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Tesla Motors says it has agreed to buy a German engineering company to help automate its electric car manufacturing. The company is buying buy Grohmann Engineering, which Tesla say...
Nov 08, 2016
Tesla inks deal to buy German manufacturing engineering firm
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Tesla Motors says it has agreed to buy a German engineering company to help automate its electric car manufacturing. The company is buying buy Grohmann Engineering, which Tesla say...
Nov 08, 2016