Category Archives: World

US economy grew at 2.9 per cent rate in third quarter
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at a 2.9 per cent rate in the July-September quarter, the strongest pace in two years, as the battered export sector rebounded and businesses finally began restockin...
Oct 28, 2016

Paris concert hall unveils new facade 1 year after attacks
PARIS - The Bataclan concert hall has unveiled its new facade almost a year after being one of the targets of the deadly attacks that killed 130 people in Paris. After months of renovation work, the n...
Oct 28, 2016
Comedian Pikotaro astonished by viral success of 'PPAP' song
TOKYO - The Japanese comedian behind the viral hit “PPAP” is astonished by the global success of his “pen-pinapple-apple-pen” song. Dressed in his trademark yellow outfit with ...
Oct 28, 2016
Syrian rebels launch Aleppo offensive to break siege
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels launched a broad offensive for Aleppo Friday as the Russian, Syrian, and Iranian foreign ministers vowed to intensify their fight against terrorism in the country. The battlefie...
Oct 28, 2016

FBI's October surprise complicates race for Hillary Clinton
DES MOINES, Iowa - A new shock hit Hillary Clinton’s campaign Friday in the unpredictable and often unbelievable presidential race: The FBI is looking into whether there was classified informati...
Oct 28, 2016
New standoff in pipeline protest ebbs without violence
CANNON BALL, N.D. - A standoff between Dakota Access pipeline opponents and law enforcement over a highway roadblock diminished Friday without incident, a marked contrast to the forced removal a day e...
Oct 28, 2016
Frequent fatal casino bus crashes draw attention from feds
LOS ANGELES - Rosa Ruiz returned from a gambling jaunt to San Diego before dawn Saturday and was back on another bus that evening, headed for a desert casino. Like others who routinely board buses bou...
Oct 27, 2016

Jury awards more than $70M to woman in baby powder lawsuit
ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis jury on Thursday awarded a California woman more than $70 million in her lawsuit alleging that years of using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder caused her cancer, the l...
Oct 27, 2016

Manson follower 'Tex' Watson denied parole in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California parole officials recommended Thursday that Charles “Tex” Watson, the self-described right-hand man of murderous cult leader Charles Manson, should remain in...
Oct 27, 2016

North Carolina early voting surge comes after long fight
GREENSBORO, N.C. - As Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama campaigned together Thursday for the first time in North Carolina, early voting in the presidential battleground state appeared likely to surge...
Oct 27, 2016