Category Archives: World

Safety recommendations unfulfilled 7 years after Flight 1549
WASHINGTON - More than seven years after an airline captain saved 155 lives by ditching his crippled airliner in the Hudson River, now the basis of a new movie, most of the safety recommendations stem...
Sep 15, 2016
Attorneys for 'Making a Murderer' convict press for release
MADISON, Wis. - Attorneys for the man convicted of helping his uncle kill a woman in a case profiled in the popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer” are asking for his release while his ...
Sep 15, 2016
Hyundai recalls SUVs; software flaw may stop acceleration
DETROIT - Hyundai is recalling about 41,000 small SUVs in the U.S. because a software glitch can stop the vehicles from accelerating. The recall came after pressure from the National Highway Traffic S...
Sep 15, 2016

Applications for US jobless benefits rose slightly last week
WASHINGTON - More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but jobless claims remained at levels consistent with a healthy labour market. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday ...
Sep 15, 2016
US retail sales slump 0.3 per cent, ending 4 months of gains
WASHINGTON - U.S. shoppers retreated in August, cutting back their spending at auto dealers, furnishers and building material stores to depress overall retail sales after four straight monthly gains. ...
Sep 15, 2016
Snakes Alive! Missing pythons on the loose in neighbourhood
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. - In a real life version of the children’s reader “Snakes Alive!”, state wildlife officers are searching for 14 pythons in an east Georgia subdivision after a woman re...
Sep 15, 2016

Wing flap found in Tanzania confirmed to be part of MH370
SYDNEY, Australia - A wing flap that washed ashore on an island off Tanzania has been identified as belonging to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Australian officials said Thursday. The flap was ...
Sep 15, 2016
Julia maintains tropical storm strength off southeast coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Julia maintained tropical storm strength Thursday night after earlier weakening to a tropical depression, but forecasters said it would gradually lose steam again while meandering o...
Sep 15, 2016

Amid tighter race, Clinton and Trump trade barbs over health
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Hillary Clinton returned to campaigning without offering apologies for keeping her pneumonia a secret, focusing on criticizing opponent Donald Trump instead of how she handled her h...
Sep 15, 2016
Prince Charles honours New Zealanders slain in World War I
LONGUEVAL, France - Britain’s Prince Charles and other dignitaries honoured thousands of soldiers from New Zealand and other Pacific islands killed 100 years ago in World War I, in emotional cer...
Sep 15, 2016