Category Archives: CP_World
Fire kills 12 snack shop workers in India
NEW DELHI - An overnight fire in Mumbai killed 12 sleeping workers early Monday at a small shop that made and sold fried snacks, Indian media said. One survivor, 28-year-old Tushar Pawar, told The Ass...
Dec 18, 2017
EU opens probe into Ikea over Dutch tax rulings
BRUSSELS - The European Union is opening an in-depth probe into Ikea’s taxation model in the Netherlands, its latest effort to go after sweetheart deals for big multinationals. The European Comm...
Dec 18, 2017
French economy minister files lawsuit against Amazon
PARIS - French economy minister Bruno Le Maire has launched a lawsuit against American e-commerce giant Amazon for imposing unfair commercial relationships to suppliers in the country. The legal actio...
Dec 18, 2017
Hollywood star John Travolta woos audiences in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Hollywood star John Travolta has wooed fans during a visit to Saudi Arabia, where authorities have said that commercial cinemas will reopen next year after more than a three-dec...
Dec 18, 2017
US soldier fought to end after ambush in Niger
WASHINGTON - Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson died in a hail of gunfire, hit as many as 18 times as he took cover in thick brush, fighting to the end after fleeing militants who had just killed three com...
Dec 17, 2017
Sudden power outage creates 'nightmare' at Atlanta airport
ATLANTA - A sudden power outage caused by a fire in an underground electrical facility brought the world’s busiest airport to a standstill Sunday, grounding more than 1,000 flights in Atlanta ju...
Dec 17, 2017
Honduras' electoral court declares president election winner
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - President Juan Orlando Hernandez was declared the winner Sunday of Honduras’ disputed election after three weeks of uncertainty and unrest in which at least 17 people die...
Dec 17, 2017
Putin thanks Trump for CIA tip he says stopped bomb plot
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned U.S. President Donald Trump Sunday to thank him for a CIA tip that helped thwart a series of bombings in St. Petersburg, the Kremlin and the White ...
Dec 17, 2017
Trump: I'm not considering firing special counsel Mueller
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Sunday that he is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller even as his administration was again forced to grapple with the growing Russia probe th...
Dec 17, 2017
McCain returning home to Arizona, will likely miss tax vote
WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. John McCain is returning home to Arizona after being hospitalized for the side effects of his brain cancer treatment and likely will miss a crucial vote on the GOP tax pac...
Dec 17, 2017