Category Archives: CP_World

Snow wreaks havoc on travellers in Britain, schools closed
LONDON - Snow and wintry weather are still wreaking havoc on travellers in Britain, with flights cancelled, roads sheathed in ice and rail travel disrupted Monday. With temperatures predicted to drop ...
Dec 11, 2017

American diplomat: US looks to counter Iran in post-war Iraq
BAGHDAD - As Iraq emerges from three years of war with the Islamic State group, the U.S. is looking to roll back the influence of neighbouring Iran and help the central government resolve its dispute ...
Dec 11, 2017

Saudi Arabia to allow movie theatres after decades of ban
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it will allow movie theatres to open in the conservative kingdom next year, for the first time in more than 35 years, in the latest social push ...
Dec 11, 2017
South Korea imposes new sanctions on North Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea added several North Korean groups and individuals to its sanctions list Monday in a largely symbolic move that is part of efforts to cut off funding for the Nor...
Dec 11, 2017

US Nobel laureate fears US politics could undermine science
STOCKHOLM - An American scientist who shared this year’s Nobel Prize for medicine bluntly criticized political developments at home in his address at the awards’ gala banquet, saying that ...
Dec 11, 2017

Officials: Whales, after deadly year, could become extinct
PORTLAND, Maine - Officials with the U.S government say it’s time to consider the possibility that endangered right whales could become extinct unless new steps are taken to protect them. North ...
Dec 11, 2017
CBS' O'Donnell reports on sexual misconduct at Air Force
NEW YORK - One reason for the steeliness in Norah O’Donnell’s demeanour the morning after the sexual misconduct accusations against former “CBS This Morning” co-anchor Charlie ...
Dec 11, 2017
NewsAlert: NYPD says it is responding to report of explosion near Times Square
New York Police Department says it is responding to a report of an explosion near Times Square. More coming. The Associated Press
Dec 11, 2017

Clarification: Sweden-Synagogue-Arson story
HELSINKI - In a story Dec. 10, The Associated Press reported that the fire-bombing of a synagogue in Goteborg was the second anti-Jewish attack in Sweden in as many days. The story should have clarifi...
Dec 11, 2017

Egypt detains 8 anti-Trump protesters after Cairo rally
CAIRO - Egypt has detained eight protesters and accused them of “association with a terrorist organization” after they took part in a small demonstration against President Donald TrumpR...
Dec 11, 2017