Category Archives: CP_World
IOC weighs Russian Olympic ban, risks provoking Putin
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Russia could be banned from competing at the Pyeongchang Olympics, a prospect that President Vladimir Putin has already warned would be humiliating for his country. The decisio...
Dec 04, 2017
US anchor leaves long Univision post, seeks new audience
MIAMI - Spanish-language broadcasting in the U.S. is losing one of its most prominent figures as Maria Elena Salinas retires from Univision News after more than three decades of blending the role of a...
Dec 04, 2017
4 Syrians convicted in IS blast that led to Jordan closure
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan’s state security court convicted four Syrians on Monday of helping Islamic State militants carry out a 2016 car bomb attack that led to the closure of the Syrian-Jordanian...
Dec 04, 2017
Indian tycoon calls money-laundering accusations 'baseless'
LONDON - Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya insisted Monday that he was innocent of money-laundering accusations Monday after the evacuation of a London court building forced him to face a swarm of journalist...
Dec 04, 2017
US to resume interviews for nonimmigrant visas across Russia
MOSCOW - The U.S. Embassy in Moscow says consulates in several Russian cities will resume interviews for nonimmigrant visas, more than three months after they were suspended amid a U.S.-Russian diplom...
Dec 04, 2017
Supreme Court taking up sports betting case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could make sports betting widely available. The case the justices are hearing Monday is a result of New Jersey’s yearslong effort to bring...
Dec 04, 2017
Stealth jets, other aircraft fly in US, South Korean drills
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Hundreds of aircraft including two dozen stealth jets began training Monday as the United States and South Korea launched a massive combined air force exercise. The war gam...
Dec 04, 2017
Russian court keeps theatre director under house arrest
MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Monday ruled that a prominent theatre and film director who is being investigated for fraud must remain under house arrest. Kirill Serebrennikov, arguably Russia’s bes...
Dec 04, 2017
Markets Right Now: Solid gains for US stocks in early trade
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening solidly higher on Wall Street following more deal news and progress on the Republican tax overhaul plan ...
Dec 04, 2017
Cathay Pacific crew witnessed North Korea missile test
HONG KONG - The crew of a Cathay Pacific flight saw what it believes was North Korea’s latest missile test last week, the second airline to report sighting it. Cathay said Monday that the flight...
Dec 04, 2017