Category Archives: CP_World
South Korea's central bank hikes key rate from record low
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s central bank raised interest rates from a record low Thursday in its first increase since June 2011 in defiance of North Korean threats as Asia’s ...
Nov 29, 2017
Matt Lauer is fired at NBC, accused of crude misconduct
NEW YORK - “Today” show host Matt Lauer was fired for what NBC on Wednesday called “inappropriate sexual behaviour” with a colleague and was promptly confronted with a publishe...
Nov 29, 2017
Arrest of suspected killer puts Tampa neighbourhood at ease
TAMPA, Fla. - After enduring almost two months of fear, a Tampa neighbourhood breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday after authorities announced the arrest of a suspected serial killer, a recent college ...
Nov 29, 2017
Russian network RT loses Capitol Hill credentials
WASHINGTON - Broadcast reporters for Russian state-funded TV channel RT will no longer be able to report daily from the U.S. Capitol. A committee that governs Capitol Hill access for broadcast journal...
Nov 29, 2017
Facing pressure, House OKs anti-harassment training
WASHINGTON - Pressured to respond to burgeoning sexual misconduct allegations, the House easily approved a bipartisan measure Wednesday requiring annual anti-harassment training for lawmakers and aide...
Nov 29, 2017
Croat general performs ultimate act at war crimes trial
ZAGREB, Croatia - Slobodan Praljak, a former film and theatre director turned wartime general, was always known for theatrics. So, when the former Bosnian Croat military commander suddenly threw back ...
Nov 29, 2017
Mysterious slaying of detective the talk of Baltimore
BALTIMORE - The death of a Baltimore homicide detective shot in the head with his own gun two weeks ago has transformed into a feeding frenzy of speculation in a city filled with armchair sleuths and ...
Nov 29, 2017
Croat war criminal's shocking death stuns UN tribunal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Seconds after a U.N. judge confirmed his 20-year war crimes sentence on Wednesday, former Bosnian Croat military commander Slobodan Praljak shouted, “I am not a war crim...
Nov 29, 2017
Supreme Court frets over erosion of privacy in digital age
WASHINGTON - Worried about the erosion of privacy amid technological advances, the Supreme Court signalled Wednesday it might restrain the government’s ability to track Americans’ movement...
Nov 29, 2017
Garrison Keillor fired, says he put hand on woman's back
MINNEAPOLIS - Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” said Wednesday he has been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of what the network called improp...
Nov 29, 2017