Category Archives: CP_World
AP Exclusive: UN health chief orders probe into misconduct
LONDON - The head of the World Health Organization has ordered an internal investigation into allegations the U.N. health agency is rife with racism, sexism and corruption, after a series of anonymous...
Jan 17, 2019
China says economy czar to visit Washington for trade talks
BEIJING - The top U.S. and Chinese trade envoys will hold talks in Washington this month in a possible sign of progress toward ending a costly tariff battle over Beijing’s technology ambitions. ...
Jan 17, 2019
India's top court paves way for bars with dancers to reopen
NEW DELHI - India’s Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for the reopening of Mumbai’s dance bars, which had been a nightlife staple in the country’s entertainment capital until t...
Jan 17, 2019
American anchor for Iranian TV is arrested on visit to US
NEW ORLEANS - A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a visit to the U.S., the broadcaster reported Wednesday, and her son said she was being h...
Jan 17, 2019
Michigan State President Engler says he'll resign next week
DETROIT - The former governor brought in to help Michigan State University recover from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal resigned Wednesday as the school’s interim president amid backlash o...
Jan 16, 2019
Death toll in Nairobi attack climbs to 21, plus 5 attackers
NAIROBI, Kenya - The death toll from an extremist attack on a luxury hotel and shopping complex in Nairobi climbed to 21, plus the five militants killed, police said Wednesday in the aftermath of the ...
Jan 16, 2019
Government shutdown may upend State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON - A grand Washington ritual became a potential casualty of the partial government shutdown Wednesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Donald Trump to postpone his Jan. 29 State...
Jan 16, 2019
John Bogle, Vanguard founder, dies at 89
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. - John C. Bogle, who simplified investing for the masses by launching the first index mutual fund and founding Vanguard Group, died Wednesday, the company said. He was 89. Bogle did ...
Jan 16, 2019
May wins no-confidence vote, but still is beset by Brexit
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday to remain in office - but saw more of her power ebb away as she battled to keep Brexit on track aft...
Jan 16, 2019
Sears survives a near-death experience, but for how long?
NEW YORK - Sears will live on - at least for now. Its chairman and biggest shareholder, Eddie Lampert, won tentative approval for a $5 billion plan to keep the ailing, 132-year-old department-store ch...
Jan 16, 2019