Category Archives: World
US home construction tumbled 4.7 per cent in September
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes fell 4.7 per cent in September, the biggest decline in six months, reflecting weakness in both single-family activity and apartment building. The September resul...
Oct 18, 2017
Literary publications get mixed reviews on gender parity
NEW YORK - The state of book criticism is getting a mixed review on gender parity. A new survey of top literary publications finds that the ratio of women to men ranges from roughly equal in The New Y...
Oct 18, 2017
Pakistan arrests cleric over involvement in murder of model
MULTAN, Pakistan - Pakistani police say they have arrested a Muslim cleric for alleged involvement in the 2016 murder of social media model Qandeel Baloch. She was found strangled in her home in the c...
Oct 18, 2017
Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against 'grim' challenges
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take a stronger role in society and economic development to better address the nation’s “grim&#...
Oct 18, 2017
MercyMe wins artist of the year at Dove Awards
NASHVILLE - Contemporary Christian band MercyMe took home awards for artist of the year and pop/contemporary album of the year and the band’s frontman, Bart Millard, was named songwriter of the ...
Oct 18, 2017
Portuguese minister resigns over 106 wildfire deaths
LISBON, Portugal - The Portuguese minister in charge of emergency services resigned Wednesday after 106 people were killed in unprecedented wildfires this year in the Iberian nation. The European Unio...
Oct 18, 2017
The Latest: Napa Valley school remain closed until Monday
NAPA, Calif. - The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Schools in Napa County will remain closed until Monday, officials said. The Napa Valley Unified School District had plann...
Oct 18, 2017
Baltimore workers remove "fatberg" of grease from sewer pipe
BALTIMORE - A “fatberg” that may have taken beyond half a century to grow below Baltimore has been removed. News outlets report the city’s Public Works department used a camera, pres...
Oct 18, 2017
Dodgers close in on World Series with 6-1 win over Cubs
CHICAGO - The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tough lineup, a talented pitching staff and a manager making all the right moves. Yup, it’s beginning to look a lot like 1988. Yu Darvish pitched sparkli...
Oct 18, 2017
Court extends house arrest for Russian theatre director
MOSCOW - A court in Russia’s capital ruled Tuesday to extend the house arrest of a widely revered theatre and film director. Kirill Serebrennikov was detained and put under house arrest in Augus...
Oct 17, 2017