Category Archives: World

WASHINGTON - Suddenly, just about all President Donald Trump can talk about is Puerto Rico. After not mentioning the hurricane-devastated island for days, Trump on Tuesday pushed back aggressively and...

Long-term care costs are surging again and the most expensive option - a private nursing home room - may soon top $100,000 per year. Growing labour expenses and sicker patients helped push the median ...

LOS ANGELES - “Frozen” star Idina Menzel has married actor Aaron Lohr. Menzel posted wedding pictures to her Facebook page on Monday, writing: “Wanted to let you know… married ...

GENEVA - Saudi Arabia has threatened other countries over a proposed resolution at the U.N.’s main human rights body, saying if they send international, independent investigators to war-torn Yem...

WASHINGTON - American consumers feel a bit less confident this month, their spirits pulled down by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index fell to 119.8 in ...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Military analysts say North Korea doesn’t have either the capability or the intent to attack U.S. bombers and fighter jets, despite the country’s top diplomat s...

CAIRO - The Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum that was just held could mean further instability in the Middle East, where formal borders have remained in place for decades but recent conflict...

COPENHAGEN - A passenger train collided with an armoured vehicle in southern Sweden Tuesday, injuring the train driver and three Swedish military staff, authorities said. The accident happened near Tr...

WASHINGTON - Cuba’s top diplomat insisted Tuesday that his government had nothing to do with unexplained health “attacks” on U.S. diplomats, telling Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ...

NEW YORK - In one of the biggest crackdowns on the corrupting role of money in college basketball, 10 men - including a top Adidas executive and four assistant coaches - were charged Tuesday with usin...