Category Archives: World
Trump, lawmakers squabble over whether they struck a deal
WASHINGTON - The fate of 800,000 young immigrants hung in the balance as top lawmakers, White House officials and President Donald Trump himself squabbled over whether an agreement had been struck to ...
Sep 14, 2017
US extends Iran sanctions relief while bemoaning behaviour
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Thursday extended sanctions relief to Iran, avoiding imminent action that could implode the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, even as President Donald Trump and Secr...
Sep 14, 2017
EU migration chief says crisis over, border checks must end
BRUSSELS - Extraordinary border controls inside Europe’s passport-free travel area should not be extended because the refugee emergency is abating, the European Union’s top migration offic...
Sep 14, 2017
Tillerson presses China to apply oil leverage on North Korea
LONDON - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday urged China to use its leverage as North Korea’s principal supplier of oil to press the isolated nation into reconsidering its developm...
Sep 14, 2017
Japan: North Korean threat to sink Japan is 'outrageous'
TOKYO - Japan’s top government spokesman said Thursday that a North Korean threat to sink Japan with a nuclear bomb is “extremely provocative and outrageous.” A statement from an org...
Sep 14, 2017
Nearly 3 weeks into Rohingya crisis, refugees still fleeing
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh - Nearly three weeks into a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar, thousands were still flooding across the border in search of help and safety in t...
Sep 14, 2017
Hurricane Max weakens rapidly over southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Hurricane Max slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Thursday, dumping rain on an area east of the resort city of Acapulco before rapidly weakening into a tropical storm as i...
Sep 14, 2017
Motive still a mystery for man held in slaying of his 3 kids
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The father suspected of killing his three children in California has been interviewed by investigators, though they still aren’t offering a motive for the slayings, authorit...
Sep 14, 2017
US jobless benefit applications fell by 14,000 last week
WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits declined slightly last week but still remained elevated as hurricane disruptions impacted layoffs for a second week. THE NUMBERS: Applic...
Sep 14, 2017
Pakistan election body issues arrest warrant for politician
ISLAMABAD - A lawyer for Imran Khan, a leading opposition figure in Pakistan, says the country’s election commission has issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of contempt. Babar Awan said T...
Sep 14, 2017