Category Archives: World

US implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist's killing
WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia's crown prince likely approved the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligenc...
Feb 26, 2021

Breakout 'Borat' star Maria Bakalova conquers Hollywood
So what did YOU do at 5 a.m. after staying up all night for your prom? Maria Bakalova became a movie star. The 24-year-old actress has been telling the story of how she had a few free hours after part...
Feb 26, 2021

BA parent company books huge loss, pushes for digital passes
LONDON - The parent company of British Airways and Iberia on Friday said it lost 6.9 billion euros ($8.3 billion) last year as the pandemic caused a near-total collapse in international air traffic, a...
Feb 26, 2021

India's economy expands 0.4% in Oct.-Dec., ending recession
NEW DELHI - India's economy expanded by a weaker-than-expected 0.4% in the October-December quarter, which still allowed it to escape recession following large contractions in the two previous quarter...
Feb 26, 2021

NYT editor Bill Hamilton joining publisher Celadon Books
NEW YORK - The Washington editor for The New York Times is joining Celadon Books as executive editor. Bill Hamilton will begin his new job April 5 and focus on acquiring books about politics and histo...
Feb 26, 2021

NYC schools chancellor exits, citing virus' personal toll
New York City's Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced Friday he would step down, citing the coronavirus pandemic's personal toll on his family. He will be replaced by Bronx Executive Superinte...
Feb 26, 2021

Prince Harry raps 'Fresh Prince,' says he didn't walk away
LONDON - Prince Harry, who decamped from England to Southern California last year, rapped the theme song to the 1990s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" during a late-night talk show appearance in w...
Feb 26, 2021

US consumers rebound to boost spending 2.4% as income jumps
WASHINGTON - Bouncing back from months of retrenchment, America's consumers stepped up their spending by a solid 2.4% in January in a sign that the economy may be making a tentative recovery from the ...
Feb 26, 2021

IS bride loses bid to return to UK to fight for citizenship
LONDON - A woman who ran away from London as a teenager to join the Islamic State group lost her bid Friday to return to the U.K. to fight for the restoration of her citizenship, which was revoked on ...
Feb 26, 2021

2 US Navy warships in Mideast hit by coronavirus outbreaks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Two U.S. Navy warships operating in the Mideast have been struck by coronavirus outbreaks, authorities said Friday, with both returning to port in Bahrain. A dozen troops...
Feb 26, 2021