World

US pauses Afghanistan deployments, isolates arrivals there

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military says it is pausing the movement of any new troops into Afghanistan and is quarantining 1,500 troops and civilians who recently arrived in order to protect them from the ...

Mar 19, 2020

Asian shares tumble: SKorea's Kospi drops 7%, Tokyo 1%

BANGKOK - Shares in Asia tumbled further on Thursday after the Dow industrials plunged 6.3% despite more government help for economies reeling from virus outbreaks. Stocks fell in Tokyo and almost all...

Mar 18, 2020

400 foreigners stranded in Panama after 'tribal' festival

PLAYA CHIQUITA, Panama - Between 400 and 500 foreigners are stranded in Panama after a "tribal" festival and music event ended with many of them being quarantined at the concert site near the Caribbea...

Mar 18, 2020

Automakers shut North American plants over coronavirus fears

DETROIT - Concerns about the spreading coronavirus are forcing most of North America's auto plants to close, at least temporarily. Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Toyota said they would...

Mar 18, 2020

Get out of jail? Inmates fearful of virus argue for release

NEW YORK - Coronavirus has become a "get out of jail" card for hundreds of low-level inmates across the country, and even hard-timers are seeking their freedom with the argument that it's not a matter...

Mar 18, 2020

Trump's economic rescue package could approach $1 trillion

WASHINGTON - In a massive federal effort, President Donald Trump asked Congress to speed emergency checks to Americans, enlisted the military for MASH-like hospitals and implored ordinary people - par...

Mar 18, 2020

Biden notches 3 more victories; Sanders reassessing campaign

WASHINGTON - Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure on Bernie Sa...

Mar 18, 2020

World virus infections hit 200,000; Borders jammed in Europe

BERLIN - Desperate travellers choked European border crossings Wednesday after countries implemented strict controls to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 200,...

Mar 18, 2020

Computer-graphics pioneers win tech's Turing prize

The technology that animated movies like "Toy Story" and enabled a variety of special effects is the focus of this year's Turing Award, the technology industry's version of the Nobel Prize. Patrick Ha...

Mar 18, 2020

Judge hands major win to Katy Perry in 'Dark Horse' dispute

LOS ANGELES - A federal judge in Los Angeles handed a major victory to Katy Perry on Tuesday, overturning a jury's verdict that found the pop superstar and her collaborators copied her 2013 hit "Dark ...

Mar 17, 2020