World

Jordan retakes lands leased by Israel in 1994 peace accord

AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's king announced Sunday that his country is retaking "full sovereignty" over two pieces of land leased by Israel, reflecting the cool relations between the neighbouring countrie...

Nov 10, 2019

UN court says it has jurisdiction in Ukraine-Russia case

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - In a legal victory for Kyiv, the United Nations' highest court ruled Friday that it has jurisdiction in a case brought by Ukraine alleging that Russia breached treaties on ter...

Nov 10, 2019

Bannon says Stone was Trump campaign link to WikiLeaks

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's campaign viewed Roger Stone as an "access point" to WikiLeaks and tried to use him to get advanced word about hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton, a former top presid...

Nov 10, 2019

UK police identify truck victims; 10 teenagers among 39 dead

LONDON - Ten teenagers were among the 39 Vietnamese found dead in a truck container in southeast England last month, local police said Friday while relaying for the first time details of those who die...

Nov 10, 2019

Queen, politicians attend service as UK remembers war dead

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II and Britain's political leaders have led the country's Remembrance Sunday service for war dead. The queen, dressed in black, watched from a balcony as her son and heir Prin...

Nov 10, 2019

Iran's president: New oil field found with over 50B barrels

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country's south with over 50 billion barrels of crude, its president said Sunday, a find that could boost the country's proven reserves by a t...

Nov 10, 2019

Google digitizes artworks in Puerto Rico for 1st time

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The 1953 painting by Rafael Tufio Figueroa features his mother with a red scarf on her head, a determined look on her face and heavy expression lines, a depiction of a working-...

Nov 09, 2019

Gap CEO Art Peck steps down amid slumping sales, stock price

NEW YORK - Gap announced Thursday that CEO Art Peck is stepping down as the company struggles to turn around a long-standing sales slump. The San Francisco-based retailer also lowered its earnings out...

Nov 09, 2019

Woody Allen and Amazon end legal battle

NEW YORK - Woody Allen and Amazon.com have ended their legal battle. The filmmaker had sued Amazon in February after the online giant ended his 2017 contract without ever releasing a completed film, "...

Nov 09, 2019

Interior proposes coveted deal to ex-client of agency head

WASHINGTON - The Interior Department is proposing to award one of the first contracts for federal water in perpetuity to a powerful rural California water district that had long employed Secretary Dav...

Nov 09, 2019