Category Archives: World
High-profile Georgia congressional race heads to a runoff
DUNWOODY, Ga. - A Georgia congressional election is headed to a runoff that will ratchet up the already significant national attention - and campaign cash - on a race that poses an early measure for P...
Apr 18, 2017
Correction: Massachusetts-Slain Runner story
LEOMINSTER, Mass. - In a story April 18 about a man arrested in connection with the death of a New York City woman out running near her mother’s Massachusetts home, The Associated Press reported...
Apr 18, 2017
IMF foresees global economy accelerating to 3.5 pct. in '17
WASHINGTON - A resilient China, rising commodity prices and sturdy financial markets are offering a sunnier outlook for the global economy and helping dispel the gloom that has lingered since the Grea...
Apr 18, 2017
US industrial production up 0.5 per cent in March
WASHINGTON - U.S. industrial production posted a solid gain in March, reflecting a record rebound in utility output. But a closely watched gauge of manufacturing posted its first setback in seven mont...
Apr 18, 2017
Activists: Airstrikes in northern and eastern Syria kill 20
BEIRUT - An overnight airstrike likely carried out by the U.S.-led coalition struck an eastern Syrian town held by the Islamic State group, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens, opposition a...
Apr 18, 2017
Appealing for calm, China says US wants talks on North Korea
BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made a new appeal for calm on the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday and said he believes the United States would prefer a diplomatic resolution to the standoff. Wa...
Apr 18, 2017
China defends N. Korea trade after its trucks haul missiles
BEIJING - China defended its trade practices on Tuesday after Chinese-made vehicles were seen towing ballistic missiles during a North Korea military parade despite international sanctions against sel...
Apr 18, 2017
Trump targets visas program for highly skilled workers
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump hopes to revive the economic populism that helped drive his election campaign on Tuesday, signing an order in politically important Wisconsin to tighten rules on te...
Apr 18, 2017
Trump rallies Georgia Republicans ahead of special election
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is rallying voters in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District to “get out and vote” Republican ahead of Tuesday’s special election. In a tweet ...
Apr 18, 2017
US national security adviser discusses Afghanistan in India
NEW DELHI - President Donald Trump’s national security adviser discussed the situation in Afghanistan with India’s prime minister on Tuesday, nearly a week after the U.S. military dropped ...
Apr 18, 2017