Category Archives: World
Japan panel begins to study emperor's possible abdication
TOKYO - Experts on a government-commissioned panel held their first meeting Monday to study how to accommodate Emperor Akihito’s apparent abdication wish, in a country where he is not supposed t...
Oct 17, 2016
Grief after Thai king's death spills into anger
BANGKOK - A Thai woman accused of insulting the country’s late king was forced to kneel before his portrait at a police station on the tourist island of Samui as several hundred people bayed for...
Oct 17, 2016
Mourning Thais dye clothes as prices for black apparel surge
BANGKOK - Pop-up clothes dyeing centres are a new phenomenon in the Thai capital as black apparel becomes too expensive for many following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The Thai government has...
Oct 17, 2016
End to US sanctions a boon Myanmar economy, but woes remain
YANGON, Myanmar - KFC’s grinning Colonel Sanders and his goatee are among the few prominent signs of U.S. brands or business in Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon. That will likely change afte...
Oct 17, 2016
China veterans' protests for pensions pose test for leaders
BEIJING - For Yu Shuiping and other Chinese veterans, the country they served has yet to show its gratitude. Fed up with paltry pensions and benefits, they’re taking to the streets, hoping to sh...
Oct 17, 2016
London police to be fitted with body worn video cameras
London police say thousands of officers will be equipped with body-worn video cameras in the coming months. Police said the rollout begins Monday in a phased approach. More than 22,000 offers are sche...
Oct 17, 2016
Manufacturing in New York state slides again in October
WASHINGTON - Manufacturing in New York state contracted for the third straight month in October. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says its Empire State index slid to a reading of minus 6.8 this mo...
Oct 17, 2016
UK police say toddler missing for 25 years died in accident
LONDON - A British toddler who went missing on a Greek island 25 years ago is believed to have been killed in a construction-site accident that was covered up for almost a quarter of a century, police...
Oct 17, 2016
North Carolina GOP office burned, graffiti sprayed nearby
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. - A local Republican Party office in North Carolina was torched by a flammable device and someone spray-painted an anti-GOP slogan referring to “Nazi Republicans” on a n...
Oct 17, 2016
Confident Clinton expanding her campaign into 'red' states
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Hillary Clinton is advancing into states the Democrats haven’t won in decades, confidently expanding her offensive against Donald Trump and aiming to help her party win back...
Oct 17, 2016