Category Archives: World
Viewership of 'O'Reilly Factor' drops without Bill O'Reilly
NEW YORK - Through four days of Bill O’Reilly’s vacation, his show’s viewership declined by 23 per cent in the hands of substitutes Dana Perino, Eric Bolling and Greg Gutfeld. O̵...
Apr 18, 2017
12 Saudi officers killed in helicopter crash in Yemen
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen said one of its helicopters crashed in eastern Yemen on Tuesday, killing 12 Saudi officers in one of the deadliest incidents f...
Apr 18, 2017
John Glenn honoured with launch of space station supply ship
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - John Glenn’s trailblazing legacy took flight Tuesday as a cargo ship bearing his name rocketed toward the International Space Station. An Atlas rocket provided the late mo...
Apr 18, 2017
Police find stun gun disguised as cigarette package
KENNESAW, Ga. - A police officer in Georgia found a stun gun disguised as a package of cigarettes during a traffic stop. News outlets report that the driver repeatedly requested to smoke while the off...
Apr 18, 2017

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