June 14, 2017 0 Rights Group: FIFA Construction Workers Exploited in Moscow Workers hired to build stadiums and other structures in preparation for the FIFA 2017 Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup in ...
June 14, 2017 0 South Asian ‘Truck Art’ Becomes Global Phenomenon They pollute the roads and chug along at a snail’s pace, but to their Pakistani owners the rickety trucks are moving pieces ...
June 14, 2017 0 World Bank Approves $500M Grant Package for Afghanistan Projects The World Bank on Tuesday approved financing worth more than $500 million for Afghanistan to support a string of projects to ...
June 14, 2017 0 California Governor Named Adviser for UN Climate Conference California Gov. Jerry Brown was named Tuesday as a special envoy to states at the next United Nations Climate Change Conference, ...
June 14, 2017 0 Utah National Monument Recommendation Spurs Action Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recommendation to downsize a vast new national monument in Utah created optimism among ...
June 14, 2017 0 World Bank Approves $500 Million Loan for Tunisia The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $500 million loan to support Tunisia’s budget, a government official for the North ...
June 13, 2017 0 Trump Administration Looks to Curb CFPB Powers, Change Bank Rules The Trump administration is proposing to curb the authority of the consumer finance watchdog created following the economic ...
June 13, 2017 0 Durant Leads Warriors to NBA Championship The Golden State Warriors won their second National Basketball Association championship in three years Monday night with a ...
June 13, 2017 0 CNN: Ex-NBA Player Rodman Expected to Arrive in North Korea Tuesday Former National Basketball Association star Dennis Rodman is expected to arrive in North Korea on Tuesday for a trip the State ...
June 13, 2017 0 US Senators Back Legislation Strengthening Russia Sanctions A group of U.S. Senators agreed Monday on legislation to strengthen sanctions against Russia, including a provision that would ...
June 13, 2017 0 Anne Franks’ Diary Still Resonates, 75 Years Later “I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a ...
June 12, 2017 0 Ex-president Carter Shakes Hands With Everyone on Flight Former president Jimmy Carter took time to shake the hand of every passenger aboard a recent commercial flight from Atlanta to ...
June 12, 2017 0 GE CEO Immelt Stepping Down, Flannery to Take Over Role General Electric says Jeff Immelt is stepping down as CEO. John Flannery, president and CEO of the conglomerate’s health ...
June 12, 2017 0 Polish Minister Hails Planned Trump Visit as Government Success Poland’s defense minister is hailing an upcoming visit by U.S. President Donald Trump as an “enormous event” and a ...
June 12, 2017 0 May Clings On As British Business Issues Warning British business leaders are stepping up their Brexit-related demands, seeking to capitalize on last week’s election which saw ...
June 12, 2017 0 Protests by Indian Farmers Highlight Rural Distress They were no common protests. As angry farmers dumped milk and vegetables on the streets in India’s western Maharashtra state ...
June 11, 2017 0 Prison Attack in Eastern Congo Kills 11, Frees 900 Prisoners A Congo official says armed men have attacked a prison in the eastern city of Beni, killing at least 11 and freeing more than 900 ...
June 11, 2017 0 Nadal Wins 10th French Open, Makes Tennis History Rafael Nadal defeated Stan Wawrinka in straight sets Sunday in the final match of the tennis French Open, winning the grand slam ...
June 11, 2017 0 Ukrainians Celebrate First Day of Visa-Free Travel to EU Ukrainians celebrated the first day of visa-free travel to the European Union Sunday in what President Petro Poroshenko called ...
June 11, 2017 0 Experts Skeptical About Reports of Death of al-Baghdadi U.S. military officials say they have no information to confirm or deny a report Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghadi has ...
June 11, 2017 0 Tapwrit Rallies in Stretch to Win Belmont Stakes Tapwrit overtook favored Irish War Cry in the stretch to win the Belmont Stakes by two lengths on Saturday, giving trainer Todd ...
June 11, 2017 0 Russia Warns US Not to Strike Syrian Pro-government Forces Again Russia said on Saturday it had told the United States it was unacceptable for Washington to strike pro-government forces in Syria ...
June 10, 2017 0 Amsterdam Police See No Terrorism in Car-pedestrian Incident Amsterdam police said there was “no indication whatsoever” of terrorist involvement in an incident Saturday in which ...