All Wires articles, Friday 3 February

• reuters 'El Chapo' lawyers complain about strict New York jail conditions By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman complained on Friday that he was being subjected to ex...
• reuters Toyota, Suzuki near technology partnership agreement - Nikkei Feb 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp and Suzuki Motor Corp are nearing a partnership agreement to develop technology, including self-driving, the Nikk...
• reuters Pentagon releases clip of videos retrieved from Yemen raid By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Amid questions about a raid in Yemen earlier this week, in which a U.S. Navy SEAL and some civilians including an...
• reuters Dakota Access Pipeline to start in 2nd quarter -stakeholder NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Phillips 66 said on Friday he expects the Dakota Access Pipeline to start operations in the second quarter...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Pelosi on Russia sanctions WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats didn't wait to assemble the facts before they accused President Donald Trump of rewarding "thugs" in the Russian intelligence ser...
• afp Trump slaps on sanctions as Iran tension mounts President Donald Trump raised the stakes in Washington's increasingly tense stand-off with Iran on Friday, slapping fresh sanctions on Tehran's weapons procu...
• ap The Latest: Trump takes aim at Dodd-Frank financial overhaul WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 1:28 p.m. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will direct the...
• ap 'No-No!' says Wawa as convenience store giant sues tiny New Jersey mart named Dawa  PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey convenience store called Dawa has been sued by Wawa. Pennsylvania-based Wawa, which has more than 700 convenience stores i...
• ap Competency evaluation ordered for school shooting suspect URBANA, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge has ordered a competency evaluation for a 17-year-old student charged in a school shooting. Authorities allege 17-year-old ...
• reuters Dakota Access Pipeline to start in 2nd quarter -stakeholder NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Phillips 66 said on Friday he expects the Dakota Access Pipeline to start operations in the second quarter...
• ap Iraqi interpreter arrives in US after ban scuttles his plans NEW YORK (AP) — Munther Alaskry and his family were just hours away from their dream as they boarded the final leg of a flight to the United States after wai...
• reuters Trump makes Mexican peso great again; investors see more gains ahead By Dion Rabouin NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Mexico’s peso has improbably been the world’s top-performing currency since Donald Trump’s presidential inaugurat...
• ap Texas boy lifts toilet lid, finds rattlesnake hiding inside ABILENE, Texas (AP) — A snake removal expert says rattlesnakes often hide in rural Texas homes, but having one peer up from a toilet is an unusual occurrence...
• ap Slaying suspect fatally shot after chase across state lines ROWLAND, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect in a slaying in South Carolina was shot and killed after a chase across the state line on Interstate 95 ended ...
• ap Police: Woman to face homicide charge in officer's death NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman will face criminal charges in the death of a Metro Nashville police officer who slipped into a bitterly cold river ...
• reuters Polish "bluff" in EU climate talks tests bloc's patience By Alissa de Carbonnel BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Poland is threatening to challenge a draft European Union climate law in court, EU documents seen by Reute...
• reuters Transgender court hearing set amid fight over Trump nominee By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday scheduled oral arguments in a major dispute on transgender rights for March...
• reuters Tanzania signs $1.2 bln deal for new railway line By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Tanzania signed a deal worth $1.215 billion with a consortium of Turkish and Portuguese companies o...
• reuters France's Fillon would not make runoff vote in coming elections, poll shows PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon, embroiled in a scandal over money paid to his wife, will not make it int...
• reuters Canada's Hudson's Bay makes takeover approach for Macy's - sources By Greg Roumeliotis and Michael Flaherty Feb 3 (Reuters) - Hudson's Bay Co has made a takeover approach for retail chain Macy's Inc, according to people fami...
• reuters U.S. oil rig count rises to highest since October 2015 -Baker Hughes Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. energy companies added oil rigs for a 13th week in the last 14, extending a nine-month recovery as drillers take advantage of crude pr...
• reuters New York City, other municipal issuers warn investors on Trump policies By Karen Pierog and Hilary Russ CHICAGO/NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s agenda to repeal Obamacare and punish ‘sanctuary cities’ fo...
• ap How stricter rules for brokers will affect retirement savers WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is delaying a series of rules that require financial professionals to put their clients' best interests first when g...
• ap 10 Super Bowl ads to watch: Sexy Mr. Clean; John Malkovich NEW YORK (AP) — The Super Bowl isn't just played on the field. Just as intense is a battle off the field to win viewers' attentions. Advertisers are paying $...
• afp Wife turns out to support 'El Chapo' in New York court Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, accused of running one of the world's biggest drug empires, glimpsed his glamorous young wife in court Friday de...
• ap Record numbers for race to benefit refugees after travel ban Organizers of a road race that benefits a Connecticut refugee resettlement group are crediting President Donald Trump for a record enrollment — and record do...
• ap Mexico sees 22 percent rise in murders in 2016 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's government says homicides rose by 22 percent in 2016. It's the highest rate of increase since the height of the drug war. Officia...
• ap Brown to Trump: Travel ban un-American, rescind it PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University is urging President Donald Trump to rescind his executive order that has prevented a Syrian doctor from returning to...
• ap Lawyer: Man shot former NFL running back in self-defense GRETNA, La. (AP) — A lawyer for the man accused of fatally shooting Joe McKnight says his client shot the former NFL running back in self-defense. In an emai...
• ap EU leaders say Trump worries them as rhetoric becomes policy VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — European Union leaders on Friday vowed to remain united and defiant in the face of an onslaught of criticism from the new American pre...
• pa Soldier shoots machete-wielding man at Louvre in `terrorist´ attack The man tried to attack the soldiers after yelling "Allahu akbar", the Arabic phrase for "God is great".
• pa Ireland captain Rory Best backs scrum-half Conor Murray to stand firm The Munster back is likely to be targeted during Ireland´s 6 Nations opener against Scotland.
• afp LA 2024 confident IOC will judge on merit not Trump US President Donald Trump's controversial political moves will matter less than bid merits when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) selects the 2024 Su...
• ap Happy to be an Estefan, Gloria's daughter charts own path MIAMI (AP) — Emily Estefan was so self-conscious about being the daughter of Cuban-born superstar Gloria Estefan that she avoided singing in front of anyone ...
• ap 4-year-old Somali girl reunited with mom in Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 4-year-old Somali girl whose long-awaited reunion with her mother was put on hold this week due to President Donald Trump's travel ban i...
• ap Chance the Rapper models "Thank You Obama" clothing line Chance the Rapper is modeling a clothing line based on a fellow famous Chicagoan, former President Barack Obama. Chance tweeted out photos of himself Thursda...
• ap UN refugee chief opposes 'safe zones' in Syria BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N.'s top official on refugees pushed back against a proposed initiative that has gained recent traction to create "safe zones" in Syria f...
• ap Confederate flag going back up in South Carolina WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) — The Confederate battle flag is going back up at a monument in a northwestern South Carolina town. Luther Lyle had maintained the memori...
• ap US military releases al-Qaida video seized in Yemen raid WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has released a short clip of what it said were videos seized in last weekend's Yemen raid. They appear to show how to mak...
• ap Sporting KC sends Olum to Timbers for 1st-round draft pick KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City has traded midfielder Lawrence Olum to the Portland Timbers for a first-round pick in the 2018 draft and $50,00...
• ap The Latest: Greeks protest winter migrant camp deaths VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — The Latest on the flow of migrants into Europe (all times local): 7 p.m. Anti-government protests are taking place in Athens and on th...
• ap Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris lead wave of country women NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Female artists may often be overlooked on country radio, but the one place where they feel the love is at the Grammy Awards. This yea...
• ap Hello? People swamp Congress with calls in era of Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has promised to shake up Washington, but so far he's produced gridlock — at least with the phone lines on Capitol Hi...
• reuters Trump administration reviewing Cuba policy - White House spokesman WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is in the midst "of a full review of all U.S. policies towards Cuba," with a focus on its human rights...
• ap The Latest: French police raids are underway in Paris PARIS (AP) — The Latest on an attack outside the Louvre Museum in Paris (all times local): 7 p.m. Two French officials close to the investigation into the at...
• reuters U.S. courts hear challenges to Trump travel ban By Scott Malone and Dan Levine BOSTON/SEATTLE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston expressed skepticism on Friday about a civil rights group's claim ...
• reuters Japanese firms takes 10 pct stake in new Areva, capital hike approved PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Two Japanese firms agreed to buy a combined 10 percent stake in the new company being split off from Areva for 500 million euros ($5...
• reuters New Iran sanctions "in pipeline" before Trump took office -White House WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Iran-related sanctions the United States imposed on Friday were "in the pipeline" before President Donald Trump took office...
• reuters Olympics-Storm clouds gather around LA24 call to Follow the Sun By Steve Keating Feb 3 (Reuters) - Los Angeles submitted its final bid book to host the 2024 Summer Games to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Fri...
• reuters GLOBAL LNG-Asia prices hit parity with British gas benchmark By Oleg Vukmanovic and Mark Tay MILAN/SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Asian spot prices for LNG delivery in March fell to parity with European gas benchmarks on...
• reuters Metro line, better city planning to aid Quito's poor: official By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Feb 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In a city menaced by the threat of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and floods, protecting...
• reuters UK aid package to help redirect refugees to Asia and Latin America LONDON, Feb 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Refugees trying to reach Europe will be encouraged to move to Asia and Latin America as part of a British aid pa...
• reuters Oil pushes higher as U.S. Treasury announces sanctions on Iran By Libby George and David Gaffen LONDON/NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped on Friday after the United States on Friday imposed sanctions on some I...
• reuters Top airline investor launches budget carrier in Chile, eyes Latin America By Gram Slattery and Felipe Iturrieta SANTIAGO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Bill Franke, one of the world's most-influential investors in budget airlines, debuted a lo...
• ap How legal challenges to Trump travel ban are playing out Legal battles are playing out across the U.S. as opponents of President Donald Trump's travel ban on citizens from seven predominantly Muslim nations take th...
• ap Belarusian leader lashes out at Russia MINSK, Belarus (AP) — In a sign of growing friction between the two ex-Soviet neighbors, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko criticized Russia Friday f...
• ap Hernandez lawyers seek extra time to prepare for trial BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez have asked for a three-month delay to the start of their client's double murder ...
• ap No end in sight to Syria's savage sieges despite truce talks BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians living in besieged towns are stripping their homes of doors, frames and other wood to burn for warmth as they endure yet another winter...
• ap House IT workers targeted in investigation for alleged theft WASHINGTON (AP) — House technology workers are being investigated by the U.S. Capitol Police for alleged theft, two members of Congress said Friday. An inter...
• ap 'Notorious B.O.B' downs 409 wings to reign at Wing Bowl PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bob "Notorious B.O.B." Shoudt choked down 409 chicken wings to become the finger-licking champion of Philadelphia's Wing Bowl. His winnin...
• pa Antonio Conte warns Chelsea ahead of Arsenal clash Conte watched Manchester City´s 4-0 win at West Ham on Wednesday, which highlighted the quality of those chasing Chelsea.
• ap Guests at Austrian right-wing ball have reasons to celebrate VIENNA (AP) — Guests preparing Friday for Austria's annual right-wing ball have a particular reason to celebrate this year — the White House victory of Donal...
• ap Massacre? Jokes fly in city known for car-eating sinkhole BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — The "massacre" that never happened has Bowling Green in the national news again — something that hasn't happened since a sinkhole s...
• ap Documents found in Mosul offer glimpse into daily life of IS MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Receipts from taxi rides, ledgers listing internet usage for the privileged few and random logbooks documenting an ever tighter economy ar...
• ap Judge to rule by Sunday on Trump travel ban injunction BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston says he'll decide by Sunday whether to extend a temporary injunction against President Donald Trump's travel ban. A s...
• reuters EU's Tusk says ready to serve second term as chair By Gabriela Baczynska VALLETTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - European Council President Donald Tusk told EU leaders on Friday he was ready to serve a second term as the...
• pa In pictures: Final section of Queensferry Crossing put in place The £1.35bn mega-structure over the Forth is scheduled to be opened in May.
• reuters US STOCKS-Jobs data, bank stocks lift Wall Street higher By Yashaswini Swamynathan Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street climbed higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 nearing its record high, fueled by robust nonfarm payrolls...
• reuters Air strikes kill 12 fighters in Syria's Idlib - monitor BEIRUT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Air strikes killed at least 12 Islamist rebel fighters in Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Friday, the Syrian Observatory fo...
• reuters Italy's Intesa says still examining possible Generali tie-up By Silvia Aloisi and Gianluca Semeraro MILAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Italy's top retail bank Intesa Sanpaolo is still examining a possible tie-up with insurer Gen...
• reuters Botswana opposition groups unite to challenge ruling BDP GABORONE , Feb 3 (Reuters) - Botswana's four main opposition parties launched a coalition on Friday to challenge the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) i...
• pa Walter Mazzarri wants Watford to maintain momentum against Burnley He knows all of the hard work will be for nothing if his team do not follow it up with the required performance against the Clarets.
• ap Norway: Russian hackers hit our spy agency, government COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Nine personal civil-servant email accounts in Norway have been targeted by hackers in "spear-phishing" attacks believed to be asso...
• ap 'El Chapo' lawyers say jail conditions are too strict in NYC NEW YORK (AP) — He's locked up 23 hours a day. His wife can't visit him. He can't call anyone, except his lawyers. He even was denied water, his lawyers say....
• ap Civilians caught in eastern Ukraine cross-fire AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — International monitors on Friday strongly urged the warring sides in eastern Ukraine to silence their guns as heavy artillery and ro...
• ap Jobless rates rose in January for Asians and recent veterans WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate for Asians jumped in January to its highest level since September, though it remains below the rates for all other ma...
• afp Jobs surge sends stocks higher European and US stock markets advanced Friday on data showing a surge in new job creation in the United States last month, while US bank stocks jumped on mov...
• ap Nordstrom to drop Ivanka Trump's clothing, accessories line NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom will stop selling Ivanka Trump clothing and accessories, creating some questions about the future of the brand elsewhere. The Seatt...
• ap Darcis edges Kohlschreiber to give Belgium lead over Germany FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Steve Darcis edged Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) to give Belgium a 1-0 lead over Germany in their Davis Cup...
• ap Super Bowl advertisers tread carefully in divisive climate NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl advertisers are treading carefully this year to avoid alienating customers as a divisive political climate takes some of the buzz ...
• ap Appeals court lets Delta stay at Dallas airport for now DALLAS (AP) — A federal appeals court is upholding a ruling that will let Delta Air Lines stay at Dallas Love Field, at least temporarily, over the objection...
• ap Halep withdraws from St. Petersburg event with knee injury ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Simona Halep withdrew from the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Friday because of a knee injury, the same issue she blamed for h...
• reuters Myanmar's Suu Kyi vows to investigate crimes against Rohingya - UN's Zeid By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The top United Nations human rights official said Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi promised on Friday to inve...
• reuters Iran bans US wrestlers in retaliation to Trump's visa ban - TV Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iran said on Friday it had barred a U.S. wrestling team from the Freestyle World Cup competition in retaliation for an executive order by P...
• afp Angola President Dos Santos to step down after 37 years Veteran Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos announced Friday he will not run in August elections, signalling the end to 37 years in power and naming hi...
• reuters Trump to order 180-day delay of Labor Dept "fiduciary" rule WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday will call on the U.S. Labor Department to delay for 180 days the implementation of its fiducia...
• reuters French optician chain Afflelou suspends IPO plans again PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - French optician chain Alain Afflelou has once again suspended plans to float on the stock market, with the company on Friday blaming...
• pa Planned Tube strikes over job cuts suspended The RMT said that following talks with the company, almost 60% of the original job cuts have now been reversed.
• pa Alastair Cook bowled over after being awarded CBE The England captain declined to comment on his future with the team.
• ap Paris attack raises new security concerns over Olympic bid PARIS (AP) — On a day Paris Olympic bid leaders wanted to show off the French capital, a knife attack on a soldier raised more security questions about the c...
• ap Court: Police with warrant can view private Twitter messages TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that law enforcement agencies can view private messages and tweets from private accounts on Twitter...
• reuters Angola's dos Santos calls end to 38 years in power By Herculano Coroado LUANDA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos confirmed on Friday he will not run in this year's presidential elec...
• ap Twins take Byung Ho Park off 40-man roster to sign reliever MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have designated Korean slugger Byung Ho Park for assignment following a disappointing major league debut as a designat...
• ap GOP softens tone on Obama health law, mulls 'repairing' it WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are increasingly talking about repairing President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a softening of tone that comes as their...
• reuters Bulgaria's centre-right GERB sets out its election stall SOFIA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party pledged on Friday to maintain low rates of corporate and income tax and to raise the average sala...
• reuters Croatia checking whether central bank governor has conflict of interest ZAGREB, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A Croatian government watchdog is to assess whether central bank governor Boris Vujcic allowed a conflict of interest by several ti...
• ap 11 arrests in NYU protest at event by conservative speaker NEW YORK (AP) — Fights that broke out at a New York University protest during an appearance by a conservative speaker have led to 11 arrests. School official...
• pa Theresa May defends seeking close ties with Donald Trump EU leaders expressed concerns about Mr Trump´s perceived hostility to the bloc and his controversial policies.
• ap Texas votes to keep science lessons challenging evolution AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Board of Education has moved closer to tweaking — but still preserving — high school science curriculum requirements that teac...
• afp US Navy sends destroyer to Yemen The US Navy has sent a destroyer to waters off Yemen in response to an attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on a Saudi frigate, a defense official said Friday...
• ap $1M bond set for man charged in fatal shooting from garage RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge has set a $1 million bond for a North Carolina man accused of shooting and killing a young black man leaving a neighbor's house ...
• ap Lettuce shortage in Europe as bad weather hits farms LONDON (AP) — Europe is short of lettuce, broccoli and other vegetables due to bad weather, leading some supermarkets in Britain to start rationing produce. ...
• pa Test and ODI cricket faces radical overhaul under new ICC proposals A Test league and a 13-team ODI format are among the plans being considered.
• ap Raf Simons salutes New York, talks politics at Fashion week NEW YORK (AP) — It's the little brother to women's Fashion Week — the very little brother. But men's Fashion Week has its fans, and it's a lot less frenetic:...
• reuters Romanian championship preliminary round results and standings Feb 3 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Romanian championship Preliminary Round matches on Friday Friday, February 3 Pandurii Targu-Jiu 1 CSMS Ias...
• ap Proposed fine against Dakota Access company to get hearing BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline will have to present evidence at a hearing to prove the company didn't willfully violate No...
• ap Judge dismisses gun case against Trump adviser ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a court case against a Trump administration adviser for national security issues who last year brought a gun to a...
• reuters New virulent disease threatens wheat crops in Europe and North Africa - researchers By Umberto Bacchi ROME, Feb 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A new, highly destructive strain of a disease that battered wheat crops in Sicily last year coul...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Cosmetic companies didn't resume animal tests Avon, Mary Kay and Estee Lauder have not resumed testing on animals, despite the claims of a story shared widely on social media. The companies ended testing...
• ap 2017 has country singer Sam Hunt looking all the way up HOUSTON (AP) — The year 2017 is looking good for Sam Hunt: The country star just released a new single, he's readying a massive summer tour, he proposed to h...
• reuters Tottenham defender Rose to see specialist after knee scan LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur's England defender Danny Rose will see a specialist on Monday after suffering a knee injury that could sideline h...
• ap New book details old New Orleans' hooker directories NEW ORLEANS (AP) — "Josie came to this city ... to have a good time and she is going to have it while she lasts," one madam advertised in a 1903 directory of...
• reuters 'El Chapo' lawyers complain about strict New York jail conditions NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Lawyers for Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman complained on Friday that he was being subjected to excessive conditio...
• reuters Trump administration imposes new Iran sanctions, warns more may follow By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday ratcheted up pressure on Iran, putting sanctions on 13 individuals and 12 entiti...
• reuters Trump administration imposes new Iran sanctions, warns more may follow By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday ratcheted up pressure on Iran, putting sanctions on 13 individuals and 12 entiti...
• reuters France's Fillon would not make runoff vote in presidential elections -Ifop poll PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon, embroiled in a scandal over payments made to his wife, will not make it ...
• reuters Nigeria calls in power expert to turn around electricity group ABUJA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Nigeria has picked an African Development Bank power expert to run its electricity transmission company, in an effort to rejuvenate ...
• reuters "We woke up in 1989": Romanian graft decree turns back the clock By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST, Feb 3 (Reuters) - When fire tore through a Bucharest nightclub in 2015, victims were rushed to the city's Floreasca hospital - but i...
• pa Royal Marine admits preparing for Northern Ireland-related terror attack He was remanded in custody to be sentenced on a date to be fixed.
• reuters Russian embassy in Damascus shelled twice, no one hurt - statement MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Russian embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus was shelled on Thursday and Friday but no one was hurt, Russia's foreign mini...
• reuters Mourinho wants Man Utd players to lift burden off Ibrahimovic LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho wants to see more of his Manchester United players scoring goals to take some of the burden off striker Zlatan Ibrahi...
• reuters HIGHLIGHTS-The Trump presidency on Feb. 3 at 12:10 P.M. EST/0510 GMT Feb 3 (Reuters) - Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Friday: DODD-FRANK Trump will fire the opening salvo in his campa...
• reuters Hershey's sales miss as China continues to struggle By Gayathree Ganesan Feb 3 (Reuters) - Hershey Co, maker of Hershey's Kisses and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, posted quarterly sales below Wall Street estimat...
• ap US stocks jump following strong January jobs report NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are climbing Friday morning after the government said employers stepped up their hiring last month, another positive sign for the...
• ap Officer facing child abuse charges resigns from force REVERE, Mass. (AP) — A decorated Massachusetts police officer charged with beating his girlfriend's 5-year-old son has resigned. Revere police tell The Daily...
• ap Union: Guard killed at prison saved lives of his co-workers SMYRNA, Del. (AP) — Forced into a closet by inmates at Delaware's largest prison, Sgt. Steven Floyd called out to officers coming to his aid, warning them th...
• reuters Liberty House mulls partial public listing in London by 2018 LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Liberty House Group, an industrial and commodities group which has been buying up British steel assets, could list parts of the com...
• reuters Trump to issue directives targeting Dodd-Frank, retirement advice rule By Ayesha Rascoe and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday will scale back major regulations that resulted from ...
• reuters Trump to issue directives targeting Dodd-Frank, retirement advice rule By Ayesha Rascoe and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday will scale back major regulations that resulted from ...
• reuters German bond yields dragged lower by U.S. peers after payrolls By John Geddie and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund yield fell to a 1-1/2 week low on Friday, pushed down by a dec...
• reuters Copper near two-week low on mine wage talks, China rate hike By Eric Onstad LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Copper prices slid to their lowest in nearly two weeks on Friday after workers restarted wage talks at the biggest c...
• reuters NATO urges Kosovo, Serbia leaders to ease tensions By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The head of NATO urged the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia on Friday to ease the tension that has grown in recent we...
• reuters Iran bans US wrestlers in retaliation to Trump's visa ban - TV Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iran said on Friday it had barred a U.S. wrestling team from the Freestyle World Cup competition in retaliation for an executive order by P...
• pa MND campaigner Gordon Aikman hailed as `inspirational´ after his death aged 31 He raised more than £500,000 for research to help find a cure for the terminal condition.
• reuters Malaysian PM sends aid for Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday sent a ship carrying tonnes of food and emergency supplies t...
• reuters French soldier shoots, wounds machete-wielding attacker at Paris Louvre By Michel Rose and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A French soldier shot and wounded a man armed with machetes and carrying two bags on his back on...
• reuters Portugal parliament rejects Novo Banco nationalisation, for now LISBON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Portugal's parliament rejected on Friday proposals by the government's far left allies to halt the sale of rescued lender Novo Banc...
• reuters UK government bonds enjoy strongest weekly gains in 3 months LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - British 10-year government bonds enjoyed their strongest weekly performance in three months this week, bolstered by the Bank of Eng...
• reuters European shares end the week higher on positive earnings and U.S. jobs growth By Danilo Masoni and Helen Reid LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - European shares ended a mixed week on a positive note on Friday, helped by well-received company ea...
• ap Man killed, officer shot while trying to serve warrant in NC HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a North Carolina police officer was shot in the arm while trying to serve a search warrant and an unidentified man was k...
• ap GOP running into opposition from GOP on tax overhaul WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans face opposition to their plan to overhaul the way corporations pay federal taxes from a powerful group of lawmakers — oth...
• ap Ohio school recovers Holocaust survivors' recorded melodies AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Wire recordings of Holocaust survivors singing melodies at a refugee camp in France in 1946 are being heard for the first time in decades,...
• ap US hits 13 people, dozen companies in new Iran sanctions WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday imposed sanctions on 13 people and a dozen companies in response to Iran's recent ballistic missile test...
• pa Mauricio Pochettino urges Tottenham to retain focus in case Chelsea slip up They are currently nine points adrift of Chelsea with 15 games left.
• pa West Ham boss dismisses link with Joe Hart Slaven Bilic says the Hammers have no desire to sign a new goalkeeper.
• ap Man accused in Denver transit guard killing appears in court DENVER (AP) — A 37-year-old man accused of killing a Denver transit guard appeared briefly in court Friday under heavy security. Joshua Cummings wore a red j...
• ap GOP, Dem combat vets in House plead for refugee exception WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of House lawmakers who are military veterans are pleading with President Donald Trump to grant exceptions to his refugee and immigr...
• pa Rogue recycler given suspended jail term over Kent mattress mountain Lewis Bertram was found guilty of failing to comply with waste exemptions and failing to comply with an enforcement notice.
• ap 2 Fort Campbell soldiers killed, suspect in custody OAK GROVE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say two Fort Campbell soldiers have been killed and a juvenile injured following a domestic dispute near the Army post on t...
• ap Former NJ track coach jailed for taking $150K meant for team TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The former track coach for a community college in New Jersey has been sentenced to prison for stealing $150,000 from the school. Michael...
• ap Where many found jobs in Jan.: Construction, retail, offices WASHINGTON (AP) — If you were looking for a job last month, you might have found ample opportunities in construction, retail, restaurants and professional se...
• ap Iran bans travel of US wrestlers in response to Trump order TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Friday banned U.S. wrestlers from an important international tournament this month in response to President Donald Trump's execut...
• ap Europeans ask 'Who's 2nd?' after Trump slogan 'America 1st' BERLIN (AP) — The Dutch started it with a humorous video highlighting their "orange" history and lax tax rules. Now other European countries are getting in o...
• ap Busy Alaska volcano: Seawater, magma figure in eruptions ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's remote Bogoslof Island is only 169 acres, a third the size of the average American farm. And its highest "peak" is just 490...
• reuters Disillusioned Russian ex-lawyer opts for Hobbit-like existence MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Three years ago, Yury Alekseyev became disillusioned with the concrete walls of his one-room Moscow apartment and his daily commute...
• ap Eurozone economy starts 2017 solidly, especially on jobs LONDON (AP) — The economy of the 19 countries that use the euro got off to a strong start in 2017 even as inflation pressures continue to mount in the wake o...
• pa Fresh talks due amid Southern Railway conductors impasse The development followed a deal between the company and Aslef over driver-only trains.
• ap The Latest: Activist faces felony charge in pipeline protest BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Latest on the proposed four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline. (all times local): 10:45 a.m. An American Indian activi...
• ap Markets Right Now: Strong hiring news sends stocks higher NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks rose in midday trading after the government reported tha...
• reuters U.S. Republicans kill energy sector disclosure, emissions rules By Lisa Lambert and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Republicans on Friday repealed a securities disclosure rule aimed at curbing corruption...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar weakens as data shows soft U.S. wage growth By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The dollar fell on Friday in choppy trading after the U.S. employment report showed a smaller-than-ex...
• reuters U.S. sends Navy destroyer to patrol off Yemen amid Iran tensions -officials By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The United States has sent a Navy destroyer to patrol off the coast of Yemen to protect waterways from Houthi mil...
• reuters U.S. CEOs meet with Trump amid tension over travel ban, taxes By Emily Stephenson and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Chief executives of major U.S. companies huddled with President Donald Trump at the Wh...
• reuters U.S. CEOs meet with Trump amid tension over travel ban, taxes By Emily Stephenson and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Chief executives of major U.S. companies huddled with President Donald Trump at the Wh...
• ap Zoologists say dead whale in Norway full of plastic bags COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian zoologists have found about 30 plastic bags and other plastic waste in the stomach of a beaked whale that had beached on...
• pa MPs to debate `no confidence´ motion on FA´s ability to reform itself The FA now risks losing £30million of grassroots money from Sport England.
• ap Zimbabwe protest pastor to remain in custody before trial HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The Zimbabwe pastor who launched the popular #ThisFlag protest movement will remain in custody after a magistrate decided Friday ther...
• pa Stoke boss Mark Hughes set to pick Saido Berahino against former club West Brom The Stoke manager said the club was aware of an FA disciplinary matter before signing the striker.
• pa US imposes sanctions on firms and individuals after Iran missile test The sanctions are the first against Iran in Donald Trump´s new presidency.
• pa Setback for Tiger Woods as back spasms force Dubai Desert Classic withdrawal The withdrawal came after a first round 77, without a single birdie carded.
• reuters Admitted triple murderer erupts in court as sentenced to death By Valerie Vande Panne BOSTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A Massachusetts man who admitted to killing three people in a 2001 rampage erupted in a Boston courtroom on ...
• reuters Zimbabwe activist pastor denied bail, faces two weeks in jail HARARE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A Zimbabwean pastor at the heart of a protest movement against President Robert Mugabe was denied bail on Friday, leaving him facin...
• ap Ferragamo undeterred by US import tax proposal FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — The new CEO of the Salvatore Ferragamo luxury leather goods and fashion house says the prospect of a possible new tax on imports into ...
• reuters Italy's Ferragamo aims to grow revenue at twice market rate By Giulia Segreti MILAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Italian luxury fashion group Salvatore Ferragamo plans to grow revenue at twice the market rate from 2017-2020, ba...
• reuters CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises as heavyweight financial shares climb TORONTO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Friday, led by heavyweight financial and energy shares as oil rose and investors weighed a much ...
• ap US hiring accelerates and more people begin looking for work WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers stepped up hiring last month, adding a healthy 227,000 jobs, and more Americans began looking for work, a sign that Presiden...
• reuters Austrian coalition deal gains time, but possibly not many votes By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - "A little less conversation, a little more action" sang Elvis Presley as Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern unve...
• reuters German For Min says understands U.S. reaction to Iran missile test NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Friday expressed understanding for the U.S. decision to impose sanctions against Iran, ...
• ap House votes to overturn Obama rule on natural gas 'flaring' WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House voted on Friday to overturn an Obama administration rule that sought to reduce harmful methane emissions in...
• afp Afghan police officer kills eight colleagues Eight police officers, all members of the same family, were killed in northern Afghanistan on Friday after a colleague working with the Taliban drugged and s...
• afp US job creation surges in January US job creation surged in January while the unemployment rate drifted marginally higher as more people joined the job hunt, the Labor Department reported Fri...
• ap Democrats say they'll fight attempt to authorize torture WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Democrats said Friday that President Donald Trump will face strong bipartisan hurdles in Congress if he moves to change the law ...
• afp Trump moves to roll back financial regulation President Donald Trump took the first step Friday to undoing key reforms enacted after the 2008 financial crisis, aiming to scale back toughened regulations ...
• ap Cheating, misconduct at Pennsylvania police academy HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Investigators found evidence of cadet cheating, instructor misconduct and training and testing shortcomings at the Pennsylvania State ...
• ap Refugee travel ban brings sadness to 'Lost Boy' Lopez Lomong Two-time Olympian Lopez Lomong's mind frequently wanders back in time during training runs through the woods. He thinks about arriving in the U.S. as one of ...
• ap Michael Buble: Son 'progressing well' in cancer battle NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Buble says his 3-year-old son Noah "has been progressing well during his treatment" for cancer. The Canadian singer and his wife, Arg...
• ap Mexican bakery magnate Lorenzo Servitje dies at 98 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican bakery magnate Lorenzo Servitje has died at the age of 98 after building his Grupo Bimbo into an international snack and baked-goo...
• reuters UNHCR chief says safe zones would not work in Syria BEIRUT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that safe zones would not work inside Syria for people fleeing the cou...
• ap 15-year-old boy pleads guilty in slaying of retired teacher ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to killing a retired teacher at her East Tennessee home. Media outlets report a Hawkins County...
• reuters Vegas bookmakers hope Falcons top Patriots in Super Bowl By Frank Pingue Feb 3 (Reuters) - Las Vegas casinos are the latest to see the New England Patriots as villains since their share of what is expected to be a ...
• pa Frank Lampard in talks with Football Association about coaching career He is now working towards his coaching qualifications with help from the FA.
• ap Germany welcomes Norway announcement on joint sub purchase BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Defense Ministry is welcoming an announcement by Norway that could see the two countries' navies make a joint order for half a dozen ...
• ap Bosnian school offers scholarships to people banned from US SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — An international school in Bosnia has announced it will extend scholarships to refugees and other students affected by Pr...
• ap Angola's president says he won't run in this year's election JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, is announcing an end to his 38 years in power, saying...
• ap French leader: "No doubt" that Louvre attack was terror PARIS (AP) — A knife-wielding man shouting "Allahu akbar" attacked soldiers on patrol Friday near the Louvre Museum in Paris in what the French president cal...
• pa Tadcaster reunited after bridge damaged in 2015 floods reopens The loss of the bridge left the North Yorkshire town divided.
• reuters Brazil's Temer makes cabinet changes to draw investors By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - President Michel Temer promoted his point man for infrastructure investment to a ministry position on Friday an...
• reuters Brazil's Temer makes cabinet changes to draw investors By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - President Michel Temer promoted his point man for infrastructure investment to a ministry position on Friday an...
• reuters US STOCKS-S&P closes in on record, boosted by banks and jobs data By Yashaswini Swamynathan Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street extended gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 coming within a hair's breadth of its record high, followi...
• ap Portugal lawmakers condemn Trump's measures on migration LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal's parliament has condemned President Donald Trump's ban on certain refugees and migrants from entering the U.S., in the late...
• reuters GRAINS-Soybeans weak on technical selling; corn, wheat fall By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures weakened on Friday on a round of technical selling after failing to push through their weekl...
• reuters U.S. dollar and bond yields lower, stocks up after jobs report By Dion Rabouin NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar headed for its fourth straight weekly loss and bond yields fell on Friday after wage growth slowe...
• reuters U.S. dollar and bond yields lower, stocks up after jobs report By Dion Rabouin NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar headed for its fourth straight weekly loss and bond yields fell on Friday after wage growth slowe...
• reuters TAKE A LOOK-Five world markets themes in the coming week By Jamie McGeever LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reu...
• reuters UniCredit writedowns ring alarm bells for Italian banks By Silvia Aloisi and Paola Arosio MILAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - UniCredit has heavily written down the value of its 700 million euro ($756 million) investment in ...
• reuters UniCredit writedowns ring alarm bells for Italian banks By Silvia Aloisi and Paola Arosio MILAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - UniCredit has heavily written down the value of its 700 million euro ($756 million) investment in ...
• reuters Sterling slips after weak services sector data By Jemima Kelly and Patrick Graham LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Sterling slipped on Friday, heading for its first week of falls in three with investors having p...
• reuters Ecuador election may be Latin America's next big score -investors By Dion Rabouin NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - After seeing big payoffs in Brazil and Argentina following market-friendly leadership changes, some fixed-income ...
• reuters Ecuador election may be Latin America's next big score -investors By Dion Rabouin NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - After seeing big payoffs in Brazil and Argentina following market-friendly leadership changes, some fixed-income ...
• reuters Deutsche Bank to cut back on equity trading staff - sources FRANKFURT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank is set to cut roughly one in five equity trading jobs as part of a scheme to cut costs across the globe, two peopl...
• reuters Conservative Fillon fights to remain in French presidential race By Brian Love Feb 3 (Reuters) - Francois Fillon clung to his place as France's conservative presidential candidate on Friday amid worsening opinion poll rati...
• ap Upon review, Arrogate was even faster in Pegasus World Cup HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Arrogate was even faster in the Pegasus World Cup than initially thought. His official time from Saturday's $12 million race ha...
• ap 'Sanctuary cities' bill advances in Texas, despite outcry AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Senate panel shrugged off 16 hours of sometimes tearful pleas and defiant opposition to approve a "sanctuary cities" proposal th...
• ap Trump takes first step to scale back financial regulations WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking his first steps aimed at scaling back financial services regulations, and the Republican-run Congress cast...
• afp Nepali transgender model hails 'dream come true' Nepali model Anjali Lama hailed a "dream come true" on Friday after becoming the first transgender model to walk the runway at an Indian fashion show. The 32...
• ap 2 sentenced to death in Guyana for massacre that killed 12 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Two men in the South American country of Guyana have been sentenced to death for a 2008 massacre in which nine civilians and three ...
• afp Zimbabwean protest leader remanded in custody Zimbabwean protest leader Evan Mawarire was remanded in custody by a court in Harare on Friday after police arrested him on charges of subverting the governm...
• ap A haven for refugees feels new anxiety in the age of Trump UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — It's not unusual around Utica to see tables full of Bosnians sipping strong coffee in cafes, Muslim women in hijabs shopping at grocery st...
• afp Social media led to 'strange' practices: Saudi cleric Social media have led to "strange practices" such as the use of "fingertips instead of minds" to think, a Saudi religious leader said Friday in the Islamic k...
• afp US hits Iran with fresh sanctions after missile tests The United States slapped fresh sanctions on Iran Friday to punish Tehran for recent ballistic missile tests and its support for Yemen's Houthi rebels. The f...
• reuters "I'll be back", ex-UK PM Cameron jokes in video clip with Schwarzenegger LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Former prime minister David Cameron, whose political career was torpedoed by Britain's decision to quit the European Union last Jun...
• ap Italy's Intesa bank weighs takeover of Generali insurance MILAN (AP) — The CEO of Intesa Sanpaolo said Friday that the Italian bank is evaluating a potential takeover of the Generali insurance company, but would onl...
• reuters Lorenzo Servitje, co-founder of Mexican breadmaker Bimbo, dies at 98 MEXICO CITY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Lorenzo Servitje, one of the original founders of globally successful Mexican breadmaker Bimbo, has died at 98, the company sa...
• reuters Congo police clash with sect, kill at least eight, activists say By Aaron Ross KINSHASA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Police in southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday killed at least eight members of a separatist religio...
• reuters U.S. Treasury says Iran sanctions aimed at 'malign activity abroad' WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury said sanctions announced on Friday against a group of individuals and entities underscored a U.S. commitment ...
• ap Judge: Florida airport shooting suspect refusing medication MIAMI (AP) — A judge says Florida airport shooting suspect Esteban Santiago will not take medication for an undisclosed mental condition. U.S. District Judge...
• reuters A crystal ball look at Super Bowl's international potential By Mark Lamport-Stokes Feb 3 (Reuters) - Picture the scene: it is 2025 and the National Football League's London Monarchs are battling against the Green Bay ...
• ap Romania's rich and powerful who may benefit from graft law BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's political crisis is deepening over a government decree that may benefit rich and powerful people convicted of corruption....
• ap Minnesota Gov. Dayton not waiting to start cancer treatment ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton says he plans to begin treatment for prostate cancer as soon as possible. The Democratic governor revealed his diagno...
• afp Snow alert in Gulf desert UAE A snow alert has been issued in the United Arab Emirates where a rare storm and high winds Friday toppled one of thousands of cranes in the Gulf desert state...
• ap Cellphone images of Rhode Island's man's late son recovered CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — Precious photos and videos of a Rhode Island man's late 18-month old son have been recovered thanks to police. WJAR-TV (http://bit.ly/2...
• ap FIFA rejects Bolivia appeal against World Cup match forfeits ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has rejected the Bolivian soccer federation's appeal against forfeiting two World Cup qualifying matches for fielding an ineligible player...
• pa Pep Guardiola: Sergio Aguero remains central to my plans at Manchester City The City manager is happy with the prolific 28-year-old.
• ap Super Bowl online: See the game, learn some new taunts NEW YORK (AP) — You can watch the Super Bowl online for free, but there are a few catches. For starters, you're out of luck on phones unless you're a Verizon...
• reuters In Japan, US defense chief reaffirms commitment to security treaty By Phil Stewart and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary reaffirmed America's commitment to its mutual d...
• ap Nissan recalls Altima; door may open if window rolled down DETROIT (AP) — You might not want to open a rear window if you're driving a Nissan Altima. The company is recalling nearly 363,000 of the midsize cars worldw...
• reuters EMERGING MARKETS-LatAm currencies gain as U.S. wages rise less than expected SAO PAULO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Latin American currencies strengthened on Friday after U.S. wages remained nearly flat in January, reducing expectations of a fa...
• reuters Freed from jihadists, Mosul residents focus fury on Iraqi politicians By Michael Georgy MOSUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - As raw sewage gushed out of a crater made by an airstrike against Islamic State in Mosul, seething residents who s...
• ap Dukurs, Hermann win skeleton World Cup races in Austria IGLS, Austria (AP) — Martins Dukurs set a track record in both runs to win a men's skeleton World Cup event Friday, and world champion Tina Hermann earned he...
• reuters BMW to recall 230,117 vehicles that may have Takata air bags Feb 3 (Reuters) - Germany's BMW said on Friday it would recall 230,117 cars and sport utility vehicles in the United States that may have been fitted with fa...
• reuters Freeport warns of Indonesian cuts if export approval delayed By Susan Taylor TORONTO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Inc, the world's biggest public-listed copper miner, said on Friday it will need to cut staff and...
• reuters Russia's Lavrov tells France that Ukraine flare-up endangers peace talks MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault on Friday that a flare-up of violence in easte...
• reuters U.N. sees western Mosul assault driving out 250,000 civilians GENEVA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A renewed assault on Islamic State fighters in the Iraqi city of Mosul could force 250,000 civilians to flee, if they can find a wa...
• ap Basketball inches closer to ending ban on religious headgear NEW YORK (AP) — The international group that governs basketball is close to eliminating a longstanding ban on religious headgear in competition, clearing the...
• ap Tests to determine if Brazil's ex- first lady legally dead SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says his wife is being submitted to the tests needed to declare her brain dead. Silva a...
• afp Syrian students offered new life in Mexico As US President Donald Trump curbs migrants' access to the United States, its southern neighbor Mexico is letting certain Syrian refugees settle there to reb...
• ap Macy's shares up after being halted amid takeover rumor NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's shares are soaring in morning trading, after being temporarily halted on the New York Stock Exchange on a news report that Saks' owner...
• ap Prosecutor: More victims, perpetrators possible in rape ring HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Investigators have received a significant number of tips related to the case of a boy allegedly raped by several men, including one wh...
• reuters U.S. PGA Tour Phoenix Open scores Feb 3 (Gracenote) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Phoenix Open at the par-71 course on Friday in Scottsdale, Arizona -7 Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 64 -6 Hideki Matsu...
• reuters House repeals Obama rule on methane emissions on federal lands WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday repealed a rule put forth in the final days of the Obama administration that limite...
• ap DeVos clears Senate hurdle toward becoming ed secy WASHINGTON (AP) — Betsy DeVos's embattled nomination for education secretary cleared another hurdle in the Senate on Friday as Republicans overpowered fierce...
• ap Britain's High Court blocks new Brexit challenge LONDON (AP) — Britain's High Court has blocked a new legal challenge to Britain's vote to leave the European Union. The decision comes days after the House o...
• ap Polish police raid office of anti-racism group WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish police on Friday raided an organization that monitors racism and xenophobia and the private homes of some of its board members, ...
• reuters Amazon shares dip as cloud revenue misses Street; analysts still upbeat By Rishika Sadam Feb 3 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's shares fell as much as 4.2 percent on Friday after the company missed Wall Street targets for its closely...
• reuters Trump aide cites 'massacre' that never occurred to defend immigrant ban By Gina Cherelus Feb 3 (Reuters) - A Trump administration aide corrected herself on Friday after a wave of criticism for referencing a 2011 "massacre" in Ken...
• ap Meet Breezy Johnson. She might be the next US ski star CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — A natural feel for the fall line — the most direct route down a mountain. It's what every ski racer wants but only a select f...
• pa Manchester United will not chase `impossible targets´ - Jose Mourinho The Portuguese has already made his targets for post-season improvements clear to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.
• reuters EU's Tusk says ready to serve second term as chair VALLETTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - European Council President Donald Tusk on Friday told a meeting of European Union leaders that he was ready to continue as their ...
• afp Trump effect: US media see lift as president sharpens attacks As President Donald Trump steps up his attacks on the "dishonest" press, major American media outlets are seeing an apparent resurgence after years of downwa...
• reuters Congo police kill at least eight in clashes with sect, activists say By Aaron Ross KINSHASA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Police in southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday killed at least eight members of a separatist religio...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Conway says she misspoke on 'massacre' A top aide to President Donald Trump said Friday she misspoke when she cited a 2011 "massacre" in Kentucky that never happened. A day earlier, during an inte...
• reuters Merkel pleased Britain's May wants strong Europe despite Brexit VALLETTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday welcomed remarks by Prime Minister Theresa May that Britain wanted to see a strong Euro...
• ap Serbia blames Kosovo for failed negotiations amid war talk BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia blamed Kosovo on Friday for the collapse of European Union-mediated talks as tensions escalated in the Balkans amid reports of...
• reuters U.S. energy jobs rise as higher prices boost oil drilling Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. oil and natural gas producers added jobs in December and January as drillers continued to return to the well pad with crude prices hol...
• afp Hundreds likely killed in Myanmar's Rohingya crackdown: UN Myanmar's military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims has likely killed hundreds of people, with children slaughtered and women gang-raped in a campaign that may ...
• reuters U.S. job growth accelerates in January, but wages lag By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth surged more than expected in January as construction firms and retailers ramped up hiring, wh...
• reuters U.S. job growth accelerates in January, but wages lag By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth surged more than expected in January as construction firms and retailers ramped up hiring, wh...
• reuters Benitez says he is committed to Newcastle LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Newcastle United manager Rafa Benitez assured fans he was not about to walk away after media reports suggested he was frustrated by...
• afp Top Trump adviser in new 'alternative facts' flap A top adviser to President Donald Trump found herself embroiled in a new "alternative facts" controversy Friday over her claim that two radicalized Iraqis ha...
• reuters Aguero still vital to Man City, says Guardiola Feb 3 (Reuters) - Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has a big future with the club despite being dropped to the bench in recent weeks, manager Pep Guardi...
• reuters U.S. fines RBS $85 mln for forex swap rates manipulation bid WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it ordered the Royal Bank of Scotland to pay an $85 million fine as part of ...
• reuters Pakistan kicks off $11.5 bln road-building plan HYDERABAD, Pakistan, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated one of the first highway sections of his government's plan...
• reuters U.S. sends Navy destroyer to patrol off Yemen amid Iran tensions -officials WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The United States has placed a Navy destroyer off the coast of Yemen to protect waterways from Houthi militia aligned with Iran...
• reuters Russia seeks suspended sentence for opposition leader Alexei Navalny MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russian prosecutors said on Friday they were seeking a suspended five-year sentence for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, w...
• reuters POLL-Most Americans would allow their kids to play football By Frank Pingue Feb 3 (Reuters) - Despite the rising concern about concussions in football, most Americans say they would allow their children to play the ga...
• ap Israeli settler group brushes off Trump settlement warning JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlers on Friday downplayed White House criticism of settlement construction, instead looking forward to Benjamin Netanyahu's upco...
• ap F1 team McLaren changes car name in break from tradition WOKING, England (AP) — The McLaren Formula One team is cutting ties with the Ron Dennis era and renaming its car for the new season. McLaren has raced with t...
• ap Orders to US factories up 1.3 percent in December WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories rose moderately in December, closing out a second rough year for American manufacturers who have been battered by ...
• reuters Europe without Merkel? Investors think through another 'surprise' By Marc Jones and Paul Carrel LONDON/BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A serious challenger to German Chancellor Angela Merkel is forcing global investors to parse a...
• reuters Europe without Merkel? Investors think through another 'surprise' By Marc Jones and Paul Carrel LONDON/BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A serious challenger to German Chancellor Angela Merkel is forcing global investors to parse a...
• reuters AutoNation quarterly earnings rise despite pressure on margins By Joseph White Feb 3 (Reuters) - AutoNation Inc said on Friday fourth-quarter net income from continuing operations surged 31 percent despite dwindling prof...
• reuters South Africa confirms presence of invasive pest that infests maize By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's department of agriculture said on Friday that scientific tests have confirmed the presence of t...
• ap Faith Evans announces duets album with late Notorious B.I.G. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Faith Evans is releasing an album of duets with her late husband, The Notorious B.I.G., 20 years after his unsolved killing. Atco Records ...
• reuters Myanmar's Suu Kyi vows to investigate crimes against Rohingya -U.N.'s Zeid tells Reuters GENEVA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The top United Nations human rights official said on Friday that Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has promised to investi...
• pa Fresh Brexit legal challenge blocked by High Court The court ruled that Parliament should not have to separately give permission for the UK to pull out of the European Economic Area.
• ap Mars: "Miscommunication" led to Skittles spill NEW YORK (AP) — Mars says a miscommunication with a subcontractor led to a defective batch of its Skittles, reportedly on their way to becoming cattle feed, ...
• reuters Fed puts more emphasis on commercial real estate in 2017 stress test By Patrick Rucker and Dan Freed WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is putting a bigger focus on commercial real estate in its annual "stress t...
• ap Bayern captain Philipp Lahm on verge of 500th appearance BERLIN (AP) — After overcoming an injury scare this week, Philipp Lahm is set to make his 500th appearance for Bayern Munich. Lahm limped off after getting a...
• reuters Turkish authorities release veteran Kurdish politician after 2 months ANKARA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have released a veteran Kurdish politician and mayor in the southeastern province of Mardin held for more than ...
• ap Activity at US services companies slipped in January WASHINGTON (AP) — The pace of growth for U.S. services companies slipped a tad in January, but employment measures improved in a positive for the economy. Th...
• reuters Swatch CEO says car battery certification 2-3 years away ZURICH, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A Swatch-backed car battery developed by research firm Belenos will take another two to three years to certify, Swatch Chief Execut...
• reuters Europe without Merkel? Investors think through another 'surprise' By Marc Jones and Paul Carrel LONDON/BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A serious challenger to German Chancellor Angela Merkel is forcing global investors to parse a...
• reuters Europe without Merkel? Investors think through another 'surprise' By Marc Jones and Paul Carrel LONDON/BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A serious challenger to German Chancellor Angela Merkel is forcing global investors to parse a...
• reuters EU leaders voice concern over Trump, see need to engage VALLETTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - European Union leaders expressed concern on Friday about some decisions and attitudes of the new U.S. administration of President...
• reuters SOFTS-Robusta extends decline, NY cocoa hits near 4-year low By Mariana Ionova LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Robusta coffee futures fell on Friday as weak technicals prompted fresh selling by speculators, while New York co...
• reuters U.S. announces new Iran-related sanctions WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday sanctioned 13 individuals and 12 entities under U.S. Iran sanctions authority, days after the White...
• ap EU tries to allay rights fears over plan to block migrants VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — European Union leaders at a summit in Malta on Friday embraced a plan to stem a relentless flow of smuggled migrants through Libya tow...
• ap Sorry: Pronger fines himself $5 for All-Star hit on Bieber PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Justin Bieber's biggest smash hit may have been the one Chris Pronger gave him during All-Star weekend. Is it too late for Pronger to say...
• ap Bolivia opens 'Evo museum' dedicated to indigenous president LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — School notebooks, a boy's sandals and T-shirts given to him by famous soccer players are among the objects displayed at a $7 million m...
• reuters Ukraine, separatists must act to stave off "humanitarian disaster" - aid, security groups By Gleb Garanich and Tom Miles AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine/GENEVA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - International security and aid organisations appealed to Ukraine and Russian-back...
• afp India lead New Zealand 2-0 in Davis Cup Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan on Friday notched up straight-sets victories to give India a commanding 2-0 lead over New Zealand in the Davis Cup Asia/...
• reuters Can Trump cut funds to UC Berkeley? Experts say not really By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump does not have the authority to withhold funding from the University of ...
• ap Recent major extremist attacks in France France has suffered a series of extremist attacks in the past two years. Here are some of the major assaults. July 26, 2016: Two Islamic State militants atta...
• reuters Indian authorities impound ships, detain crew over oil spill By Sudarshan Varadhan Feb 3 (Reuters) - Port authorities in Chennai have impounded a BW LPG vessel and a local ship carrying heavy fuel oil, and detained the...
• reuters China's top diplomat says hopes to manage disputes with U.S. BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China hopes it can work with the United States to manage and control disputes and sensitive problems, China's top diplomat Yang Ji...
• reuters Russia must do everything to end Ukraine violence, France says PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - France's Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a telephone call on Friday that Moscow sho...
• reuters Long-term investors shy away as hot money fuels commodity rallies By Eric Onstad LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Hot money has helped commodity markets to outpace shares for the first time in five years, but long-term investors b...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar drifts lower as data shows soft U.S. wage growth By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The dollar edged lower against yen and euro on Friday in choppy trading after the U.S. employment rep...
• ap UK media regulator revokes licenses of Pakistani TV group LONDON (AP) — Britain's media regulator has revoked the licenses of a popular Pakistani television group, a few weeks after it declared bankruptcy. Media reg...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall Street higher on strong jobs data; banks rise By Yashaswini Swamynathan Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street climbed higher on Friday, lifted by a much better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls data and as financia...
• reuters College in Bosnia offers scholarships to people banned by Trump SARAJEVO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A Bosnia-based international school said on Friday it would offer scholarships to refugees and students from seven nations affect...
• pa Leeds chairman Massimo Cellino has FA ban reduced to 12 months The FA announced on Friday that the Italian will be banned from all football-related activity for one year commencing on February 18.
• afp Tiger Woods withdraws from Dubai with back spasm Tiger Woods withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic before Friday's second round because of a back problem, the latest blow as he struggles to regain the form...
• ap Vanguard investment firm apologizing to 17,000 millionaires MALVERN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania-based investment firm is apologizing to about 17,000 millionaire clients. Philly.com (http://bit.ly/2k3fS3q ) reports Vang...
• reuters South Africa confirms presence of invasive armyworm pest that infests maize JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's department of agriculture said on Friday that scientific tests have confirmed the presence of the invasive fal...
• ap Prosecutor asks suspended sentence for Navalny MOSCOW (AP) — The prosecutor in the retrial of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is asking for a five-year suspended sentence for the prominent foe of...
• reuters ECB calls for national bad banks to soak up unpaid loans FRANKFURT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's Vice President called on Friday for the creation of government-backed bad banks to help buy some of ...
• ap Sweden's 'feminist government' takes swipe at Trump STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's Deputy Prime Minister has posted on Facebook an all-woman photo including herself signing a proposal for the country's new climate ...
• reuters SHOWCASE-Soccer-Painful Arsenal defeat still plays on Conte's mind Feb 3 (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has found it hard to forget his side's humiliating 3-0 defeat at Arsenal in September and urged his player to...
• reuters Iranians fear attacks and economic isolation as Trump gets tough By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Many Iranians who dreamt of quiet, comfortable lives after a nuclear deal with world powers in 2015 are starting t...
• reuters Ukraine's Poroshenko says Russia fully to blame for flare-up KIEV, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday said Russia was to blame for the latest flare-up in hostilities near the industrial to...
• reuters Belarus says Russia made oil threat, calls border plan a political attack MINSK/MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday a Russian move to create border zones near his country's frontier l...
• reuters Nine Yemenis deported from U.S. to Ethiopia under Trump travel ban ADDIS ABABA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Nine Yemenis deported from the United States in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban were flown to Ethiopia, t...
• reuters Victory for May as UK court throws out EU single market challenge LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The British government welcomed the dismissal on Friday of a legal bid to force parliament to approve any attempt to take Britain o...
• reuters Warplanes kill 12 fighters in Syria's Idlib - monitor BEIRUT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Air strikes killed at least 12 Islamist rebel fighters in Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Friday, the Syrian Observatory fo...
• reuters Ireland plans new yardstick to tackle "leprechaun economics" By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Ireland will use a new yardstick to measure the health of its economy to account for its status as the European b...
• reuters Freeport to cut Indonesia operations if export approval delayed TORONTO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Inc, the world's biggest publicly-listed copper miner, said on Friday it will cut costs, staff, and spending in I...
• reuters Wells Fargo customers to get easier access to online finance tools Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co reached an agreement with Intuit Inc to allow the bank's customers who use financial management applications such as Mint,...
• reuters China's top diplomat says hopes to manage disputes with U.S. BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China hopes it can work with the United States to manage and control disputes and sensitive problems, China's top diplomat Yang Ji...
• ap UN cites 'unprecedented' abuse against Rohinyga in Myanmar GENEVA (AP) — Myanmar security forces are "very likely" to have committed crimes against humanity against Rohingya Muslims in recent months, U.N. human right...
• ap The Latest: Union plans vigil for correctional officer SMYRNA, Del. (AP) — The Latest on a hostage situation and death of a guard at a Delaware prison (all times local): 9:30 a.m. The Correctional Officers Associ...
• ap Germany open to discussing name records for train travelers BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it is willing to discuss with Belgium the possibility of recording passenger data for travelers on international trains. Belgium, ...
• ap Syria opposition members meet in Turkey ahead of Geneva ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has hosted talks with Syrian opposition members ahead of U.N.-backed negotiations with the Damascus government in Geneva later t...
• reuters Hammer could fall on Europe's vulnerable refineries from 2018 By Libby George ANTWERP, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Strong residual demand for oil products and the emergence of only a handful of new refineries will protect the pro...
• reuters Brazil minister denies promotion meant to shield him from prosecution BRASILIA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government's pointman for boosting infrastructure investment denied on Friday that he had been elevated to the rank...
• reuters EU leaders back Libyans to curb new migrant wave By Gabriela Baczynska and Alastair Macdonald VALLETTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - European Union leaders placed a bet on Libya's fragile government to help them preve...
• ap Life at Brazilian prison where 'the state has lost control' NATAL, Brazil (AP) — For nearly two years, guards didn't dare enter the cell blocks at the Alcacuz prison in northeastern Brazil. And with good reason. Only ...
• reuters GLOBAL-MARKETS-Stocks up, dollar off highs after strong U.S. jobs data By Vikram Subhedar LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The dollar headed for its fourth straight weekly loss as stocks rose after better-than-expected U.S. payrolls da...
• ap Skiing aims to catch up fast with new TV graphics at worlds GENEVA (AP) — When Lindsey Vonn competes in the opening event at next week's world skiing championships, television viewers will get their first look at some...
• pa £4.3m Lotto winner needed to sit in dark room after learning of windfall He said he will take time to decide how to spend the money, but is looking for a new house and a motorbike.
• ap Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is bas...
• reuters Myanmar's probe of lawyer's killing beset by leaks, confusion By Shwe Yee Saw Myint and Simon Lewis YANGON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Myanmar's national police chief has taken personal charge of an investigation into the killin...
• reuters Denmark needs urgent job reforms to avoid workforce shortage - minister By Erik Matzen and Teis Jensen COPENHAGEN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Denmark must adopt reforms to expand the workforce this year or a shortage of workers in some ar...
• ap Lebanon backs returning Syrian refugees to 'safe zones' BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's president says the international community should facilitate the return of Syrian refugees to Syria by setting up "safe zones" in coo...
• pa Businessman in Virgin Trains `Gestapo´ ticket price row wins apology A pricing loophole makes it cheaper to travel to London from Lancaster than from Preston, the next stop further south.
• pa Strong winds expected to damage trees and cause travel disruption Despite reports suggesting the storm would be called Doris, the Met Office said the front is not yet a "named storm".
• reuters Lebanese president calls for safe zones in Syria for refugees BEIRUT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Friday world powers must work with Damascus to create safe zones in Syria so refugees can re...
• afp Trump tells US to 'get smart' after Paris machete attack President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States must "get smart" after a machete-wielding man attacked security forces at the Louvre museum in Pari...
• ap Newest NY casino has 2K slots, 77 table games, 1 cemetery TYRE, N.Y. (AP) — New York state's newest casino has 2,000 slot machines, 77 table games, 12 poker tables, a food court, a concert venue — and a cemetery. Th...
• reuters Rebel taxes and seizures drive hungry children out of pre-famine Somalia By Katy Migiro NAIROBI, Feb 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thousands of malnourished Somali women and children are fleeing into Ethiopia to escape Islamist...
• reuters German minister calls for LSE-Deutsche Boerse HQ in Frankfurt By John O'Donnell and Andreas Kröner FRANKFURT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse and the London Stock Exchange should have their combined headquarters in Fr...
• reuters U.S. transparency reversal stings Canadian, European oil firms By Ernest Scheyder and Nia Williams HOUSTON/CALGARY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A reversal of U.S. transparency requirements for the natural resources industry could ...
• reuters U.S. transparency reversal stings Canadian, European oil firms By Ernest Scheyder and Nia Williams HOUSTON/CALGARY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A reversal of U.S. transparency requirements for the natural resources industry could ...
• reuters Louvre visitors learn of attack by loudspeaker, told to sit By Michel Rose PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Visitors to the Louvre learned by loudspeaker announcement of Friday's attempted attack on the Paris museum and there...
• reuters To save lives, WHO wants global focus on catching cancer early By Kate Kelland LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Late diagnosis of cancer leads to millions of people enduring needless suffering and premature death, and efforts t...
• reuters Fed outlines terms for bank 'stress test' due this summer WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Friday asked the largest U.S. banks to measure how they would fare in a global recession with a high job...
• ap Police testing drug-laced lollipops from Pennsylvania school ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Police say they're having a lab test drug-laced lollipops that were handed out by a student at a Pennsylvania charter school, causing one st...
• reuters Baku and Madrid bid to host 2019 Champions League final Feb 3 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's capital Baku is vying with Madrid to host the 2019 Champions League final, European soccer's governing body UEFA said on Frida...
• reuters Bidding cities for the 2024 Olympic Games BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The three cities bidding for the 2024 summer Olympics submitted on Friday the third and last part of their bid books to the Interna...
• pa Allardyce hopes Palace players can handle `massive pressure´ against Sunderland The Black Cats are without a win in eight matches in all competitions.
• afp Davis Cup returns to victorious Pakistan Pakistan on Friday welcomed the return of international tennis after a 12-year hiatus, taking a 2-0 lead against Iran in a Group II Davis Cup match in Islama...
• afp US settlement remarks challenge Israel, alarm Palestinians Israel discovered Friday that settlement construction may not be as simple as it thought under US President Donald Trump, implying it would tone down activit...
• pa Business as usual for experienced Wales lock Alun Wyn Jones against Italy The change of leader is likely to be a seamless one.
• reuters BRIEF-Intesa Sanpaolo to sell 4.88 pct Bank of Italy stake for 366 mln euros Feb 3 (Reuters) - Intesa Sanpaolo says: * board authorises sale of 4.88 percent stake in Bank of Italy * to sell shareholding in Bank of Italy capital for ar...
• reuters EU leaders agree measures to stem African immigration from Libya VALLETTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - EU leaders endorsed on Friday new steps to stem immigration from Africa, the latest in the bloc's increasing efforts to shut its ...
• reuters Croatia checking whether central bank governor has conflict of interest ZAGREB, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A Croatian government watchdog is to assess whether central bank governor Boris Vujcic allowed a conflict of interest by several ti...
• reuters Motor racing-F1 teams should not dismiss Liberty's stake offer - Mercedes' Wolff VIENNA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Formula One teams should consider Liberty Media's invitation to take a stake in the sport and should not reject it out of hand, Mer...
• ap Global stocks rise on robust US jobs report BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks rose Friday after the U.S. employment report showed a strong increase of 227,000 jobs in January, above forecast, and a rise in ...
• pa Martin Kaymer and Trevor Immelman both frustrated after play suspended in Dubai Several trees were blown over by the strong winds at Emirates Golf Club.
• ap Construction crane collapses onto highway in Dubai DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A construction crane has collapsed during high winds on the main highway running through Dubai, disrupting traffic in the ...
• pa Investors set to sue BT after shares plunge over Italian accounting scandal BT also warned that profits would take a hit from the debacle.
• ap 10 Things to Know for Today - 3 February 2017 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. TRUMP WARNS ISRAEL ABOUT BUILDING NEW SETTLEMENTS ...
• reuters Iran bans US wrestlers in retaliation to Trump's visa ban - TV ANKARA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iran said on Friday it had barred a U.S. wrestling team from participating in the Freestyle World Cup competition in retaliation fo...
• reuters Bank of England back in Brexit spotlight after growth rethink By William Schomberg LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Bank of England is feeling the heat again after its new, more upbeat picture for Britain's economy put an ...
• reuters Coetzee leads as wind disrupts Dubai Desert Classic Feb 3 (Reuters) - South African George Coetzee was leading the Dubai Desert Classic by one shot when the second round was suspended due to high winds on Frid...
• reuters Romania's ombudsman challenges graft decree at Constitutional Court By Radu-Sorin Marinas BUCHAREST, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Romania's ombudsman went to the Constitutional Court on Friday to challenge a government decree that decri...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St to open higher on robust jobs data; banks up By Yashaswini Swamynathan Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street looked set to rise at the open on Friday after a much better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls data unde...
• reuters Phillips 66's profit misses on lower refining margins Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. independent oil refiner Phillips 66 posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit as margins were squeezed by the narrowing gap betwee...
• reuters UK supermarkets ration iceberg lettuces due to supply crunch By James Davey and Emma Pinedo LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - British supermarkets have taken to rationing shoppers to three iceberg lettuces per visit after bad ...
• reuters UK supermarkets ration iceberg lettuces due to supply crunch By James Davey and Emma Pinedo LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - British supermarkets have taken to rationing shoppers to three iceberg lettuces per visit after bad ...
• afp Trump's education pick advances in US Senate The US Senate voted Friday to advance the nomination of Donald Trump's embattled choice for education secretary, setting up what will be a nail-biter of a fi...
• ap BMW recalling 230K vehicles that may have Takata air bags DETROIT (AP) — BMW is recalling more than 230,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The automaker says the...
• afp Long before Trump, America's love-hate stance on immigration America's distinction as a nation of immigrants -- that bedrock of its national identity -- has helped fuel the outpouring of outrage over President Donald T...
• ap Campus officer won't faces charges in fatal shooting BALTIMORE (AP) — A Coppin State University police officer won't face charges in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man near the Baltimore campus. News outl...
• reuters Cornish lithium dreams may die in South America's salt lakes: Andy Home By Andy Home LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - There's lithium in them there Cornish hills! News that a start-up, Cornish Lithium, is going to explore for the "metal...
• ap Dubai Desert Classic suspended by strong wind DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Shortly after Tiger Woods withdrew Friday, the Dubai Desert Classic was hit by strong winds that brought down some trees a...
• pa Aidy Boothroyd `honoured´ to be named England Under-21 boss on permanent basis He will now lead the Young Lions to Euro 2017 this summer in Poland.
• reuters Barcelona searching for consistency in La Liga BARCELONA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Luis Enrique concedes that his star-studded team has yet to demonstrate the consistency needed to win a third st...
• afp Iran 'playing with fire,' Trump says US President Donald Trump on Friday accused Iran of "playing with fire" after the Islamic republic dismissed his warnings over its latest missile test as unf...
• ap Trump's hardline views prompt nonprofits to reject aid money WASHINGTON (AP) — Nonprofit groups are rejecting federal grant money to combat violent extremism because of what they described as President Donald Trump's a...
• ap US reconsiders reporting rule on Congo 'conflict minerals' NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reconsidering its rule requiring public companies to report their use of minerals from C...
• pa Kylie thanks fans for support after split from fiance The singer announced her engagement to British actor Joshua Sasse almost a year ago.
• pa Scotland v Ireland talking points Ireland will be without Johnny Sexton.
• afp 'Kids at risk': Rights groups protest EU Libya migrant plan Rights groups Friday blasted EU plans to help Libya stem migrant departures as a recipe for children being sent back to squalid detention centres in the nort...
• reuters SHOWCASE-Soccer-Arsenal midfielder Ramsey out for three weeks LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey will be out for three weeks with a calf strain that has already sidelined him for Saturday's big ga...
• reuters Pakistan denies identity papers to family of doctor who helped trace bin Laden By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Pakistan has denied identity cards to the family of Shakeel Afridi, the jailed doctor believed to have ...
• reuters Cycling-Brailsford says British Cycling "medallist", not sexist LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Former performance director Dave Brailsford has rejected accusations by former world and Olympic champion Nicole Cooke that British...
• ap Pooh the cat gets a pair of bionic legs in Bulgaria SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A cat named Pooh has been given a new lease of life in Bulgaria, becoming the country's first "bionic cat" with a pair of prosthetic h...
• reuters U.S. judge orders temporary ban on Trump immigration restrictions Feb 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. district judge in Detroit has issued an order temporarily restraining the Trump administration from carrying out immigration restric...
• afp 250,000 more Iraqis could flee Mosul as fighting moves west: UN Up to a quarter of a million Iraqis could flee their homes as the city of Mosul braces for an escalation of the conflict in its densely-populated west, the U...
• reuters Bayern's Kimmich to miss Schalke game BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich will miss the Bundesliga game against Schalke 04 on Saturday, joining Jerome Boateng and Fr...
• ap US jobs report to show if Trump era began with strong hiring WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. jobs report to be released since Donald Trump became president will reveal whether growing confidence among businesses fuele...
• pa Arsene Wenger reveals Chelsea´s N´Golo Kante has been on his radar for years He has been an integral part of Antonio Conte´s side.
• pa Man caught with trousers down gets 23 years for smuggling cocaine John Buwalda flew bags of drugs from the Netherlands to Rochester Airport in Kent.
• reuters LVMH sets up vehicle to hunt for emerging luxury brands PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - LVMH said on Friday it had set up LVMH Luxury Ventures, a vehicle destined to invest in small, promising fashion, cosmetics or acces...
• reuters Sale of Singapore's Global Logistic hots up with offers By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Interest in Singapore-listed Global Logistic Properties hotted up on Friday with the warehouse and distribution...
• ap Police vehicles, officer's home vandalized in Indiana WHITESTOWN, Ind. (AP) — Officials say vandals have damaged police vehicles and the home of one officer in a central Indiana community. Police say someone scr...
• reuters SOFTS- Robusta coffee extends technical losses, cocoa pressured By Mariana Ionova LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Robusta coffee futures fell further on Friday as weak technicals prompted fresh selling by speculators, while coc...
• reuters GLOBAL-MARKETS-Dollar nudges up ahead of payrolls, earnings support stocks By Vikram Subhedar LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The dollar recovered from 12-week lows but was poised for a fourth straight weekly loss in cautious trading on F...
• reuters Trump to issue orders targeting Dodd-Frank, retirement advice rule By Ayesha Rascoe and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will sign executive orders on Friday to review the Dodd-Frank W...
• reuters European Tour Latest Dubai Desert Classic leaderboard Feb 3 (Gracenote) - Latest leaderboard in the second round from the European Tour Dubai Desert Classic at the par-72 course on Friday in Dubai holes played r...
• ap Colby College Museum of Art receives $100M gift WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — The Colby College Museum of Art in Maine has received a gift of more than $100 million from two supporters. Colby officials tell The...
• reuters Iranian foreign minister "unmoved by threats" from U.S. ANKARA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Friday that the Islamic Republic was unmoved by U.S. threats following its ...
• pa PM tours Malta capital while meeting Brexit key players European leaders were taken on a walking tour of Valletta during their 2017 summit.
• pa Hull boss Marco Silva excited by new signing Kamil Grosicki Both Grosicki and Alfred N´Diaye are expected to figure in the squad for Liverpool.
• reuters Israel interprets U.S. settlements statement as green light By Luke Baker JERUSALEM, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Israeli officials welcomed on Friday what they took as U.S. consent to expand existing settlements, after the Whit...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar gets pre-payrolls lift after torrid month By Marc Jones LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The dollar inched fractionally higher on Friday and limped towards U.S. jobs data facing its fourth straight weekly f...
• reuters Philippines' faltering peace process with communist rebels MANILA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Maoist-led New People's Army (NPA) has engaged in guerrilla warfare in the Philippines for nearly five decades, with more than ...
• reuters Rich Czech finance minister shifts businesses to trust funds to heed new law PRAGUE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Czech billionaire Finance Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday he had transferred his assets into two trust funds to comply with a ...
• pa England lock George Kruis to seek second opinion on knee injury England still retain hope that their main line-out caller will play some role in the RBS 6 Nations.
• afp Malaysia ship carrying Rohingya aid departs for Myanmar A Malaysian ship carrying food, clothes and medical supplies departed for Myanmar on Friday which Prime Minster Najib Razak said would be used to ease the su...
• reuters Louvre visitors learn of attack by loudspeaker, told to sit By Michel Rose PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Visitors to the Louvre learned by loudspeaker announcement of Friday's attempted attack on the Paris museum and there...
• reuters Iran says will never use its weapons against anyone, except in self-defence ANKARA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Friday that Tehran would never use its military might against any country, ...
• reuters Russia central bank cautious on eve of dollar buying By Andrey Ostroukh and Alexander Winning MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank kept its main lending rate unchanged on Friday and said it saw less ...
• reuters Myanmar's probe of lawyer's killing beset by leaks, confusion By Shwe Yee Saw Myint and Simon Lewis YANGON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Myanmar's national police chief has taken personal charge of an investigation into the killin...
• reuters Divisions in Turkey's economic team hamper response to lira slide By Nevzat Devranoglu and Orhan Coskun ANKARA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Divisions among Turkey's economic policy makers, which have hindered the central bank and unn...
• reuters Philippines scraps communist truce, Duterte tells troops 'be ready to fight' By Martin Petty and Manuel Mogato MANILA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Philippine government will withdraw from a ceasefire with communist rebels on Friday, Preside...
• reuters Hyundai to assemble cars in Pakistan in venture with textile group Nishat Mills By Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Company plans to set up a car assembly plant in Pakistan in a joint venture with local text...
• reuters Euro may be too weak for Germany but too strong for others By Jamie McGeever LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - In an attack on Germany, U.S. President Donald Trump's top trade adviser said the euro was "grossly undervalued",...
• reuters Euro may be too weak for Germany but too strong for others By Jamie McGeever LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - In an attack on Germany, U.S. President Donald Trump's top trade adviser said the euro was "grossly undervalued",...
• pa Eddie Howe wants Bournemouth´s strikers to cover for Callum Wilson He hopes his players can draw inspiration from their meeting with the Toffees in September when the sides meet again on Saturday.
• ap Cops: NYC drug ring brought heroin, fentanyl from Honduras NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say 32 people have been arrested for their involved in a New York City drug operation that used cargo trucks to bring large amoun...
• pa Italy v Wales talking points Italy have not beaten Wales for 10 years.
• afp 'Nightmare' of migrant rescues off Libya as EU leaders meet As EU leaders met in Malta Friday to tackle the migrant crisis, rescue ships off Libya described an "absolute nightmare" of multiple operations to save peopl...
• afp Dos Santos: Angola's secretive leader heads towards exit Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos's announcement Friday that he will step down brings to an end a 37-year reign marked by an unrelenting authoritaria...
• afp New US defence chief '100%' backs Japan alliance US Defense Secretary James Mattis said Friday that the United States stands "100 percent" with Japan on a visit to reassure Asian allies rattled by President...
• ap Lyon goalkeeper makes a blunder _ before match even starts PARIS (AP) — Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes made a blunder even before the match against his club's biggest rival. Lyon travels to play Saint-Etienne at Stade...
• reuters Armed with smartphones, Cameroon forest defenders take on illegal loggers By Elias Ntungwe Nagalame KADEY, Cameroon, Feb 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In an innovative push to combat illegal logging and the corruption that enabl...
• pa Chelsea v Arsenal talking points Who will come out on top?
• reuters GRAINS-Wheat prices ease as short covering rally stalls By Nigel Hunt LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wheat futures were lower on Friday with a short covering rally running out of steam and the market's focus reverting ...
• reuters Indian "land bank" aims to protect farmers from forced acquisitions By Rina Chandran MUMBAI, Feb 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A northern Indian state is setting up a "land bank" to allow farmers to voluntarily sell proper...
• ap German customs seize 1,580 pounds of cocaine from Caribbean BERLIN (AP) — Customs officials in the German port of Hamburg say they have seized 717 kilograms (1,580 pounds) of cocaine, which they estimate would have pr...
• reuters Italy's Renzi signals willingness to ditch push for early vote ROME, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi signalled willingness on Friday to shelve a drive for early elections that is tearing apar...
• reuters US STOCKS-Futures rise ahead on jobs data; bank shares gain By Yashaswini Swamynathan Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were up on Friday as investors awaited a crucial employment report to get a steer on the...
• reuters U.S. gasoline stocks are rising much faster than usual: Kemp By John Kemp LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline stocks are rising much faster than normal at the start of the year, threatening to leave refiners strugg...
• reuters U.S. gasoline stocks are rising much faster than usual: Kemp By John Kemp LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline stocks are rising much faster than normal at the start of the year, threatening to leave refiners strugg...
• ap Tiger Woods withdraws from the Dubai Desert Classic DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tiger Woods withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday with back spasms after shooting an opening-round 77 a day ear...
• reuters Italy's Renzi signals willingness to ditch push for early vote ROME, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi signalled willingness on Friday to shelve a drive for early elections that is tearing apar...
• ap AP Explains: Why Australia-US refugee deal is contentious SYDNEY (AP) — Amid the drama over a refugee resettlement deal between Australia and the United States, the White House has issued a series of conflicting sta...
• afp Lourenco: Ex-general poised to be Angola's next leader The likely next president of Angola, Joao Lourenco, is a ruling party loyalist andformer general who endured several years out of favour after he angled for ...
• ap US Defense chief Mattis reassures Japan, South Korea TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday reassured two key U.S. treaty allies, South Korea and Japan, that President Donald Trump, who has ra...
• reuters Kremlin says it hopes pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels have enough ammo MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday he hoped that pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine had enough ammunition to re...
• reuters China says hopes language institute can keep playing role in S.Korea BEIJING/SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it hoped the government-funded Confucius Institute could continue to play a rol...
• reuters Australian leader faces long-term risk after "Donald Thump" call on refugees By Tom Westbrook and Jane Wardell SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull might receive a short-term boost after his infamous ph...
• reuters SHOWCASE-STATBOX-Soccer-Chelsea v Arsenal Feb 3 (Reuters) - Facts and figures ahead of Saturday's Premier League match between London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. Head-to-head (Last...
• reuters Hershey's quarterly sales rise 3.2 percent Feb 3 (Reuters) - Hershey Co, the maker of Hershey's Kisses and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, reported a 3.2 percent rise in quarterly revenue on Friday, as de...
• reuters Phillips 66's profit falls 75 pct on weak refining margins Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. independent oil refiner Phillips 66 reported a 75 percent fall in quarterly profit as refining margins were hit by the narrowing gap b...
• reuters Turkey says Greek military exercise on Aegean island breached intl law ISTANBUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Turkey accused Greece on Friday of breaching international law by carrying out a military exercise on an island in the Aegean Sea...
• ap Philippine president ends cease-fire with communist rebels MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he has ended the government's six-month cease-fire with communist rebels and orde...
• pa Boro boss Aitor Karanka expects no favours from Tottenham He is anticipating nothing other than a desperately tough afternoon at White Hart Lane.
• ap Man charged with setting wife, son on fire moved to jail PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a central Florida man accused of fatally setting fire to his estranged wife and adult son has recovered from his own bu...
• pa Lettuce lovers face rationing after bad weather in Europe Growers in southern Spain have been hit by drought followed by flooding and freezing conditions.
• reuters Kremlin calls Britain's hacking allegations 'baseless' MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that allegations made by British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, who accused Russia of spreading lies ...
• reuters Foreign flights to slip under the radar of EU emissions limits By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - International flights in and out of the European Union could be exempted from emissions limits for at least ano...
• reuters Foreign flights to slip under the radar of EU emissions limits By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - International flights in and out of the European Union could be exempted from emissions limits for at least ano...
• reuters OLYMPICS-Thwarted machete attack clouds Paris Olympic bid By Julien Pretot PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Paris bid to host the 2024 Olympics suffered an untimely setback on Friday when a French soldier wounded a man ...
• reuters UK's Premier Oil agrees debt restructuring deal after months of wrangling LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - North Sea-focused Premier Oil , which has struggled to contain its $2.8 billion debt pile, has agreed further terms with lenders to...
• ap Trump tweets that actor 'tried hard' to make TV show work WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger "tried hard" to make "Celebrity Apprentice" a success, but has failed. In an e...
• afp Play about IS tackles Muslim teen radicalisation Two actors on a darkened stage, playing an erudite Muslim father and his beloved daughter who has left home to join the Islamic State jihadists, read the hea...
• afp Clinical France batter Japan in Davis Cup singles France took an early stranglehold on their Davis Cup first-round tie against Japan on Friday as Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon dominated the opening day's ...
• ap Baku, Madrid bid to host 2019 Champions League final NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Baku and Madrid are bidding to host the 2019 Champions League final, UEFA said Friday. The Olympic Stadium in the Azerbaijani capita...
• pa US wrestlers banned from Iran world cup in response to Trump policy A government spokesman said the US policy left Iran with no other choice but to ban the wrestlers.
• reuters Motor racing-New McLaren F1 car name to break with the past LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - McLaren's 2017 Formula One car will be a break with the past, and the era of now-departed boss Ron Dennis, the team said on Friday....
• reuters Boeing's space taxis to use more than 600 3D-printed parts By Alwyn Scott SEATTLE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Boeing Co has hired a small company to make about 600 3D-printed parts for its Starliner space taxis, meaning key c...
• reuters U.S. technology startups panic over immigration ban By Heather Somerville and Kristina Cooke SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Silicon Valley venture capitalist Kate Mitchell said her startup companies have a m...
• reuters U.S. high court pick Gorsuch seen as genial, firmly conservative By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley Feb 2 (Reuters) - When gay former law clerk Joshua Goodbaum married his partner in 2014, he got effusive and emotional re...
• reuters Paper maker Stora Enso posts weak profit and outlook HELSINKI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Finnish pulp, paper and packaging board maker Stora Enso said on Friday its quarterly core profit fell more than expected and gav...
• ap Congress kills rule forcing payment disclosures by companies WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has passed legislation ending an Obama-era regulation that's required oil and gas companies to disclose payments to the U.S. or fo...
• reuters Deutsche Bank to cut as much as 17 pct of equities staff - WSJ FRANKFURT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank plans to cut as much as 17 percent of its equities staff and 6 percent of its fixed-income staff around the world,...
• reuters Trump tweets "Iran is playing with fire", says won't be as kind as Obama WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted early on Friday that "Iran is playing with fire" and "they don't appreciate how kind Presid...
• pa David Moyes urges Sunderland players to create more chances for Jermain Defoe Sunderland take on Crystal Palace on Saturday.
• reuters German government says unified on need to stabilise Greek economy BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The German government is unified in its view about the need to stabilise the Greek economy and remains committed to finalising talk...
• reuters Norway picks Germany over France in race to supply submarines By Joachim Dagenborg OSLO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Norway has picked Germany as its strategic partner for new submarines, making Thyssenkrupp the likely supplier, ...
• reuters Norway picks Germany over France in race to supply submarines By Joachim Dagenborg OSLO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Norway has picked Germany as its strategic partner for new submarines, making Thyssenkrupp the likely supplier, ...
• pa Npower price rise will add £109 to average gas and electric bill The rise will hit 1.4 million customers on a standard variable tariff and comes in the face of rising wholesale energy costs.
• reuters Wistron plant in Indian tech hub solely for iPhone: source By Sankalp Phartiyal and J.R. Wu MUMBAI/TAIPEI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - An assembly plant that Apple's Taiwanese manufacturing partner Wistron Corp is setting up i...
• afp China billionaire-linked stocks plunge in Shanghai Stocks linked to missing Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua tumbled Friday as investors ignored a statement saying business at his vast empire was "normal" fol...
• reuters SHOWCASE-Soccer-Chelsea clash is Arsenal's last-chance saloon - Pires Feb 3 (Reuters) - Arsenal's clash against London rivals Chelsea is the north London side's last chance to stop the Premier League leaders from running away w...
• reuters Political pressures start to show through on French stock market By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Growing uncertainty over this year's French presidential election is starting to have an impact in terms of how r...
• reuters Italy, EU pledge finance for migrant camps in Libya - document By Gabriela Baczynska and Steve Scherer VALLETTA/ROME, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Italy and the European Union have pledged to finance migrant camps in Libya run by t...
• ap Philippine factory fire put out; all workers accounted for GENERAL TRIAS, Philippines (AP) — A fire at a Philippine factory complex that injured 126 workers was finally put out Friday after two days, and an official ...
• reuters Berahino served eight-week suspension, says Hughes LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Stoke City striker Saido Berahino served an eight-week suspension before he joined from West Bromwich Albion last month, manager Ma...
• reuters British government is determined to stick to Brexit timetable-spokesman LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The British government is determined to stick to its timetable for leaving the European Union and wants to remind lawmakers of the ...
• pa Embattled Southern Railway boss offers `open and positive´ talks with union Charles Horton of Govia Thameslink Railway has written to the boss of the RMT union.
• pa Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff out to deny mentor Bill Belichick The Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots meet in the Super Bowl in Houston on Sunday.
• reuters Beazley to hire staff for Irish insurance business as Brexit looms By Noor Zainab Hussain Feb 3 (Reuters) - Lloyd's of London insurer Beazley Plc will hire additional staff in Ireland to establish a European insurance compan...
• reuters Israel interprets U.S. settlements statement as green light By Luke Baker JERUSALEM, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Israeli officials welcomed a White House statement on settlements on Friday, seeing it as condoning construction i...
• afp Chad's Deby postpones elections, citing lack of funds Chad's veteran President Idriss Deby has announced a further postponement of parliamentary elections initially due in 2015, blaming a lack of funds as the oi...
• ap Poland assured that US troops presence is long-term WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An aide to Polish President Andrzej Duda says he was told in Washington that U.S. troops will continue to be deployed in Poland. U.S. t...
• reuters China says Bangladesh power plant protest not aimed at China BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A protest this week against a $2.4-billion Chinese-backed power plant in Bangladesh which turned violent was not against Chinese p...
• pa Paul Clement hopes his insight into Pep Guardiola´s methods help Swansea Clement has history with Guardiola from his time working as the number two at Chelsea and Real Madrid.
• reuters Ceasefire violations in Ukraine still too high despite lull in fighting-Germany BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The German Foreign Ministry said on Friday that there had been a lull in fighting in eastern Ukraine in recent "hours" but ceasefir...
• reuters La Liga fixtures Feb 3 (Gracenote) - Fixtures from the La Liga matches on Friday Friday, February 3 (GMT) Deportivo Coruna v Real Betis (1945) Postponed Saturday, February 4 ...
• reuters Spain's Popular targets in doubt after record 3.5 bln euro loss By Jesús Aguado MADRID, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Spain's Banco Popular posted a record 3.5 billion-euro loss for 2016 on Friday after higher-than-expected charges o...
• reuters Olympics-Budapest puts finishing touches to 2024 bid as opposition grows By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Hungary's bid organisers for the 2024 summer Olympics in Budapest plan to engage the public in dialogue to quell ...
• reuters Merkel to meet with ECB's Draghi in Berlin on Thursday BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Thursday to review eurozon...
• ap Romania's political crisis deepens over diluted graft law BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's political crisis deepened Friday after a key government ally said an emergency decree that would dilute the government's ...
• reuters SHOWCASE-Soccer-Chelsea's Fabregas vows to keep taking risks Feb 3 (Reuters) - Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas said he is unlikely to change his style of play despite struggling for game-time under manager Antonio Con...
• reuters Turkmenistan recruits wolfhounds for police, army service ASHGABAT, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Turkmenistan's security services will use local Alabai wolfhounds as police and sniffer dogs, the state news agency reported on F...
• reuters New Brussels museum displays costumes of Manneken Pis statue BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Visitors to Brussels will soon be able to admire scores of colourful costumes used over the years to dress the city's most famous...
• reuters Liverpool CEO Ayre to leave this month for 1860 Munich role BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Liverpool Chief Executive Officer Ian Ayre will leave Anfield four months earlier than expected at the end of February to take on a...
• reuters In India's Punjab, jobless youth take a chance with anti-establishment party By Tommy Wilkes and Manoj Kumar TEONA, India, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Twenty seven-year-old Rupinder Kaur Ruby is a political novice but her message is clear: jobs...
• reuters In India's Punjab, jobless youth take a chance with anti-establishment party By Tommy Wilkes and Manoj Kumar TEONA, India, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Twenty seven-year-old Rupinder Kaur Ruby is a political novice but her message is clear: jobs...
• reuters UK services activity slows as price pressures rocket - Markit By David Milliken LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Growth in Britain's services sector slowed for the first time in four months in January as businesses battled the...
• reuters UK services activity slows as price pressures rocket - Markit By David Milliken LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Growth in Britain's services sector slowed for the first time in four months in January as businesses battled the...
• reuters Klopp calls on managers to improve touchline behaviour Feb 3 (Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said elite-level coaches cannot give guarantees about their touchline behaviour due to the pressure that co...
• reuters Atletico defender Lucas Hernandez arrested MADRID, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid defender Lucas Hernandez was arrested in the early hours of Friday on suspicion of having assaulted his girlfriend,...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST- Canada-Feb 3 Feb 3 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their ac...
• reuters U.S. Muslim school curriculum: English, math and political activism By Scott Malone MANSFIELD, Mass., Feb 3 (Reuters) - The students at Al-Noor Academy, a Muslim school outside Boston, bombarded their government class speaker...
• reuters Intesa leaves investors guessing over Generali bid By Stephen Jewkes MILAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Intesa Sanpaolo said on Friday a possible tie up with insurer Generali was just a "case study", leaving investors ...
• reuters Metso yet to benefit from mining industry recovery HELSINKI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Finnish engineering group Metso on Friday reported fourth-quarter profit below market expectations, a sign that demand from its m...
• reuters Fillon fights to remain in French presidential race By Brian Love PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Francois Fillon fought to keep his place as French conservative presidential candidate on Friday amid sliding opinion ...
• reuters Judges across U.S. to weigh challenges to Trump travel ban By Scott Malone and Dan Levine BOSTON/SEATTLE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Justice Department lawyers across the United States will on Friday defend President Donald T...
• reuters U.S. CEOs to meet with Trump amid tension over his policies By Emily Stephenson and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will huddle with chief executives of major U.S. companies on Fr...
• reuters U.S. judge to sentence Massachusetts triple murderer to death BOSTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A Massachusetts man who admitted to killing three people in a 2001 rampage is due to be sentenced to death by a federal judge on Fr...
• reuters Foreign flights to slip under the radar of EU emissions limits By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - International flights in and out of the European Union could be exempted from emissions limits for at least ano...
• ap Avalanche claims 3 lives in north Iran TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official news agency is reporting an avalanche has claimed three lives in a mountainous area near the capital, Tehran. The Friday ...
• reuters La Liga guarantees Zozulya's safety after "neo-Nazi" protest MADRID, Feb 3 (Reuters) - La Liga has announced it will guarantee the safety of Ukraine international striker Roman Zozulya if he decides to play for Rayo Va...
• ap US-led coalition trains Mosul police, plans for IS-free Iraq BASMAYA, Iraq (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition is planning for the day when Iraq will be free of the Islamic State group, ramping up training of a future Mosul ...
• pa Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool can handle `weaker´ teams His side travels to Hull on Saturday.
• reuters Ireland to phase in new way of measuring economic growth DUBLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Ireland will modify how it measures gross national income to gauge the true health of the economy after recent revisions made recog...
• afp Pietersen pulls out of IPL auction Former England captain Kevin Pietersen ruled himself out Friday of the lucrative Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament, saying he needed a breather after...
• afp Philippines' Duterte ends ceasefire with Maoist rebels Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday lifted a ceasefire with communist rebels, jeopardising a peace process he launched last year to end a decades-...
• ap Attacks in Afghanistan kill 9 policemen, cleric and his wife KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan policeman turned his rifle on his colleagues in a northern province, killing eight, while a gunman in the country's east ...
• reuters Hyundai to assemble cars in Pakistan in venture with textile group Nishat Mills ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Company plans to set up a car assembly plant in Pakistan in a joint venture with Pakistani textile giant Nishat Mi...
• reuters Rising costs lurk behind brighter European corporate results By Kit Rees LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The rising cost of raw materials is likely to be risk for European firms, Goldman Sachs said, adding that the impact of...
• reuters Australian championship results and standings Feb 3 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Australian championship matches on Friday Friday, February 3 Brisbane Roar 0 Sydney FC 0 Standings P W D L...
• reuters Russia cenbank holds rates, says less room for cuts MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged on Friday at 10 percent, as expected, and said the room for rate cuts ha...
• reuters Honda says U.S. tariffs on Mexican imports would prompt operational rethink By Naomi Tajitsu TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd on Friday said it would need to rethink its operations in Mexico if the United States, i...
• reuters Romanian court to rule on timing of graft decree talks on Feb. 7 BUCHAREST, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Romania's Constitutional Court will announce on Feb. 7 when talks will start on challenges to a government graft decree, the cou...
• ap Shares linked to missing China billionaire slump HONG KONG (AP) — Stocks linked to a missing Chinese billionaire slumped Friday despite his company's reassurances that it is business as usual. Three compani...
• ap Navy investigating convoy's display of Trump flag VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — The Navy is investigating the apparent display of a Donald Trump presidential campaign flag by the lead vehicle in a military conv...
• pa Rowe claims stage two of Herald Sun Tour as team-mate Froome slips to sixth Froome is seeking to become the first rider in more than a decade to claim back-to-back titles in the five-day event.
• reuters North Korean defector was chief minder in London embassy By James Pearson SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Besides being the deputy ambassador, North Korea's number two diplomat in London was the man appointed to spy on em...
• reuters Japan says it aims to bolster U.S. alliance amid tough security environment TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's foreign minister on Friday told visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis he wanted to further strengthen Tokyo's allian...
• reuters Trump to delay rule requiring retirement advisers to avoid conflicts -official By Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday will direct the Labor Department to delay implementation and review a ru...
• reuters English crowds boom as new fans flock to games By Brian Oliver LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The emergence of "a new generation" of football fans has put English soccer on its way to a record-breaking season....
• reuters U.S. warns N.Korea of "overwhelming" response if nuclear arms used By Phil Stewart SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's defence secretary warned North Korea on Friday of an "effective and overwhelming" resp...
• afp Al-Qaeda enters three Yemen towns days after US raid Al-Qaeda in Yemen overran three southern towns just days after a deadly US raid targeting its commanders, before withdrawing from two of them on Friday, offi...
• afp Iran denies US wrestling team visas after Trump ban Iran has refused visas for US athletes due to compete in an international wrestling tournament in response to President Donald Trump's travel ban on predomin...
• reuters Indian police bust $550-mln internet scam that duped thousands By Tommy Wilkes NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Indian police have busted an internet scam in which around 650,000 people lost a combined 37 billion rupees ($54...
• afp Ivanka Trump brand axed at US retailer Nordstrom US fashion retailer Nordstrom has dropped the Ivanka Trump line of shoes and clothing, citing slow sales after a campaign to boycott stores doing business wi...
• reuters Police gathering documents at French Senate regarding Fillon fake job probe PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Police are gathering at the French Senate documents linked to two of presidential candidate Francois Fillon's children after allegat...
• pa Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre to step down three months ahead of schedule During his time at Liverpool, he has overseen a complete overhaul of their financial, commercial and operational structure.
• reuters Sterling sinks for second day after services dip By Patrick Graham LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Sterling fell another 0.4 percent on Friday after a fall in a closely-watched services sector indicator reawakene...
• pa Frank Lampard retires from football `after 21 incredible years´ He is Chelsea´s record goalscorer.
• reuters Italy will help Libya fight people-smuggling - document By Gabriela Baczynska VALLETTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Italy will provide financing and training to the U.N.-backed Libyan government to help it fight people smug...
• reuters Dembele certain League title within Tottenham's reach Feb 3 (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele senses there is something special on the horizon at White Hart Lane with his north London side s...
• pa Drivers to vote on deal between Southern Railway and Aslef The two sides have been in talks to end a series of strikes.
• reuters Attacker at Paris' Louvre cried out "Allahu Akbar" - police PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - An individual who attacked a soldier at Paris' Louvre site on Friday cried out "Allahu Akbar" and police believe he wanted to carry ...
• afp Japan opposition calls on Abe to oppose Trump's refugee ban The head of Japan's main opposition party has called on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to speak up against President Donald Trump's refugee ban ahead of their sum...
• reuters Broos blends his own brew as Cameroon reach final By Mark Gleeson LIBREVILLE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Rarely has a coach overseen as much change in as short a time as Hugo Broos but in less than a year in charge o...
• reuters CAS rejects Jeonbuk request to defend ACL title SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday rejected Jeonbuk Motors's appeal for provisional measures to allow the club defen...
• reuters Myanmar army killed and raped in Rohingya ethnic cleansing - U.N. GENEVA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Myanmar's security forces have committed mass killings and gang rapes of Rohingya Muslims and burned their villages since October i...
• pa Kevin Pietersen opts out of Indian Premier League After splitting from Rising Pune Supergiants, KP would have had to take his chance in this month´s IPL auction.
• ap 3 held for attacks targeting migrants, left-wing office STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish security service says two more people have been arrested as suspects in recent attacks in southern Sweden targeting newly arrive...
• reuters SHOWCASE-Soccer-Arsenal midfielder Ramsey out for three weeks LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey will be out for three weeks with a calf strain that has already sidelined him for Saturday's big ga...
• ap FIFA closes match-fixing detection division, outsources work ZURICH (AP) — FIFA is closing its match-fixing detection division, deciding to outsource the work of discovering betting irregularities in world soccer. The ...
• ap Trump moves toward a tougher line on Israeli settlements WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is warning Israel that constructing new settlements "may not be helpful" to Middle East peace efforts, shifting towa...
• reuters Narrowing German election race nudges euro zone bond yields up By John Geddie LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Investors sold euro zone government bonds on Friday after a poll showed Germany's election race narrowing, which cou...
• reuters Turkey says Greek military exercise on Aegean island breached intl law ISTANBUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Turkey accused Greece on Friday of breaching international law by carrying out a military exercise on an island in the Aegean Sea...
• ap Stoke signing Berahino served FA ban while at West Brom LONDON (AP) — Stoke manager Mark Hughes says new signing Saido Berahino served a secret English Football Association suspension before he joined the club fro...
• reuters Dollar recovers slightly ahead of payrolls, earnings support stocks By Vikram Subhedar LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The dollar recovered from 12-week lows but was poised for a fourth straight weekly loss in cautious trading on F...
• reuters Dollar recovers slightly ahead of payrolls, earnings support stocks By Vikram Subhedar LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The dollar recovered from 12-week lows but was poised for a fourth straight weekly loss in cautious trading on F...
• reuters Kazakhstan may support large banks using state funds ASTANA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's central bank will propose using state funds to support large local banks after evaluating their asset quality this yea...
• reuters Malaysian PM sends off aid ship bound for Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday sent off a ship carrying tonnes of food and emergency suppli...
• reuters CEZ chief says company might split into two -Lidove Noviny PRAGUE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Czech electricity producer CEZ could split into two parts in the future, one responsible for enlarging nuclear power plants, and th...
• ap Olympic champion Australians into women's QFs in Sydney SYDNEY (AP) — Olympic champion Australia reached the quarterfinals of the IRB Sydney Sevens tournament on Friday after three wins on the opening day. Austral...
• ap CAS bars Jeonbuk Motors from Asian Champions League LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has blocked Asian Champions League winner Jeonbuk Motors from defending its title because of ...
• pa John Terry pays emotional tribute to Frank Lampard The team-mates won every major club trophy together at Chelsea.
• reuters CAS rejects Jeonbuk's request to play 2017 ACL SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday rejected Jeonbuk Motors's appeal for provisional measures to allow the club defen...
• afp Emirati desert festival brings tradition back to life Women clad in emerald green abayas and men in crisp white gandoura gowns, Emirati folk dancers sway to the steady beat of a Bedouin drum against the desert s...
• ap Former Rutherford sheriff's major pleads guilty NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former sheriff's major in Rutherford County has pleaded guilty to lying in connection with his application for U.S. citizenship. Th...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar heads for fourth weekly fall ahead of payrolls By Marc Jones LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The dollar inched fractionally higher on Friday, as it limped towards U.S. jobs data facing its fourth straight weekl...
• reuters Angola's dos Santos will not run in 2017 presidential election LUANDA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos will not run in this year's presidential election, he said on Friday, calling an end his ...
• reuters EMERGING MARKETS-Emerging assets hit by China rate rise; lira resumes weakening By Claire Milhench LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - An unexpected Chinese interest rate raise on Friday hit emerging stocks led down by weakness across Asia, while ...
• afp Land without history: Myanmar rediscovers past by recognising king With the laying of a wreath at a faraway grave, the last king of Myanmar finally won public recognition after more than a century hidden from view by the cou...
• pa US warns of `overwhelming´ response to nuclear weapons use by North Korea US defence minister Jim Mattis made reassurances during a visit to Seoul.
• reuters Wonderful Tonight: Taking Kim Jong Un's brother to a Clapton concert By James Pearson SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Two years ago, Thae Yong Ho, North Korea's former deputy ambassador in London, received an unexpected phone call fr...
• reuters Russia expects Libyan PM Sarraj to visit Moscow this month MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that it expected the head of the U.N.-backed Libyan government, Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, to visit Mosc...
• reuters Russia expects Libyan PM Sarraj to visit Moscow this month MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that it expected the head of the U.N.-backed Libyan government, Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, to visit Mosc...
• ap Seoul says North Korea has fired state security chief SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired its state security minister last month, presumably over corruption, abuse of power and torture committed by his a...
• reuters MUFG posts higher Q3 profit on share holding sale; lending still bleak By Taiga Uranaka TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) on Friday posted a surprise year-on-year increase in profits for the three mo...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Feb 3 MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The following are some stories in Russia's newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for thei...
• reuters INVESTMENT FOCUS-Hedge funds head back into government bonds after turgid 2016 By Maiya Keidan and Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Some hedge funds who shunned or bet against European government bonds only three months ago ...
• reuters French soldier fires on man trying to enter Louvre museum, man wounded PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A French soldier on Friday opened fire on and wounded a man armed with a knife who was trying to enter the Louvre musuem in central ...
• reuters Singapore to cane Saudi diplomat for molesting hotel intern -paper SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A Singapore court sentenced a Saudi Arabian diplomat to four strokes of a cane and more than 26 months in jail for molesting a y...
• ap Reslts at the IRB Sydney Sevens tournament SYDNEY (AP) — Results from the IRB Sydney Sevens tournament on Friday: England 19, Spain 10 Russia 19, United States 10 Ireland 19, Fiji 12 Australia 24, Bra...
• pa Tube passengers lost nearly 400,000 hours in 2016 from overcrowding delays Some 147,451 hours were lost on the Jubilee line alone, last year.
• reuters US defense chief, in Japan, reaffirms commitment to defense treaty TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary reaffirmed America's commitment to its mutual defense treaty with Japan during a mee...
• reuters South Korea's presidential Blue House blocks search amid graft probe By Ju-min Park and Christine Kim SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - South Korean special prosecutor officials withdrew from the presidential Blue House on Friday after...
• reuters Sterling steadies after worst fall since October By Patrick Graham LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The pound steadied in early trade on Friday after a Bank of England message on policy provoked its worst daily pe...
• pa Nicki Minaj´s LA mansion vandalised by burglars in £140,000 raid The musician was not at home when her Beverly Hills home was attacked.
• reuters Back spasm forces Woods withdrawal from Dubai event DUBAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Former world number one Tiger Woods has pulled out of the Dubai Desert Classic ahead of his second round because of a back spasm, th...
• reuters Missing China tycoon's company says 'operating as normal', shares slump SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Listed firms controlled by Tomorrow Holdings, the company run by missing Chinese-born businessman Xiao Jianhua, slumped o...
• reuters Germany's Merkel says Europe has its fate in its own hands VALLETTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed for European unity ahead of a meeting of European Union leaders in Malta to discuss ways...
• reuters Japan readies package for Trump to help create 700,000 U.S. jobs TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan is putting together a package it says could generate 700,000 U.S. jobs and help create a $450-billion market, to present to U....
• reuters Japan readies package for Trump to help create 700,000 U.S. jobs TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan is putting together a package it says could generate 700,000 U.S. jobs and help create a $450-billion market, to present to U....
• reuters Congo rebel revival endangers elections - ambassador to U.N. By Aaron Ross KINSHASA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has told the United Nations that a re-emergence of the M23 rebellion in the east i...
• reuters Ligue 1 fixtures Feb 3 (Gracenote) - Fixtures from the Ligue 1 matches on Friday Friday, February 3 (GMT) Metz v Olympique Marseille (1945) Saturday, February 4 (GMT) Monaco ...
• pa Vandal told to pay just £50 for £3,500 attack on ambulance The East Midlands ambulance was forced off the road for six days.
• reuters BOJ pulls JGB yields back from 1-year highs with surprise buying By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond yields were yanked back from one-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan conducte...
• reuters Trump pick for China ambassador sees "win-win" boost to trade ties BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, said he would help increase trade in a "win-win" for b...
• reuters Trump pick for China ambassador sees "win-win" boost to trade ties BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, said he would help increase trade in a "win-win" for b...
• reuters Mercedes January sales boost full-year confidence -Daimler CEO PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - German luxury carmaker Daimler said on Friday that strong monthly sales of its Mercedes-Benz cars had increased its confidence in me...
• reuters Russia will buy roughly $100 mln/day on FX market in Feb - FinMin MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Russian central bank will buy the equivalent of 6.3 billion roubles ($106 million at current market prices) a day on the Moscow...
• reuters Abe says Japan to show 'unwavering alliance' with US under Trump TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he was convinced that together with U.S. President Donald Trump and Defense Secret...
• reuters Weaker services slow German private sector growth - PMI BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Germany's services firms stayed in relatively good shape in January though activity slowed slightly for the second month running as...
• afp Suspected coalition raids cut water to IS Syria bastion Water to the Islamic State group's Syrian bastion of Raqa has been cut after suspected coalition raids on the city's main pipeline, a monitor and activists t...
• afp Trump blast rattles alliance with Australia Australia on Friday was scrambling to come to terms with the realisation that decades as one of the closest of US allies may count for little in the "America...
• reuters French services activity at 5 1/2-year high - PMI PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - French services businesses expanded in January at the fastest pace in five and a half years on stronger client demand, boosting over...
• reuters Italy's service sector sustains growth in January - PMI ROME, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Growth in Italy's services sector sped up a notch in January, a survey showed on Friday, signalling modest expansion in the euro zone...
• ap Fiji forces Iranian refugee back to Papua New Guinea CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fiji outraged rights groups on Friday by forcing an Iranian refugee back to Papua New Guinea where he had spent more than three ye...
• ap Davis Cup: France takes 2-0 lead over Japan TOKYO (AP) — Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon gave France a 2-0 lead over Japan after singles victories in a Davis Cup World Group first-round match on Frida...
• reuters China cbank injects $93 bln in SLF, MLF loans in Jan, down 26 pct from Dec BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China's central bank injected 638.68 billion yuan ($92.98 billion) via short- and medium-term liquidity tools in January, down 26 ...
• reuters Russia says expects Libyan PM Sarraj to visit Moscow this month MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday it expected the head of the U.N.-backed Libyan government, Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarr...
• reuters Sold by Islamic State, bought by strangers: Yazidi child reunited with family By Isabel Coles RASHIDIYA, Iraq, Feb 2 (Reuters) - His name was Ayman, but the couple who brought the boy home to their Iraqi village after buying him for $5...
• ap French election: Even Fillon's hometown turning against him SABLE-SUR-SARTHE, France (AP) — An upstanding family man, untainted by scandal, a committed Catholic from rural western France — Francois Fillon won the cons...
• reuters South Africa's private sector expands at slower pace in January LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Activity in South Africa's private sector remained in growth territory in January but dipped from D...
• reuters China says no to "currency war" after Trump criticism of yuan BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China said on Friday it has never used its currency as a tool to gain an advantage in trade and was not seeking a "currency war", ...
• reuters China says no to "currency war" after Trump criticism of yuan BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China said on Friday it has never used its currency as a tool to gain an advantage in trade and was not seeking a "currency war", ...
• reuters Hong Kong stocks fall for 4th session as China surprises with policy tightening SHANGHAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks suffered their fourth consecutive session of declines on Friday, as a robust post-Christmas rebound appears to b...
• reuters Metro's profit falls short of estimates as wholesale, hypermarkets weigh Feb 3 (Reuters) - German retailer Metro, which plans to split into two companies this year, reported slightly lower than expected profit in the critical Chri...
• reuters NBA-Highlights of Thursday's NBA games Feb 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's National Basketball Association games. Wizards 116, Lakers 108 John Wall scored 16 of his 33 points in ...
• reuters Spanish service sector stays robust in January -PMI MADRID, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Spanish services sector remained well inside growth territory at the start of 2017 with business activity and employment rising...
• reuters Hussey warns Australia to avoid angering Kohli SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Australia need a clear strategy to keep Virat Kohli in check and refrain from getting into verbal confrontations with the India cap...
• reuters Sibanye may raise up to $1.3 bln in equity for Stillwater deal JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Sibanye Gold Ltd said it might tap shareholders for up to $1.3 billion to partly fund a $2.2 billion takeover of Stillwater M...
• reuters Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Feb 3 BRATISLAVA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Sl...
• reuters Battered Toshiba seeks exit from UK, India in nuclear retreat - sources By Geert De Clercq and Kentaro Hamada LONDON/TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp plans to withdraw from its lead role in projects to build nuclear plants i...
• reuters Turkey's Erdogan expected to visit Russia in early March - Interfax MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is expected to travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the first half of Marc...
• reuters Russia says Ukraine violating Geneva convention, shelling civilians MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday accused Ukrainian armed forces of violating the Geneva Convention by shelling civilian areas...
• ap New CIA deputy criticized over her links to waterboarding WASHINGTON (AP) — The new deputy director of the CIA is a career spymaster who once ran a CIA prison in Thailand where terror suspects were waterboarded — a ...
• ap Uber CEO backs out of joining Trump's business council WASHINGTON (AP) — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has quit President Donald Trump's council of business leaders, according to an internal memo obtained by The Assoc...
• ap 2 weeks in, Trump rattles foreign friend and foes alike WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's spats with U.S. allies as close as Mexico and as unlikely as Australia are leaving his new secretary of state and ...
• reuters China raises short-term interest rates in fresh tightening sign By Winni Zhou and Elias Glenn SHANGHAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China's central bank surprised financial markets on Friday by raising short-term interest rates on ...
• reuters China raises short-term interest rates in fresh tightening sign By Winni Zhou and Elias Glenn SHANGHAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China's central bank surprised financial markets on Friday by raising short-term interest rates on ...
• afp Philippine education ministry rejects school condoms The Philippine education ministry has rejected a plan to distribute condoms in schools, authorities said Friday, blocking a move meant to stop one of Asia's ...
• ap Rule on guns and mentally ill people faces a GOP rollback ATLANTA (AP) — In a sign of the new climate taking hold on gun issues under a Trump administration with a Republican-led Congress, a rule to keep guns out of...
• ap Portugal foreign minister wants close future ties with UK LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The European Union should seek a close trade and defense relationship with Britain after it leaves the bloc, with the scope of any ag...
• reuters Lawsuit claims Trump travel ban discriminates against Muslims Feb 2 (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union accused the Trump administration in a lawsuit filed on Thursday of violating the religious freedom of so...
• ap Activists cheer exit of Gambia leader, an anti-gay 'icon' ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — In August 2014, Jamu Camara was at home with her girlfriend in the Gambian resort town of Kololi when police arrived for a surpri...
• afp Oil spill threatens India's nesting turtles Hundreds of students and fishermen were working Friday to clean up an oil spill on India's southern coast that campaigners say threatens the turtles that nes...
• reuters Britain says Russia is trying to undermine West by 'weaponising misinformation' LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to undermine the West by spreading lies and attacking critical infrastructure with hacke...
• reuters Electra to receive 203 mln pounds from Audiotonix sale LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Electra Private Equity is to receive 203 million pounds ($254 million) after its investment arm sold Audiotonix, a manufacturer of ...
• reuters Europe must not play Trump's "divide and rule" game - EU official BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is playing a game of "divide and rule" with the European Union and the bloc's member states should not ...
• reuters Australian leader faces long-term risk after "Donald Thump" call on refugees By Tom Westbrook and Jane Wardell SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull might receive a short-term boost after his infamous ph...
• pa Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant star as Golden State Warriors win again The Clippers couldn´t arrest the Warriors´ winning streak.
• ap Honda profit jumps on cost cuts, absence of recall expenses TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. reported Friday a 36 percent jump in profit for October-December on year, shrugging off damage from a strong yen, an...
• reuters London copper falls after China tightening spooks markets By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - London copper fell on Friday after China raised interest rates, spooking metals markets with fears that an ero...
• reuters Japan readies package for Trump to help create 700,000 U.S. jobs TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan is putting together a package it says would generate 700,000 U.S. jobs and help create a $450-billion market to present to Pre...
• reuters Philippine leader says pulling out of ceasefire with Communist rebels MANILA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Philippines will lift on Friday night a ceasefire with a communist rebel group, the New People's Army (NPA), President Rodrigo ...
• reuters Pirates, cyclones and mud: Bangladesh's island solution to Rohingya crisis By Antoni Slodkowski THENGAR CHAR, Bangladesh, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The island is two hours by boat from the nearest settlement. There are no buildings, mobile ...
• reuters Zimbabwe introduces new "bond note" as cash shortages bite HARARE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe has started circulating a $5 "bond note", the central bank said on Friday, as President Robert Mugabe's government struggl...
• reuters N.Korea sacks head of secret police amid signs of "crack in elite" By Ju-min Park and James Pearson SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - North Korea has dismissed its minister of state security, a key aide to the reclusive state's young...
• reuters China says has never used currency as tool for advantage in trade BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China said on Friday it has never used currency as a tool to gain an advantage in trade, after U.S. President Donald Trump critici...
• reuters Insurer Beazley's FY pretax profit rises 3 pct Feb 3 (Reuters) - Lloyd's of London insurer Beazley Plc reported a 3 percent rise in full-year pretax profit and pointed to "significant" growth opportunitie...
• reuters Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Feb 3 PRAGUE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Czech R...
• reuters Tesco rations iceberg lettuce purchases on supply crunch LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket, said on Friday it is rationing shoppers to three iceberg lettuces per visit, blaming poor gro...
• reuters China says resolutely opposes deployment of THAAD in S.Korea BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China said on Friday it resolutely opposes deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defense system in South Korea after South Korea said ...
• ap Texas legislators seek funding ban for 'sanctuary cities' AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans eager to reinforce President Donald Trump's call for a crackdown on illegal immigration pushed to deny state money for...
• ap Atlanta celebrities 'rise up' for Super Bowl-bound Falcons ATLANTA (AP) — The New England Patriots have the Super Bowl history and experience going for them Sunday, but they can't compete with the Atlanta Falcons whe...
• pa David Davis sets out Government plans for Brexit negotiations The major Commons skirmishes are expected during next week´s committee stage.
• afp Prosecutors in standoff at S. Korea president's office South Korean prosecutors investigating a massive corruption scandal engulfing impeached President Park Geun-Hye attempted to raid the presidential Blue House...
• ap Mexico, Venezuela win on 2nd day of Caribbean Series MEXICO CITY (AP) — C.J. Retherford homered and drove in three runs, Chris Roberson had four hits and Mexico defeated the Dominican Republic 7-2 on Thursday n...
• reuters China will keep monetary policy prudent and stable - c.bank official SHANGHAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China will keep monetary policy generally prudent and stable, while also avoiding either a rapid slowdown in economic growth or e...
• ap South Korea's Samsung mulls building US appliance factory SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Friday it's considering building a factory to make household appliances in the United States...
• afp Lady Gaga promises Super Bowl message of inclusion Lady Gaga is known for her outspoken political views and attention-grabbing outfits but for the Super Bowl, she says her sole message will be inclusion. The ...
• reuters China stocks fall as central bank tightens policy, raises short-term rates SHANGHAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China stocks snapped a five-day winning streak on Friday after Beijing unexpectedly raised short-term interest rates on the first...
• ap Weed 101: Colorado agriculture office shares pot know-how DENVER (AP) — Don't delay. Don't expect help. And get used to the smell. Those are some marijuana lessons from the Colorado Department of Agriculture. The ag...
• ap Afghan children direct traffic on mountain pass for $4 a day KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — On a mountain pass outside Afghanistan's capital, trucks barreling down the highway slow down when 11-year-old Sedaqat waves his ho...
• pa Gains from treating back pain with pills outweighed by side effects, study finds Those who take drugs like ibuprofen can increase their risk of stomach ulcers and bleeding if used long-term.
• ap Activist: I called protesters 'freakin' morons', not mayor WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A local activist has come forward to say he called protesters "freakin' morons" during a public meeting after the comments were captu...
• reuters MUFG 9-month net profit falls 7.7 pct, low interest rates drag TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group on Friday reported a 7.7 percent drop in profits for the nine months ended December, joining other Ja...
• reuters Japan to push back if Trump meddles with BOJ independence -sources By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan will push back firmly on any attempts by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to...
• afp White House says new Israeli settlements 'may not be helpful' The White House said that building new Israeli settlements or expanding existing ones "may not be helpful" in securing Middle East peace. "While we don't bel...
• reuters Intesa says possible tie-up with Generali is just "case study" MILAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Intesa Sanpaolo said on Friday that possible industrial combinations with insurer Generali were still merely the subject of "a case ...
• reuters Poland - Factors to Watch Feb 3 Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour): T-B...
• ap Australian maintains lead after Stage 2 of Herald Sun Tour MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Damien Howson kept the Herald Sun Tour lead on Friday after overcoming a tire puncture late in the 165.6-kilometer sec...
• afp N. Korea nuclear attack would trigger 'overwhelming response': Mattis Any nuclear attack by North Korea would trigger an "effective and overwhelming" response, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said Friday as he sought to reass...
• reuters Iranian refugee who sought asylum in Fiji deported back to PNG By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Authorities in Fiji on Friday deported an Iranian refugee who had used false documents to flee his home in the Pac...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Feb 3 SOFIA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for ...
• reuters China c.bank raises interest rates for SLF loans BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China's central bank raised the lending rates on its standing lending facility (SLF) short-term loans from Feb. 3, it said on Frid...
• reuters Japan's economy seen expanding for 4th straight qtr, led by exports By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's economy was seen growing for a fourth straight quarter in October-December thanks to stronger exports and a ...
• reuters Turkey to meet Syrian opposition, rebel groups in Ankara on Friday - sources ISTANBUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign ministry undersecretary will hold talks with representatives of the Syrian opposition in Ankara on Friday, minis...
• reuters White House says Israeli settlement building may not help peace WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Thursday that Israel's building of new settlements or expansion of existing ones in occupied t...
• ap BC-HKN--NHL Standings %hdrmisc(At A Glance<%) %byline(By The Associated Press%) NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Philadelphia 3, Montreal 1 Ottawa 5, Tampa...
• reuters Romania - Factors to watch on Feb. 3 Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Friday. ANTI-CORRUPTION Romania's government on Thurs...
• afp Advertisers eye winning Super Bowl strategy There's the new "Wonder Woman" actress in action and a sexed-up Mr. Clean. And some political messages too -- but only if you pay close attention. Sunday's S...
• reuters Pietersen fined for on-air criticism of BBL umpire SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been charged with misconduct for his on-air comments criticising an umpiring decision wh...
• ap European populists seek "Trump boost" for anti-Islam stances PARIS (AP) — In Donald Trump, Europe's populist leaders think they have found a champion. For now. The opening salvoes of Trump's presidency, most notably hi...
• ap NBA Capsules SAN ANTONIO (AP) — SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Gregg Popovich tied the NBA record for the most career wins with a single franchise, earning his 1,127th in the San Ant...
• reuters Honda raises full-year profit outlook on lower costs, weaker yen TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co on Friday lifted its annual net profit forecast for the second time in as many quarters due to cost-cutting and the i...
• reuters Trump's Indonesia business partner says can help with U.S. ties "if needed" By Eveline Danubrata and Cindy Silviana JAKARTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Indonesian billionaire Hary Tanoesoedibjo, who is building luxury resorts to be managed by...
• ap Texas 'bathroom bill' may pose big test for sports leagues AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas knows how to throw a party, and for the Super Bowl in Houston, a new 29-story luxury hotel with a rooftop pool shaped like a meand...
• afp The long, arduous trek to find the American Dream In the spring of 2013, Buta Singh, a 34-year-old Sikh from India's Punjab state, fled his homeland out of fear of religious and political persecution, hoping...
• pa Canada v Great Britain talking points The winners will face either France or Japan in April.
• afp Australia take command over Czechs A focused Nick Kyrgios conceded just seven games in powering Australia to a 2-0 lead over the Czech Republic in the first day of their Davis Cup World Group ...
• afp Can Trump's 'America First' spur growth without immigrants? The uproar over President Donald Trump's travel ban has thrown the plight of immigrants into stark relief, but it also has engulfed skilled foreign workers. ...
• reuters Nikkei flat in choppy trade ahead of U.S. data; bank shares rise TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei ended flat in choppy trade on Friday as investors awaited the release of the U.S. monthly jobs report, which will set...
• afp Gold shines in 2016 on keen investment demand: WGC Demand for gold rose in 2016 to a three-year high, aided by keen investment appetite for the precious metal, the World Gold Council said Friday in a report. ...
• reuters Turkish, coalition jets strike Islamic State, 47 'neutralised' - Turkish army ISTANBUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Turkish military said on Friday its warplanes and jets from the U.S.-led coalition have carried out air strikes near Syria's ...
• reuters Olympic-2020 golf venue to vote on ending ban on women: reports By Chris Gallagher TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Kasumigaseki Country Club, which will host the golf tournaments at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, will hold a board...
• reuters Poll shows majority of French voters believe Fillon wrong to stick to presidential bid PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A large majority of French voters think conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon is wrong to maintain his bid after alleg...
• ap Clip of Trump's granddaughter singing spreads on Chinese web BEIJING (AP) — A brief video clip of Donald Trump's granddaughter singing in Chinese is circulating to strong approval on the internet in China, even while s...
• reuters Russian services activity hits 8.5-year high in January MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Activity in Russia's service sector expanded at the fastest pace in 8-1/2 years in January, the Markit purchasing managers index (P...
• reuters Irish services sector hits post-Brexit high in January - PMI DUBLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Ireland's services sector last month grew at its fastest pace since Britain's vote to leave the European Union in June, as stronger...
• reuters U.S. job growth seen accelerating in January, wages strong By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely accelerated in January, with wages expected to have increased steadily, suggesting a s...
• reuters U.S. job growth seen accelerating in January, wages strong By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely accelerated in January, with wages expected to have increased steadily, suggesting a s...
• reuters U.S. reversal on transparency could sting Canadian, European oil companies By Ernest Scheyder and Nia Williams HOUSTON/CALGARY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Canadian and European oil companies will find themselves at a competitive disadvantage...
• reuters Ryan urged to contact SANZAAR over Fiji Super Rugby plan SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Former Fiji sevens coach Ben Ryan has been urged to get in touch with SANZAAR over his plans for a Super Rugby franchise in the Pac...
• reuters Too soon to tell how U.S. statement will affect settlements-Israeli official JERUSALEM, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Israel's ambassador to the United Nations said on Friday it was too early to tell how the White House's latest statement on Isra...
• reuters NHL-Highlights of Thursday's NHL games Feb 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's NHL games. Predators 2, Oilers 0 Pekka Rinne stopped 31 Edmonton shots for his 42nd career shutout at B...
• ap LA Olympic bid touts predictability in an era of uncertainty LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Olympic planners competing for the 2024 Games promised Thursday to help restore credibility and stability to the international...
• reuters JGB yields yanked back from 1-year highs by BOJ's special buying operation By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond yields were yanked back from one-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan conducte...
• reuters Australia's Tigerair abruptly quits Bali flights after Indonesia ruling By Jamie Freed SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Tigerair Australia said it would quit flying to Bali permanently after being told by Indonesian authorities to switc...
• afp N. Korea spy head dismissed: S. Korea North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un has sacked his spy chief for abuse of power and executed several officials of the state security agency, South Korea's Unifi...
• ap 'Deadpool' star Ryan Reynolds being honored at Harvard CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Ryan Reynolds' superpowers are about to be rewarded by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The "Deadpool" star will be ho...
• ap Davis Cup: Australia takes 2-0 lead over Czech Republic MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson gave Australia a 2-0 lead after singles victories Friday over their Czech Republic opponents in ...
• ap Hammering Hank Aaron to be honored at college fundraiser COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Former Atlanta Braves slugger Henry Aaron is being honored Friday at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta, two days before his 83rd bi...
• reuters US officials postpone interviews with asylum seekers held in Australian camps By Colin Packham and Aaron Bunch SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. immigration officials have postponed interviews with asylum seekers in an Australian camp on ...
• ap City Council wants state review after boil-water advisory PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's City Council is calling on the state to investigate the city water authority's contract with a private corporation after this ...
• reuters China and Hong Kong stocks fall, policy tightening unnerves SHANGHAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China stocks eased on Friday morning, with investors unnerved after Beijing unexpectedly raised short-term interest rates on the ...
• reuters Asian stocks tumble most in 2 weeks after China tightens policy By Saikat Chatterjee HONG KONG, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Chinese stocks slumped on Friday, sending Asian markets skidding for their biggest losses in two weeks afte...
• reuters Asian stocks tumble most in 2 weeks after China tightens policy By Saikat Chatterjee HONG KONG, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Chinese stocks slumped on Friday, sending Asian markets skidding for their biggest losses in two weeks afte...
• reuters Clarke gets first coaching job for Prime Minister's XI SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Former Australia captain Michael Clarke will get his first taste of coaching at the elite level against Sri Lanka later this month ...
• afp Broos succeeds in uniting Cameroon as Lions reach final A leftfield appointment 12 months ago, Belgian Hugo Broos has overcome numerous obstacles and transformed Cameroon into a team just one match away from winni...
• ap PICTURED: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean This photo gallery highlights some of the top imagery and news moments made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and Caribbean that were publis...
• reuters Asian company investments in U.S. as Trump takes office SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Manufacturers in Asia's export-oriented economies are rushing to announce investment plans in the United States, as U.S. Preside...
• reuters Asian company investments in U.S. as Trump takes office SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Manufacturers in Asia's export-oriented economies are rushing to announce investment plans in the United States, as U.S. Preside...
• reuters Reuters Science News Summary Following is a summary of current science news briefs. SpaceX says fix underway for rocket turbine wheel cracking SpaceX's final version of the Falcon 9 rock...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar gains on yen after BOJ's special JGB buying, US jobs data awaited TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The recently beleaguered dollar rose to its session high against the yen on Friday after the Bank of Japan offered to buy Japanese g...
• ap Super Bowl serves as peacemaker between Uber and Houston HOUSTON (AP) — Anybody using Uber in Houston during Super Bowl week can thank the big game for their ride. Up until a couple of months ago, it was unclear if...
• afp A struggle for land and survival in Kenya's restive highlands The broad plains of Mugie, a huge estate on a high plateau northwest of Mount Kenya, are crisscrossed with cattle trails and the wildlife is mostly gone. The...
• ap Seoul says North Korea has fired its security chief SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired its state security minister last month, presumably over corruption, abuse of power and torture committed by his a...
• ap Berkeley campus chaos spurs questions at free-speech bastion BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Chaos that erupted at the University of California, Berkeley, to oppose right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was shocking not jus...
• reuters China's yuan firms, bond yields rise after PBOC raises short-term rates SHANGHAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China's yuan firmed against the dollar on Friday, the first day of trade after a week-long break for the Lunar New Year as the ce...
• reuters New Zealand's Wagner doubtful for South Africa tests WELLINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - New Zealand paceman Neil Wagner is doubtful for next month's home test series against South Africa after fracturing a finger in...
• reuters Thumping Trump travel ban, Nobel laureate says "children are no danger for anyone" By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA, Feb 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nobel Peace Laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi appealed to President Dona...
• ap Governor: No sign of massive casualties in Philippine fire GENERAL TRIAS, Philippines (AP) — A fire at a major Philippine factory complex that injured at least 126 workers and sent thousands fleeing to safety may fin...
• ap US: Trump 'unbelievably disappointed' in Australia deal WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House deepened its condemnation of an Obama administration refugee deal with Australia Thursday, saying President Donald Trump wa...
• ap Atlanta coach big fan of New Zealand's rugby team HOUSTON (AP) — Dan Quinn is a big fan of the All Blacks, all because of a book he read. The Atlanta Falcons coach gave a thumbs-up to "Legacy," a book that d...
• reuters Barba faces tough first year in French union - Connolly SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Former Wallabies coach John Connolly believes rugby league convert Ben Barba might have the talent to make it in the 15-man game at...
• ap South Korea president's office block prosecutors' searches SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials Friday turned away prosecutors trying to search the president's mountainside compound, a confrontation that ...
• ap Coal ash pits: Duke Energy tells neighbors to waive claims RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Neighbors living near Duke Energy Corp's coal ash pits in North Carolina are being told they have to give up the option of suing over an...
• ap Tigerair unable to meet Indonesia rules, ends Bali flights JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Australia's Tigerair said on Friday it has permanently ended all flights to the popular resort island of Bali after Indonesian auth...
• afp City cleanup tough on the poor in Benin's economic hub Traders and hawkers armed with brooms and bags sweep pavements and scoop up rubble in Benin's economic capital Cotonou, where the authorities have ordered a ...
• reuters BOJ offers to buy benchmark 10-year JGBs in special operation TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan offered to buy benchmark 10-year Japanese government bonds in a special operation on Friday, sending JGB futures h...
• reuters U.S. Republicans wrestle with effort to gut Obamacare By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress struggled on Thursday with their efforts to dismantle Obamacare, with conservatives u...
• reuters U.S. Republicans wrestle with effort to gut Obamacare By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress struggled on Thursday with their efforts to dismantle Obamacare, with conservatives u...
• reuters Trump administration blocking some Muslims from re-entering US - lawsuit Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is violating the rights of some nationals from the seven Muslim-majority countries targeted in an executive order ...
• reuters Tillerson, on first day, addresses dissent and calls Mexico, Canada By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called for unity and understanding on his first day at the State Depa...
• reuters LME nickel set for 7 pct weekly gain on Philippine mine shutdowns By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - London nickel prices slipped on Friday, but were still on track for a 7 percent weekly gain on prospects of ti...
• reuters Trump administration blocking some Muslims from re-entering US - lawsuit Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is violating the rights of some nationals from the seven Muslim-majority countries targeted in an executive order ...
• ap Court filing details former Baylor football coach's conduct WACO, Texas (AP) — A new court filing detailed allegations that former Baylor University football coach Art Briles ignored sexual assaults by players, failed...
• ap How to sound like an NFL fan while watching the Super Bowl If you're among the millions of people who watch precisely one NFL game each year, yet want to sound like a real football fan during Sunday's Super Bowl, The...
• ap Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street ends little changed BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Friday after Wall Street ended little changed as exchanges that shut for the Lunar New Year resumed trading. KEEPING S...
• ap Amazon increasingly wants to be its own deliveryman NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon isn't content just being the "everything store." Increasingly, it looks like it wants to be its own deliveryman, too. Its Monday annou...
• afp US Democrats in thorny resistance war against Trump Two weeks after Republican Donald Trump took the oath of office, Senator John Cornyn deplored the "mindless obstruction, foot-dragging and delay" by Democrat...
• ap 7 confirmed dead in eastern China housing collapse BEIJING (AP) — Seven people are confirmed dead following the collapse of a group of homes in eastern China, the local government said Friday. The Wencheng co...
• reuters Trump pick for China ambassador aims to boost trade ties - Chinese state media BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, said he would help increase trade between the two coun...
• reuters Nikkei edges down in choppy trade; bank shares outperform By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei edged down in choppy trade on Friday, as investors awaited the release of the U.S. monthly jobs repo...
• reuters U.S., S.Korea agree to deploy THAAD this year, South says SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs have agreed to deploy a U.S. missile defense system in South Korea this year to counter the thr...
• afp Iranian turned away by Trump travel ban back in US An Iranian man denied entry into the United States following President Donald Trump's travel ban was back in Los Angeles on Thursday -- the first person allo...
• ap In shift, Trump warns Israel against new settlements WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Israel that constructing new settlements "may not be helpful" to Middle East peace efforts, shift...
• ap House Roll Call: Gun background checks The 235-180 roll call Thursday by which the House voted to disapprove a Social Security Administration regulation that establishes when the names of certain ...
• reuters Russia to ban beef imports from New Zealand MOSCOW/WELLINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia plans to temporarily ban imports of beef and beef products from New Zealand from Feb. 6 after finding the feed ad...
• reuters Philippine mining group says mine closures, suspension to affect 1.2 mln people MANILA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The planned closure of 23 Philippine mines, mostly nickel producers, and the suspension of five others will affect about 1.2 millio...
• reuters Trump vows to end prohibition on church political activity By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to free churches and other tax-exempt institutions o...
• ap Chang Sung Jung ready for UFC return after long absence HOUSTON (AP) — Chan Sung Jung knows he won't have an easy return to the octagon after a 3 1/2-year absence. Jung, back after a mandatory two-year military st...
• ap Trump pledges to end political limits on churches WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring that religious freedom is "under threat," President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to repeal a rarely enforced IRS rule that says pa...
• reuters GRAINS-Wheat edges away from 5-mth high, but set for weekly gain SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. wheat inched down on Friday to move further away from its highest in more than five months touched the session before, althoug...
• reuters China raises short-term interest rates in fresh tightening signal SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China's central bank surprised financial markets on Friday by raising short-term interest rates on the first day back from a lon...
• reuters China raises short-term interest rates in fresh tightening signal SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China's central bank surprised financial markets on Friday by raising short-term interest rates on the first day back from a lon...
• ap Judge dismisses Melania Trump's lawsuit against Daily Mail ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge has dismissed first lady Melania Trump's libel lawsuit against Britain's Daily Mail newspaper over an article that con...
• afp Australia need to master India spin - Pietersen Australia's batsmen should learn how to play spin bowling properly or not bother going to India for this month's Test series, former England star Kevin Piete...
• afp Trump's White House: Five takeaways from Thursday US President Donald Trump had a busy Thursday, stirring up diplomatic controversy with Iran and Australia before asking national religious leaders to pray fo...
• ap Angelina Jolie takes on travel ban in New York Times op-ed NEW YORK (AP) — Angelina Jolie says that discriminating against refugees for their religion or country of origin "invites the very instability we seek to pro...
• afp Trump lashes both friend and foe as Tillerson signs in US President Donald Trump stepped up his war of words against the world, firing on friend and foe alike even as his new top diplomat arrived for work. Even R...
• ap The Latest: Milo Yiannopoulos calls his views 'mainstream' BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on violent protests at the University of California, Berkeley that shut down a scheduled speech by polarizing Breitbart Ne...
• reuters Baseball-Cardinals ink Martinez to 5-year deal Feb 2 (Reuters) - All-Star pitcher Carlos Martinez has signed a five-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals worth a reported $51 million, according to mu...
• ap US condemns Russia's 'aggressive actions' in eastern Ukraine UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned Russia's "aggressive actions" in eastern Ukraine on Thursday and warned Moscow that U.S. sanction...
• ap Matt Kuchar shoots 7-under 64 to take Phoenix Open lead SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Kuchar hardly looked like a guy coming off a seven-week break Thursday in the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open....
• reuters U.S. watchdog agency to review implementation of Trump travel ban WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A watchdog agency at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it is planning to review how President Donald Trump's immigr...
• afp Joker Sidhu goes into bat once more in Indian polls As a Test cricketer and the brashest commentator on Indian television, Navjot Singh Sidhu got under the skin of some of the sport's biggest names and offende...
• afp Afghan woman whose husband cut off her ears seeks treatment abroad An Afghan woman whose husband cut off her ears said Thursday she was seeking donations for treatment abroad, as activists condemned the latest gruesome incid...
• ap Syria-born doctor finds comfort in aiding migrants in Serbia BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Yaser Harawi wasn't too happy when his father sent him to study in Serbia rather than the U.S. or Canada. Years later, the Syria-born...
• reuters Snap shoots for the sky, promises little in $3 bln IPO pitch By Lauren Hirsch and Liana B. Baker Feb 2 (Reuters) - Snapchat owner Snap Inc shot the opening salvo in its $3 billion initial public offering on Thursday, o...
• reuters Brazil's Temer lifts infrastructure aide to ministry post BRASILIA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer elevated his infrastructure investment secretary to a ministry-level position on Thursday, grant...
• reuters MEDIA-KTC says spending via its credit cards to grow 15 pct this year -Bangkok Post -- Source link: (http://bit.ly/2k6OqnT) -- Krungthai Card (KTC) says total spending via its credit cards this year will grow by 15 percent to 190 billion bah...
• reuters China raises interest rates for Standing Lending Facility loans - sources SHANGHAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China's central bank raised the lending rates on its standing lending facility (SLF) loans on Friday, two banking sources said. T...
• reuters Commentary: Mr. Trump, will Her Majesty see you now? By Peter Apps Feb 2 (Reuters) - When it comes to dealing with foreign leaders of whom she might not approve, Britain's Queen Elizabeth always behaves impecca...
• ap Transgender Nepali has her big moment on Indian catwalk NEW DELHI (AP) — It was her big moment. Anjali Lama sashayed down the catwalk in the swanky Mumbai auditorium. A fitted, cream dress highlighted her tall, sl...
• afp Emmy-winning producer guilty of stabbing tenant An Emmy-winning producer was found guilty of stabbing his tenant in a fit of rage after the victim mocked his claims that he would one day win five Oscars. A...
• ap Sturgill Simpson, Chance the Rapper to perform at Grammys NEW YORK (AP) — Top Grammy contenders Sturgill Simpson and Chance the Rapper are set to perform at the awards show this month. The Recording Academy announce...
• reuters SHOWCASE-Soccer-Straight-talking Conte breathes respect, says Hasselbaink By Claire Bloomfield LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Straight-talking Antonio Conte has earned the utmost respect from his players at Stamford Bridge and has built...
• reuters China raises interest rates for open market operation reverse repos SHANGHAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China's central bank surprised financial markets on Friday by increasing the interest rates on open market operations by 10 basis...
• ap Uber chief quits Trump business council amid boycott calls WASHINGTON (AP) — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has quit President Donald Trump's council of business leaders, according to an internal memo obtained by The Assoc...
• reuters Uber CEO quits Trump's business advisory group By Heather Somerville and David Shepardson SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON Feb 2 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick quit Pres...
• reuters Uber CEO quits Trump's business advisory group By Heather Somerville and David Shepardson SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON Feb 2 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick quit Pres...
• reuters North Korea dismisses key aide to leader Kim Jong Un- S.Korea SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - North Korea has dismissed the minister of state security, considered a key aide to the secretive state's leader, Kim Jong Un, South ...
• reuters LME nickel set for 7 pct weekly gain on Philippine shutdowns MELBOURNE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - London nickel prices slipped on Friday, but were still on track for a 7 percent weekly gain on prospects of tighter supply after...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Friday - 3 February 2017 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. GOOD-COP, BAD-COP DYNAMIC EMERGING Trump's spats ...
• reuters Kuchar leads by one at Scottsdale, Matsuyama lurks Feb 2 (Reuters) - A refreshed Matt Kuchar seized a one-shot lead in the opening round of the Phoenix Open in Arizona on Thursday but had the ominous figure o...
• reuters Mexico's America Movil suffers biggest loss in 15 years MEXICO CITY, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Mexico's America Movil suffered its largest loss in 15 years in the fourth quarter, as higher financial costs dragged on the g...
• ap The Latest: Sanders says Trump may be right about his voters WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST): 8:30 p.m. Sen. Bernie Sanders says President Donald Trump may be right in claiming he...
• afp Voges to lead PM XI against Sri Lanka Test batsman Adam Voges will lead the Prime Minister's XI in a Twenty20 game against Sri Lanka in Canberra later this month, Cricket Australia said Friday. V...
• reuters Mongolian citizens offer cash, jewellery, horses to pay off gov't debt ULAANBAATAR/HONG KONG, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Private citizens in Mongolia are donating cash, jewellery, gold and even horses to help the government make a near $...
• reuters China says 'Silk Road' push will counter "isolationism" SHANGHAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - China's top diplomat said the country's 'Silk Road' push would help boost international cooperation at a time when the risk of "i...
• reuters HIGHLIGHTS-The Trump presidency on Feb. 2 at 8:40 p.m. EST/0140 GMT Feb 2 (Reuters) - Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday: IRAN Trump is poised to impose new sanctions on multipl...
• ap Deputies: Armed suspect killed during SWAT raid in Florida ORANGE PARK, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say an armed suspect who barricaded himself inside a northeast Florida home is dead after a SWAT team forced its way ins...
• reuters JGB yields rise to 1-year high after BOJ bond buying operation disappoints TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Long-term Japanese government bond yields rose to a one-year highs on Friday on disappointment over a regular Bank of Japan debt buy...
• reuters Critics decry Trump plan to limit counter-extremism program By Kristina Cooke and Dustin Volz SAN FRANCISCO/ WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Trump administration effort to exclude violent white supremacists from a gov...
• ap Arena to experiment with more combinations against Jamaica CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — After a dismal 0-0 tie against an inexperienced group of Serbians in his first game as U.S. coach in more than a decade, Bruce Aren...
• ap 2 kids, 2 adults stabbed in Ohio home; man in custody KETTERING, Ohio (AP) — Two children and two adults were found stabbed inside a suburban Dayton home early Thursday by police responding to a disturbance call...
• reuters U.S. to issue new Iran sanctions, opening shot in get-tough strategy -sources By Arshad Mohammed, Matt Spetalnick and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to impose new sanctions on multip...
• reuters Man from Down Under looks to end rookie season on top By Steve Keating HOUSTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Blake Muir has never been to a Super Bowl viewing party but the hulking Australian will be smack in the middle of...
• reuters Tense call between Trump and Australian leader strains longtime ties By Jane Wardell and Roberta Rampton SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. ties with staunch ally Australia became strained on Thursday after details abou...
• reuters Can Trump cut funds to UC Berkeley? Experts say not really By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump does not have the authority to withhold funding from the University of ...
• ap Trump reviews case of Navy man who shot illegal sub photos HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The conviction of a Navy sailor who took photos of classified areas inside a submarine is getting a new look from the Trump administra...
• ap Snap, maker of the teen social app Snapchat, files for IPO NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind Snapchat, a teen-oriented social network famous for its quickly disappearing messages, has filed for what could be one of ...
• reuters U.S. warns N.Korea of "overwhelming" response if nuclear arms used SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary warned North Korea on Friday of an "effective and overwhelming" response if Pyongyan...
• ap Alaska rejects marijuana consumption at retail pot stores JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Marijuana regulators in Alaska narrowly rejected a proposal Thursday that would have made the state the first in the nation to allow ma...
• ap US readies sanctions on Iran after missile test WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is preparing to levy new sanctions on Iran, U.S. officials said Thursday, in the first punitive action since the W...
• ap US nonprofits reject funds to fight extremism due to Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — Nonprofit groups are rejecting federal grant money to combat violent extremism because of what they described as President Donald Trump's a...
• ap Israeli leader vows new settlement as outpost is dismantled AMONA, West Bank (AP) — Israel's prime minister vowed Thursday to establish the first new West Bank settlement in over two decades "as soon as possible," pro...
• reuters Gold slips on profit-taking, firm dollar Feb 3 (Reuters) - Gold prices slipped on Friday on a firmer dollar and as investors booked profits after the metal hit 11-week highs the session before. FUND...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar takes time out before U.S. nonfarm payrolls, on track for losing week TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The dollar took a breather in early Asian trade on Friday, poised for weekly losses, as investors awaited U.S. employment data for c...
• afp Uber chief quits Trump advisory group after uproar Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick on Thursday quit US President Donald Trump's business advisory group, as a movement grew to dump the ride-sharing servic...
• reuters Amazon sees lower operating profit this quarter, shares dip By Anya George Tharakan and Jeffrey Dastin Feb 2 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc forecast an unexpected dip in operating profit for the current quarter, sending s...
• ap 6 killed in Ukraine; Putin says Ukraine seeking US support AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Salvos of artillery shook eastern Ukraine on Thursday, the fifth day of escalated fighting between government troops and Russia-back...
• reuters Another year, another lead squeeze, but is this one different? Andy Home By Andy Home LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Last year zinc was the star performer among the major base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange (LME). Might it ...
• reuters Virgin Australia earnings slide 37 pct in tough domestic market By Jamie Freed SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd said on Friday conditions in the domestic aviation market remained tough after it repo...
• reuters Coal rule killed by U.S. Congress, others near chopping block By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress moved swiftly on Thursday to undo Obama-era rules on the environment, corruption, labor and g...
• reuters Coal rule killed by U.S. Congress, others near chopping block By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress moved swiftly on Thursday to undo Obama-era rules on the environment, corruption, labor and g...
• ap Congress scraps Obama rules on coal mining, guns WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Congress on Thursday scrapped Obama-era rules on the environment and guns, counting on a new ally in the White Ho...
• reuters Special prosecutors seek to search South Korean president's office -Yonhap SEOUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Special prosecutors in South Korea plan to execute a search warrant on President Park Geun-hye's office on Friday, the Yonhap News A...
• reuters Oil edges up as U.S. could be set to issue new Iran sanctions TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Friday on news that U.S. President Donald Trump could be poised to impose new sanctions on multiple Iranian e...
• ap Police: Cops shoot, injure teen who pointed weapon at them CENTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a 15-year-old boy pulled a weapon from his waistband and pointed it at two officers walking near the police depar...
• reuters U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Blames Russia for new violence in eastern Ukraine UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley blamed Russia on Thursday for the recent surge of violence in eastern Ukr...
• reuters Trump names former "black site" prison operator CIA deputy chief By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A veteran CIA clandestine service officer who ran one of the agency's "black site" prisons set up after the 9...
• ap Alaska pot conference call interrupted by flushing toilet JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Everyone's had a bad conference call experience when someone who dialed in puts the call on hold, and loud hold music makes it impossib...
• reuters Australia agrees to meet FIFA deadline on broader Congress By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Football Federation Australia will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting to expand its Congress ahead of the FIFA...
• ap Analysis: 2016 was busiest year for targeted refugees President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily banning refugees and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries has put a spotlight on those i...
• afp One-day washout sparks Napier ground review New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said Friday it was reviewing Napier's suitability to host international fixtures after the second one-dayer against Australia was a...
• ap Yemenis close NYC shops in protest of Trump travel ban NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of ethnic Yemeni business owners who operate New York City corner bodegas and neighborhood delis closed shop Thursday in protest of ...
• reuters Missing HK tycoon's company says "operating as normal" SHANGHAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Tomorrow Holdings, the company run by missing Chinese-born businessman Xiao Jianhua, and its subsidiaries are operating "normally...
• reuters Rooms for rent: Australian hotels expand rapidly to catch Chinese tourism boom By Swati Pandey and Tom Westbrook SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The hole in Australia's economy dug by China's dwindling appetite for its resources is being fill...
• reuters In India's Punjab, jobless youth take a chance with anti-establishment party By Tommy Wilkes and Manoj Kumar TEONA, India, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Twenty seven-year-old Rupinder Kaur Ruby is a political novice but her message is clear: jobs...
• reuters Players Association vows to stand by Muslim members By Larry Fine HOUSTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The NFL Players Association vowed on Thursday to stand by their Muslim members a day after NFL Commissioner Roger Go...
• ap Trump's 'sanctuary city' order splits red and blue states SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Donald Trump's promised crackdown on "sanctuary cities" has revealed the deep divide on immigration in liberal and conservative states, wi...
• reuters Australia ambassador meets with White House advisers -official WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff Reince Priebus and top strategist Steve Bannon had a "productive meeting" with Aus...
• ap Where US states stand on allowing pot use at vendor locales Alaska on Thursday rejected a proposal to make it the first state in the nation allowing consumption of marijuana in retail pot stores. Recreational marijuan...
• afp Snapchat parent Snap to raise up to $3 bn in IPO The parent of the fast-growing social network Snapchat filed public documents for a share offering Thursday, seeking to raise up to $3 billion in a keenly an...
• ap Federal utility, environmental groups close pollution trial NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Valley Authority finished a four-day trial Thursday in which environmental groups accuse the utility's power plant outs...
• reuters National Football League roundup Feb 2 (The Sports Xchange) - Back on the practice field Thursday, the Atlanta Falcons are focused on the ball. For the offense, taking care of it, and the de...
• reuters Angelina Jolie slams Trump travel ban, calls for 'compassionate America' LOS ANGELES, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Actress and human rights advocate Angelina Jolie on Thursday said U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order barring travel...
• ap The Latest: Russia says Ukraine is seeking military victory AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The latest on a resurgence of fighting in Ukraine (all times local): 2:10 a.m. Russia's U.N. ambassador is accusing Ukraine of "desp...
• ap Oklahoma panel seeks to expel lawmaker accused of harassment OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma lawmaker who admitted asking his legislative assistant to send him topless photos and accompany him to a strip club should b...
• ap Magic Johnson returns to Lakers as adviser to Jeanie Buss EL SEGUNDO, California (AP) — Magic Johnson returned to the Los Angeles Lakers as an adviser to owner Jeanie Buss on Thursday, possibly signaling a change in...
• afp Yemenis pray, protest in NY against Trump travel ban Hundreds of Yemeni and Muslim Americans bowed their heads in unison at outdoor prayers in New York on Thursday, closing grocery stores to protest against Pre...
• reuters Irish consumer sentiment rebounds to seven-month high DUBLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Irish consumer sentiment reversed the slide recorded for much of 2016 when it rose at the fastest pace in seven months in January, ...
• reuters UK agency says Pfizer breast cancer drug too expensive LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Pfizer's breast cancer drug Ibrance, or palbociclib, is too expensive to justify its use on Britain's state-run health service, the...
• reuters EU leaders in Malta, hoping to curb African migration By Alastair Macdonald and Gabriela Baczynska VALLETTA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - European Union leaders meet on Malta on Friday to endorse plans they hope can forest...
• ap Sales soar for Milo book 'Dangerous'; publisher mum on tour NEW YORK (AP) — Sales are soaring for the upcoming book by incendiary right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos but details of his promotional tour — assuming...
• ap Trump confidant presses for tough Kansas immigration action TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach , a confidant of President Donald Trump on immigration, is asking the state Legislature to pass two...
• ap Attorneys for ex-SC officer want murder charge dismissed CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for a former South Carolina police officer whose case ended in a mistrial last year want murder charges against him dismiss...
• ap Weakened graft law ignites furor, protests in Romania BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's new decree diluting the country's corruption law ignited a furor Thursday, prompting strong criticism from home and abroa...