All Wires articles, Wednesday 8 February

• pa Danny Care believes Conor O´Shea´s `infectious optimism´ can revitalise Italy Care played under O´Shea at Harlequins.
• pa Council leader denies `sweetheart deal´ with Government over care costs David Hodge insisted the council had made its own choice to abandon a proposed 15% council tax hike.
• afp Drugmaker Teva says Israel probing kickback allegations Pharmaceutical giant Teva said on Wednesday it is under investigation by Israeli police for suspected bribery of foreign officials just two months after it p...
• afp Fire engulfs Philippine slum, thousands homeless As many as 15,000 people are homeless after a huge fire engulfed an overcrowded slum in Manila, destroying thousands of homes and sending residents fleeing w...
• ap Disney's Iger announces 2019 opening for Star Wars lands LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company will open its Star Wars-themed lands at California's Disneyland and Florida's Walt Disney World in 20...
• ap CBS' Charlie Rose to undergo heart surgery NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News morning host Charlie Rose says he's undergoing heart surgery to replace a heart valve that was installed in 2005. The 75-year-old ne...
• reuters Oil prices fall on bloated U.S. fuel inventories, stalling China demand By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices slid on Wednesday to extend falls from the previous session, as a big increase in U.S. crude inventorie...
• ap Court upholds guilty verdict for Russian opposition leader MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Wednesday found opposition leader Alexei Navalny guilty in the retrial of a 2013 fraud case, which disqualifies him as a can...
• ap Russian police arrest 9 hacking suspects MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's interior ministry says it has arrested nine members of a major hacking group suspected of stealing millions of dollars from Russian ba...
• pa Ryanair boss thinks Donald Trump could be `very effective president´ Michael O´Leary said if Mr Trump could achieve his campaign promises, it could be very good for the world economy.
• pa Ronnie O´Sullivan to cut back on interviews after latest controversy The former world number one gave a bizarre interview at this week´s World Grand Prix.
• reuters Myanmar says it killed Bangladeshi fisherman in self-defence By Simon Lewis and Mohammad Nurul Islam YANGON/COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A Myanmar patrol boat opened fire on Bangladeshi fishermen, killing...
• reuters Illinois House speaker makes his money lowering property taxes By Dave McKinney Chicago, Feb 8 (Reuters) - As Illinois House speaker for more than three decades, Michael Madigan has often worked to raise people’s taxes. ...
• reuters Goodyear sales miss on fewer shipments to the Americas Feb 8 (Reuters) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, the largest U.S. tire maker, reported lower-than-expected quarterly sales on Wednesday, as it shipped fewer tire...
• ap Iranian baby with heart defect admitted to Oregon hospital PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Iranian infant in need of life-saving heart surgery arrived Tuesday at a Portland hospital with her family after being temporarily b...
• ap Officials: 1 dead after metro train hits workers in Miami MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say a metro train crashed into a boom lift in downtown Miami, killing one construction worker and injuring another. Miami-Dade polic...
• afp Turkey 'targeting IS-held Raqa' as fighting rages for Al-Bab Turkey said Wednesday it was looking to push towards the Islamic State stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria in the next stage of its nearly half-year militar...
• ap GSK warns profits to be hit by generic drugs competition LONDON (AP) — Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline saw sales and net earnings grow in the fourth quarter but warned that tougher competition from generic d...
• ap UN agency seeks $2.1B to help war-stricken Yemenis this year GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s humanitarian aid agency is seeking $2.1 billion this year to help people in Yemen, a record-high appeal for the Arab world's poorest...
• pa Tom Wood cleared to take on Wales but may be dropped to England bench The 30-year-old has been struggling with a shoulder injury.
• ap No sign of Sunny: Virginia Zoo still searching for red panda NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two weeks have passed since a red panda named Sunny escaped the Virginia Zoo and the raccoonlike animal is still missing. The Virginian-P...
• ap Vonn cautious in downhill practice; Stuhec posts best time ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn took a cautious look at the downhill course Wednesday in the first practice run at world championships and finish...
• reuters The man behind the fiscal fiasco in Illinois By Dave McKinney SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb 8 (Reuters) - As speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Michael Madigan has outlasted five governors a...
• afp Six Red Cross workers killed in Afghanistan Six Red Cross workers have been killed and two others are missing in northern Afghanistan, the international charity said Wednesday, underscoring the growing...
• reuters The man behind the fiscal fiasco in Illinois By Dave McKinney SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb 8 (Reuters) - As speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, Michael Madigan has outlasted five governors a...
• reuters Barca appeal Suarez suspension from Cup final BARCELONA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Barcelona hope to reverse Luis Suarez's suspension from the King's Cup final after launching an appeal against the Uruguayan's s...
• reuters Romanian government survives no-confidence vote BUCHAREST, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Romania's Social Democrat government survived a no-confidence motion by the centre-right opposition in parliament on Wednesday w...
• reuters Swedish statistician and "edutainer" Hans Rosling dies By Johan Ahlander and Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Swedish academic Hans Rosling, a doctor and statistician who captured a worldwide audience ...
• reuters Accenture beefs up blockchain security By Anna Irrera NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Accenture Plc has developed new technology that it says can help make blockchain applications more secure and coul...
• reuters -Former government insider leading race to replace Mexico's Carstens -poll MEXICO CITY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Top economists think Mexico's president may name a former finance ministry official close to his administration to replace Agu...
• reuters Diversity to rock the runway at New York Fashion Week By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - From faux furs and statement outerwear to floral prints and pants suits for warmer weather, a diversity of sty...
• ap The Latest: Trump to meet Senate Dems over his agenda WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 7:55 a.m. President Donald Trump is expected to have lunch Thursday with a group of...
• ap Iran displays ancient Persian artifacts returned from the US TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is displaying hundreds of ancient and Persian artifacts, some dating back as far as 3,500 years and all of them recently brought bac...
• ap Man shot by South Carolina police released from hospital CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — A man who was shot by South Carolina police officers earlier this week has been released from a hospital and taken to jail on weapons char...
• ap Dow, DuPont try more divestments in seeking merger approval NEW YORK (AP) — Dow Chemical and DuPont are proposing more divestments as a way to nudge European regulators to approve their merger. The companies plan to j...
• reuters Carlyle earnings miss forecasts on hedge fund losses NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Carlyle Group L.P. posted sharply lower-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday after taking losse...
• reuters Driven from Iraq by IS, family struggles to make it to U.S. By Ellen Francis BEIRUT, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Amira al-Qassab and her family flitted from one Iraqi city to another fleeing Islamic State, then waited three yea...
• reuters Allergan beats profit estimates, forecasts upbeat 2017 Feb 8 (Reuters) - Allergan Plc reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street estimates, as higher demand for Botox and eye treatment Restas...
• reuters Nigeria approve $1 bln Eurobond sale as investors fret over oil, FX risk By Camillus Eboh and Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA/LAGOS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Nigeria's parliament has approved the government's request to sell a $1 billion Eurobond...
• reuters Cognizant to appoint directors, plans dividend in deal with Elliott By Rishika Sadam Feb 8 (Reuters) - IT services provider Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp agreed to appoint three new directors and return $3.4 billion to ...
• reuters Alpine Skiing-World championship men's super g results Feb 8 (Gracenote) - Results from the World championship Men's Super G on Wednesday 1. Erik Guay (Canada) 1:25.38 2. Kjetil Jansrud (Norway) 1:25.83 3. Manuel...
• reuters Health insurer Humana's quarterly adjusted profit beats Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. health insurer Humana Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly adjusted profit on Wednesday, as it added members in its individual ...
• reuters Drought dramatically worsens deadly West Nile virus epidemics in U.S. - scientists LONDON, Feb 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Drought has increased the severity of outbreaks of the deadly West Nile virus in the United States, and may doub...
• reuters Turkish plan to drive Islamic State from Raqqa under discussion - Erdogan spokesman ANKARA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Turkey has presented a detailed plan to drive Islamic State out of its Raqqa stronghold in northern Syria and discussions on the is...
• reuters SHOWCASE-Soccer-Toure warns against weighing down Jesus with expectations Feb 8 (Reuters) - Midfielder Yaya Toure has urged Manchester City not to put too much weight of expectation on young Gabriel Jesus' shoulders, despite the Br...
• reuters Duterte defends drugs war, rejects advice of 'idiot' ex-Colombia president By Martin Petty MANILA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a vigorous defence of his war on drugs on Wednesday, rejecting not only a...
• reuters Goodyear's sales fall 7.9 percent Feb 8 (Reuters) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, the largest U.S. tire maker, reported a 7.9 percent decline in quarterly sales on Wednesday, as it shipped fewer...
• ap Officials: Suspect in 4 slayings shot himself in standoff A woman faces multiple charges in two states after surrendering to authorities following a standoff at a Georgia motel that ended with another suspect in the...
• ap Travel ban decision in hands of federal appeals court judges SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court will decide whether to reinstate President Donald Trump's travel ban after a contentious hearing in which the ju...
• ap South Sudan president to seek election in 2018: Spokesman NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — South Sudan's president will seek election next year, a spokesman said Wednesday, in what will be the first vote on Salva Kiir's leader...
• pa Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny found guilty in retrial The judge has to yet to deliver a sentence.
• ap Erik Guay wins super-G world title as Canada outduels Norway ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Erik Guay won the super-G title at the world championships on Wednesday as the veteran Canadians outdueled the favored Norwegi...
• afp Fresh gunfire in army barracks town in I.Coast Ivory Coast special forces fired in the air in the army barracks town of Adiake for a second day Wednesday, the latest incident in weeks of trouble with muti...
• reuters Alpine Skiing-Evergreen Guay beats Jansrud to Super-G gold ST MORITZ, Switzerland, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Canadian veteran Erik Guay produced a stunning run on a challenging Super-G course to win the World Championship go...
• ap 'Justice Scalia's seat' has a history going back 150 years WASHINGTON (AP) — On the night Judge Neil Gorsuch was nominated to fill Justice Antonin Scalia's seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, he was thinking about histor...
• pa Rolf Harris cleared of three sex charges in second trial The 86-year-old Australian was found not guilty of three of seven alleged assaults in a second trial.
• reuters Bourses' weather products hard to place in European energy market By Vera Eckert ESSEN, Germany, Feb 8 (Reuters) - In theory, a European energy market for weather derivatives should thrive in a region with seasonal changes,...
• reuters Romanian government set to survive no-confidence motion over graft debacle By Radu-Sorin Marinas BUCHAREST, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Romania's month-old government expects to easily survive a no-confidence motion and "get back to work" on ...
• reuters EU softens proposal on extension of Chinese solar duties By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The European Commission has proposed extending import duties on solar panels from China by 18 months, a shor...
• ap Israeli groups ask court to block law legalizing settlements JERUSALEM (AP) — Two Israeli rights groups on Wednesday asked the country's Supreme Court to overturn a new law legalizing West Bank settlements, in the firs...
• afp Cape Town pools crack down on splashing as drought bites Cape Town on Wednesday announced a crackdown on splashing and surfer shorts at the city's swimming pools in a bid to save water as a fierce drought plagues S...
• reuters Six Afghan Red Cross workers killed by suspected Islamic State - officials By Bashir Ansari MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Suspected Islamic State gunmen killed at least six Afghan employees of the International Comm...
• reuters UK PM May says an independent Scotland would not be in the European Union LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - An independent Scotland would not be part of the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday. A majority o...
• afp Dummy mummy comes to the rescue of tiger cubs in India Park rangers in India are using a cuddly toy tigress to help three traumatised cubs spring back to their feet after the death of their mother. The cubs, who ...
• reuters Armed men kidnap Colombian nun in southern Mali BAMAKO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Armed men have kidnapped a Colombian nun from the town where she worked in southern Mali, officials said on Wednesday. The woman wa...
• reuters Kenya arrests three over UK-linked voting forms scandal By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Kenyan investigators arrested the former chief executive of the electoral commission and two others in dawn r...
• afp Obama enjoys watersports with Virgin chief on luxury island Barack Obama has been enjoying life after the US presidency by trying out watersports on a luxury Caribbean island owned by Richard Branson, the Virgin chief...
• pa Rob Burrow hits 500-match milestone in season opener It may be 17 years since his debut, but the Leeds half-back still gets nervous.
• reuters "Fantastic Beasts" helps Time Warner beat revenue estimate Feb 8 (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc, which is in the process of being bought by AT&T Inc, reported a higher-than-expected 11.5 rise in quarterly revenue and sa...
• reuters India c.bank signals end to rate cuts as inflation risks rise By Suvashree Choudhury and Rafael Nam MUMBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - India's central bank kept its policy rate on hold on Wednesday and unexpectedly signalled an ...
• ap Greek firefighters take to streets over hiring conditions ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters in uniform took to the streets of Athens Wednesday to protest hiring conditions, saying roughly one third of t...
• ap Pope repeats 'bridges not walls' after Trump travel ban VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis repeated his appeal for people to build bridges of understanding, not walls as he marked a feast day of a Sudanese immigrant...
• afp Pig bristles in brush with Malaysian law Authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia have seized some 2,000 paintbrushes labelled as "halal" but suspected to have been made with pig bristles, an officia...
• reuters Time Warner reports 11.47 pct rise in revenue Feb 8 (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc, which is in the process of being bought by AT&T Inc, reported an 11.47 rise in quarterly revenue, helped by the success of...
• reuters US STOCKS-Futures little changed amid earnings rush By Yashaswini Swamynathan Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors focused on quarterly earnings, a day after...
• ap Trump says overturning immigration ban could hurt security WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is tweeting that if he loses the pending court case over his travel ban, the country "can never have the security an...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Today - 8 February 2017 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. TRUMP TRAVEL BAN COURT DECISION EXPECTED THIS WEEK...
• ap Gunmen in northern Afghanistan kill 6 Red Cross staff KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen killed six employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, a spokesman for t...
• pa Johanna Konta and Heather Watson give GB win over Portugal in Fed Cup opener Britain´s group also includes Turkey and Latvia.
• pa Bradford make statement signing of Phoenix Hunapo-Nofoa The Samoan rugby union sevens player will play at Odsal Stadium for at least a year.
• reuters FA chairman Clarke says will quit if government rejects reform proposals LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - English Football Association chairman Greg Clarke will step down if the government does not support his proposals to reform the und...
• ap Ex-mayor faces court hearing in meth-for-sex sting FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — The former mayor of the Virginia city of Fairfax is scheduled to appear in court on charges he tried to trade drugs for sex. R. Scott Sil...
• reuters UK backs off banning illiquid assets in open-ended funds By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog has decided against a shake-up of open-ended funds, concluding that chan...
• ap Madonna faced sharp questions in Malawi adoption process LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) — Court documents in Malawi say Madonna was asked "uncomfortable questions" by a judge during the pop star's successful application to ...
• ap UK's House of Commons set to pass bill authorizing Brexit LONDON (AP) — Britain's House of Commons is set to approve a bill authorizing the start of exit talks with the European Union — a major step on the road to B...
• ap The Latest: EU nations took 12,000 refugees from 160K plan VIENNA (AP) — The Latest on Europe's response to the influx of migrants and refugees to the continent (all times local): 1:15 p.m. European Union countries h...
• reuters SHOWCASE-Soccer-Level-headed Bournemouth will not go down, says Redknapp Feb 8 (Reuters) - The lack of egos in Bournemouth's dressing room will help the south-coast club in their bid to steer clear of relegation from the Premier L...
• ap Voting starts in Somalia's presidential election MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Voting started Wednesday in Somalia's groundbreaking presidential election amid a security lockdown that has closed the capital's i...
• reuters Arch Coal says Trump administration positive for its business Feb 8 (Reuters) - Arch Coal Inc, which emerged from bankruptcy in October, said U.S. President Donald Trump's administration should prove to be positive for ...
• pa Allies dismiss claims of Jeremy Corbyn quit date amid Labour Brexit tensions The Labour leader is imposing a three-line whip on Wednesday´s Brexit Bill vote.
• reuters TABLE-Albania January CPI up strongly to 2.8 pct year-on-year TIRANA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Albania's consumer price inflation rose to 2.8 percent in January 2017 from January 2016 and 1.5 percent from December 2016, the In...
• pa US senator rebuked for quoting Martin Luther King´s widow Elizabeth Warren was silenced during a debate on the nomination of Jeff Sessions to be the country´s for attorney general.
• pa Dawn Harper-Nelson banned for three months after positive drug test Hydrochlorothiazide is in the class of diuretics and masking agents.
• pa Supreme Court ruling on `survivor´s pension´ could affect millions of cohabitees Denise Brewster challenged a ruling she was not automatically entitled to a "survivor´s pension".
• reuters Weak pound buoys GSK but drugmaker warns on 2017 generic threat LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline sales and profits jumped in the fourth quarter, helped by falling sterling, but the drugmaker cautioned profit grow...
• pa Remi Casty retains Catalans Dragons captaincy for 2017 season The French side kick-off their Super League season against Warrington.
• pa Thieves steal photographs of Coleen Rooney´s late sister Rosie McLoughlin died in 2013, aged 14.
• reuters Politics drives Italy, France bond yield gap with Germany to multi-year highs By Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Political uncertainty in France and Italy widened the gap between their 10-year government bond yields and th...
• reuters Politics drives Italy, France bond yield gap with Germany to multi-year highs By Abhinav Ramnarayan LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Political uncertainty in France and Italy widened the gap between their 10-year government bond yields and th...
• pa Smoking drill sparks `terror and panic´ on passenger train The commuter train had to be evacuated at Dalston Kingsland station.
• pa Gabriel Jesus surprised by his stunning start at Manchester City The Brazilian has scored three goals in four games since arriving in England from Palmeiras.
• reuters South Africa's Amplats CEO injured by buffalo CAPE TOWN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Anglo American Platinum Chief Executive Chris Griffith, who appeared this week at a mining conference in a wheelchair, was injur...
• reuters Allergan revenue up 7 pct as Botox offsets drop in older drug sales Feb 8 (Reuters) - Allergan Plc reported a 7 percent rise in quarterly revenue, as demand for its facial aesthetic therapies, including Botox, as well as eye ...
• reuters After record year, Vestas sees softer 2017 market By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Wind turbine maker Vestas warned on Wednesday that rapid growth in demand in the industry could be c...
• ap Army nod for Dakota Access pipeline looms; Tribe vows action BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The developer of the stalled Dakota Access oil pipeline could get clearance from the Army as early as Wednesday to finish the $3.8 bill...
• ap Ben & Jerry's moving forward with Vermont expansion plans ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) — Ben & Jerry's says it is moving forward with plans to expand its manufacturing facility in St. Albans, Vermont. The ice cream company ...
• reuters Bayern caught out by timing of Lahm retirement announcement BERLIN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich were surprised by the timing of captain Philipp Lahm's announcement that he planned to retire at the end of the seaso...
• reuters German police evacuate school near Leipzig, search for explosives BERLIN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - German police have evacuated a technical school in Borsdorf near the eastern city of Leipzig after an unknown man told students not...
• ap Carlsberg sales dropped 6 percent in the fourth quarter COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish brewer Carlsberg says sales dropped 6 percent in the fourth quarter to 24 billion kroner ($3.5 billion), but that 2016 as a...
• ap Tornadoes slam southeast Louisiana, injuring dozens NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brittany Ross remembers she was savoring the smell of her aunt's simmering white beans when the storm that injured about 40 people in sout...
• reuters Copper climbs as world's top two mines prepare to cut output By Peter Hobson LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Copper prices rose on Wednesday after the world's top two mines said strikes and permit delays would force them to ...
• ap Italy honors Albania coach Gianni de Biasi as a Knight TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Italy has awarded Gianni de Biasi, an Italian who coaches the Albanian national soccer team, with the Medal of the Star, graded as a K...
• ap The Latest: Woman faces more charges after 4th victim dies The Latest on the capture of a woman suspected in a string of deaths across Florida and Alabama (all times local): 7 a.m. A 37-year-old woman faces multiple ...
• reuters RSA boosts capital strength with $1 bln reinsurance deal-CFO LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - British insurer RSA has strengthened its capital base above its target range with a deal to dispose of a book of mainly asbestos-re...
• reuters Russian court says opposition leader Navalny guilty of embezzlement KIROV, Russia, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A Russian judge said on Wednesday that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was guilty of embezzlement, Interfax news agency rep...
• reuters Yemen expresses concern at U.S. raid but stops short of ban Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Yemeni government has expressed concern to the United States over a U.S. commando raid targeting al Qaeda militants which killed severa...
• reuters Swedish economic equality gap still tight, but fastest growing in OECD By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Economic inequality has grown faster in Sweden than any other developed country in recent decades as top earner...
• reuters African mining hopes are distant from uncertain reality: Russell By Clyde Russell CAPE TOWN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - It should be a match made in heaven. Developing Africa's vast mineral resources to meet the needs of the resour...
• reuters White House eyeing executive order targeting 'conflict minerals' rule - sources By Sarah N. Lynch and Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is planning to issue an executive order targeting a controversial...
• reuters White House eyeing executive order targeting 'conflict minerals' rule - sources By Sarah N. Lynch and Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is planning to issue an executive order targeting a controversial...
• reuters Abbas says could end security cooperation over Israeli settlements push PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday he could be forced to suspend security cooperation with Israel if the ramp-up ...
• ap Beaten boy invited to Wrigley by Cubs' Rizzo returns home SOUTH ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy who was invited to Wrigley Field for a game by Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo after suffering a severe beating a...
• reuters Disruptions at top two copper mines threaten global supply By Wilda Asmarini JAKARTA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Disruptions at the world's two biggest copper mines by strikes and other issues this week are threatening to red...
• reuters Kuwait welcomes Iran's readiness for dialogue with Gulf - Kuwaiti state news RIYADH, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Kuwait has welcomed Iran's willingness for dialogue with its Gulf Arab neighbours, saying any talks are likely to help resolve civi...
• reuters Cambodia promises harsher drug crackdown as arrests soar PHNOM PENH, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen pledged on Wednesday to intensify a campaign against drugs after the arrest of more than 2,400...
• reuters U.S. health insurer Humana's quarterly revenue falls 3.6 pct Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. health insurer Humana Inc posted a 3.6 percent fall in quarterly revenue on Wednesday, hurt in part by a decline in premium revenue as...
• reuters Trump travel ban shows U.S. misunderstanding of anti-terror duties -Chinese state media BEIJING, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's order temporarily banning visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries shows that his administratio...
• reuters 'Emotional' Pochettino is just what Tottenham need, says Kane Feb 8 (Reuters) - In Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham Hotspur have a manager who is respectful to a fault but who can be ruthless if players don't toe the line...
• reuters Islamist gunmen kill four guards in hotel attack in Somalia BOSASSO, Somalia, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Islamist gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Wednesday, killing four guards, a senior ...
• reuters Alaska Air revenue rises 10.7 percent Feb 8 (Reuters) - Alaska Air Group Inc, which became the fifth-largest U.S. carrier after completing its $2.6 billion acquisition of Virgin America Inc in De...
• reuters Etihad sees challenging year as passenger growth slows DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Etihad Airways faces "another challenging year", Group Chief Executive James Hogan said on Wednesday, adding the Abu Dhabi-based car...
• ap UN: 120,000 Nigerians likely face Boko Haram-created famine JOHANNESBURG (AP) — More than 120,000 Nigerians likely will suffer "catastrophic" famine-like conditions caused by Boko Haram's Islamic uprising, among 11 mi...
• ap Yemen seeks 'reassessment' of deadly US raid CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's foreign minister says it has asked for a "reassessment" of a U.S. raid last month that killed several women and children, but denies rep...
• ap Austrian deputy mayor invites constituents join him in sauna VIENNA (AP) — The deputy mayor of an Austrian town is inviting constituents to strip down and join him in the sauna. Saunas in Austria are traditionally mixe...
• ap Mother expected to make plea in birthday cake beating death HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors say they expect to strike a plea deal with a Maryland woman whose 9-year-old son was fatally beaten over a missing piece o...
• reuters Boutique bank Moelis wins advisory role for mammoth Saudi Aramco IPO By Lauren Hirsch, Clara Denina and Hadeel Al Sayegh NEW YORK/LONDON/DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - New York-based boutique investment bank Moelis & Co has been cho...
• ap Poland's top politician pleased by talks with Merkel WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's ruling party leader says that his talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel were held in "good atmosphere" and that he believ...
• ap Head of English soccer threatens to quit over reforms LONDON (AP) — The head of the English Football Association has threatened to quit if a set of proposals to reform the governing body is not backed by the Bri...
• afp India to remove cash withdrawal limits Limits on cash withdrawals will be removed entirely from March 13, India's central bank said Wednesday, as it left interest rates on hold for the second time...
• reuters Lundbeck gives up on Alzheimer's drug, rival to Axovant pill By Ben Hirschler Feb 8 (Reuters) - Two remaining late-stage clinical trials testing an experimental Alzheimer's drug from Denmark's Lundbeck have failed, scu...
• afp UN appeals for $2.1 bn for Yemen aid as famine looms The UN appealed Wednesday for $2.1 billion to provide desperately needed aid to millions of people in war-ravaged Yemen this year, warning the country could ...
• afp Myanmar cops in Rohingya abuse video 'didn't intend to harm' Three police officers have been sentenced to two months detention over a video showing them abusing Rohingya civilians, security sources told AFP Wednesday, ...
• reuters England captaincy could propel Root to new level - Cook By Martyn Herman LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Joe Root's prodigious batting could reach a new level if he is made England captain, Alastair Cook said after step...
• ap Syria rejects Amnesty's report of mass hangings as 'untrue' BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's justice ministry on Wednesday rejected an Amnesty International report of mass hangings of as many as 13,000 people in a prison near Da...
• reuters China punishes former minister, deputy in graft probe BEIJING, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party on Wednesday said it was punishing a former civil affairs minister and an ex-deputy for dereliction...
• reuters Zimbabwe's top court throws out case against Mugabe HARARE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court dismissed a case against President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday lodged by an activist who accused the...
• reuters U.N. seeks $2.1 billion to avert famine in Yemen By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $2.1 billion to provide food and other life-saving assistance to ...
• reuters Ukraine's economy surged at end of last year, statistics chief says KIEV, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Ukraine's economy grew as much as 4.8 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter, the state statistics agency's chief said on Wednesd...
• reuters Ukraine's economy surged at end of last year, statistics chief says KIEV, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Ukraine's economy grew as much as 4.8 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter, the state statistics agency's chief said on Wednesd...
• ap Sri Lanka to ask UN for more time to probe war crimes COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka says it needs more time to fulfill promises given to the U.N. human rights body to investigate war crime allegations from...
• afp South Africa stick to winning formula South Africa on Wednesday retained the squad that has outplayed Sri Lanka in a one-day series for the limited-overs section of a tour of New Zealand starting...
• reuters Leicester's 'warriors' will fend off relegation - Ranieri Feb 8 (Reuters) - Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri backed his team of "warriors" to arrest their poor run of form and avoid relegation from the Premier...
• reuters TABLE-Chile consumer prices rise 0.5 pct in January, above forecasts SANTIAGO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Chile's consumer price index rose 0.5 percent in January, above a Reuters forecast, as prices for alcoholic beverages, tobacco an...
• reuters Cognizant names three directors to board in deal with Elliott Feb 8 (Reuters) - IT services provider Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp said on Wednesday it named three directors to its board in a deal with activist sh...
• ap Tokyo golf club undecided over rule changes to allow women TOKYO (AP) — Board members at the club that will host the 2020 Olympic golf tournament failed to make a decision about changing their policy of excluding wom...
• reuters Searches in Germany, Britain focus on Islamist suspects, prosecutor says BERLIN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Police searched homes and other properties in Britain and the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia on Wednesday for evidence on t...
• reuters Scotland must have say on UK's Article 50 letter -Scottish minister LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The British government cannot begin the process of leaving the EU before it has agreed with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland th...
• reuters Pope issues stinging criticism of Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya VATICAN CITY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Pope Francis issued a stinging criticism of atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya minority on Wednesday, saying they had been...
• reuters U.N. seeks $2.1 billion to avert famine in Yemen GENEVA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $2.1 billion to provide food and other life-saving assistance to 12 million people in ...
• reuters Trump accuser follows Cosby playbook by pursuing defamation suit By Joseph Ax NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - When former reality television contestant Summer Zervos accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct last fall, she pur...
• reuters Ukraine economy grew faster than expected in Q4, statistics chief KIEV, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Ukraine's economy grew as much as 4.8 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter, the state statistics agency's chief said on Wednesd...
• afp Madonna felt 'compelled' to adopt twins: court papers US pop superstar Madonna felt "compelled" to adopt four-year-old twin girls from an orphanage in Malawi after hearing of their plight through her charity wor...
• ap Russian tattoo artist turns abuse scars into butterflies UFA, Russia (AP) — Flowers and butterflies are what a Russian tattoo artist gives to victims of domestic violence to help hide the physical scars from abusiv...
• reuters German agency working to clear backlog of 435,000 asylum cases BERLIN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Germany's migration agency hopes to clear a backlog of 435,000 asylum cases within months, the organisation's new director said in ...
• reuters UK retailer Dunelm warns of price rises after profit slump Feb 8 (Reuters) - British homewares retailer Dunelm Group Plc said half-year pretax profit fell 26 percent, hurt by a weaker market and short-term disruption...
• reuters Poll shows Le Pen losing French presidential runoff PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A daily opinion poll publication continued to show far-right leader Marine Le Pen losing the French presidential runoff on May 7. Th...
• afp 4 detained over deadly massage parlour fire in China Four people have been detained over a foot massage parlour fire that killed 18 and injured 18 others in eastern China at the weekend, state media reported. T...
• reuters China says risks from cross-border capital flows under control BEIJING, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China's foreign exchange regulator said on Wednesday that risks from cross-border capital flows will be generally under control in...
• ap Indian fire kills Pakistani laborer in Kashmir ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says "unprovoked" Indian fire has killed a civilian in the disputed Kashmir region, calling it the latest violation of a 2003 cease...
• reuters UK financial watchdog rejects shake up of open-ended funds LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog has decided against a shake-up of the open-ended funds industry, saying changes such as a ban on holdi...
• reuters China halts construction at major Lotte project amid THAAD tension By Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Feb 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's Lotte Group said Chinese authorities have halted construction at a multi-billion dollar r...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST- Canada-Feb 8 Feb 8 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their ac...
• ap Officials: CIA chief to visit Turkey, discuss security ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — CIA Director Mike Pompeo will visit Turkey on Thursday in his first overseas visit to discuss security issues, including Turkey's fight...
• reuters A.P. Moller-Maersk misses Q4 forecasts as impairments weigh COPENHAGEN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A.P. Moller-Maersk missed fourth-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday as the world's largest shipping company pressed on wi...
• reuters Radio Free Europe, Voice of America launch new Russian-language TV channel By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. government-backed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE)and Voice of America launched a new 24-hour Russian-...
• ap EU fines 3 battery recycling companies for forming cartel BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has fined three battery recycling companies a combined $72 million for forming a cartel that artificially kept the purchas...
• afp India axe triple centurion for Bangladesh Test India captain Virat Kohli insisted Wednesday that his record-breaking side weren't taking their debut home Test against Bangladesh lightly -- despite droppin...
• reuters Turkish army and Syrian rebels close in on Islamic State town By Humeyra Pamuk and Tom Perry ANKARA/BEIRUT, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels supported by Turkish armed forces have seized control of strategically importan...
• reuters Britain's FTSE steadies as stronger miners offset weaker oils By Atul Prakash LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index steadied on Wednesday, underperforming European peers, with a drop in energy stocks on th...
• reuters India scraps funding ties with Gates Foundation on immunisation By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A group backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that works on India's immunisation programmes will now be ...
• reuters Kenya arrests three over UK-linked voting forms scandal By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Kenyan investigators arrested the former chief executive of the electoral commission and two others in dawn r...
• afp Somalia votes for president under tight security Somali lawmakers were choosing a president under tight security Wednesday, with roads closed and residents urged to remain indoors over fears of a strike on ...
• ap Amid tensions, China planning polices to attract Taiwanese BEIJING (AP) — China is drafting policies to attract Taiwanese to live and work on the mainland, a government spokesman said Wednesday, in a direct appeal to...
• afp Syria says Amnesty report on mass hangings 'completely false' Syria's justice ministry on Wednesday dismissed as "completely false" an Amnesty International report alleging up to 13,000 people were hanged over five year...
• reuters Russian court says opposition leader Navalny guilty of embezzlement: Ifax MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A Russian judge on Wednesday said that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was guilty of embezzlement, Interfax news agency reported, ...
• ap Qatar says producers sticking to oil output cuts DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar's energy minister says OPEC members and oil-producing allies are adhering to previously agreed production cuts aimed at taking suppl...
• ap European shares gain, Asia mixed as oil prices fall further KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — European shares were higher Wednesday while stocks in Asia were mixed as oil prices fell further on concerns over growing inven...
• pa GB on course for Winter Olympics history in South Korea says team boss A British team of around 60 athletes will take part in the Games.
• reuters Syngenta sees ChemChina takeover closing in Q2 By Ludwig Burger and Michael Shields FRANKFURT/ZURICH, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta pushed back the expected closure of its ag...
• pa 5 to watch at the Winter Olympics A British team of around 60 athletes are expected to enjoy success in Pyeongchang.
• reuters Russia's Putin to meet Volkswagen CEO in Moscow - Kremlin MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Volkswagen Chief Executive Matthias Mueller in Moscow later on Wednesday, Kremlin spokes...
• pa Man charged with fraud after RAF jets divert passenger flight to Stansted The Pakistan International Airlines plane was on its way from Lahore to Heathrow.
• reuters Philippines puts anti-drug operation on hold to tackle rogue police By Karen Lema MANILA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Philippine police have suspended controversial anti-narcotics operations until they can rid their ranks of "scalawag...
• reuters WS Atkins exploring M&A, keeps own counsel on CH2M merger report By Esha Vaish Feb 8 (Reuters) - British engineering and design consultancy WS Atkins is examining potential acquisitions, its chief executive said, but he de...
• reuters EMERGING MARKETS-Dollar inflicts second day of losses on emerging markets By Claire Milhench LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Dollar strength and European political risks kept emerging markets under pressure on Wednesday, with equities sl...
• pa £5.3bn plan to integrate health and social care failing to save money The National Audit Office believes expectations on what the Better Care Fund for England could achieve were over-optimistic.
• ap 'Soul Mate' leads Hong Kong Film Awards nominees with 12 HONG KONG (AP) — Romance drama "Soul Mate" has charmed the Hong Kong Film Awards. The coming-of-age tale of two girls falling for the same boy received 12 no...
• reuters Earnings nudge European shares higher, Storebrand and Vinci lead By Helen Reid LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - European shares edged higher on Wednesday led by mining and construction stocks on a heavy day for company results. T...
• afp Trump, Erdogan agree Syria cooperation, CIA chief visit: Ankara President Donald Trump and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed to cooperate in the fight against jihadists in Syria, in their first phone call since th...
• ap 4 killed as extremists hit hotel in Somalia's Puntland area MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A police officer says suspected extremists tried to storm a hotel in Somalia's northeastern semiautonomous state of Puntland, spark...
• reuters Two Turkish soldiers killed, 15 slightly wounded in Syria -army ANKARA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Two Turkish soldiers were killed and 15 were slightly wounded in clashes with Islamic State militants in northern Syria on Wednesda...
• reuters Political jitters keep euro, French debt under pressure By Nigel Stephenson LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Political uncertainty ahead of European elections prompted nervous investors to sell the euro and kept lower-ra...
• reuters Political jitters keep euro, French debt under pressure By Nigel Stephenson LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Political uncertainty ahead of European elections prompted nervous investors to sell the euro and kept lower-ra...
• reuters Qatar says oil market can cope with higher shale output By Rania El Gamal and Tom Finn DOHA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Higher oil prices may boost shale oil production but the global oil market can accommodate this as dem...
• reuters Turkey-backed forces make important progress in Syria, foreign minister says ANKARA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels and Turkish special forces have together made important progress in northern Syria in the fight against Islamic State...
• reuters Pope issues stinging criticism of Myanmar's treatment of Rohingyas VATICAN CITY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a stinging criticism of atrocities against Myanmar's minority Rohingyas, saying they have be...
• reuters Swiss power group ABB halts order decline with small fourth-quarter rise ZURICH, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Swiss power and automation group ABB snapped a two-year order decline in the fourth quarter due to improvements in its U.S. and Chi...
• reuters Sterling steadies around $1.25 as BoE hints hold focus By John Geddie LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The British pound steadied around $1.25 on Wednesday after a series of swings a day earlier driven by competing sign...
• ap Bernie Sanders coming to Miss. for march against Nissan CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and actor Danny Glover are coming to Mississippi to help bring attention to what organizers call poor workin...
• afp Polisario on alert along W.Sahara sand barrier Behind a long sand wall winding through the disputed Western Sahara, leaders battling for the independence of the former Spanish colony say they are on alert...
• ap Separatist commander assassinated in eastern Ukraine MOSCOW (AP) — A prominent rebel leader in eastern Ukraine has been killed in an explosion in his office, his associates said on Wednesday. The rebels' Donets...
• pa At least £19m paid to informants by police forces over five years Data shows the biggest spenders between 2011 and 2016 were Scotland Yard.
• reuters Saudi hires Jadwa Investment to advise on selling soccer clubs -sources By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Tom Arnold DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Jadwa Investment, one of the country's largest privately owned investment banks, h...
• reuters Saudi hires Jadwa Investment to advise on selling soccer clubs -sources By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Tom Arnold DUBAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Jadwa Investment, one of the country's largest privately owned investment banks, h...
• reuters Strike by Berlin airports' staff forces flight cancellations, delays BERLIN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - German ground staff went on strike at Berlin's two airports on Wednesday, forcing the cancellation of 137 flights and delaying many...
• reuters France's Fillon makes appeal to voters, retains party backing PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Conservative French presidential candidate Francois Fillon appealed to voters on Wednesday via a newspaper column to back his campai...
• reuters Somali lawmakers gather at airport to vote for president By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Somali lawmakers gathered behind the blast walls of the capital's airport on Wednesday to elect t...
• ap Teen accused of Virginia girl's slaying wants trial moved CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Tech student accused of killing a 13-year-old girl wants his upcoming trial moved. Attorneys for David Eisenhaue...
• reuters Hargreaves hit by savings product delay, weak cash-return outlook By Simon Jessop LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Falling cash returns and a delay to a new savings product overshadowed a robust first-half profit rise at Britain's...
• ap Swede who made numbers and facts entertaining dies at 68 COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Swedish foundation says Hans Rosling, a global health professor known for his ability to make numbers and facts entertaining, ha...
• reuters UK employers expect to offer smaller pay rises in 2017 - BoE LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - British employers expect to offer less generous pay deals this year compared with 2016 despite rising inflation, probably putting p...
• reuters SoftBank expects to gain from Trump's promised deregulation By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's CEO Masayoshi Son said on Wednesday the Japanese firm should benefit from President Donald ...
• pa MLS hires Howard Webb to help bring in video referees by August The US game has already been trialling VARs in its development leagues.
• ap 13 European nations meet about possible migration uptick VIENNA (AP) — The interior and defense ministers of 13 European nations are meeting in Vienna on ways to prepare for a possible uptick in migrant flows once ...
• reuters Violence spreads in Paris suburbs after police rape accusation By Brian Love PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Violence spread in Paris's northern suburbs for a fourth night and French police arrested a dozen people, police said ...
• reuters Drugmaker Sanofi in no hurry for deals as signals stable 2017 By Matthias Blamont PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - France's biggest drugmaker, Sanofi , which missed out to Johnson & Johnson on buying Actelion last month, said i...
• reuters FOREX-Political risks weigh on euro, yen gains By Patrick Graham LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The euro fell another third of a percent against the dollar on Wednesday, as concerns around a resurgence in poli...
• afp Bangladesh family arrested over fake penis scam A family in Bangladesh has been arrested after using a fake penis to trick villagers into believing a genie had performed a sex change on their teenage daugh...
• ap Japan broad trade surplus at 9-year high on weaker yen TOKYO (AP) — Japan's current account surplus hit a 9-year high in 2016, helped by lower costs for imported oil and a recovery in exports that could add to fr...
• ap Sen. Sessions on track for confirmation as attorney general WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is working overtime toward confirming President Donald Trump's close ally, Sen. Jeff Sessions, to become the nation's top law en...
• ap Raids in Germany, Britain in probe linked to Syria militants BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say that apartments and other properties in western Germany and Britain are being searched in an investigation of two people...
• afp Wallabies coach Cheika not bugging All Blacks for espionage apology Wallabies coach Michael Cheika on Wednesday said he's not expecting an apology from New Zealand after a security consultant employed by the All Blacks was ch...
• ap First Navy SEAL to become admiral dies at 93 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Richard Lyon, the first Navy SEAL to rise to the rank of admiral, has died at 93. Lyon served four decades in the Navy, including World War ...
• reuters Australia probes coal spill near Great Barrier Reef SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Coal has washed up in waters dangerously close to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, environmental authorities said on Wednesday, foll...
• reuters China FX regulator sees risks from cross-border capital flows under control in 2017 BEIJING, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China foreign exchange regulator said on Wednesday that risks from cross-border capital flows will be generally under control in 2...
• reuters Searches in Germany, Britain focused on Islamist suspects-prosecutor BERLIN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - German authorities searched homes and other properties in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia and Britain on Wednesday to ga...
• reuters Luxury goods company Hermes keeps financial goals as Q4 sales rise By Dominique Vidalon and Pascale Denis PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - French luxury goods group Hermes kept its full year profitability goal on Wednesday after pos...
• reuters Shanty town fire in Philippines leaves 15,000 homeless MANILA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A massive fire swept through a crowded shanty town near the docks in Manila, destroying houses and leaving 15,000 people homeless, ...
• afp Try suffocating kittens, Indian textbook tells kids An Indian publisher has caused a furore with a school textbook that encourages children to suffocate kittens as part of a scientific experiment. The book, wh...
• reuters China preliminary Q4 current account surplus $37.6 bln BEIJING, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China posted a preliminary current account surplus of $37.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2016 and a deficit of $37.6 billion o...
• reuters Triple ton not enough for India's Nair, Rahane to return Feb 8 (Reuters) - Karun Nair's triple century in his previous test was not enough to secure his place in the India team for their one-off test against Bangla...
• reuters Australian to surrender to Thai police after deadly jet ski accident PHUKET, Thailand, Feb 8 (Reuters) - An Australian man is expected to surrender to Thai police on Thursday following the death of his girlfriend in a jet ski ...
• reuters Cautious outlook, asset outflows eclipse Vontobel profit By Joshua Franklin ZURICH, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Swiss bank and asset manager Vontobel on Wednesday struck a cautious tone for 2017 following a year marked by bi...
• ap Moller-Maersk shares slide as Q4 profits sink further COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk says its losses deepened to $2.7 billion in the fourth quarter from $2.5 billion ...
• ap JOC's Takeda questioned over payments made by Tokyo bidders TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo prosecutors have questioned the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee over allegations that dubious payments were made by the bid te...
• ap Violence spreads in Paris suburbs; 17 more arrests PARIS (AP) — Police say rioters have again set fire to cars and garbage bins overnight in spreading violence in the suburbs of Paris over the alleged rape of...
• afp Pakistanis condemn ban on Bollywood blockbuster 'Raees' Pakistan's ban on Bollywood thriller "Raees" sparked a social media backlash Wednesday, after the film featuring Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan was denounce...
• ap Busy day in WNBA free agency with Toliver going to Mystics NEW YORK (AP) — Washington got another shooter while New York re-signed two guards on a busy day in WNBA free agency. The Mystics signed free agent Kristi To...
• reuters Investors tiptoe back into Russia in toystore IPO By Olga Sichkar and Maria Kiselyova MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The owners of Russia's largest toy retailer Detsky Mir raised $355 million in an initial public...
• reuters Australian security law watchdog urges scrapping of indefinite detention MELBOURNE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday it would consider recommendations from its security law watchdog to do away with rules allowing for ...
• reuters Solar borehole protects Kenyan herders' children as drought deepens By Isaiah Esipisu TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya, Feb 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A borehole dug by herders in a desperate attempt to survive Kenya's last severe...
• reuters Homewares retailer Dunelm profit slumps 26 pct; shares tumble Feb 8 (Reuters) - British homewares retailer Dunelm Group Plc said half-year pretax profit fell 26 percent, hurt by a weaker market and a short-term disrupti...
• ap Visa changes could stunt budding US-India ties under Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and India seem like a natural fit in the Trump era: rambunctious democracies, led by populists, focused on economic growth and fig...
• afp Death toll in strikes on Syria ex-Qaeda hits 46: monitor The death toll in air strikes against Al-Qaeda's former affiliate in Syria in the northwest of the country has risen to 46, including 24 civilians, a monitor...
• ap Democratic pressure to oppose Trump roils Capitol Hill WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are under intense pressure from the liberal base to oppose President Donald Trump at every turn, a dynamic that wil...
• ap Man convicted of helping plot Texas attack to be sentenced PHOENIX (AP) — Sentencing is set Wednesday for an American-born Muslim convert convicted of supporting the Islamic State group and helping to plot a 2015 att...
• reuters Thai king's daughter given goodwill role with UN crime body BANGKOK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The new Thai king's daughter, Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, is to become a goodwill ambassador for the rule of law in Southeast...
• ap Court mulls travel ban: To compound whiplash, or calm it? SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump's surprise executive order on immigration and a Seattle judge's stunning decision to temporarily block it a week later ...
• afp Japan Olympics golf club 'baffled' over sexism row The chairman of the Japanese golf club set to host the sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics said they are bewildered by requests to lift its ban on women becomin...
• afp Scientists find huge ancient landslide on Great Barrier Reef A massive underwater landslide that could have triggered a towering tsunami some 300,000 years ago has been discovered in the depths of Australia's Great Bar...
• ap Palestinians fear being sidelined by Trump White House RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who spent hundreds of hours on the phone and in meetings with U.S. presidents and secretaries of...
• ap Documents show Melania Trump still involved in branding WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump expected to develop "multi-million dollar business relationships" tied to her presence in the White House, accordi...
• ap GOP-backed measures seek to rein in science used at EPA WASHINGTON (AP) — Pondering new restrictions on how the Environmental Protection Agency can use scientific data, congressional Republicans are seeking advice...
• pa Banks charging up to £180 fees on £100 borrowing, Which? finds The consumer group is calling for a crackdown on "punitive" charges.
• afp Indian cops arrest US businessman over idol smuggling Indian police have arrested an American businessman accused of involvement in an international smuggling ring that illegally trades in artefacts believed loo...
• reuters IT security firm Sophos rises after $100 mln Invincea deal LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - British IT security company Sophos has agreed to buy malware protection company Invincea for $100 million to bolster its product li...
• reuters Brexit boosts support for Scottish independence - BMG poll By Elisabeth O'Leary EDINBURGH, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Support for Scottish independence rose last month after British Prime Minister Theresa May came out in favo...
• reuters Myanmar says it killed Bangladeshi fisherman in self-defense By Simon Lewis and Mohammad Nurul Islam YANGON/COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A Myanmar patrol boat opened fire on Bangladeshi fishermen, killing...
• ap Jack Nicholson attached to remake Oscar nom 'Toni Erdmann' LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a seven year hiatus from film, Jack Nicholson is expected to return to the big screen in an English language remake of the Oscar-nom...
• reuters Earnings push European shares higher, Storebrand and Aberdeen lead LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Wednesday led by mining stocks and financials on a heavy day for regional corporate results. The pan-Europe...
• ap Devos vows to be 'tireless advocate for all students' WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos vowed to be a "tireless advocate for all students" after being confirmed for the job by the slimmest possib...
• reuters Turkish army, Syrian rebels escalate assault on IS-held city ISTANBUL/BEIRUT, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Turkish army and allied Syrian rebels have captured the western outskirts of the Islamic State-held city of al-Bab, a ...
• reuters Hong Kong stocks get boost from China property developers, brokers Feb 8 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks erased early losses and closed at 3-1/2-month highs on Wednesday, boosted by shares of China property developers and broke...
• reuters Hyundai may source car batteries from China amid political tension By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor said on Wednesday it may procure electric vehicle batteries from Chinese companies for a planned China ...
• ap Romania: government faces no-confidence vote BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania's center-left government faces a vote of no-confidence over a measure to decriminalize official misconduct, a proposal that...
• reuters Erdogan, Trump agree to act jointly against Islamic State in Syria -Turkish sources WASHINGTON/ANKARA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call overnight to act jointly against...
• pa Alastair Cook stands down, saying England have `stagnated´ under his captaincy Cook announced his resignation on Monday after four-and-half-years and a record-breaking 59 Tests in charge of the team.
• reuters London copper boils as world's top two mines set to start output cuts By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - London copper climbed on Wednesday towards two month peaks, boosted by supply concerns after the world's top t...
• reuters Sri Lanka ramps up fuel imports as drought hits hydropower By Jessica Jaganathan and Shihar Aneez SINGAPORE/COLOMBO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's fuel imports in January jumped to double typical monthly levels, with...
• reuters Chaos at Indonesian ports disrupts coal shipping By Fergus Jensen and Henning Gloystein JAKARTA/SINGAPORE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Road blockages and bad weather in Kalimantan on the Indonesian side of Borneo isl...
• reuters Vestas Q4 in line with expectations; says 2017 sales could fall COPENHAGEN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems on Wednesday posted fourth-quarter operating profit in line with expectations but said r...
• reuters Somali lawmakers gather at airport to vote for president By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Somali lawmakers gathered behind the blast walls of the capital's airport on Wednesday to elect t...
• afp Philippines seeks US, China help to combat sea pirates The Philippines is seeking US and Chinese help to guard a major sea lane as Islamic militants shift attacks to international shipping, officials said Wednesd...
• pa Hundreds of jobs secured as steel industry gets £2.8m shot in the arm The Welsh Government plans to invest almost £3 million in the industry.
• pa Philipp Lahm to retire at end of season He announced the news after Bayern´s 1-0 win over Wolfsburg in the DFB-Pokal.
• ap Media fact-checking more aggressive under Trump NEW YORK (AP) — These days of alternative facts, phantom terrorist attacks and fake news are changing the way news organizations do their jobs. Media outlets...
• reuters Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Feb 8 BRATISLAVA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT ...
• pa Houston Rockets continue to fire in NBA James Harden´s double-double helped the Rockets beat the Orlando Magic.
• reuters Banking sector woes are main challenge for Kazakhstan - IMF By Olzhas Auyezov ALMATY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The main challenge facing Central Asian oil exporter Kazakhstan is cleaning up a banking system saddled with bad ...
• reuters Japan's Abe hopes promises on jobs, defense will temper Trump's tone on trade By Linda Sieg and David Brunnstrom TOKYO/WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Washington on Thursday hoping promises to help crea...
• reuters Japan's Abe hopes promises on jobs, defense will temper Trump's tone on trade By Linda Sieg and David Brunnstrom TOKYO/WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Washington on Thursday hoping promises to help crea...
• ap Ground staff strike at German airports, flights scrapped BERLIN (AP) — A strike by ground staff at Berlin's two airports has caused the cancellation of dozens of flights. The ver.di union called out members at Berl...
• ap Australia coach Cheika not expecting New Zealand apology SYDNEY (AP) — Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says he is not expecting an apology from the New Zealand Rugby Union amid the on-going controversy over the bugg...
• ap Malaysia seizes pig-hair brushes after Muslims complain KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities have seized thousands of paint brushes suspected of containing pig bristles after consumers in this Musli...
• reuters Qatar says oil market can cope with higher shale output DOHA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Higher oil prices may boost shale oil production but the global oil market can accommodate this as demand remains healthy, Qatar's en...
• pa RAF jets divert passenger plane to Stansted amid security alert Scotland Yard said a 52-year-old man, due to be arrested on arrival at Heathrow, was detained at Stansted.
• pa Speakers in discord over Donald Trump Parliament invitation Lord Fowler suggested it was for Parliament to consider whether there was a better way to reach such decisions.
• pa Many councils unsure over extended childcare provision Only a third of local authorities think there will be sufficient childcare available.
• reuters Confident Rio Tinto hands back cash as iron ore booms By James Regan SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto put its focus on returning cash to shareholders on Wednesday after beating profit forecasts o...
• ap SoftBank quarterly profit soars on investment empire TOKYO (AP) — Japanese telecommunications, internet and solar company SoftBank Group Corp. reported Wednesday that its October-December profit soared to about...
• pa Greg Clarke rejects MPs´ criticism of FA but says he will quit if reforms fail A motion of `no confidence´ in the FA is to be debated in the House of Commons on Thursday.
• ap With golf and gifts, Japan's Abe cuts own path with Trump TOKYO (AP) — Japan is charting its own course to deal with a radically different U.S. president, an approach that will be tested at the end of this week when...
• reuters Japanese investors unwind U.S., French bonds positions in Dec TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japanese investors dumped U.S. and French bonds in December, government data showed on Wednesday, as the post-U.S. election global b...
• reuters China invites Britain to attend new Silk Road summit -sources By Ben Blanchard and Elizabeth Piper BEIJING/LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China has invited British Prime Minister Theresa May to attend a major summit in May o...
• reuters China invites Britain to attend new Silk Road summit -sources By Ben Blanchard and Elizabeth Piper BEIJING/LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China has invited British Prime Minister Theresa May to attend a major summit in May o...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Feb 8 MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The following are some of the stories in Russia's newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouc...
• reuters Homewares retailer Dunelm raises interim dividend Feb 8 (Reuters) - British homewares retailer Dunelm Group Plc raised its interim dividend by 8.3 percent after notching up a rise in half-year sales on stron...
• reuters French 2017 deficit reduction target "hard to achieve" - state auditing body PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The French government's public deficit reduction target for 2017 will be "very difficult" to achieve, as it underestimates a rise in...
• reuters French Q1 GDP growth seen at 0.3 pct -Bank of France PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - France's economy will expand by 0.3 percent in the first quarter, the Bank of France said on Wednesday in its first forecast for the...
• pa Government defeats attempts to give MPs decisive say over final Brexit terms Tory rebels hit out at the Government after it appeared to make a concession to appease remain campaigners.
• reuters Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Feb 8 PRAGUE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Czec...
• afp Spectre of censorship haunts S. Korea artists When a documentary opened on the deep sea divers who retrieved around 300 bodies, mostly schoolchildren, from a South Korean ferry disaster, tickets sold out...
• reuters Basketball-Blazers' Turner fractures right hand Feb 7 (Reuters) - Portland Trail Blazers swingman Evan Turner broke his right hand on Tuesday against the Dallas Mavericks and is out indefinitely. Turner le...
• reuters Shanghai stocks rise to near one-month high SHANGHAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Shanghai stocks rose to a near one-month high on Wednesday, as a strong rally in financial shares erased initial worries stemming...
• afp Hockey stars could miss 2018 Games as NHL owners fume The world's best ice hockey players may be missing from the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics thanks to a money dispute that has National Hockey League team o...
• ap NHL leads North American sports in midseason coach firings The 38 in-season firings of an NHL coach over the past 10 years: Anaheim Ducks: Randy Carlyle, 2011(asterisk) Boston Bruins: Claude Julien, 2017(asterisk) Bu...
• reuters Asia shares, euro on edge as political worries mount in U.S., France By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Asian share markets hovered below four-month highs on Wednesday and the euro was pressured as doubts over the polic...
• reuters Asia shares, euro on edge as political worries mount in U.S., France By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Asian share markets hovered below four-month highs on Wednesday and the euro was pressured as doubts over the polic...
• ap 'Crazy' NHL season of coach firings continues with Julien It's coach firing season in the NHL. Well, actually, that's every season. Claude Julien of the Boston Bruins became the fourth coach fired this season on Tue...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - Feb 8 SOFIA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch f...
• reuters African mining hopes are distant from uncertain reality: Russell By Clyde Russell CAPE TOWN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - It should be a match made in heaven. Developing Africa's vast mineral resources to meet the needs of the resour...
• reuters Basketball-Heated exchange with Durant a tactic, says Green Feb 7 (Reuters) - Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green downplayed his recent blow-up with team mate Kevin Durant and called the verbal exchange "a ta...
• afp 39 sixes as Indian batsman hits Twenty20 triple ton A little-known batsman made headlines across India on Wednesday after scoring an unbeaten triple century in a Twenty20 match, a knock which included a stagge...
• reuters France's Hermes keeps goals after Q4 sales rise 6.6 pct PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - French luxury goods group Hermes said on Wednesday that sales growth rose 6.6 percent in the fourth quarter, at constant exchange ra...
• reuters Cargotec Q4 core profit misses expectations, sees improvement Feb 8 (Reuters) - Finnish producer of cargo handling equipment Cargotec said fourth-quarter core profit rose 17 percent as profitability improved at its Hiab...
• reuters Tornadoes tear path of destruction through Louisiana, at least 20 hurt By Bryn Stole BATON ROUGE, La., Feb 7 (Reuters) - Six tornadoes tore through New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana on Tuesday, injuring at least 20 people...
• reuters South Africa's Zuma to deploy 400 soldiers at state address JOHANNESBURG, Feb 8 (Reuters) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has authorised more than 400 soldiers to join the security team at his annual state of th...
• reuters Erdogan, Trump agree to act together on Syria's al-Bab, Raqqa - Turkish sources ANKARA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call overnight to act together regarding the Isl...
• ap Puerto Rico tops Mexico 1-0 in 10 for Caribbean Series title CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — Puerto Rico won the Caribbean Series for the first time since 2000 with a 1-0 victory over Mexico in 10 innings Tuesday night. Jonath...
• reuters Asian company investments in U.S. as Trump takes office SINGAPORE, Feb 8 (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 8 (Reuters) - Manufacturers in Asia's export-oriented economies are rushing to announce investment plans in the United States, as U.S. Preside...
• reuters Lack of information on Tesco Bank hack frustrates fellow lenders By Lawrence White and Ritvik Carvalho LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - British banking executives and security experts are growing frustrated at the dearth of infor...
• reuters Home-grown streaming app helps Pakistan's musicians find voice By Saad Sayeed KARACHI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - For years, violence kept most of Pakistan's aspiring young musicians from following their dreams, whether the threa...
• reuters Investors fear "accident" as Greek debt repayment nears By John Geddie LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Investors in cash-strapped Greece appear to be losing faith in a pledge from European officials five years ago that ...
• reuters Lack of information on Tesco Bank hack frustrates fellow lenders By Lawrence White and Ritvik Carvalho LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - British banking executives and security experts are growing frustrated at the dearth of infor...
• reuters Poland - Factors to Watch Feb 8 Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour): ...
• reuters Osram CEO says strategy on track as automotive lifts Q1 FRANKFURT, Feb 8 (Reuters) - German lighting group Osram reported a forecast-beating profit for its first quarter thanks to strong demand from the automotive...
• ap Judges hammer attorneys on both sides of travel ban case SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump's travel ban faced its toughest test yet Tuesday as a panel of appeals court judges hammered away at the administ...
• pa Rough ride for Donald Trump travel ban as appeal judges grill lawyers The hearing was broadcast live on the court´s website to a record audience.
• reuters More violence, arrests in Paris suburbs overnight - police PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - French police arrested a dozen people in a fourth straight night of confrontation with youths in suburbs north of Paris, with tensio...
• reuters Superlong JGBs edge down ahead of 30-year sale TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Superlong Japanese government bonds edged down on Wednesday, with the 30- and 40-year yields touching one-year highs, as investors p...
• reuters Drugmaker Sanofi sees possibility of lower earnings in 2017 PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Sanofi, France's largest drugmaker, said it expected 2017 earnings per share to be stable or slightly lower after its fourth quarter...
• reuters Nikkei edges up as yen's rise stalls; glass sector shines TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Wednesday, swinging away from earlier losses as the yen's recent rise against the dollar st...
• reuters Japan's Abe hopes promises on jobs, defense will temper Trump's tone on trade By Linda Sieg and David Brunnstrom TOKYO/WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Washington on Thursday hoping promises to help crea...
• reuters Turkey sacks 4,400 more civil servants, including teachers and police ISTANBUL, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Turkey has dismissed more than 4,400 civil servants including teachers, police officers and academics over their suspected links ...
• reuters SoftBank's Son says Trump's promised deregulation will help his business TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's promise to deregulate the U.S. economy would be positive for SoftBank Group Corp, Masayoshi Son, the billio...
• afp Repatriation and displacement overwhelms war-torn Afghanistan Marooned in a tent billowing in the winter wind, Gul Pari's family is among thousands of war-displaced Afghans crammed into settlements alongside a flood of ...
• ap Southwestern Pakistan rattled by magnitude 6.4 earthquake QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says a strong, magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck the country's remote southwest and that there are reports of ...
• afp China tightens smog data controls amid public anger China has established a single network to monitor air pollution levels across the country, as the government attempts to control the spread of information ab...
• afp Directing a Smurfs flick, by the book Kelly Asbury was 24 when he sought work as an animator with Hanna-Barbera Productions on the TV series "The Smurfs." He was turned down. Now, over 30 years l...
• afp Senators clash bitterly over Trump attorney general pick Tensions over confirming President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees erupted in the US Senate, where a lawmaker's criticism of attorney general pick Jeff Sessi...
• reuters Angolan rebels call on oil region to boycott election LUANDA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Separatist rebels have called on Angola's oil region to boycott parliamentary elections in August that are likely to be the most cl...
• afp Angry Lee lashes out at Badminton Association of Malaysia Lee Chong Wei was Wednesday threatening to cut ties with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) as relations become strained in the wake of the world nu...
• ap Clinic falsely told dozens they had Alzheimer's, suits say TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Shawn Blazsek knew a string of concussions from high school football and boxing was catching up with him. He would go days without sleepi...
• reuters SoftBank's Q3 operating profit rises 71 pct as Sprint trims losses TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group Corp reported on Wednesday a 71 percent rise in operating profit for the October-December quarter due to shri...
• ap After court victory, Egypt rights lawyer eyes presidency bid CAIRO (AP) — The congratulatory bouquet of flowers sitting in Khaled Ali's austere downtown Cairo office has withered away, but the writing on the attached c...
• afp Trump administration defends travel ban in court The US Justice Department faced tough questioning as it urged a court of appeals to reinstate President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting citizens of seven...
• reuters Rio Tinto boosts dividend on commodities recovery SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it will pay a bigger-than-expected annual dividend of $1.70 per share on the back of a str...
• reuters Romania - Factors to watch on Feb. 8 Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Romanian financial markets on Wednesday. NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE Romania's two-house par...
• afp Megabucks import Oscar shows golden touch for Shanghai SIPG Megabucks import Oscar began repaying some of his hefty price tag when he scored on his competitive debut for Shanghai SIPG, helping them seal a spot in the ...
• afp Australian to appeal Thai death sentence for biker murder An Australian man sentenced to death in Thailand this week for the murder of a former Hells Angels member found beaten and naked in a shallow grave plans to ...
• reuters Former government insider leading race to replace Mexico's Carstens -poll MEXICO CITY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Top economists think Mexico's president may name Alejandro Diaz de Leon, a former finance ministry official close to the admin...
• reuters Former government insider leading race to replace Mexico's Carstens -poll MEXICO CITY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Top economists think Mexico's president may name a former finance ministry official close to his administration to replace Agu...
• reuters Germany's Social Democrats hit highest in Forsa poll since Oct 2012 BERLIN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) polled 31 percent in a survey on Wednesday, benefiting from a surge in support since nominating Ma...
• reuters Power, sex and slaves: Nigeria battles beliefs of Boko Haram brides By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Feb 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - C hanging her son's nappy, a wry smile flickered across Aisha's face as sh...
• afp Vatican row as China invited to organ transplant meet Ethics experts and human rights lawyers slammed the Vatican for inviting a top Chinese health official to an organ trafficking summit despite concerns the As...
• reuters Australia fumes after All Blacks security man charged in 'spygate' MELBOURNE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The revelation that police had charged a security consultant hired by the All Blacks in the 'spygate' saga was viewed dimly in A...
• 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. Buffalo 5, San Jose 4, OT Calgary 3, Pitts...
• ap Bipartisan US lawmakers urge Trump to sanction Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A bipartisan group of 34 U.S. lawmakers has sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to step up pressure on Venezuela's g...
• ap Warren raking in millions in campaign donations BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is raking in millions in campaign donations as she looks ahead to a re-election bid next year. According to an Assoc...
• reuters Somalia's al Shabaab kill four in attack on hotel in Puntland region - official BOSASSO, Somalia, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab militants stormed a hotel in the capital of the semi-autonomous Puntland region, Bosasso, on Wednesd...
• reuters NBA-Highlights from Tuesday's NBA games Feb 7 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Tuesday: Trail Blazers 114, Mavericks 113 C.J. McCollum hit a stumbling...
• reuters NHL-Highlights from Tuesday's NHL games Feb 7 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from National Hockey League games on Tuesday: Rangers 4, Ducks 1 Henrik Lundqvist stopped 43 shots as New York defeat...
• reuters Former NZ World Cup captain Sumner's legacy remembered WELLINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - New Zealand soccer plunged into mourning on Wednesday with the death of former national captain Steve Sumner, who led the side ...
• afp Tokyo 2020 bid chief quizzed over payments - reports Japanese prosecutors have questioned Japan's Olympic chief and other officials over millions of dollars in payments made during Tokyo's successful bid to hos...
• ap Democratic legislators weigh moves to counter Trump BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers in Massachusetts and other Democratic-leaning states are considering ways to flex their muscles in response to the policies of Presid...
• ap Bruins fire coach Claude Julien after 419 wins, Cup title BOSTON (AP) — The Bruins felt they needed to a change at the top, even if it meant doing it on a day when the city was celebrating a championship. Boston fir...
• ap NFL concussion hearing Wednesday to be aired live online PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia will live-stream a hearing Wednesday in the NFL concussion case so retired players can learn what's ahead...
• afp Harden's double-double powers Rockets over Magic James Harden scored 25 points and passed off 12 assists to spark the Houston Rockets over visiting Orlando 128-104 in one of only three NBA games played on T...
• reuters China halts construction at major Lotte project amid THAAD tension By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Feb 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's Lotte Group said Chinese authorities have halted construction at a multi-billion dollar real estate proje...
• ap Federal judge refuses to lift order delaying Ohio executions COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has refused to lift his order delaying Ohio's executions after declaring the state's new lethal injection process uncon...
• reuters China stocks slip after Jan FX reserves slide below key level SHANGHAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China stocks edged lower on Wednesday, after foreign exchange reserves fell below a psychological level, weighing on already frag...
• ap Review launched after Ohio inmate killed in transport van COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio prisons agency has launched an internal investigation after an inmate was strangled while riding in a transport van with other...
• afp 'Ghost skier' leads Winter Olympic Games data revolution A "ghost skier" hurtling down the slope, an athlete's glucose levels flashing across the screen along with his heart rate -- it is all part of an Olympic dat...
• ap Allen, St. Louis Blues blank Ottawa Senators 6-0 OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — St. Louis coach Mike Yeo put Jake Allen in goal, and it worked out quite well for the Blues. Allen made 30 saves, Vladimir Tarasenko s...
• reuters Reuters Entertainment News Summary Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Diversity to rock the runway at New York Fashion Week From faux furs and statement outerwear to ...
• reuters Reuters Health News Summary Following is a summary of current health news briefs. Synthetic marijuana substitutes are likely not safe Drugs known as K2 or Spice, often sold as "safe" or...
• reuters Reuters People News Summary Following is a summary of current people news briefs. Ex-NBA star Rodman gets three years probation on driving charges Former pro basketball star Dennis Rodm...
• ap 15,000 residents lose homes in Manila shantytown fire MANILA, Philippines (AP) — About 15,000 residents of a shantytown beside Manila's port have lost their homes in a fire that raged overnight before being put ...
• ap 11th inning to start with 2 on in World Baseball Classic NEW YORK (AP) — The hitting team will be halfway home already if any games in the World Baseball Classic reach the 11th inning. Organizers announced a few ru...
• reuters China orders provinces to draw up 'red lines' to curb development SHANGHAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China has ordered all its provinces and regions to establish "ecological red lines" that will put large parts of the country off-...
• reuters China's yuan firms, corporates step up dollar sales SHANGHAI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - China's yuan firmed slightly against the dollar on Wednesday, in part supported by corporate dollar sales after the greenback cli...
• reuters China global trade settled in yuan drops to more than 3-year lows - StanChart HONG KONG, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Cross-border trade settled in the Chinese currency plunged to the lowest levels in more than three years in December as stricter...
• afp 'Islamic Bonnie and Clyde' charged with Australia terror plot A self-described Australian "Islamic Bonnie and Clyde" couple were Wednesday charged with planning a terrorist act, which reportedly involved a Sydney stabbi...
• ap Huge numbers tune in to listen to court on Trump travel ban SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Huge and possibly unprecedented numbers of people tuned in Tuesday to hear appeals court arguments over President Donald Trump's travel ...
• reuters Mexicans back president's Trump snub despite mounting disapproval MEXICO CITY, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Mexicans approve of President Enrique Pena Nieto's decision to withdraw from a planned summit with U.S. counterpart Donald Tru...
• reuters GRAINS-Soybean prices hit 12-day high on strong appetite for US exports SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean prices rose for a third session on Wednesday to hit their highest in 12 days, supported by strong demand for U.S. supp...
• reuters Ecuador Open men's singles round 1 results Feb 8 (Gracenote) - Results from the Ecuador Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday Federico Gaio (Italy) beat Joao Souza (Brazil) 5-7 6-4 7-5 Rajeev ...
• reuters U.S. White House memo confuses Wall Street on fate of fiduciary rule By Sarah N. Lynch and Elizabeth Dilts WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Conflicting messages from the White House have left U.S. brokerage firms and lob...
• afp North Korea urged to join 'peace' Olympics in South South Korea's Winter Olympics head organiser has appealed to the nuclear-armed North, which remains technically at war with his country and boycotted the 198...
• reuters Sinkhole opens up near Australian prime minister's Sydney home SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - A sinkhole opened up less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mile) from Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's home in the wealthy Sydney...
• ap Warren violates arcane rule, sparking Senate dustup WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren has earned a rare rebuke by the Senate for quoting Coretta Scott King on the Senate floor. The Massachusetts Democrat...
• reuters Mexican championship first stage results and standings Feb 8 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Mexican championship First Stage matches on Tuesday Tuesday, February 7 Chiapas 2 America 0 Standings P W ...
• reuters Olympics-Japan chief questioned over Tokyo bid payment - report TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Tokyo prosecutors have questioned the president of the Japan Olympic Committee over controversial payments made to a Singaporean con...
• reuters White House weighs designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering a proposal that could lead to potentially designating Iran's powerf...
• afp Melania Trump suit alleges escort claims cost her 'millions' America's first lady Melania Trump has relaunched a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the Daily Mail Online, claiming that the publication prevented her fr...
• ap Colombia's Santos may have received Odebrecht contributions BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, last year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, found himself embroiled on Tuesday in a widening...
• ap Sparks fly as Vatican conference challenges China on organs VATICAN CITY (AP) — Participants at a Vatican conference on organ trafficking challenged China on Tuesday to allow independent scrutiny to ensure it is no lo...
• ap 'A mistake': GOP downplays Puzder's housekeeper issue WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder acknowledged Tuesday that he had employed a housekeeper who wasn't authorized to work in the U.S., as...
• ap BC-RGU--Super Rugby Glance %bytitle(By The Associated Press%) - - - ___ Melbourne vs. Blues, 0845 Highlanders vs. Chiefs, 0635 Queensland vs. Sharks, 0900 Sunwolves vs. Hurricanes, 041...
• afp China says both sides will lose from conflict with US Beijing has played down the prospects of conflict with the United States over the South China Sea in the wake of aggressive rhetoric by Donald Trump's admini...
• reuters U.S., Mexican security officials speak despite diplomatic rift WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Senior Mexican and American military and interior officials spoke on Tuesday, Mexico's government said, in a sign t...
• afp World number one golfer Ko teams up with new coach Gilchrist World number one Lydia Ko revealed on Wednesday she has appointed South African Gary Gilchrist as her new coach following last year's high-profile split from...
• afp Mother of dead backpacker slams Trump's 'terror list' The mother of a backpacker killed in Australia has slammed Donald Trump for including the stabbing death on a list of supposedly under-reported terrorist att...
• reuters Colombian championship liga aguila i results and standings Feb 8 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Colombian championship Liga Aguila I matches on Wednesday Tuesday, February 7 Tolima 2 America 1 Rionegro ...
• reuters Oil benchmark futures play back in vogue as U.S. debates import tax By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Amanda Cooper LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - After several years of neglect, oil investors are again betting heavily on the price differe...
• reuters New Zealand to canvass debt/income limits as house prices rocket - finmin WELLINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will undertake a cost-benefit analysis of imposing debt-to-income (DTI) limits aimed at ...
• reuters White House eyeing executive order targeting 'conflict minerals' rule - sources By Sarah N. Lynch and Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is planning to issue an executive order targeting a controversial...
• reuters White House eyeing executive order targeting 'conflict minerals' rule - sources By Sarah N. Lynch and Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is planning to issue an executive order targeting a controversial...
• ap Asian shares fall on subdued Wall Street, dip in oil prices KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday following a subdued session on Wall Street as energy stocks were weighed down by falli...
• reuters Keanu Reeves gets deadlier in 'John Wick 2,' talks 'Bill & Ted' sequel By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Keanu Reeves did not need much persuasion to reprise his role as a lethal retired hitman whose path to reven...
• reuters Athletics-Harper-Nelson banned after not checking medication properly Beijing Olympics 100 metres hurdles champion Dawn Harper-Nelson has been banned for three months after she tested positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlor...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Wednesday - 8 February 2017 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. JUDGES SCRUTINIZE TRUMP'S TRAVEL BAN The appea...
• reuters Taiwan stocks track region lower; TSMC eases TAIPEI, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell on Wednesday, as heavyweights such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) followed regional markets low...
• reuters HIGHLIGHTS-The Trump presidency on Feb. 7 at 9:47 EST/0247 GMT Feb 7 (Reuters) - Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday: IMMIGRATION Trump's order temporarily banning U.S. entry...
• reuters U.S., Mexican defense chiefs discuss cooperation -Pentagon WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis held a telephone call with senior Mexican defense officials on Tuesday and noted the two co...
• reuters Appeals court presses Trump administration on travel ban By Dan Levine and Emily Stephenson SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's order temporarily banning U.S. entry to people from s...
• reuters Appeals court presses Trump administration on travel ban By Dan Levine and Emily Stephenson SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's order temporarily banning U.S. entry to people from s...
• reuters Islamic State sees chance to revive fortunes in Trump presidency By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, Feb 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has set out to crush Islamic State when it is already at a low ebb, but Islamists and some ...
• afp Improved Bangladesh cricket team seek more 'acid tests' After finally winning respect of the game's big boys on home turf, Bangladesh now face the challenge of competing with the best away from home when their deb...
• reuters Nikkei edges down in choppy trade; glass sector outperforms By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged down in choppy trade on Wednesday morning as stocks tracked the volatile currenc...
• ap 'Battlestar Galactica' star Richard Hatch dies at 71 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Richard Hatch, perhaps best known for playing Captain Apollo in the original "Battlestar Galactica" film and TV series, has died. He...
• ap El Salvador top court OKs civil trial for its former chief SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's Supreme Court has ordered a civil trial of the body's former president on suspicion of illicit enrichment. Tue...
• ap Truex driven by last year's photo-finish at Daytona 500 TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. is more driven than anything by the 2016 Daytona 500. Truex placed second to Denny Hamlin in a photo finish last year....
• ap GOP senior statesmen making push for a carbon tax WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Republican senior statesmen are pushing for a carbon tax to combat the effects of climate change, and hoping to sell their plan ...
• reuters GRAINS-Soybeans edge higher, hit near two-week high SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - U.S. soybeans edged up on Wednesday to hit a near two-week high as strong demand for U.S. supplies pushed the oilseed to its third ...
• reuters Canada gives aid to Bombardier, vows to defend any trade dispute By Allison Lampert MONTREAL, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Tuesday announced C$372.5 million ($283 million) in repayable loans for two of Bomb...
• reuters Canada gives aid to Bombardier, vows to defend any trade dispute By Allison Lampert MONTREAL, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Tuesday announced C$372.5 million ($283 million) in repayable loans for two of Bomb...
• ap The Latest: Trump says he's sleeping 4-5 hours a night WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST): 8:55 p.m. President Donald Trump says he's working "long hours" and frequently only g...
• ap Texas Senate votes to OK contentious 'sanctuary cities' bill AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Senate on Tuesday night preliminarily approved an anti-"sanctuary cities" bill punishing local governments that don't cooperat...
• reuters Controversial Dakota pipeline to go ahead after Army approval By Valerie Volcovici and Ernest Scheyder WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army will grant the final permit for the controversial Dakota Access ...
• reuters Controversial Dakota pipeline to go ahead after Army approval By Valerie Volcovici and Ernest Scheyder WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army will grant the final permit for the controversial Dakota Access ...
• reuters Yum China restaurant sales flat in fourth quarter LOS ANGELES, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Yum China Holdings Inc , reporting for the first time as a standalone company, on Tuesday said its profit beat expectations fo...
• ap AP FACT CHECK: Trump botches murder rate WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's dark view of violent crime in America rests largely on a bogus claim: that the murder rate is higher than it's bee...
• ap Student dead after frat fall; help not called for 12 hours STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Penn State University fraternity did not summon paramedics for a student who fell down a stairwell until about 12 hour...
• ap Police face complaints about 'third-shift terror squad' PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A lawyer calls it the "third-shift terror squad": a band of white officers who patrol the South Side of Providence at night and, resi...
• ap Chris Carter agrees to $3.5M, 1-year deal with Yankees Last year's National League home run co-leader found a new home on Tuesday when Chris Carter agreed to a deal with the New York Yankees. Carter accepted a $3...
• reuters Poll shows support for Scottish independence rising -Herald Scotland Feb 8 (Reuters) - Support for Scottish independence rose after the British Prime Minister came out in favor of the UK making a clean break with the European ...
• reuters 'White Helmets' filmmakers say Trump travel ban hurts Syrian subjects By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The filmmakers of Oscar-nominated "The White Helmets" about Syria's rescue workers said the documentary's su...
• reuters Moelis chosen as an adviser for Saudi Aramco IPO - source By Lauren Hirsch Feb 7 (Reuters) - Independent investment bank Moelis & Co was chosen as an adviser for the planned initial public offering of Saudi Aramco o...
• reuters London copper up on impending strike at world's top mine MELBOURNE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - London copper climbed on Wednesday, boosted by supply concerns after miner BHP Billiton said it would halt output at the world's...
• reuters HIGHLIGHTS-The Trump presidency on Feb. 7 at 8:36 P.M. EST/0136 GMT Feb 7 (Reuters) - Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday: IMMIGRATION A government lawyer defending Trump's tempor...
• ap McDevitt quits as head of Australia's anti-doping agency CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Ben McDevitt has quit as chief executive of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, warning in his outgoing statement that th...
• reuters China "mending its ways" on unethical organ transplants, official says By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Beijing's top official on transplants said on Tuesday Beijing was "mending its ways" from a murky past whe...
• ap Judge bars police from identifying officer in fatal shooting HERNDON, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order barring Fairfax County police from publicly identifying an officer involved in ...
• reuters Chinese official pledges tough penalties for harvesting prisoners' organs By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Feb 7 (Reuters) - China is making progress in eliminating transplants using organs from executed prisoners, but violations s...
• ap Attorney: NC novelist reaches plea deal in 2001 murder case CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Almost 15 years after he was convicted of killing his wife, a North Carolina novelist has made a plea deal to end the case before his ...
• reuters Colombia president's campaign allegedly took Odebrecht cash -official BOGOTA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos's 2014 election campaign allegedly received as much as $1 million from Brazil's Odebrecht SA...
• reuters Oil prices slump on bloated US fuel inventories, stalling China demand By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped on Wednesday to extend falls from the previous day, as a massive increase in U.S. fuel i...
• reuters China says United States should "brush up on" Sth China Sea history BEIJING, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The United States needs to brush up on its history about the South China Sea, as World War Two-related agreements mandated that al...
• reuters Gold slips from 3-month highs on dollar strength Feb 8 (Reuters) - Gold on Wednesday slipped from near three-month highs hit in the previous session, easing on a stronger dollar amid political and economic ...
• ap Syrian man leads Pledge of Allegiance at citizenship event CHICAGO (AP) — Rohi Atassi was among 117 immigrants to become the newest American citizens during a Chicago naturalization ceremony Tuesday, but the Syrian d...
• ap Mike Napoli, Rangers working on another reunion Mike Napoli and the Texas Rangers are working toward another reunion, this time to fill pressing needs the AL West champions have for a first baseman and ano...
• ap Trump's list of underreported terror doesn't back up claim WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House list of what it calls underreported terrorist attacks did not support President Donald Trump's claim that the media are downp...
• ap Hurdler Dawn Harper-Nelson suspended for 3 months COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AP) — Olympic hurdles gold medalist Dawn Harper-Nelson has been suspended for three months after testing positive for a banned su...
• reuters MEDIA-Markets shouldn't be too sensitive to changes in China's FX reserves - People's Daily Overseas -- Source link: http://bit.ly/2k04KDI -- Financial markets are being too sensitive to changes in the size of China's foreign exchange reserves, and it is not...
• reuters Nickel market doubles up on political uncertainty: Andy Home By Andy Home LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Last month Indonesia rocked the nickel market. This month it is the turn of the Philippines. Indonesia's decision to a...
• ap Warring Warriors? Green plays down heated moment with Durant OAKLAND, California (AP) — Draymond Green approached Kevin Durant near the end of Golden State's bench and quickly their discussion escalated into a heated d...
• ap The Latest: Tornado damages New Orleans NASA facility NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on severe weather in the Deep South (all times local): 6:30 p.m. An official at NASA's Michoud facility in New Orleans says it ...
• reuters Quarter of U.S. tech workers perceive discrimination -survey By Deborah M. Todd Feb 7 (Reuters) - About a quarter of U.S. workers in the technology sector, which has faced criticism for a lack of diversity, said they f...
• ap Demolisher of home of Wetterling killer gives lot to city ANNANDALE, Minn. (AP) — A real estate developer who demolished the Minnesota home of the man who killed Jacob Wettlerling in 1989 says he is giving the vacan...
• reuters BOJ sees improvements in economy but warns on inflation expectations By Stanley White TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board members saw improvements in exports, consumer spending and capital expenditure but warned that ...
• reuters FOREX-Euro licks its wounds after skidding on political woes TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The euro nursed losses in Asian trading on Wednesday, pressured by political woes in Europe ahead of elections that checked its rece...
• ap Kansas lawmakers mix up stew of tax hikes, school aid cuts TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican legislators in Kansas on Tuesday cooked up an unappetizing budget-balancing stew of personal income tax increases and educ...
• ap Inspired by Tiger, rookie JJ Spaun making early move on tour PEBBLE BEACH, California (AP) — J.J. Spaun remembers the red sweater, the 4-foot putt and the uppercut from Tiger Woods when he won the 1997 Masters. Spaun w...
• ap Seattle to cut ties with Wells Fargo over oil pipeline SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council on Tuesday voted to cut ties with banking giant Wells Fargo over its role as a lender to the Dakota Access pipeline p...
• ap Colbert reaches a ratings milestone at start of Trump era NEW YORK (AP) — He may cringe at the thought, but is Stephen Colbert the late-night man for the Trump administration? Colbert's "Late Show" won the late-nigh...
• ap Authorities: Suspect in 3 slayings dead after motel standoff A man suspected in the killings of two women in Florida and one in Alabama died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff Tuesday at a Georgia mot...
• reuters Trump reiterates U.S. support to Turkey in call with Erdogan -White House WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump reiterated "U.S. support to Turkey as a strategic partner and NATO ally" during a phone call with Turkis...
• reuters Athletics-Embattled Carter to race this weekend By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Embattled Jamaican sprinter Nesta Carter will return to the track this weekend in his first meeting since he was ...
• reuters Facebook doubles its bereavement leave for employees Feb 7 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is doubling its bereavement leave for employees and also introducing paid family sick time, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl San...
• reuters Suarez denied place in Cup final after pivotal role By Richard Martin BARCELONA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Luis Suarez was incredulous after being sent off in Barcelona's thrilling King's Cup semi-final second leg wit...
• ap Political scandal overshadows South Korea 2018 Olympic prep SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When Pyeongchang was awarded the 2018 Olympics six years ago, many South Koreans felt that the first Winter Games on home snow woul...
• reuters British PM anticipates call for Scottish independence referendum - report Feb 7 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May is developing a secret strategy in the belief that Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is two weeks ...
• ap Condition of hospitalized suspect in Louvre attack worsens PARIS (AP) — The health of an Egyptian man suspected of charging soldiers at the Louvre museum with a machete has taken a turn for the worse, French authorit...
• ap GOP chairman: No oversight talk at White House meeting WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee met with Donald Trump on Tuesday, agreed with the president's request not to talk ...
• ap The Latest: Arguments over Trump's travel ban conclude SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on the travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump (all times local): 4:16 p.m. Arguments over President Donald Trump's exec...
• ap Only at Pebble can the wind and rain be appealing for golf PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Any other day, any other course, and the golf course might have been empty. Gusts approached 40 mph and felt even stronger on the...
• reuters World number one Ko confirms Gilchrist as new coach WELLINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Women's world number one Lydia Ko confirmed Gary Gilchrist as her new coach on Wednesday and said the South African had already...
• reuters Argentina requests info in spy chief bribery probe -news report BUENOS AIRES, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Argentina will request information from Brazil and Switzerland to determine if President Mauricio Macri's ...
• reuters Argentina requests info in spy chief bribery probe -news report BUENOS AIRES, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Argentina will request information from Brazil and Switzerland to determine if President Mauricio Macri's ...
• reuters National Football League roundup Feb 7 (The Sports Xchange) - Atlanta didn't wait long to replace outgoing offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, hiring Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sar...
• reuters Disney CEO Iger says he is open to extending his term By Rishika Sadam and Lisa Richwine Feb 7 (Reuters) - Chief Executive Bob Iger said on Tuesday he is open to extending his term as the head of Walt Disney Co ...
• ap Australia mail chief makes $4.3M, 10 times more than the PM CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian Senate committee has revealed that that country's mail chief is the nation's highest paid public servant and made 5....
• afp Global teens to learn from stars at All-Star Game African standouts Emmanuel Mudiay and Thon Maker will be among NBA players who will coach 67 top global youth players in a Basketball Without Borders camp at...
• afp US authorities clear pathway for Dakota pipeline US authorities said Tuesday they will approve a permit to complete the controversial Dakota Access pipeline to reduce transportation costs and give US produc...
• ap The Latest: Authorities say man shot self during standoff WEST POINT, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the search for suspects in the deaths of three women in Florida's Panhandle and Alabama. (all times local): 6:55 p.m. Au...
• ap Baltimore police say officer fatally shot man who held gun BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say a man who had a gun in his hand was fatally shot by a police officer after a foot chase. At a Tuesday news conference, ...
• ap Messi, Suarez finish off Atletico, Barca reaches Copa final BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez teamed up again to send Barcelona to a fourth consecutive Copa del Rey final after a combative 1-1 draw ...
• ap DeVos ekes out confirmation win as Pence casts historic vote WASHINGTON (AP) — Charter school advocate Betsy DeVos won confirmation as education secretary Tuesday by the slimmest of margins, pushed to approval only by ...
• reuters Airbus strategy chief Lahoud to leave European group By Tim Hepher PARIS, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Airbus strategy chief Marwan Lahoud, one of the founders of Europe's largest aerospace group and its M&A czar for the ...
• ap Australia's Pattinson set to return after long injury break MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia test fast bowler James Pattinson will end a 12-month absence from first-class cricket when he plays for Victoria agains...
• ap The Latest: 3 plead not guilty to murder in deadly '93 fire LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the arrests of three people in connection with a 1993 apartment fire that killed 10 people in Los Angeles (all times local):...
• ap Analysis: Trump paints dark picture in defense of travel ban WASHINGTON (AP) — The more Donald Trump tries to build support for his refugee and immigration ban, the darker the world seems to get. In defending his polic...
• ap Tornadoes touch down, wreak havoc in southern Louisiana NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The tornadoes that struck southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday injured about 20 people, destroyed homes and businesses, flipped cars and truc...
• ap Berkeley probes 'hands-off' police response to protest chaos BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — University of California, Berkeley police took a hands-off approach to protesters on the campus last week when violent rioters caused...
• reuters New software to help Indian police snare human traffickers By Anuradha Nagaraj BENGALURU, India, Feb 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - New software for police could revolutionise the fight against human trafficking in...
• reuters Trump travel restrictions hit demand for visits to U.S. - study BERLIN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The travel restrictions put in place by U.S. President Donald Trump on seven countries are deterring travellers from other countrie...