All Wires articles, Friday 17 March

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• ap AP National News Calendar Eds: Major scheduled events for the week of March 19 - March 25. Note that many events are subject to change at the last minute.The following economic...
• ap UN experts: 100,000 starve while South Sudan buys weapons UNITED NATIONS (AP) - South Sudan's government is spending at least half its budget on security and weapons while 100,000 people are dying of starvation as a...
• afp Trump says Republicans uniting on health care, but resistance remains US President Donald Trump said Friday he has won over several Republican lawmakers skeptical of the Obamacare replacement and insisted the health care...
• reuters Romanian championship champions group results and standings March 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Romanian championship Champions Group matches on Friday Friday, March 17 CFR Cluj 3 FC Astra 2 ...
• reuters World stocks touch record high, dollar decline deepens By Lewis KrauskopfNEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - A global stocks index touched a fresh record high on Friday, wrapping up a week when many of the world's...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St flat as banks, Amgen weigh; Adobe rallies By Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks dipped on Friday as bank shares fell alongside Treasury yields while Adobe helped buoy the...
• reuters Delrahim to head U.S. Justice Department Antitrust Division -sources By Diane Bartz and Svea Herbst-BaylissWASHINGTON/BOSTON, March 17 (Reuters) - Makan Delrahim, a veteran lobbyist on President Donald Trump's transition...
• ap Social worker accused of hiding religious sect abuse resigns CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - An attorney for a North Carolina child welfare agency says a social worker accused of sabotaging a 2015 child abuse investigation at...
• ap Lack of comma sense ignites debate after ruling in $10M suit PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - It all came down to a missing comma, and not just any one. And it's reignited a longstanding debate over whether the punctuation is...
• ap Police: Tennessee deputy fatally shoots Louisiana man ALAMO, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee deputy has fatally shot a New Orleans man who tried to strike deputies with his vehicle, authorities said.Crockett County...
• ap Bail hearing set for Canadian accused in Yahoo email hack HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) - A Canadian man of Kazakh origins who was arrested in a massive hack of Yahoo emails appeared briefly via video link in a Hamilton,...
• pa Donald Trump and Angela Merkel in awkward handshake moment Mr Trump said they had enjoyed "very good" talks while Ms Merkel praised the "friendly reception".
• afp Netanyahu: Syria raids targeted 'advanced' Hezbollah arms Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory missile launches, in the most serious incident between the two...
• reuters Mexican parents, not authorities, led search for drug-war mass grave By Lizbeth DiazVERACRUZ, Mexico, March 17 (Reuters) - A group of bereaved parents who overcame government apathy to uncover one of the largest mass graves...
• reuters New offer suggests breakthrough in Chile's Escondida strike SANTIAGO, March 17 (Reuters) - Chile's Escondida has agreed to meet with its union and made changes to its contract offer, it said on Friday, a move that...
• ap Markets Right Now: Early gain for stocks fades at close NEW YORK (AP) - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local):4:00 p.m.U.S. stocks ended little changed after a day of meandering between...
• pa In pictures: William and Kate visit Paris The Duke and Duchess are spending two days in the French capital.
• reuters Petrobras resorts to top court to free divestment plan BRASILIA, March 17 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras has asked the Supreme Court to lift an injunction obtained by an oil workers' union...
• ap Chiefs, Crusaders unbeaten in Super Rugby after 4 matches The Chiefs and Crusaders won their fourth consecutive matches to remain the early class in Super Rugby on Friday.The Hamilton-based Chiefs beat the Melbourne...
• ap Prosecutors: No crime in Florida inmate's hot-shower death MIAMI (AP) - Prosecutors in Florida have found no evidence of a crime in the death of a prison inmate left for nearly two hours in a hot shower, concluding...
• ap No Federer vs Kyrgios: Aussie withdraws with illness INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - Roger Federer got an unexpected day off Friday at the BNP Paribas Open after Nick Kyrgios withdrew from their quarterfinal...
• ap Syria fires missiles at Israeli jets after airstrikes JERUSALEM (AP) - Syria fired missiles at Israeli warplanes on a mission to destroy a weapons convoy destined for the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group...
• ap Freeman scores 21 as Baylor tops New Mexico State TULSA, Okla. (AP) - After two years of surprise early NCAA Tournament exits, Baylor finally broke through.Al Freeman came off the bench to score 21 points,...
• ap Dempsey open to roles with US national team addition SEATTLE (AP) - Clint Dempsey says he's open to whatever role Bruce Arena sees fit for him as he rejoins the U.S. national team for upcoming World Cup...
• ap Man charged in 2 Detroit cop shootings; suspect in cop death DETROIT (AP) - A man was charged with attempted murder Friday in the shooting of two Detroit police officers and also named as the "prime suspect" in the...
• ap Federal cyanide trap injures eastern Idaho boy, kills dog POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - Federal authorities have confirmed that a cyanide trap intended to kill coyotes in eastern Idaho instead killed a dog in an incident...
• ap Jury hears from tattoo artist in ex-NFL star's murder trial BOSTON (AP) - The jury in Aaron Hernandez's double-murder trial is hearing from a tattoo artist who inked an image of a gun and the phrase "God Forgives" on...
• reuters Canada, Mexico can integrate supply chain much more -minister MONTERREY, Mexico, March 17 (Reuters) - There is plenty of scope for Mexico and Canada to deepen supply chain integration, Canada's trade minister said on...
• reuters Rodin marble masterpiece 'Andromeda' up for auction in Paris PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - French sculptor Auguste Rodin's newly re-discovered marble masterpiece titled "Andromeda" will be up for sale in Paris in May,...
• ap US, global partners wrestle over trade stance BADEN-BADEN, Germany (AP) - Top finance officials including new U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are debating what stance to take on free trade at a...
• pa In video: William and Kate mark St Patrick´s Day with a pint of Guinness The Royal couple joined the 1st Battalion Irish Guards to celebrate Ireland´s national day.
• pa Enda Kenny and Theresa May `rule out return to direct rule in N Ireland´ Politicians are about to enter a third and final week of negotiations to strike a deal before a statutory deadline.
• pa George Osborne appointed editor of Evening Standard The former Chancellor will remain as Conservative MP for Tatton.
• reuters Amgen cholesterol drug cuts heart attack, stroke risk but shares fall By Bill BerkrotWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - Amgen Inc's $14,000 cholesterol drug Repatha cut the risk of heart attack and stroke by over 20 percent in...
• reuters Oil prices steady but outlook more bearish By Sabina Zawadzki and David GaffenLONDON/NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Oil prices were largely steady on Friday, finishing the week with modest gains, ...
• ap Injured Indian flight attendant keen to resume flying NEW DELHI (AP) - An Indian flight attendant who was injured in the Brussels airport blasts last year said Friday that she has recovered 70 percent fitness...
• ap Gaza artist fashions limbs from honeycomb to honor wounded GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - A Gaza artist is crafting artworks out of honeycomb to draw attention to Palestinians who lost limbs in fighting with...
• ap South Dakota governor vetoes bills trying to loosen gun laws PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota's Republican governor on Friday vetoed a pair of bills that would have loosened restrictions on carrying concealed guns in...
• reuters Polanski cannot dictate terms to end rape case -LA prosecutors LOS ANGELES, March 17 (Reuters) - Fugitive director Roman Polanski could face a tough U.S court battle next week as he seeks to resolve his four-decade...
• reuters German minister says Europe, U.S. should stick to Russia sanctions BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - Europe and the United States should keep sanctions in place against Russia until there is progress in implementing the 2015...
• ap Trump's Muslim rhetoric key issue in travel ban rulings SEATTLE (AP) - Federal law gives the president broad authority over immigration. Jimmy Carter used it to deny some Iranians entry to the U.S. during the...
• ap Alaska sea lion study gets help from crowdsource volunteers ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A federal wildlife agency studying the Steller sea lion decline in Alaska's Aleutian Islands is looking for help from citizen...
• pa Crossrail 2 should be priority and will benefit whole country - business chiefs The proposed north-south rail line would run across London between Hertfordshire and Surrey.
• afp US claims Syria strike, denies hitting mosque where 49 killed The US said Friday it carried out an air strike in Syria against an Al-Qaeda meeting but denied hitting a mosque where a monitor said 49 people were...
• ap Death toll in Peru climbs to 67 from El Nino rains, floods LIMA, Peru (AP) - The number of people killed in Peru following intense rains and mudslides wreaking havoc around the Andean nation climbed to 67 Friday,...
• ap Police: Robber breaks leg, calls for help, gets arrested ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A robber in Virginia ruined his own getaway - first by breaking his leg in a jump off a balcony, and then by calling the authorities...
• pa Shahzaib Hasan suspended by Pakistan Cricket Board Hasan joins Mohammad Irfan, Khalid Latif and Sharjeel Khan in being withdrawn as part of an ongoing probe into the Pakistan Super League.
• pa Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho hits out over packed fixture list The game against Rostov came three days after they played with 10 men in an FA Cup loss to Chelsea and only 64 hours before a trip to Middlesbrough.
• reuters Ligue 1 top scorers March 17 (Gracenote) - Top scorers of the Ligue 1 on Friday 27 Edinson Cavani (Paris St Germain) 22 Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyon) 16...
• reuters Ligue 1 results and standings March 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Ligue 1 matches on Friday Friday, March 17 Metz 1 Bastia 0 Standings P W D L F ...
• reuters Ligue 1 summaries March 17 (Gracenote) - Summaries from the Ligue 1 matches on Friday Metz 1 Gilles Cioni 46og Bastia 0 Halftime: 0-0;Attendance:...
• reuters Trump administration crafting big new arms sales to Taiwan -sources By David Brunnstrom and Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is crafting a big new arms package for Taiwan that could...
• ap Column: IOC must consider serious reforms to save Olympics And the winner is ... Paris!Oh, and also ... Los Angeles!The International Olympic Committee, no stranger to embarrassing predicaments, has devised an...
• ap Republicans join Democrats against Trump's Great Lakes cuts TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - It sounds like an idea that would warm a conservative Republican's heart: Kill funding of a regional environmental cleanup that...
• ap J.C. Penney lists the 138 stores it is planning to shutter NEW YORK (AP) - J.C. Penney is listing the 138 locations it will shutter in the coming months as the retailer seeks to cut costs and improve its...
• pa In video: Helicopter footage shows `idiotic´ driver during pursuit Clive Hill sped away from police, overtaking on blind bends and forced oncoming vehicles to take evasive action.
• pa Dean Holdsworth sells up at Bolton as co-owner takes full control Ken Anderson will take on ownership as both sides acknowledged "inappropriate" statements had been made.
• reuters FOREX-Dollar stays weak, but long-term outlook still upbeat By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - The dollar fell to a five-week low on Friday, remaining under pressure for a third straight...
• reuters Alabama waits for U.S. verdict on bird flu; importers limit trade By Tom PolansekCHICAGO, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. trading partners on Friday limited shipments of poultry from Alabama, a top producer of chickens for...
• reuters White House intruder was on grounds 15 minutes before arrest -CNN WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - A man who scaled the White House fence last week was on the property's south grounds for at least 15 minutes before he was...
• ap The Latest: DOJ says it's complied with wiretapping requests LONDON (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump's claims that he was wiretapped (all times local):3:40 p.m.The Justice Department says it has complied...
• reuters Trump ramps up fight for votes on U.S. healthcare overhaul By Susan Cornwell and David MorganWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday agreed to changes in the Republican plan for ...
• ap Milwaukee man receives 7-year sentence for girl's 1982 death MILWAUKEE (AP) - A 53-year-old man who waited more than three decades to confess he killed a 13-year-old girl was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison,...
• ap New Orleans bars stay open for those needing chronic tonic NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A proposal to require New Orleans bars to shut their doors at 3 a.m. is being abandoned by Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration.City...
• ap George Braziller, literary publisher, dead at 101 NEW YORK (AP) - George Braziller, an independent and self-taught publisher for more than 50 years who supported early novels by Norman Mailer and Arthur...
• pa Matt Fitzpatrick in contention at halfway stage of Arnold Palmer Invitational Fitzpatrick is eight under par, two behind clubhouse leader Charley Hoffman.
• pa James Segeyaro free to resume NRL career after Leeds reach financial settlement Cronulla head coach Shane Flanagan says Segeyaro will link up with them after the weekend.
• afp UN official quits over 'Israel apartheid' report UN official Rima Khalaf announced her resignation on Friday, saying the secretary general had asked her to withdraw a report in which she accused Israel of...
• ap The Latest: Oregon's Boucher left with cheerleading role The Latest on Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament (all times eastern):3:25 p.m.Injured Oregon star Chris Boucher stands up carefully, his injured left knee in a...
• ap Dallas offers cautionary tale as it moves to fix 911 woes DALLAS (AP) - Dallas has been experiencing disruptions in its 911 service that began in October and at one point last week resulted in 360 calls being placed...
• ap Pittsburgh man sought on gun charge after 3-year-old's death PITTSBURGH (AP) - A convicted felon who is not allowed to possess a gun is being sought by Pittsburgh police days after a 3-year-old girl was fatally shot at...
• ap In new recruitment ads Marines shown as good citizens SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Marine Corps no longer needs just a "Few Good Men" as it looks to diversify. The elite force - embroiled in a scandal of online nude...
• ap Mayo Clinic faces questions after CEO comments on insurance MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Mayo Clinic is facing questions from the state of Minnesota after its CEO told employees that if patient conditions are equal, its...
• afp Iraq forces seize ground in Mosul Old City Iraqi forces said Friday they had seized ground inside Mosul's Old City, a district expected to see some of the fiercest clashes in the battle for the...
• afp Art world horrified by Trump's push to end funding The art world is voicing horror at President Donald Trump's push to eliminate US cultural funding entirely, saying that poor and rural Americans will be...
• reuters Tesla raises $1.2 bln, tapping market again for funding By Alexandria SageSAN FRANCISCO, March 17 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc's $1.2 billion share and convertible debt offering on Friday demonstrates once again the...
• reuters Last RBS investor group held settlement talks over 2008 cash call -sources By Andrew MacAskill, Kirstin Ridley and Lawrence WhiteLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Lawyers representing tens of thousands of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)...
• ap Trump stands by his claim Obama tapped his phones WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday stood by his unproven claim that his predecessor wiretapped his phones, suggesting he was the victim of...
• ap Trump, Merkel talk job training WASHINGTON (AP) - A meeting between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on vocational training Friday offered further evidence of the...
• ap Sean Hannity denies pointing gun at Juan Williams on Fox set NEW YORK (AP) - Sean Hannity says he never pointed a gun at Fox News colleague Juan Williams, despite a CNN report to the contrary.CNN reported Thursday that...
• pa Toure would be open to United switch, claims midfielder´s agent Toure is one of six City players out of contract at the end of the season.
• pa Donald Trump hits back at criticism of White House´s GCHQ spying claims Mr Trump blamed the allegations on a legal expert speaking on a news programme.
• ap Firefighter who collapsed at house fire scene was a dad of 5 WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) - Authorities say the firefighter who collapsed and died after responding to a house fire in Massachusetts was a 21-year veteran who...
• pa Watts and Abdull sign new Hull deals Watts will stay at the KCOM Stadium until the end of 2020, with Abdull extending his stay to the end of 2019.
• reuters Brazil police raid BRF and JBS meat plants in bribery probe By Brad Haynes and Sergio SpagnuoloSAO PAULO/CURITIBA, Brazil March 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian police raided the premises of global meatpacking companies JBS ...
• reuters HIGHLIGHTS-The Trump presidency on March 17 at 3:14 p.m. EDT/1914 GMT March 17 (Reuters) - Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Friday:RUSSIATrump downplays his private business with Russia...
• ap Key EU-Turkey migration deal looks wobbly a year later LESBOS, Greece (AP) - The waters off the Greek island of Lesbos once echoed with the shrieks of people drowning as they struggled to reach Europe, and the...
• ap Ban on Irish butter sparks fight in butter-loving Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin resident Jean Smith snatches up entire stocks of her beloved Kerrygold Irish butter from stores when visiting family in...
• ap Brooklyn Museum highlights Georgia O'Keeffe as style icon NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City museum is highlighting Georgia O'Keeffe's role as a style icon.The Brooklyn Museum exhibit - titled "Georgia O'Keeffe: Living...
• pa Bernie Ecclestone wanted new F1 owners to give him one more year in control The former chief executive was replaced by American Chase Carey following a takeover in January.
• reuters Prince William tells French that Brexit won't hurt friendship PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate were greeted by French President Francois Hollande as they began a two-day trip ...
• reuters Trump reiterates NATO support, presses Merkel on spending targets By Jeff Mason and Andreas RinkeWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump reiterated his strong support for NATO on Friday and pressed German...
• reuters GRAINS-U.S. corn, wheat futures firm; soybeans close lower By Mark WeinraubCHICAGO, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. corn and wheat futures closed slightly higher on Friday, as their recent rally from multi-week lows ran...
• ap Italian media: Thieves' smoke bombs spark panic in Venice MILAN (AP) - News reports say thieves attempting to rob a jewelry store in Venice's famous St. Mark's Square set off panic among tourists when they ignited...
• ap Change in plans working out well for Hoffman at Bay Hill ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Charley Hoffman wasn't expecting to be at Bay Hill until he didn't qualify for a World Golf Championship next week. The change in plans...
• ap GOP, Dem lawmakers decry Trump's cut to Meals on Wheels WASHINGTON (AP) - Meals on Wheels, the popular service that provides food to the elderly, faces a sharp funding cut under President Donald Trump's budget...
• reuters Software maker MuleSoft shows promise of 'meat-and-potatoes' tech IPOs By Heather Somerville and Sweta SinghMarch 17 (Reuters) - Software firm MuleSoft Inc kicked off what is expected to be a string of technology offerings...
• ap Desert wildflowers may jam Southern California traffic BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Southern California authorities are bracing for another weekend of heavy traffic as crowds flock to Anza-Borrego Desert State...
• ap GOP senator complicates Trump, Ryan efforts on health care WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the loudest critics of GOP health legislation is not a Democrat or even a conservative rebel, but a Republican loyalist and staunch...
• pa Sizing John claims Gold Cup crown for Jessica Harrington and Robbie Power The seven-year-old completed the English-Irish Gold Cup double in style to dispel any stamina doubts.
• pa 6ft 6in knee-steering driver avoids jail over `complete buffoonery´ Adam Elliott admitted dangerous driving after he stood up at times as he drove the Ford Ka through Newcastle city centre.
• ap The Latest: Trump defends wiretapping claims WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump's meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (all times local):2:45 p.m.President Donald Trump says...
• ap Thousands stage anti-militia protests in Libya's capital BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - Thousands of Libyans have staged mass demonstrations in a rare show of defiance against powerful militias encroaching into Libya's...
• ap High court pick Gorsuch is harsh critic of assisted suicide NEW YORK (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch made it clear in a book and other writings what he thinks about assisted suicide and euthanasia: He's not...
• pa Ireland duo praise Andy Farrell ahead of England showdown Simon Easterby and Rory Best hailed Ireland defence specialist Farrell´s work in the build-up to the crucial Aviva Stadium showdown.
• reuters Trump says "very seldom" regrets tweets despite criticism of wiretap charge WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday he "very seldom" regrets anything he tweets, brushing off questions about his claims...
• reuters Rugby-Super Rugby results and standings March 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Super Rugby matches on Friday RESULTS Crusaders (New Zealand) 33 Blues (New Zealand) 24 Rebels...
• reuters Soccer-Ukrainian championship results and standings March 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Ukrainian championship matches on Friday Friday, March 17 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0 Karpaty Lviv...
• reuters Turkish championship results and standings March 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Turkish championship matches on Friday Friday, March 17 Fenerbahce 2 Konyaspor 3 Standings ...
• reuters Polish championship results and standings March 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Polish championship matches on Friday Friday, March 17 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 1...
• reuters U.S. Justice Department delivers documents on wiretap claim to Congress WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it delivered documents to congressional committees responding to their request...
• ap Telecom policy tilts in favor of industry under Trump's FCC NEW YORK (AP) - Trumpism is slowly taking hold on your phone and computer, as the Federal Communications Commission starts chipping away at hard-fought...
• ap Benefactor who bought suits for French candidate named PARIS (AP) - An official says the benefactor who bought French presidential candidate Francois Fillon two suits worth 13,000 euros ($14,000) last month is an...
• pa Prince of Wales pours pint during brewery visit Charles also met shire horses Monty, Max and Archie, who deliver beer to pubs in Devizes each day.
• afp South Sudan buys weapons amid famine: UN report South Sudan's government is spending its oil revenue on weapons as the country descends into a famine largely caused by Juba's military operations, according...
• reuters Croatian championship results and standings March 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Croatian championship matches on Friday Friday, March 17 Lokomotiva Zagreb 0 Hajduk Split 0 ...
• reuters China, Russia block U.N. council concern about Myanmar violence UNITED NATIONS, March 17 (Reuters) - China, backed by Russia, blocked a short U.N. Security Council statement on Myanmar on Friday, diplomats said, after...
• ap Civil rights trial over Oklahoma inmate death nears end TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A jury soon will decide whether a man's civil rights were violated when his last hours alive were spent lying on the floor of an Oklahoma...
• reuters Porsche invests in tech services to offset possible sales decline STUTTGART, Germany, March 17 (Reuters) - Porsche will invest hundreds of millions of euros in digital services to generate the revenue needed to offset an...
• ap AP Interview: Austrian minister says less is more for EU VIENNA (AP) - Much of Europe is cheering this week's Dutch election as a defeat for anti-EU forces. Yet populist demands to weaken Brussels' clout are being...
• pa Eden Hazard spirit praised by Chelsea manager Antonio Conte The forward admirably handled intense attention from Manchester United´s defence during their 1-0 victory on Monday.
• pa Mhairi Black vows to stay in Commons `until the job is done´ The SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South was cheered by delegates at the SNP spring conference in Aberdeen.
• reuters Europe is our common future, 27 leaders to say after Brexit - draft By Gabriela BaczynskaBRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - "Europe is our common future," the European Union's 27 leaders plan to declare in Rome next week, in...
• ap Running for president? Some states want tax returns public HONOLULU (AP) - Lawmakers in nearly half the states want to add a requirement for presidential candidates: Show us your tax returns.The issue has dogged...
• ap The Latest: Trump optimistic on new health law WASHINGTON (AP) - Latest on the Republican health care plan (all times local):2:30 p.m.President Donald Trump says he expects the House Republican health...
• reuters CHRONOLOGY-From TVs to microwaves, White House tries to explain wiretapping charge By Jonathan Landay and Warren StrobelWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The White House on Friday distanced itself from a news report it embraced a day...
• reuters S&P lifts Russian sovereign outlook to positive from stable MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Standard and Poor's said on Friday it has raised Russia's sovereign outlook to positive from stable, expecting growth to...
• reuters EXCLUSIVE-Syrian Kurdish YPG says Raqqa attack to start in early April By Tom PerryBEIRUT, March 17 (Reuters) - The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said a U.S.-backed assault to drive Islamic State from its de-facto...
• reuters Morocco says arrests 15 for Islamic State links RABAT, March 17 (Reuters) - Moroccan authorities said on Friday they had arrested 15 people suspected of ties with Islamic State in the latest raid...
• ap Home explodes in DC suburb: 'It's just a pile of bricks' ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A house in a Maryland suburb of the nation's capital was leveled early Friday by a thunderous explosion heard for miles around, a blast...
• ap France to clear hundreds of migrants from Dunkirk camp GRANDE-SYNTHE, France (AP) - French authorities plan to evacuate more than half the migrants living in a camp on the English Channel.Housing Minister...
• ap Jury deliberating in MMA fighter-porn star case in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas jury is deliberating whether the former mixed martial arts fighter named War Machine is guilty of charges that could get him...
• pa Manchester United paired with Anderlecht in last eight of Europa League The first leg will take place in Brussels on April 13, with the second match at Old Trafford a week later.
• pa Prince William: Brexit will not change British co-operation with France The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on a two-day visit to Paris.
• reuters Country-specific rules of origin in NAFTA unacceptable-Mexico By Alexandra AlperMONTERREY, Mexico March 17 (Reuters) - Country-specific rules of origin within the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would be...
• ap "Soda tax" stakes escalate in pivotal Philadelphia fight PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Less than three months into Philadelphia's new tax on sweetened drinks, the stakes have escalated: Beverage makers say the measure is...
• ap Man who was acquitted of raping his wife in infamous 1978 case is found guilty of sexually assaulting two women SALEM, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man who gained notoriety in 1978 when he became the first U.S. man to be tried for raping his wife while they were living...
• reuters Trump praises Merkel on Germany's spending on defense, NATO WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States would respect historic institutions but that other countries...
• reuters Non-OPEC producers deliver 64 pct of pledged oil output cuts in Feb -source LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Eleven non-OPEC oil producers that joined a global deal to reduce output to boost prices delivered 64 percent of promised cuts...
• reuters Secret Service says laptop stolen from agent's car in New York WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Friday a laptop was stolen from an agent's car in New York City but that such...
• ap US stocks hold steady, on pace for another winning week NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes held steady on Friday, making only modest moves for the second straight day. Gains for dividend-paying stocks offset drops...
• ap Nigerian forces using gunfire to clear Lagos slum: Reports JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Thousands of people were fleeing a Nigeria slum as security forces used gunfire and tear gas to make way for demolitions in defiance of a...
• pa Nick Kyrgios pulls out of his clash with Roger Federer due to sickness The Australian, ranked 16th in the world, had beaten second seed Novak Djokovic on Wednesday.
• reuters Brazil's Temer says economy turning around, confidence rising By Anthony BoadleBRASILIA, March 17 (Reuters) - The Brazilian economy has begun to turn around, jobs are being created, and business confidence is slowly...
• reuters Ill Kyrgios pulls out of quarterfinal clash with Federer March 17 (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of his much anticipated quarterfinal showdown with Roger Federer at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday with...
• ap Chaffetz' iPhone gaffe lands him well-funded Utah challenger SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Rep. Jason Chaffetz has strolled to four easy re-election wins in his Republican-friendly Utah congressional district, but now he's...
• pa Man arrested after NatWest staff member held at gunpoint Police said no threats or demands for money were made and no-one was injured.
• reuters Nigeria militant amnesty programme faces cash crunch, says official By Tife OwolabiYENAGOA, Nigeria March 17 (Reuters) - Nigeria's amnesty programme which provides vocational training and stipends to former militants who...
• ap Protest erupts in Armenia over activist's death in jail YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Protesters demonstrated Friday in the Armenian capital of Yerevan for a second consecutive day over the death in prison of an...
• ap Chief: Apartment building inspected 50 times before blaze RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An apartment building under construction in North Carolina's capital city had been inspected 50 times, most recently on Monday, before...
• pa Racing 92 and Stade Francais games postponed as anger over merger deepens Racing were scheduled to face Montpellier, while Stade were due to play at Castres.
• afp Shiffrin seals World Cup overall title as Stuhec skips slalom US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin clinched the World Cup season women's overall crown on Friday without even taking to the slopes as Slovenia's Ilka Stuhec...
• reuters Head of UN's ESCWA resigns over report on "apartheid" Israel BEIRUT, March 17 (Reuters) - The head of the United Nation's West Asia commission resigned on Friday, after what she described as pressure from the...
• reuters Canadian man charged in Yahoo hack loves fancy cars, parties By Alastair SharpHAMILTON, Ontario, March 17 (Reuters) - The Canadian charged in connection with a massive hack of Yahoo accounts that the United States...
• reuters G20 finance heads to agree on forex, struggle on trade, climate change By David Lawder and Leika KiharaBADEN BADEN, Germany, March 17 (Reuters) - The world's financial leaders will renounce competitive devaluations and warn...
• pa Theresa May: SNP `divisive and obsessive´ over second independence referendum The SNP´s Angus Robertson accused the PM of treating Scots like they "should shut up and sit on the naughty step".
• ap Iranians to resume hajj in Saudi Arabia after 2016 boycott TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran says it has reached an agreement with Saudi Arabia for 85,000 Iranian pilgrims to attend the hajj after Tehran boycotted last year's...
• ap Police reviewing possible links involving mosque burglaries BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities are trying to determine whether a series of break-ins at mosques in Alabama might be linked to a similar case in Virginia...
• ap Maintenance man acquitted in sex-for-repairs case BALTIMORE (AP) - After a key witness failed to show up in court, a judge has acquitted an ex-maintenance worker of charges that he demanded sex from a woman...
• pa Manchester United hit with FA fine after accepting charge over Chelsea cup clash Several United players surrounded referee Michael Oliver after Ander Herrera was sent off at Stamford Bridge.
• reuters SOFTS-Raw sugar pares losses from steep slide to nine-month low NEW YORK/LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Raw sugar futures on ICE pared losses on late-day buying on Friday, after sinking 4 percent in heavy volume to their...
• reuters WIDER IMAGE-Vast Beatles collection goes on auction in Paris PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - A vast collection of rare Beatles vinyl records, photos and other paraphernalia will go on auction in Paris on Saturday.Beatles...
• reuters Chelsea Clinton echoes women's battle cry "Nevertheless, she persisted" with children's book By Sebastien MaloNEW YORK, March 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Chelsea Clinton, daughter of losing presidential candidate Hillary, will publish a...
• ap Wells Fargo CEO: Fixing fake accounts will take more time NEW YORK (AP) - Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan said the company could need several more months to resolve customer damage tied to its massive sales practices...
• ap The Latest: Fire chief says burned building inspected often RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Latest on apartment building fire in Raleigh, North Carolina (all times local):1:45 p.m.The fire chief in North Carolina's capital...
• reuters Russian elite invested nearly $100 million in Trump buildings, records show By Nathan Layne, Ned Parker, Svetlana Reiter, Stephen Grey and Ryan McNeillMIAMI/MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald...
• ap Mythic creatures dance through Dublin on St. Patrick's Day DUBLIN (AP) - Performers dressed as colorful creatures from Irish myth and legend danced Friday down the chilly streets of Dublin as Ireland commemorated its...
• afp Pushing the limit riding Norway's frozen waves Many things about it scream "Surf's Up!"Tom Carroll has the bright-yellow board, the sun is shining -- well, trying to -- and the eyes of the Australian...
• reuters Step up surveillance to stop bird flu spread from China: UN By Umberto BacchiROME, March 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Countries trading in Chinese poultry should step up surveillance at farms, markets and...
• reuters G20 to jointly fight bank sector hacking By Balazs KoranyiBADEN-BADEN, Germany, March 17 (Reuters) - The world's biggest economies will pledge to jointly fight cyber attacks on the global banking...
• reuters Copper rises, tin notches up biggest weekly gain in a year By Maytaal AngelLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Copper rose on Friday and posted its biggest weekly gain since mid-February in response to a weak U.S. dollar...
• reuters Pastor, programmer convicted of scheme involving bitcoin exchange By Brendan PiersonMarch 17 (Reuters) - A New Jersey pastor and a Florida software engineer were convicted on Friday of scheming to help an illegal bitcoin...
• ap Shiffrin to win overall title with Stuhec skipping slalom ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Mikaela Shiffrin will clinch the overall World Cup title before even racing during World Cup Finals after Ilka Stuhec and her coach said...
• afp Military action against North Korea an 'option': Tillerson Military action by the United States against nuclear-armed North Korea is an "option on the table" if the threat from the rogue regime escalates,...
• afp Trump bogged down by Obama wiretapping claims Just weeks into his new administration, President Donald Trump is mired in a political and diplomatic mess of his own making after leveling unsubstantiated...
• reuters Russian championship results and standings March 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Russian championship Regular match on Friday Friday, March 17 Anzhi Makhachkala 1 Orenburg 0 ...
• reuters Serbian championship results and standings March 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Serbian championship matches on Friday Friday, March 17 FK Novi Pazar 1 FK Radnik Surdulica 0 ...
• reuters World stocks at record highs, dollar slide deepens By Lewis KrauskopfNEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - A global stock market index hovered near record highs on Friday, wrapping up a week when many of the...
• reuters Credit Suisse set to decide in April on Swiss bank IPO - sources By Joshua Franklin and Pamela BarbagliaZURICH/LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse's board of directors is set to decide in April whether to go ahead ...
• afp Trump welcomes Germany's Merkel to White House President Donald Trump greeted Germany's Angela Merkel with a handshake at the White House Friday -- a cordial start to difficult talks between long-time...
• afp Trump says has won over skeptical Republicans to Obamacare overhaul US President Donald Trump, after meeting with Republican lawmakers skeptical of the Obamacare replacement plan, announced Friday that he has succeeded in...
• reuters BA owner IAG to launch low-cost flights from Barcelona in June March 17 (Reuters) - British Airways owner IAG said it will launch a new low-cost, long-haul airline with flights from Barcelona to the Americas, in...
• reuters White House intruder was on grounds for 15 minutes before arrest -CNN WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - A California man who scaled the White House fence last week was on the property's south grounds for at least 15 minutes...
• ap Texas House ethics chair probes anti-abortion group contract AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas health officials say they're taking a closer look at an anti-abortion group that received $1.6 million to bolster women's health...
• pa Cleared tennis coach `will always love´ daughters who accused him of abuse John De´Viana was found not guilty on two counts of child abuse while coaching his daughters.
• reuters Al Qaeda branch rallies jihadists to join forces after Mali merger KINSHASA, March 17 (Reuters) - The merger of Mali's main jihadist groups earlier this month was endorsed on Friday by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb...
• reuters Italy scraps employment voucher system to avoid referendum showdown By Crispian BalmerROME, March 17 (Reuters) - Italy has abolished voucher payments for workers, which were highly popular with employers, to avoid a...
• reuters Medicines Co drug shows long-term cholesterol lowering in study By Bill BerkrotWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - A long-acting new type of drug being developed by Medicines Co cut levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol in half...
• ap Brother of Toulouse attacker on trek against radicalism REIMS, France (AP) - Five years after his brother killed seven people in the name of Islam, Abdelghani Merah is walking across France to preach tolerance and...
• ap Job cuts endure at Indiana factories despite Trump pressure INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Some 1,500 workers at three Indiana factories are still facing layoffs, despite hopes that President Donald Trump would intervene to...
• ap Alitalia unions call strike for April 5 to protest cuts MILAN (AP) - Unions in Alitalia announced that they are going on strike on April 5 to protest big job and salary cuts planned to help relaunch the struggling...
• ap Recalls this week: children's pajamas, bicycles More than 100,000 battery rechargers for video game controllers are being recalled because they can overheat. Other recalled items include children's robes...
• reuters Croatia reports outbreak of severe H5N5 bird flu - OIE PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Croatia has reported an outbreak of severe H5N5 bird flu among poultry in the north of the country, the World Organisation for...
• reuters South Sudan government to blame for famine, still buying arms -U.N. report By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS, March 17 (Reuters) - South Sudan's government is mainly to blame for famine in parts of the war-torn country, yet...
• ap Judge combines 4 tribal suits over Dakota Access pipeline BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A judge has combined lawsuits filed by four Sioux tribes over the Dakota Access pipeline, streamlining the drawn-out legal battle over...
• ap Man gets 25 years for shooting 2 cops in Ferguson protest ST. LOUIS (AP) - A man convicted of shooting two police officers during a 2015 protest in the fallout over the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in...
• afp Lindsey Vonn focused already on Pyeongchang and beyond US ski star Lindsey Vonn, among the most successful racers in history, is already focused on adding to her legacy at next year's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics...
• reuters Trump to name New York lawyer to lead Justice Dept civil unit -source WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to nominate New York lawyer George T. Conway III to lead the U.S. Justice Department's...
• reuters Canadian accused in Yahoo hack case a "political scapegoat" -lawyer TORONTO, March 17 (Reuters) - Karim Baratov, the 22-year-old Kazakh-Canadian dual citizen accused of involvement in a massive hack of Yahoo accounts that...
• reuters European shares end week with a gain; banks volatile on rate talk By Danilo Masoni and Kit ReesLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - European shares edged higher on Friday, though weaker auto stocks euro zone banks weighed.The...
• reuters KKR, Canada's Caisse to buy U.S. insurance broker USI By Sweta Singh and Matt ScuffhamMarch 17 (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co LP and Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ...
• reuters EBRD plans another dinar bond in 2017 BELGRADE, March 17 (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development may tap the Serbian market later in the year with another dinar bond to...
• reuters Morocco's king names PJD's Othmani as prime minister By Samia ErrazzoukiRABAT, March 17 (Reuters) - Morocco's King Mohammed VI has named Saad Eddine El Othmani of the Islamist Justice and Development Party...
• ap 6N: Gilchrist replaces injured Richie Gray in Scotland pack EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) - Scotland lock Richie Gray failed a fitness test on an injured hamstring on Friday and was dropped from the side playing Italy in...
• ap After fox goes on the run, missing pet is back home safe HENRICO, Va. (AP) - A Virginia woman's pet fox is back home, safe and sound, after going missing earlier this week.Brittany Smalley tells NBC12...
• ap The Latest: Victim's mom supports prosecutor's decision ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on the decision by a top prosecutor in Florida to no longer seek the death penalty (all times local):1:10 p.m.The mother of...
• pa Baby helps couple retrieve missing wedding ring Cloey Jordan found Andy Freeman´s lost ring down the side of a sofa she bought on Facebook with the help of seven-month-old son Kaleb.
• afp UK raps White House over 'ridiculous' Trump spy claims The White House will not repeat again claims that British spies snooped on Donald Trump, Britain said Friday after the UK eavesdropping agency branded them...
• reuters Thirty-three Somali refugees killed by air strike off Yemen coast DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Thirty-three Somali refugees were killed off the coast of Yemen late on Thursday when a helicopter attacked the boat they were...
• reuters Tillerson delivers stark warning to North Korea of possible military response By Ju-min Park and James PearsonSEOUL, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday issued the Trump administration's starkest ...
• reuters TAKE A LOOK-Five world markets themes in the coming week LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week, and the Reuters stories...
• reuters Former VW chairman Piech in talks to sell Porsche SE stake BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - Former Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech is in talks to sell his stake in Porsche SE in a deal that would shake up the ...
• pa Pep Guardiola: I have never had more power as a manager Guardiola denies wholesale changes are necessary but says he will have a strong say in the players brought in during the summer.
• ap House passes bill to help VA fill critical job openings WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has unanimously passed legislation designed to speed up the hiring of doctors and nurses at the Department of Veterans Affairs....
• ap Can Shakespeare add another chapter to Leicester tale? LONDON (AP) - Like his famous namesake, English playwright and poet William Shakespeare, Leicester City's manager Craig Shakespeare is hoping he can add a...
• ap Pearl Harbor mural canceled over concerns about headline WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island group's plan to put up a mural depicting a historic newspaper front page announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor has been...
• reuters Alitalia to cut 2,037 jobs, reduce flight crew pay in latest revamp -unions By Agnieszka FlakMILAN, March 17 (Reuters) - Alitalia's new restructuring plan envisages cutting 16 percent of its workforce and reducing flight...
• ap US denies striking mosque in Syria amid high death toll BEIRUT (AP) - The United States struck an al-Qaida gathering in northern Syria killing dozens of militants, and is investigating reports that civilians were...
• pa Thames Water faces record fine for polluting River Thames The utility´s punishment for pumping more than a billion litres of raw sewage into the water must be `sufficiently large that they get the message´, said a...
• afp Amazon tribe has lowest heart risk ever seen: study Researchers said Friday they had found an indigenous Amazonian tribe with the lowest levels of artery hardening -- a portender of heart disease -- ever...
• reuters Soccer-Tottenham well-equipped to cope without Kane, says Pochettino By Martyn HermanLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Harry Kane's creaky ankle ligaments have put a cloud over Tottenham's Hotspur's run-in to the Premier League...
• reuters Anger over corrupt politicians could open door to "Bulgaria's Trump" By Angel KrasimirovSOFIA, March 17 (Reuters) - A self-described Bulgarian Donald Trump, who gained prominence in politics last year with a pledge to "sweep...
• reuters U.S. drillers add oil rigs for 9th week in a row -Baker Hughes March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. drillers added oil rigs for a ninth week in a row, extending a recovery that is expected to boost shale production by the most in...
• reuters Britain's FTSE closes at record level, steadies against stronger sterling By Helen Reid and Kit ReesLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - British shares edged higher on Friday, closing at a record level but with a stronger sterling ...
• reuters France´s Fillon fights on as window closes for alternative candidate By John Irish and Emmanuel JarryPARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Scandal-hit Francois Fillon was set to be confirmed as the conservative candidate in France's ...
• ap British royals William and Kate visit Paris as Brexit looms PARIS (AP) - Prince William and his wife, Kate, were in Paris Friday to meet the French president and survivors of the 2015 extremist attacks, a trip that...
• afp More than 40 refugees dead in attack on boat off Yemen More than 40 people including women and children have been shot dead aboard a boat carrying Somali refugees in the Red Sea off war-torn Yemen, officials said...
• reuters U.S. factory, consumer sentiment data boost economic outlook By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. factory output increased for a sixth straight month in February while consumer sentiment rebounded...
• ap Basque separatist group ETA to disarm MADRID (AP) - Basque civil society groups will complete the full disarmament of separatist group ETA by April 8, an environmental activist with ties to the...
• ap South Sudan feels the chill as Trump's foreign aid cuts loom BIDI BIDI, Uganda (AP) - President Donald Trump's proposed deep cuts in foreign aid could mark the retreat of U.S. support for South Sudan, a nation America...
• ap Long before new hacks, US worried by Russian spying efforts WASHINGTON (AP) - Years before Russian intelligence agencies stood accused of interfering in the U.S. presidential election and of orchestrating a massive...
• reuters Sterling hits two-week high on BoE lifeline By Patrick Graham and Jemima KellyLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - The pound hit a two-week high against the dollar on Friday, drawing confidence from signs...
• reuters ECB rate-hike talk sends short-dated bond yields higher By Dhara RanasingheLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Short-term borrowing costs in Germany hit five-week highs on Friday on comments from ECB policymaker Ewald...
• ap Ireland-trained Sizing John wins Gold Cup CHELTENHAM, England (AP) - Ten years after winning the Grand National, jockey Robbie Power won the equally-prestigious Cheltenham Gold Cup when Sizing John...
• ap Hoop Streams: Millions of workers streaming NCAA day games Tensions were high and hearts were heavy in a conference room on Thursday as attorney Rich Ruohonen sat by a family's side during a mediation session in a...
• pa Maria Sharapova accepts suspicion will remain when she returns from doping ban The five-time grand slam champion is serving a 15-month ban after testing positive for the cardiac drug meldonium.
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St flat as tech gains offset weakness in banks By Anya George TharakanMarch 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday as bank shares fell on lingering effects of the Federal Reserve's...
• reuters After Katrina, flood-prone New Orleans learns to live with water - official By Megan RowlingNEW ORLEANS, March 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On a gray afternoon, a city worker tends plants on an undulating plot of grass known...
• reuters German military to use 13 A400M aircraft after failing to find buyers By Andrea ShalalBERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - The German military plans to use 13 Airbus A400M military transport planes for its own needs after failing to...
• reuters Argentina seeks better British ties but Falklands claim remains By Nicolás MisculinBUENOS AIRES, March 17 (Reuters) - Argentina is pushing for closer ties with Britain ahead of its largest trade mission to London in two...
• ap Police: DNA links suspect to slain Detroit college officer DETROIT (AP) - Police say a man arrested in the shootings of two Detroit police officers is now a "prime suspect" in the death of a college officer.Detroit...
• ap Nebraska to drop lawsuit over transgender bathroom policy LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska has asked to drop a 10-state lawsuit it led challenging the Obama administration's guidance on locker room and bathroom use by...
• ap 2 backcountry skiers killed in Italian Alps MILAN (AP) - Italy's alpine rescue corps says two backcountry skiers died in an avalanche near the Swiss border, while a third skier survived...
• afp Arab Israeli MP in plea bargain over jail phones An Arab Israeli lawmaker has agreed to admit charges of smuggling mobile phones to Palestinian prisoners in return for a reduced sentence, the justice...
• reuters U.N. chief accepts resignation over report on 'apartheid' Israel UNITED NATIONS, March 17 (Reuters) - U.N. chief Antonio Guterres accepted the resignation of the head of the U.N. West Asia commission on Friday after he...
• reuters Kaczynski's battle with EU finds little support among Poles By Marcin GoettigWARSAW, March 17 (Reuters) - Most Poles disagree with their conservative government's attempt to block the reappointment of ...
• reuters Brazilian corruption probe sends politicians running for cover By Anthony BoadleBRASILIA, March 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian politicians are scrambling to negotiate an amnesty for illicit funding as part of efforts to...
• reuters Man City take the lead in the sponsorship arms race LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Manchester City have stolen a march on their rivals by becoming the first Premier League club to sign a "sleeve sponsorship"...
• ap Trump welcomes Merkel to White House for high stakes visit WASHINGTON (AP) - It was all smiles as President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House on Friday, their first personal...
• ap Judge won't toss fatal shooting video from officer's case CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Jurors will see a key piece of video evidence in the upcoming trial of a white ex-South Carolina police officer in the shooting death...
• pa Mauricio Pochettino: Harry Kane staying positive despite ankle injury The England striker appears to be targeting a return in time for two big games at the end of April.
• reuters Austrian bank RBI reluctant to recognise passports from Ukraine rebel regions VIENNA, March 17 (Reuters) - Raiffeisen Bank International's (RBI) Russian business will not offer services to people with passports of two self-proclaimed...
• reuters UK says U.S. claims about spying will not be repeated By Elizabeth Piper and Michael HoldenLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - The White House has assured British Prime Minister Theresa May it would not repeat ...
• reuters Mexican parents find drug-war mass grave, expose official apathy By Lizbeth DiazVERACRUZ, Mexico, March 17 (Reuters) - The discovery of one of the largest mass graves by a group of grieving parents has exposed the...
• ap Opposition grows to hotel on highest peak in Northeastern US CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A proposal to build a luxury hotel a mile from the summit of New Hampshire's Mount Washington has environmentalists and hiking groups...
• ap Turkey raps Germany over request for journalist's release ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag says his German counterpart has requested the release of German daily Die Welt's jailed...
• ap Amanda Seyfried marries CBS sitcom star Thomas Sadoski LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mom-to-be Amanda Seyfried has married fellow actor Thomas Sadoski in a low-key ceremony.Sadoski delivered the news to "Late Late Show"...
• ap Judge nixes special prosecutor in Christie bridge complaint For the third time, a judge in New Jersey has ruled that a special prosecutor won't be appointed to oversee a criminal complaint against Republican Gov....
• ap Military attack kills 42 Somali refugees off Yemen's coast HODEIDA, Yemen (AP) - A military vessel and a helicopter gunship attacked a boat packed with Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen overnight Friday, killing...
• reuters Customers take shine to Tiffany's cheaper, fashion jewelry By Sruthi RamakrishnanMarch 17 (Reuters) - Tiffany & Co's higher-than-expected quarterly results suggested that the luxury retailer's push in to...
• reuters Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein sees slight pay cut in 2016 By Olivia OranMarch 17 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein saw his overall compensation fall slightly, reflecting lower...
• reuters Horse racing-Sizing John powers to Gold Cup glory LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Sizing John, ridden by Robbie Power and trained by Jessica Harrington, surged to a three-length victory in the Cheltenham Gold...
• ap Gabriela Koukalova wins women's biathlon sprint title OSLO, Norway (AP) - Gabriela Koukalova won the women's biathlon sprint title Friday, finishing fourth in the race to edge overall champion Laura Dahlmeier by...
• reuters INTERVIEW-After Katrina, flood-prone New Orleans learns to live with water - official By Megan RowlingNEW ORLEANS, March 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On a gray afternoon, a city worker tends plants on an undulating plot of grass known...
• reuters U.S. EPA awards $100 million to upgrade Flint water system By Valerie VolcoviciWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it had awarded $100 million to upgrade Flint,...
• reuters Nordex CEO steps down following drastic cut in targets By Christoph SteitzFRANKFURT, March 17 (Reuters) - Nordex Chief Executive Lars Bondo Krogsgaard will step down at the end of March, taking responsibility...
• reuters Boro's Agnew hoping to replicate Shakespeare's impact at Leicester March 17 (Reuters) - Middlesbrough caretaker manager Steve Agnew hopes his appointment will have a similar impact at the relegation-threatened club as that...
• reuters Airbnb aims to double African customers this year By Wendell RoelfCAPE TOWN, March 17 (Reuters) - Airbnb expects to maintain its rapid growth in Africa this year and double its customer numbers to 1.5...
• ap Angola considers up to 10 years in prison for abortions JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Angola's parliament votes next week on a proposal to imprison for up to 10 years women who have abortions and people who perform them,...
• ap Indigenous Bolivians have some of the healthiest hearts LONDON (AP) - Deep in the Bolivian Amazon lives a group of indigenous people who spend their days hunting and farming. Researchers say this may be partly why...
• ap Brazilian giant meatpackers targeted in corruption probe SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian police have issued dozens of arrest warrants in scheme involving giant meatpackers that allegedly bribed inspectors to keep rotten...
• reuters A third of European firms to cut investment due to Brexit -survey LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - A third of European companies expect to cut investment spending due to Brexit uncertainties and a tenth of those with...
• reuters Suicide bomber attacks Bangladesh police special forces base By Serajul QuadirDHAKA, March 17 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber injured two Bangladeshi police officers on Friday when he attacked a base being built for the...
• ap Tillerson: Pre-emptive force an option with NKorea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The United States signaled a tougher strategy toward North Korea on Friday that leaves open the possibility of pre-emptive military...
• afp 2,500 years on, replica of sunken ship sets sail from Israel An identical replica of a 2,500-year-old merchant vessel that ran aground off the coast of present-day Israel set sail from the port of Haifa on Friday.The...
• pa Jurgen Klopp wary of wounded old rival Pep Guardiola Liverpool head into Sunday´s clash only one point behind Manchester City in the Premier League table.
• reuters Italy seeks to bolster Libya migrant deal as arrivals surge By Steve SchererROME, March 17 (Reuters) - Italy will host a meeting between European and North African countries next week in a bid to strengthen support...
• ap Nobel laureate Derek Walcott, Caribbean poet, dies at 87 CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP) - Derek Walcott, a Nobel-prize winning poet known for capturing the essence of his native Caribbean, has died on the island of St....
• ap Marion Cotillard, partner welcome 2nd child, a baby girl Marion Cotillard is now a mother of two.The French actress' representative has confirmed a People magazine report that she and partner Guillaume Canet...
• ap UN agency head resigns after Israel 'apartheid' report BEIRUT (AP) - The head of a Lebanon-based United Nations agency that promotes development in Arab countries has resigned, after refusing to withdraw a...
• reuters Pentagon denies striking mosque in Syria, says it killed al Qaeda militants WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Friday denied that it had targeted a mosque in the Western Syrian province of Aleppo, saying that it had...
• reuters Polish retail chain Dino moves closer to IPO WARSAW, March 17 (Reuters) - Polish retail chain Dino said on Friday the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) had approved the prospectus for the...
• ap Toddler with Down syndrome models for British retailer LONDON (AP) - A British clothing retailer is featuring a toddler girl with Down Syndrome as a model in its stores across the United Kingdom. ...
• ap Missing US kayaker found on uninhabited Puerto Rico island SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard said that a kayaker from Florida who went missing off Puerto Rico's west coast was found Friday on a...
• ap No El Nino? No problem. Earth sizzles to near record heat WASHINGTON (AP) - Even without an El Nino warming the world's waters, Earth in February sizzled to its second hottest temperature on record, behind only last...
• ap The Latest: Rebel missile attack kills 22 Yemeni troops GENEVA (AP) - The Latest on the conflict in Yemen and the attack on a refugee boat off its Red Sea coast that killed more than 40 people (all times...
• reuters Air France-KLM, 10 other airlines hit with 776 mln euro EU fine By Foo Yun CheeBRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - Air France-KLM, British Airways and nine other airlines were hit with a 776 million euro ($835.5 million)...
• reuters EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil stocks fall; JBS, BRF slump on police raids By Bruno Federowski SAO PAULO, March 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks fell on Friday as shares of meatpackers JBS SA and BRF SA slumped after federal...
• reuters Kenyan troops head to troubled northern region By Duncan MiririNAIROBI, March 17 (Reuters) - Kenya has sent troops to restore order in the northern region of Laikipia after months of clashes, a...
• reuters In surprise, UK ex-finance minister Osborne named editor of London paper By Paul SandleLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - George Osborne, who lost his job as Britain's finance minister last year after helping lead the doomed campaign...
• reuters Japan, U.S. agree to abide by G7, G20 FX agreement-Aso By Leika KiharaBADEN-BADEN, Germany, March 17 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said he agreed with his U.S. counterpart Steven Mnuchin on the...
• reuters Cricket-Jadeja proves India's man for all seasons By Amlan ChakrabortyRANCHI, India, March 17 (Reuters) - India's Ravindra Jadeja made two important points with his eighth five-wicket test haul on Friday -...
• ap Moroccan king names new PM to break political deadlock RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Morocco's king named a new prime minister Friday, former top diplomat Saadeddine Othmani, after ousting his predecessor over five...
• ap A third of Chipotle's board is on the way out NEW YORK (AP) - Chipotle, which is trying to revive its fortunes after being rattled by food safety scares, said a third of its board members will leave in...
• ap Russian banks says Trump link work of false flag hackers MOSCOW (AP) - A leading Russian bank says it was targeted by hackers who created a fake cyber trail to suggest extensive links with businesses owned by U.S....
• pa Man walks free after admitting raping 12-year-old who claimed to be 16 Lady Scott took the "wholly exceptional" decision to grant Daniel Cieslak an absolute discharge at the High Court in Glasgow on Friday.
• ap White House, some conservatives agree on health care changes WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and some House conservatives agreed Friday to make changes in the troubled Republican health care bill in hopes of easing...
• ap Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert to play CMA Fest NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and more are performing at this year's...
• afp Morocco king names new premier to end deadlock Morocco's king on Friday appointed a new prime minister to end a political deadlock that left the North African country without a government for five months,...
• reuters World stocks hover near peaks, dollar extends slide By Lewis KrauskopfNEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - A global stock market index hovered near record highs on Friday, wrapping up a week when many of the...
• reuters Iran sentences daughter of late president to jail for second time ANKARA, March 17 (Reuters) - Iran's hardline judiciary has sentenced the daughter of late Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to jail for...
• reuters British retailer L.K. Bennett eyeing Russia expansion By Maria KiselyovaMOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - British high-end womenswear firm L.K. Bennett said it plans to open five stores in Russia, shrugging off the...
• reuters Germany says it can't trust Turkey's word on jailed journalist - report BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel questioned how Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan would know that an arrested...
• ap Man accused of hitting medic with ambulance: 'I'm innocent' NEW YORK (AP) - A man accused of stealing an ambulance and then driving it over a fire department medic, crushing her to death, told reporters he wasn't...
• reuters GRAINS-U.S. wheat, corn futures flat; soybeans weaker By Mark WeinraubCHICAGO, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S corn and wheat futures were trading close to unchanged on Friday as their recent rally from multi-week...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St edges lower as financial stocks drag By Anya George TharakanMarch 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were modestly lower on Friday as the lingering effects of the Federal Reserve's less aggressive...
• pa In pictures: William and Kate attend St Patrick´s Day event in London The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will travel to France later for a two-day visit.
• ap New York City is awash in green and Irish pride NEW YORK (AP) - New York City is awash in green and Irish pride as throngs celebrate at the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade along Fifth Avenue in...
• ap Brazilian sensation Soares turning into Porto's new Hulk MADRID (AP) - Soares, the Brazilian striker who earned the diminutive nickname "Tiquinho" for being too skinny as a kid, is about to become the new Hulk for...
• afp Irish PM tells Trump: St. Patrick was 'an immigrant' Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny caused a stir at the White House on the eve of Saint Patrick's day Friday, pointedly telling President Donald Trump that the...
• reuters European govt bond trading soars on rising political, rates uncertainty By Jamie McGeeverLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - The volume of European government bonds changing hands this year has risen by as much as 86 percent as...
• reuters TABLE-Germany's January gas imports up 11.9 pct, costs up 25 pct FRANKFURT, March 17 (Reuters) - Germany's January natural gas imports were down 11.9 percent year on year, paying 25 percent more as oil-linked gas prices...
• reuters Gunmen kill senior Ugandan police official, president orders cameras By Elias BiryabaremaKAMPALA, March 17 (Reuters) - Gunmen on motorbikes killed Uganda's third highest ranking police officer on Friday, drawing condemnation...
• reuters European shares little changed; banks volatile on rate talk By Danilo MasoniMILAN, March 17 (Reuters) - European shares were little changed on Friday, weighed down by weaker auto and utilities stocks, but euro zone...
• reuters Chelsea eight wins away from league title, says Conte March 17 (Reuters) - Chelsea need 24 points from their remaining 11 fixtures to win the Premier League title, manager Antonio Conte said on Friday ahead of...
• ap Mom found dead after infant saved in dramatic lake rescue ST. LOUIS (AP) - A woman found dead in a St. Louis-area lake was identified Friday as the mother of an infant rescued hours earlier by a paramedic, who...
• ap The Latest: Body in lake identified as mom of rescued infant ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Latest on a body being found and a child being rescued from lake near St. Louis (all times local):9:15 a.m.A woman found dead in a lake...
• ap Asia remains the crown jewel for Tiffany during strong 4Q NEW YORK (AP) - Profits at Tiffany & Co. slipped 3 percent in the fourth quarter due to flagging U.S. sales, but strong demand in China and Japan pushed the...
• reuters Man claiming to be Boko Haram leader denies 5,000 hostages freed By Ardo AbdullahiBAUCHI, Nigeria March 17 (Reuters) - A man purporting to be the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram denied in a video...
• reuters Zambrano named head coach of Canada's national team March 17 (Reuters) - Octavio Zambrano was named head coach of Canada's men´s national soccer team on Friday, with the Ecuadorian handed the task of ending...
• reuters With weaker mandate, Rutte must choose his compromises to form a govt By Anthony Deutsch and Thomas EscrittAMSTERDAM, March 17 (Reuters) - After fending off nationalist Geert Wilders at Monday's election, Dutch Prime Minister...
• ap Bulgaria: Australian's terror trial adjourned until April SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - The trial of an Australian man charged with terrorism offenses in Bulgaria has been put on hold for three weeks after the court...
• ap Health groups: Next cure may go undiscovered with Trump cuts WASHINGTON (AP) - What goes on the chopping block: Research into cancer or Alzheimer's? A Zika vaccine or a treatment for superbugs?Health groups say...
• ap Trump administration fights Syrian's travel ban lawsuit MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A federal judge should let President Donald Trump's travel ban apply to a Syrian family trying to relocate to Wisconsin, U.S. Justice...
• reuters Nobel laureate poet Derek Walcott dies in St. Lucia CASTRIES, St. Lucia, March 17 (Reuters) - Poet Derek Walcott, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992, died at his home in St. Lucia on Friday aged...
• reuters Syrian Kurdish YPG says Raqqa attack to start in early April By Tom PerryBEIRUT, March 17 (Reuters) - The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said a U.S.-backed assault to drive Islamic State from its de-facto...
• reuters SHOWCASE-Soccer-Guardiola to stay on the attack for Liverpool test March 17 (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will not turn to a more defensive approach to shut out Liverpool, the Premier League's leading...
• ap Ohio officer charged with pointing weapon at fellow officers CINCINNATI (AP) - Authorities say an off-duty Cincinnati police officer pointed an assault weapon at fellow officers while intoxicated, and has been charged...
• ap Air Force identifies crew members killed in aircraft crash CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) - The Air Force on Thursday released the identities of three service members killed Tuesday night in the crash of a reconnaissance and...
• reuters CANADA STOCKS-TSX slips as financial fall offsets some commodity stock gains TORONTO, March 17 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index turned negative in midmorning trading on Friday as losses among financial and consumer shares...
• reuters Barclays further downgrades London Metal Exchange membership LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Barclays Bank is sharply downgrading its membership on the London Metal Exchange, the LME said on Friday, after the bank cut...
• reuters OPEC cuts make global crude supply lighter and sweeter: Kemp By John KempLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - OPEC´s production cuts have changed the quality of the global oil supply, shaking up the relationship between...
• reuters Software maker MuleSoft soars in debut March 17 (Reuters) - MuleSoft Inc's shares jumped as much as 49.7 percent in their debut, giving the enterprise software company a market capitalization of...
• reuters TABLE-Selected sovereign funds from the large to the small LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Once the preserve of rich oil exporters or nations with trade surpluses, like Norway, Kuwait and Singapore, an unlikely new ...
• ap Former VW boss Piech mulls selling shares in holding firm BERLIN (AP) - Negotiations are underway that could result in longtime Volkswagen patriarch Ferdinand Piech selling his shares in a company that technically...
• ap UN: Risky sea crossings fuel sharp rise in migrant deaths BERLIN (AP) - Migrant deaths rose sharply last year, particularly in the Mediterranean, as smugglers made ever-riskier attempts to ferry asylum-seekers and...
• reuters Romanian deficit to miss target unless measures taken, IMF says BUCHAREST, March 17 (Reuters) - Romania´s fiscal shortfall will far exceed targets this year and next, bloated by tax cuts and wage hikes to the detriment...
• reuters A new breed of sovereign wealth fund - without the wealth By Claire MilhenchLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Once the preserve of rich oil exporters or nations with trade surpluses, like Norway, Kuwait and Singapore,...
• reuters Trump, health secretary fight for votes on U.S. healthcare overhaul By Susan Cornwell and David MorganWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday stepped up his fight for support on Republicans'...
• reuters Twenty two people killed in mosque attack in Yemen's Marib DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Twenty two people were killed in an attack on a mosque during Friday prayers inside a military base in Yemen's Marib province,...
• ap US urged to spend more on infrastructure BADEN-BADEN, Germany (AP) - Governments need to do more to create growth that benefits everyone, and the U.S. should spend more on roads, highways, bridges...
• reuters Man purporting to be Boko Haram leader denies 5,000 hostages freed BAUCHI, Nigeria March 17 (Reuters) - A man purporting to be the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, appeared in a video...
• reuters Basque militant separatist group ETA set to announce disarmament MADRID, March 17 (Reuters) - Basque militant separatist group ETA are set to announce plans to disarm and have scheduled a full handover of weapons for...
• ap Polish opposition wants parliament vote against government WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's main opposition party said Friday it is seeking a parliamentary vote of no-confidence against the conservative government...
• afp Controversy in Benin over single-term presidency plan Many Africans have become accustomed to their leaders trying to cling to power at all costs, but in tiny Benin, the president appears to be trying to do the...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar continues slump, but outlook still upbeat By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - The dollar fell to a five-week low on Friday, remaining under pressure for a third straight...
• ap Real Madrid to play Bayern in Champions League quarterfinals NYON, Switzerland (AP) - The road to a Champions League record for Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti will go through his old club - defending champion Real...
• ap Japan's parliament proposes abdication law for emperor TOKYO (AP) - Japanese ruling and opposition parties on Friday handed Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a proposal urging his government to write a special one-time...
• ap Merger of Paris rugby clubs still possible PARIS (AP) - Stade Francais president Thomas Savare wants a merger with rival Racing 92 to go ahead despite strong opposition from fans and players.Speaking...
• reuters Wall Street bonuses may show first uptick since 2009, firm says By Olivia OranMarch 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street bonuses this year may climb as much as 15 percent in their first meaningful uptick since 2009, compensation...
• afp Shakib, Mosaddek put Bangladesh on top against Sri Lanka Shakib Al Hasan struck his fifth Test century and Mosaddek Hossain scored a fifty on his debut to put Bangladesh in control of the second Test against Sri...
• reuters Morocco's king names PJD's Othmani as new prime minister RABAT, March 17 (Reuters) - Morocco's King Mohammed VI has named Saad Eddine El Othmani of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) as the...
• reuters Without reforms, Bosnia risks delay to release of funds-IMF By Daria Sito-SucicSARAJEVO, March 17 (Reuters) - Unless Bosnia meets terms required for the first review of the International Monetary Fund's loan...
• reuters Turkey removes Russian wheat from import scheme - sources By Polina Devitt and Humeyra PamukMOSCOW/ISTANBUL, March 17 (Reuters) - Turkey has unexpectedly removed Russian wheat from an import licence scheme,...
• ap Kenya's president deploys military to quell drought violence NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya's president on Friday ordered the military to deploy to the volatile counties of Baringo and Laikipia in the Rift Valley to calm...
• reuters Nigerian court overturns seizure of oilfield from Shell and Eni By Camillus EbohABUJA, March 17 (Reuters) - A Nigerian court on Friday overturned a request by Nigeria's financial crimes agency to seize an oilfield from...
• reuters German minister expects Turkey to uphold EU migrant deal ST. WENDEL, Germany, March 17 (Reuters) - German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Friday that he expected Ankara to stick to a deal reached...
• afp Colossus found in Egypt may have depicted Psammetich I An ancient colossus uncovered in Cairo last week may have depicted the famed pharaoh Psammetich I, Egypt's antiquities ministry said on Thursday.The...
• reuters Climate change financing dropped from G20 draft statement BADEN-BADEN, Germany, March 17 (Reuters) - Opposition from the United States, Saudi Arabia and others has forced Germany to drop a reference to financing...
• reuters U.N. chief wants report on 'apartheid' Israel taken off web NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked the U.N. regional commission that represents most Arab...
• reuters Tehran rejects comments from U.S.-Saudi meeting as "nonsense" - IRNA ANKARA, March 17 (Reuters) - Iran dismissed as "nonsense" comments made after U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis met with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince...
• ap Dallas officials say abandoned calls a source of 911 woes DALLAS (AP) - The city of Dallas has backed away from its claim that a T-Mobile "ghost calling" glitch flooded the city's 911 call center and resulted in...
• ap Ex-UK Treasury chief George Osborne to edit London newspaper LONDON (AP) - Former British Treasury chief George Osborne has been appointed editor of the Evening Standard newspaper, touching off a torrent of criticism...
• afp UN urges China to act as bird flu deaths spike The UN's food agency on Friday urged China to step up efforts to contain and eliminate a strain of bird flu which has killed scores of people this year.The...
• afp US industrial output in February flat, manufacturing gains Manufacturing output posted its sixth straight increase in February, but unseasonably warm weather again dragged down utilities, keeping total industrial...
• reuters Trumps says conservative House lawmakers line up behind healthcare bill WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday met with a dozen conservative Republicans from the House of Representatives and said...
• reuters Allardyce dreads player exodus if Palace get relegated March 17 (Reuters) - Crystal Palace risk suffering a mass exodus of players at the end of the season if they lose their Premier League status, manager Sam...
• reuters Three years after Ebola outbreak declared in Guinea, survivors still suffer - charity By Kieran GuilbertDAKAR, March 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Three years after the world's worst recorded Ebola outbreak was first declared in Guinea,...
• reuters OECD warns against waning reform effort to lift productivity BADEN BADEN, Germany, March 17 (Reuters) - Reforms to boost productivity are slowing in many countries, raising the risk that some industrialised nations...
• ap Jennifer Garner calls for Congress to boost education funds WASHINGTON (AP) - Jennifer Garner has called on Congress to do more to support early childhood education.The actress testified Thursday on Capitol Hill in...
• ap Hiker loses hand in Pennsylvania campfire explosion KEMPTON, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania hiker is recovering after his left hand was blown off while trying to start a campfire.The accident happened on the...
• ap Shining at Chelsea, Pedro Rodriguez returns for Spain BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - With Chelsea running away from its challengers in the Premier League, forward Pedro Rodriguez has regained his spot on Spain's...
• ap Girl hit, killed by truck at granddad's farm on spring break STONEWALL, Miss. (AP) - Authorities in Mississippi say a girl visiting her grandfather's farm during spring break has died after being struck by a truck.News...
• reuters Nordea, Handelsbanken to face no new punishment over Panama Papers scandal STOCKHOLM, March 17 (Reuters) - Swedish lenders Nordea and Handelsbanken will face no further sanctions for their involvement in the Panama Papers scandal...
• reuters SHOWCASE-Soccer-Liverpool plays down prospects for Man City clash - Klopp March 17 (Reuters) - Liverpool should not be considered favourites when they travel to face Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday, manager Juergen...
• reuters GRAPHICS-UK economy sends mixed signals as Brexit talks near By William SchombergLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Britain's economy is sending mixed signals about its readiness for Brexit, just as British Prime Minister...
• reuters Italy govt scraps employment voucher system to avoid union showdown By Crispian BalmerROME, March 17 (Reuters) - Italy has abolished voucher payments for workers, which were highly popular with employers, to avoid a...
• pa Timo Werner earns first Germany call-up as Lukas Podolski prepares to bow out Werner, 21, has scored 14 goals for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig so far this season.
• reuters VW ex-Chairman Piech eyes exit from Porsche SE - Spiegel FRANKFURT, March 17 (Reuters) - Former Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech is looking to sell shares worth around 1 billion euros ($1.08 billion) in...
• ap AP Analysis: In Asia, Tillerson ponders US-N. Korea reboot TOKYO (AP) - Back in 1976, all it took to bring the Korean Peninsula back to the brink of a war was a brawl over an attempt to trim a poplar tree. That...
• afp Israeli warplanes hit targets in Syria as tensions flare Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory missile launches, in the most serious incident between the two...
• reuters Sponsors, officials to get 24,500 Champions League final tickets ZURICH, March 17 (Reuters) - Sponsors, officials and corporate hospitality programmes have been allocated 24,500 of the 66,000 tickets for this year's...
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St little changed as healthcare stocks weigh By Anya George TharakanMarch 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday as a slide in Amgen dragged down the healthcare sector, offsetting...
• afp Trump accuses China of doing 'little' to contain North Korea US President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of not doing enough to help contain North Korea's nuclear ambitions, after his Secretary of State Rex...
• reuters South Africa's top court orders end to welfare grants fiasco By Tanisha HeibergJOHANNESBURG, March 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's Constitutional Court ordered the government on Friday to pay social grants on April 1...
• reuters Sri Lanka's war survivors hope new law will unlock state land holdings By Amantha PereraVAVUNIYA, Sri Lanka, March 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - F or almost two decades, Sivaraja Sivakumar has lived on a plot of land in...
• reuters Iraqi forces edge into Mosul's Old City, Nuri mosque in sight By John Davison and Ahmed RasheedMOSUL, Iraq/BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces battling Islamic State in Mosul edged into the Old City and around...
• reuters Soccer-Guardiola must rebuild back four to succeed - Backe By Philip O'ConnorSTOCKHOLM, March 17 (Reuters) - Pep Guardiola must address his side's defensive woes if Manchester City are to have any chance of adding...
• reuters Croatia's Agrokor secures loans from Sberbank -report ZAGREB, March 17 (Reuters) - Croatian food group Agrokor, which is under government pressure to clear up its debt problems, has secured a 300 million euro...
• ap Erdogan urges Turks in Europe to have 5 children ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Turks living in Europe to have at least five children, saying it would be the best...
• ap Netherlands coach names 2 new defenders in squad THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Netherlands coach Danny Blind named two new defenders Friday in his squad for a World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria and a...
• ap Court holds TEPCO, govt liable for Fukushima safety failures TOKYO (AP) - A court held Japan's government and a utility liable on Friday for neglecting tsunami safety measures at the Fukushima nuclear plant and ordered...
• ap Former Michigan player Lewis charged with domestic violence ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Former Michigan cornerback and NFL prospect Jourdan Lewis has been charged with misdemeanor domestic violence after authorities say...
• ap 2 sentenced for making Nigerian nanny essentially 'a slave' ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania couple has been sentenced to federal prison for sneaking a Nigerian woman into the country so she could basically become...
• reuters G20 financial leaders drop reference to climate change financing from draft BADEN BADEN, Germany, March 17 (Reuters) - World financial leaders have dropped a reference to financing climate change from their draft communique, said...
• ap Indiana teens' slayings lead to numerous unrelated arrests DELPHI, Ind. (AP) - Indiana authorities say investigations into the killing of two teenage girls have led to 13 arrests, but that none of them are linked to...
• afp India beefs up security at Taj Mahal after IS threat India has boosted security at the Taj Mahal after a pro-Islamic State group reportedly warned of attacks in the country and threatened the 17th century...
• reuters Soccer-Bayern's Ancelotti gets Real reunion, Juve meet Barca ZURICH, March 17 (Reuters) - Titleholders Real Madrid must face their former coach in the Champions League quarter-finals after they were drawn against Carlo...
• ap Slammer sale: Closed prisons are a tough sell, states find ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Perched atop an Adirondack mountain, the 325-acre site for sale seems to have everything a developer could want: spectacular views, a...
• ap Hiker on snowshoe outing found dead on Maine mountain trail ROME, Maine (AP) - Authorities say a man who planned an afternoon of snowshoeing to the summit of a mountain in Maine has been found dead along a hiking...
• ap Moldova PM moves to dismiss minister detained in land scam CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) - Moldova's prime minister is asking the president to approve the suspension of the agriculture minister, Eduard Grama, who has been...
• reuters Hijacker kills New York paramedic under wheels of her ambulance NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - A paramedic was killed after a man hijacked her ambulance in New York City and reversed over her, city officials said on...
• ap US factory production rose for 6th straight time in February WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. factories cranked out more autos, steel and computers in February, the sixth straight monthly increase in manufacturing output.Factory...
• ap Man charged with hate crime in anti-Muslim attack BETHEL PARK, Pa. (AP) - Federal prosecutors have added a hate crime charge against a Pennsylvania man already awaiting trial on state charges he used...
• afp Boko Haram's Shekau reappears, criticises Cameroon 'lies' Boko Haram's elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility for a spate of suicide bombings and rejecting claims scores of...
• ap Rahul fifty helps India to 120-1 after Australia score 451 RANCHI, India (AP) - India made a confident start in the first innings of the third test against Australia on Friday, reaching 120-1 by the close of the...
• ap US woman in Bali 'suitcase murder' gives up custody of baby BALI, Indonesia (AP) - An American woman convicted in her mother's "suitcase murder" in Indonesia gave custody of her young daughter on Friday to an...
• afp Trump hosts Merkel after snowstorm delay Donald Trump hosts Germany's Angela Merkel at the White House Friday, a meeting delayed by a snowstorm and still clouded by a storm of words between the two...
• reuters African game faces uncertain future under new regime By Mark GleesonADDIS ABABA, March 17 (Reuters) - African soccer faces an uncertain future after Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Issa...
• reuters Bulgaria's PM says taking steps to prevent election meddling by Turkey By Tsvetelia TsolovaSOFIA, March 17 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's caretaker prime minister said on Friday he was taking steps to prevent any attempts by Turkey to...
• ap 4 Boston homeless sue security firm, saying guard hurt them BOSTON (AP) - Four homeless people who say they were injured by security guards at a Boston train station have sued a former guard and the company he worked...
• ap Firefighter killed on way to hoverboard-linked fire honored HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania firefighter who died in a traffic accident on the way to a deadly house fire that authorities are blaming on an...
• ap No shorter sentence for 'Love & Hip Hop' star in drug case ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - A VH1 reality star on the show "Love & Hip Hop" who was involved in an interstate drug ring has been denied a request for a shorter...
• pa Richie Gray injury forces Scotland to make late change for Italy clash Lock Gray is replaced by Edinburgh second row Grant Gilchrist.
• reuters Templeton's Habsenstab says his funds exited 'almost all' European bond positions AMSTERDAM, March 17 (Reuters) - Michael Hasenstab, chief investment officer at Franklin Templeton Investments, said on Friday he had exited "almost all"...
• ap Philippines rejects European Parliament's call on senator MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine government on Friday rejected a call by the European Parliament for the release of Sen. Leila de Lima, a leading...
• ap Kremlin says Ukraine cuts off rebel east with its own hands MOSCOW (AP) - Ukraine is ruining its own territorial integrity with a blockade of rebel regions in the east, Russia warned Friday.Russian President Vladimir...
• ap France wants to stage the 2023 Rugby World Cup in 12 cities PARIS (AP) - France wants to stage the 2023 Rugby World Cup in 12 cities across the country if it is awarded the tournament.The French rugby federation says...
• ap Prosecutors get more time for probe into ex-Portuguese PM LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portugal's attorney general has granted investigators another extension to conclude their 2 1/2-year investigation into a former...
• afp Suicide attacker targets Bangladesh army camp A man blew himself up on Friday at a camp for Bangladesh's elite security forces, wounding two others, in an apparent botched suicide attack.The incident...
• reuters Top 14 clashes put off due to Paris club merger row PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Two Top 14 matches set for this weekend are being postponed due to a dispute over a proposed merger of rugby clubs Racing 92 and...
• reuters Trump says North Korea 'behaving very badly,' China has done little to help WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday North Korea is "behaving very badly" and China has done little to help, hours...
• ap Cholesterol drug cuts heart risks, spurs new debate on cost A long-acting cholesterol medicine cut the risk of having a heart attack or some other serious problems by 15 to 20 percent in a big study that's likely to...
• afp India reply strongly after Smith's epic Test knock Allrounder Glenn Maxwell hailed his "awesome" skipper Steve Smith after the duo's 191-run partnership helped Australia post a formidable first innings total...
• reuters U.S. health secretary: Trump backs Republican healthcare plan WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump maintains his support of Republican House leaders' healthcare plan, U.S. Health Secretary Tom Price...
• reuters West African urban polls find clean water top priority By Nellie PeytonDAKAR, March 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Rapid urbanisation has caused so many problems in the Senegalese town of Tivaouane-Peulh...
• reuters Saudi says arrangements complete for Iranian haj pilgrims DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Friday it had completed all necessary arrangements for Iranian pilgrims to attend the annual haj...
• reuters Maxwell doubted test future, now wants to emulate Smith By Amlan ChakrabortyRANCHI, India, March 17 (Reuters) - Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell doubted whether he would play test cricket again but he is now...
• ap Prosecutors shelve probe into Germany match threat BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors are shelving their investigation into an alleged plan by Islamic extremists to attack a Germany-Netherlands football match...
• afp Iran pilgrims to join this year's hajj: Saudi Iranian pilgrims will participate in this year's annual hajj, Saudi Arabia said on Friday, despite ruptured ties between the regional rivals.For the first...
• reuters Tesla raises $1.2 bln, 20 pct more than planned March 17 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc said on Friday it had raised about $1.2 billion, roughly 20 percent more than it had planned, by selling common shares and...
• reuters Ethiopian army frees six children kidnapped by South Sudan gunmen By Aaron MaashoADDIS ABABA, March 17 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's military has rescued six children kidnapped by South Sudanese raiders in a cross-border attack,...
• reuters Airbus says engine issue will not affect A320neo deliveries By Aditi ShahNEW DELHI, March 17 (Reuters) - Airbus does not expect deliveries of its A320neo planes to be significantly affected by recent problems with...
• reuters Tullow hits shareholders with surprise cash call to cut debt By Ron Bousso and Arathy S NairMarch 17 (Reuters) - Africa-focused Tullow Oil took investors by surprise on Friday with plans for a $750 million rights...
• ap Hillary Clinton to give St. Pat's Day speech in Pennsylvania SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - Hillary Clinton's gradual return to the public spotlight following her presidential election loss continues with a St. Patrick's Day...
• pa Leicester will face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last eight Craig Shakespeare´s side secured their unexpected progress with a 2-0 second-leg victory over Sevilla in midweek.
• reuters No ratings disaster if Woods misses Masters, say experts By Frank PingueMarch 17 (Reuters) - The Masters, with its famed azaleas, precisely manicured greens and towering trees is bigger than any one golfer, even...
• reuters Amgen cholesterol drug cuts heart attack, stroke risk more than 20 pct-study By Bill BerkrotWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - Amgen Inc's Repatha drug cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes by over 20 percent in patients with...
• reuters Medtronic heart valve replacement succeeds in intermediate-risk patients-study By Bill BerkrotWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - Medtronic Plc's non-invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system proved as safe as...
• ap Hasan provisionally suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board ISLAMABAD (AP) - Shahzaib Hasan became the fifth Pakistani cricketer to be provisionally suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board for violating its...
• ap 2nd Test: Sri Lanka-Bangladesh Scoreboard COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Scoreboard Friday at stumps on the third day of the second test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh:Sri Lanka 1st Innings 338 all...
• ap Search ends for student, yacht crew member in Florida waters ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities in Florida have stopped searching for a Colorado State University student and a yacht crew member who went missing in...
• ap Suicide bombers target troops, local official in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide truck bomber struck a military checkpoint in Afghanistan on Friday, killing one soldier and wounding 10, while another...
• reuters FOREX-Euro turns lower after French election poll, eyes on G20 By Ritvik CarvalhoLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - The euro fell back against the dollar on Friday after a poll showed far-right anti-EU leader Marine Le Pen...
• reuters Central bank hikers push world stocks near peak By John GeddieLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - World stocks perched near a record high on Friday after a week when most of the world's biggest economies either...
• ap Shakib century puts Bangladesh in command vs. Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Shakib Al Hasan scored his fifth test hundred and was part of two big partnerships to put Bangladesh in command of the second test,...
• ap EU re-imposes $835 million cartel fine on air cargo firms BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union on Friday re-imposed a fine on 11 air cargo companies totaling $835 million after the original decision was thrown out by...
• afp Pakistan suspend fifth player in spot-fixing case Pakistan cricket authorities Friday charged and suspended international player Shahzaib Hasan in an ongoing case over spot-fixing during a recent Twenty20...
• reuters Nigerian airline Aero axes about 60 pct of its workforce - CEO By Alexis AkwagyiramLAGOS, March 17 (Reuters) - Nigerian airline Aero has made about 60 percent of its workforce redundant in a desperate effort to stay...
• ap Mourinho says United gets no help from hectic schedule MANCHESTER, England (AP) - The Premier League just doesn't care about Manchester United, according to Jose Mourinho.The United manager complained about the...
• pa Josh Edmondson: Who is he and what has he claimed? All the key issues set out and explained.
• reuters US STOCKS-Wall St set to open flat as investors seek new catalysts By Anya George TharakanMarch 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks looked set to open little changed on Friday as investors sought fresh cues to place their bets...
• reuters Fleeing IS, Mosul's civilians cart out the living and the dead By John Davison and Abdelaziz BoumzarMOSUL, Iraq, March 17 (Reuters) - From a distance, the exhausted Iraqis fleeing parts of Mosul controlled by Islamic ...
• ap For the Kremlin, boosting turnout is key task for 2018 vote MOSCOW (AP) - With a year to go before Russia's presidential election, there's little room for intrigue. President Vladimir Putin is set to glide easily to...
• reuters France´s Fillon fights on as window closes for putting up alternative candidate By John IrishPARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Scandal-hit Francois Fillon is set to be confirmed as the conservative candidate in France's presidential...
• reuters Brazil police launch biggest-ever raid in food fraud probe RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, March 17 (Reuters) - Brazil's Federal Police on Friday launched massive raids and searches as part of a probe of unnamed food...
• reuters UK to question Google after adverts appear alongside extremist videos LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Britain on Friday will question executives from Google over why adverts marketing the government's services were appearing...
• reuters Enel says not right time for big deals in European power By Stephen JewkesMILAN, March 17 (Reuters) - Italy's biggest utility Enel said any major deals in the European industry would have to wait until new...
• reuters China's Ant confident of closing MoneyGram deal -exec By Cate CadellBEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - Ant Financial Services Group, the world's largest financial technology company, is confident of closing a deal...
• reuters Fighting for "precious union", UK's May rebuffs Scottish independence ambitions By Elizabeth PiperLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Friday to fight for the "precious, precious union" of the United...
• ap Trump foreign aid cuts counter global development goals: EU ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - President Donald Trump's proposed deep cuts to humanitarian aid go against the global development goals the United States...
• reuters German steel workers to get 4 pct wage hike by 2018 DUESSELDORF, Germany, March 17 (Reuters) - Around 72,000 German steel workers will get a 2.3 percent pay hike from April, and another 1.7 percent from next...
• ap Man United to face Anderlecht in Europa League quarterfinals NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Manchester United has been paired with Anderlecht in the Europa League quarterfinals.United, which has never won the competition,...
• reuters Cricket-India respond well after Smith, Maxwell tons in Ranchi By Amlan ChakrabortyRANCHI, India, March 17 (Reuters) - India mounted a positive reply after Steve Smith's unbeaten 178 and Glenn Maxwell's maiden century...
• reuters Shakib ton gives Bangladesh healthy lead against Sri Lanka COLOMBO, March 17 (Reuters) - Shakib Al Hasan struck his fifth hundred and combined in a seventh-wicket stand of 131 with debutant Mosaddek Hossain to give...
• ap Last Germany call-up for Lukas Podolski, 1st for Timo Werner BERLIN (AP) - Germany coach Joachim Loew called up Leipzig forward Timo Werner for the first time and World Cup winner Lukas Podolski for the last time on...
• pa US `could consider pre-emptive military action´ against North Korea Secretary of state Rex Tillerson made the comments on a visit to South Korea.
• reuters Germany could file WTO suit against U.S. over border tax BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - Germany could file a suit against the United States at the World Trade Organization over President Donald Trump's proposed...
• afp Indian farmer wins train in legal fight with railway An Indian farmer's battle for proper compensation for land seized to build a railway reached an unexpected conclusion this week when a court awarded him a...
• reuters INVESTMENT FOCUS-'Sweet spot' in European M&A puts floor under valuations By Helen Reid and Vikram SubhedarLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - A boom in European deal-making activity -- a sign better growth prospects are boosting ...
• pa Nottinghamshire sign James Pattinson to replace injured Peter Siddle Pattinson will play first-class and 50-over cricket until the end of June.
• reuters Thai court dismisses labour abuse suit against chicken farm By Alisa TangBANGKOK, March 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Thai court on Friday dismissed a compensation claim by 14 migrant workers from Myanmar who...
• reuters Russian court to consider ban on "extremist" Jehovah's Witnesses HQ MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Russia's Supreme Court is to consider whether Jehovah's Witnesses is an "extremist" organisation after the justice ministry...
• reuters China's Sinopec nears deal to buy Chevron's South African assets -sources By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Florence TanNEW YORK/SINGAPORE, March 17 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec is nearing a deal to buy Chevron's South African oil...
• pa `Ridiculous´ claims that GCHQ spied on Trump `will not be repeated´ The Government has been given assurances by the White House.
• pa Key questions behind Trump GCHQ claims The British intelligence agency has denied allegations it spied on the president during last year´s election.
• reuters Basque militant separatist group ETA set to announce disarmament - report MADRID, March 17 (Reuters) - Basque militant separatist group ETA will announce plans to disarm later on Friday, according to report on Friday in France's...
• ap CEO convicted for false claims Korean goods made in USA CHICAGO (AP) - A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a South Korean CEO of defrauding municipal governments into using federal money on...
• reuters In Duterte's Davao, China vice premier prioritises deals over disputes MANILA, March 17 (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang met Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's in his home city on Friday, becoming the most...
• reuters Street art unites newly landed young migrants in Australia By Paola TotaroSYDNEY, March 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Four leading Australian street artists have joined forces with nearly 300 newly arrived...
• reuters Werner earns maiden Germany call-up, swansong for Podolski March 17 (Reuters) - RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner received his first Germany call up for their internationals against England and Azerbaijan this month...
• reuters Rugby-Crisis talks to resume Monday on Paris rugby merger -LNR PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Crisis talks about a disputed merger of French rugby clubs Racing 92 and Stade Francais will resume on Monday, the French...
• ap Thai elephant hospital, short of money, at risk of closing BANGKOK (AP) - What is believed to be the world's first elephant hospital says it may have to close because of budgetary problems after a decade of declining...
• ap China plans 1st structure on disputed South China Sea shoal BEIJING (AP) - China plans to build the first permanent structure on a South China Sea shoal at the heart of a territorial dispute with the Philippines, in a...
• ap FIFA suspends Mali teams, officials for government meddling ZURICH (AP) - FIFA says it has suspended Mali's teams and officials from international soccer because of government interference in how the federation is...
• pa Neal Hatley: England forwards all worthy of Lions call Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley and Dan Cole will start against Ireland, with Mako Vunipola, Jamie George and Kyle Sinckler on the bench.
• reuters NATO head urges Turkey, Austria to resolve dispute COPENHAGEN, March 17 (Reuters) - NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged Austria and Turkey on Friday to resolve a diplomatic dispute that has led...
• ap Caterpillar hires former US attorney general after raid PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Caterpillar Inc. is hiring a former U.S. attorney general to help it sort out matters that sparked a federal raid on its headquarters in...
• ap Nigeria court reverses seizure of oil block from Shell, Eni ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A Nigerian court has set aside its order for the temporary seizure of one of Africa's richest oil blocks from multinationals Royal...
• reuters SHOWCASE-Manchester City versus Liverpool - the fans' view By Claire BloomfieldMarch 17 (Reuters) - Manchester City welcome Juergen Klopp's Liverpool to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday as they look to focus on the...
• reuters Stada lifts forecasts after telling suitors to raise bids FRANKFURT, March 17 (Reuters) - German drugmaker Stada , at the centre of a takeover battle between two private equity consortia, has raised its...
• ap Indonesia summons British envoy over coral damaged by ship JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's government has summoned the British ambassador to discuss compensation for the destruction of coral reefs by a cruise...
• ap Suspect explodes bomb, dies at Bangladesh security camp NEW DELHI (AP) - A suspected militant died Friday when he exploded a bomb at the future headquarters of a Bangladesh security agency, officials said.The...
• reuters SHOWCASE-Soccer-Five memorable Man City v Liverpool matches LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - The 162nd league clash between Manchester City and Liverpool comes with both teams vying for top-four finishes in the Premier...
• reuters Rescued Azeri bank IBA not seen ready for privatisation yet By Margarita AntidzeBAKU, March 17 (Reuters) - State-owned International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) will need more government aid to clean up its balance...
• ap Despite criticism, Maddow gets biggest audience NEW YORK (AP) - Despite some criticism of how the show played out, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow scored her biggest audience ever on Tuesday after tweeting that she...
• ap The Latest: Man arrested in NYC emergency worker's death NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on a New York City emergency medical technician who was fatally struck by a stolen ambulance (all times local):7:15 a.m.New York...
• pa Juan Mata on target as Manchester United reach Europa League quarter-finals The Spaniard bailed Jose Mourinho´s men out after United dominated the first half without scoring.
• afp Iraq commander announces gains in Mosul Old City A commander said Friday that Iraqi forces have gained ground from jihadists inside the Old City of Mosul, an area that could see some of the toughest...
• reuters U.S. allegations about Britain's GCHQ will not be repeated - May's spokesman LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Britain has received assurances from the United States that allegations the GCHQ intelligence agency helped former President...
• reuters Italy's finance minister to meet EU's Vestager on Tuesday BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - Italy's Finance Minister will meet the EU competition commissioner on Tuesday as the EU executive works on a restructuring...
• reuters Britain's George Osborne to edit London's Standard newspaper LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - George Osborne, who lost his job as British finance minister after the EU referendum in June, was appointed editor of London's...
• reuters Last RBS investor group held settlement talks over 2008 cash call - sources By Andrew MacAskill and Kirstin RidleyLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Lawyers representing tens of thousands of Royal Bank of Scotland shareholders have held...
• reuters US STOCKS-Futures flat ahead of economic data By Anya George TharakanMarch 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday as investors looked for fresh catalysts after the U.S....
• ap Sheriff: Florida deputy fatally shoots bipolar man DELTONA, Fla. (AP) - Sheriff's officials say deputies in central Florida fatally shot a 58-year-old man who was suffering from mental problems.Volusia County...
• ap Plane lands safely in Australia after propeller falls off SYDNEY (AP) - A passenger plane landed safely Friday after one of its two propellers fell off in a near disaster as the plane approached Sydney Airport.The...
• pa Manchester City v Liverpool: What the numbers tell us City are currently third in the Premier League table, with Liverpool just one point behind their opponents.
• reuters Pedro returns to Spain squad for games against Israel and France By Richard MartinBARCELONA, March 17 (Reuters) - Chelsea forward Pedro received a recall to the Spain squad on Friday for the World Cup qualifier against...
• ap Website set up for owners missing $1.5M worth of valuables NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania authorities are trying to find the owners of $1.5 million worth of jewelry, coins and other valuables that they say were...
• afp Losing the plot: Indian protesters attack Bollywood film set Indian protesters burned costumes and vandalised the set of Bollywood movie "Padmavati" this week over tabloid rumours the film will romantically link a...
• afp In backing Syria's Assad, Russia looks to outdo Iran In Aleppo, portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin hang shoulder-to-shoulder with those of his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, signalling Moscow's...
• reuters France's Macron gains on Le Pen, Fillon in Ipsos poll PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - France's Emmanuel Macron has gained ground and would win 26 percent in a first round of voting in the presidential election...
• reuters Crisis talks to resume Monday on Paris rugby merger -LNR PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Crisis talks about a disputed merger of French rugby clubs Racing 92 and Stade Francais will resume next Monday, the French...
• ap 3rd Test: India vs Australia Scoreboard RANCHI, India (AP) - Scoreboard at stumps Friday on the second day of the third test between India and Australia:Matt Renshaw c Kohli b Yadav 44David Warner...
• ap BC-AP News Digest 7 am Here are the AP's latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT.-------------------NEW/DEVELOPING-------------------YEMEN - UN...
• ap New Zealand police fatally shoot airport security dog WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand police shot and killed a young security dog at the Auckland Airport on Friday after it escaped its handler and ran...
• reuters Kering picks Fabrizio Malverdi as CEO of Italy's Brioni By Dominique VidalonPARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - French luxury and sports group Kering said on Friday it has picked Fabrizio Malverdi, the CEO of lingerie...
• ap Authorities could have prevented Cologne attacks BERLIN (AP) - German media report that lawmakers believe hundreds of attacks that occurred in Cologne during New Year 2015/16 could have been...
• reuters No signs of Turkey suspending refugee deal with EU, Berlin says BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - There are no signs that a deal reached between the European Union and Turkey last year to stem the flow of illegal migrants...
• reuters INTERVIEW-China's Ant confident of closing MoneyGram deal -exec By Cate CadellBEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - Ant Financial Services Group, the world's largest financial technology company, is confident of closing the...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST-Canada - March 17 March 17 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for...
• reuters ANALYSIS-U.S. financial firms embrace cloud, "fat fingers" notwithstanding By Anna IrreraNEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Only two years ago, an outage similar to the one that struck Amazon's cloud services last month would have...
• reuters GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-Three votes down - now for the French By Jeremy GauntLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Americans angry with their lot elected the anti-establishment Donald Trump despite a U.S. economy running at an...
• reuters India's rapeseed output to jump 20 pct to 3-yr high -trade body By Rajendra JadhavMUMBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - India rapeseed production in crop year 2016/17 is likely to jump by as much as 20 percent to the highest in...
• afp Thai ex-PM Yingluck lambasts $450m bill aimed at her brother Deposed premier Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday accused Thailand's junta of "hounding" her family after it pressed for a $450 million tax bill to be slapped on...
• reuters Ex-Barclays boss Diamond buys Panmure in investment banking return By Clara Denina and Lawrence WhiteLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond marked a return to investment banking in ...
• reuters MAN VS MACHINE: ARE ROBOTS A THREAT TO JOBS? March 17 (Reuters) - MAN VS MACHINE: DOES A NEW BREED OF ROBOT ON THE PRODUCTION LINE POSE A TRHEAT TO HUMAN JOBS?Cobots, or collaborative robots, and...
• ap VW sales dip as demand weakens in western Europe, China BERLIN (AP) - Volkswagen says its global deliveries were down 0.9 percent in February compared with a year earlier as lower sales in China and western Europe...
• ap Man gets 60 years in prison for recording child sex abuse FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A 39-year-old baby sitter who recorded himself abusing a toddler will spend 60 years in prison.A South Florida judge sentenced...
• pa Chairman Steve Gibson insists Aitor Karanka left Middlesbrough of his own accord The Spaniard parted company with Boro, who sit in 19th place in the Premier League table, on Thursday.
• afp Japan court rules government liable for Fukushima disaster A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and ordered it and the...
• reuters SHOWCASE-STATBOX-Soccer-Manchester City v Liverpool March 17 (Reuters) - Facts and figures ahead of Sunday's Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.Head-to-head (Last...
• reuters G20 finance heads to repeat FX assurances, no deal yet on rejecting protectionism By Jan Strupczewski and Gernot HellerBADEN BADEN, Germany, March 17 (Reuters) - The world's financial leaders will renounce competitive devaluations and ...
• reuters Socialists say Bulgaria pays high price for EU's Russia sanctions By Tsvetelia TsolovaSOFIA, March 17 (Reuters) - European Union sanctions on Russia are hurting Bulgaria, which should improve ties with Moscow and defend...
• reuters Jeweler Tiffany posts 1.3 pct rise in quarterly sales March 17 (Reuters) - Tiffany & Co reported a 1.3 percent rise in quarterly sales on Friday as strong demand for its high-end jewelry in Japan and China...
• reuters Slovenia's NLB bank puts Macedonian pension business up for sale LJUBLJANA, March 17 (Reuters) - Slovenia's largest bank Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB), which is due to be privatised this year, said it has put its...
• ap Man charged in fire that killed baby, damaged 8 buildings JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man has been charged in a fire that killed his 1-year-old son and damaged a church and seven other...
• ap IOC sets up group to look at double 2024-2028 Olympic picks PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) - The International Olympic Committee has moved closer toward picking both Los Angeles and Paris to host a Summer Games in an...
• ap Danes ok to extradite woman in S Korea investigation COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The daughter of the former confidante of South Korea's ousted president can be extradited from Denmark for prosecution there, a...
• reuters Zimbabwe prints $102 million in bond notes, half its limit - state newspaper HARARE, March 17 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's central bank has printed half of the 'bond notes' quasi-currency it intends to issue under a $200 million scheme, a...
• reuters Chinese firms offer pollution solutions with bottled air, hat filters, smog socks BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - Even as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledges to ensure that blue skies never become a luxury, a state-backed firm is doing...
• reuters Syrian rebel group says U.S.-led coalition behind mosque strike BEIRUT, March 17 (Reuters) - Ahrar al-Sham, a powerful Syrian rebel group, on Friday said the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State was behind a deadly...
• pa Rise in patients on mixed-sex wards `breaches Tory manifesto pledge´ The increase has been labelled a "failure" by the shadow health secretary.
• pa Ross Ford says Vern Cotter will put Scotland first again in farewell game The Kiwi will bow out as head coach after 36 Tests in charge following the Dark Blues´ final RBS 6 Nations fixture with Italy.
• afp Uganda's police spokesman shot dead outside home Uganda's second most prominent policeman was shot and killed in his car on Friday along with two other officers as he left his home in Kampala, police...
• afp China blocks Pinterest: censorship watchdogs Image-curation website Pinterest has become the latest social media service blocked in China, checks on censorship monitoring websites indicated Friday....
• reuters EU authorities demand changes from Facebook, Google, Twitter By Julia FiorettiBRUSSELS, March 16 (Reuters) - Social media companies Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc will have to amend their terms of...
• reuters Celta dream of more great European nights By Richard MartinBARCELONA, March 17 (Reuters) - Celta Vigo's 2-0 Europa League win at Russian side Krasnodar on Thursday has given them another shot at...
• reuters Japan not considering support for Toshiba, sharing information with U.S. TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - The Japanese government said it was not considering steps to support embattled Toshiba Corp and will share information with...
• reuters Britain's FTSE set for weekly gain, steadies against stronger sterling By Helen ReidLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - British shares were flat on Friday against weaker European markets, holding close to Thursday's record high and...
• afp Warhol Mao portrait goes under the hammer in Hong Kong An Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong will be auctioned in Hong Kong in a landmark sale that could fetch $15 million -- but mainland...
• reuters Sterling gains for third day on BoE lifeline By Patrick GrahamLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - The pound rose for the third day running against the dollar on Friday for the first time since mid-January,...
• reuters Philippines tells EU lawmakers to butt out after criticism of drugs war MANILA, March 17 (Reuters) - The Philippines derided the European parliament on Friday for interfering in its affairs after it issued a resolution calling...
• reuters Barca assistant Unzue receives players' backing for top job By Richard MartinBARCELONA, March 17 (Reuters) - Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta and team mates Ivan Rakitic and Gerard Pique have all given their backing...
• reuters Britain's GCHQ dismisses as ridiculous claims it helped spy on Trump LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Britain's GCHQ intelligence agency dismissed claims made on a U.S. television station that it helped former President Barack...
• reuters Socccer-Swansea's relegation battle will go down to the wire - Clement March 17 (Reuters) - Swansea City's fight to stay in the Premier League will not let up until the season ends, said manager Paul Clement, who urged his...
• reuters EMERGING MARKETS-Emerging stocks set for best week since July 2016 after Fed By Claire MilhenchLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Emerging equities were set on Friday for their strongest week since July 2016, up more than 4 percent and...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Today - 17 March 2017 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:1. WORRIES ABOUT ESPIONAGE HAVE LONG HISTORYU.S....
• reuters Saudi king postpones visit to Maldives over flu outbreak March 17 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman has postponed a visit to the Maldives due to an outbreak of flu, the government of the Indian Ocean...
• reuters Iraqi forces advance into Mosul's Old City, Nuri mosque in sight By John Davison and Ahmed RasheedMOSUL, Iraq/BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces battling Islamic State in Mosul advanced into the Old City and ...
• ap AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT Long before new hacks, US worried by Russian spying effortsWASHINGTON (AP) - Years before Russian intelligence agencies stood accused of interfering in the...
• reuters NATO head urges Turkey, Austria to solve conflict COPENHAGEN, March 17 (Reuters) - NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged Austria and Turkey on Friday to resolve a diplomatic dispute that has led...
• reuters Circassia strikes deal with AstraZeneca for respiratory drugs By Paul SandleLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Britain's Circassia has secured the U.S. rights from AstraZeneca for two drugs to treat chronic obstructive...
• reuters Beijing steps up battle against property market as prices start to rebound BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - The Beijing municipal government announced new steps to rein in its booming housing market on Friday, raising the down...
• reuters Genoa president Preziosi confirms he will sell the club MILAN, March 17 (Reuters) - Genoa president Enrico Preziosi has confirmed he will sell the struggling Serie A club and has asked anyone who can "match what...
• ap China poachers caught after posting haul on social media BEIJING (AP) - Chinese poachers have been caught after they posted pictures of themselves with their haul of illegally killed pheasants on social media.The...
• afp Saudi king cancels Maldives visit over swine flu fears The Saudi king has cancelled a scheduled visit to the politically-troubled atoll nation of the Maldives because of an outbreak of swine flu in its capital,...
• reuters Missing from Trump's grand Navy plan: skilled workers to build the fleet By Mike StoneWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to build dozens of new warships in one of the biggest peace-time...
• reuters The legal battles over President Trump's revised travel ban By David IngramMarch 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is clashing in court with Democratic state officials and civil liberties advocates over his...
• ap The Latest: Tillerson cites pre-emptive option for NKorea SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The Latest on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Asia (all times local):___6:15 p.m.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says...
• reuters South Africa's ANC welcomes court ruling on grants fiasco JOHANNESBURG, March 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Friday welcomed a top court decision ordering the government to...
• reuters Asian Tour returns to China, plans four events this year March 17 (Reuters) - The Asian Tour will return to China for the first time since 2008 with up to four new events planned in 2017 in a "game changer"...
• reuters Sweden's MTG sells Baltic broadcasting in shift to digital STOCKHOLM, March 17 (Reuters) - Sweden's MTG has agreed to sell its Baltic broadcasting operations to Providence Equity Partners, the latest deal in its...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar hits 5-week lows, investors keeping close eye on G20 meeting By Ritvik CarvalhoLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - The dollar hit five-week lows against its peers on Friday, in the wake of the Federal Reserve's cautious...
• ap China, Saudi Arabia sign $65 billion in cooperation deals BEIJING (AP) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman met with China's premier on Friday, a day after the two nations signed a memorandum of understanding on investment...
• ap Saudi king postpones visit to the Maldives over swine flu COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - The Maldives' government said Friday that Saudi Arabia's king has postponed an official visit because of the spread of swine flu in...
• pa Southern Railway workers to stage fresh strike on April 4 The walk out is the latest in the long-running dispute over the role of conductors.
• reuters China to build on disputed shoal in South China Sea BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - China will begin preparatory work this year for an environmental monitoring station on Scarborough Shoal in the South China...
• reuters South Africa court orders removal of elite police unit chief JOHANNESBURG, March 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's High Court in Pretoria said on Friday that the appointment of Berning Ntlemeza as head of an elite police...
• afp Intel deal may fuel Israel's rise as builder of car brains Intel's $15-billion purchase of Israeli firm Mobileye could help fuel the country's rise in the driverless car industry -- not as a builder of vehicles, but...
• reuters Israel intercepts missile fired at its air force in Syria By Maayan LubellJERUSALEM, March 17 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said it shot down one of numerous anti-aircraft missiles launched on Friday at its air...
• afp S&P cuts troubled Toshiba's credit rating Standard & Poor's cut its credit rating on Toshiba again Friday, warning that the troubled company's finances were quickly deteriorating owing to huge losses...
• ap 1 Italian man in Arctic avalanche in critical condition COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Norwegian authorities say a 50-year-old Italian tourist who was caught in an avalanche in Arctic Norway remains in a critical...
• ap Ex-Power Ranger pleads guilty to killing roommate with sword LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) - A former "Power Rangers" TV actor has pleaded guilty to killing his roommate, who was stabbed to death with a...
• reuters Fear, hunger and destruction in Mosul Old City as IS under pressure By John DavisonMOSUL, Iraq, March 17 (Reuters) - After five months of intense fighting, Iraqi forces have begun to drive back Islamic State into the dense...
• ap British film company buys rights to Syrian swimmer's story BERLIN (AP) - A British film company has agreed to buy the rights to the story of a teenage refugee who fled Syria and swam at the Olympics a year...
• afp Popular Saudi cleric banned from Twitter A Saudi Islamic leader with more than two million Twitter followers has been banned from writing by a court that convicted him of jeopardising public...
• reuters Denmark orders extradition of daughter of ousted South Korean president's friend By Teis JensenCOPENHAGEN, March 17 (Reuters) - Denmark will extradite to South Korea the daughter of the central figure in an influence-peddling scandal...
• reuters Homelands under threat, Indonesian tribes rally for land rights By Beh Lih YiJAKARTA, March 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thousands of Indonesian indigenous people gathered on Sumatra island on Friday to call on the...
• reuters India steel min says he hopes SAIL, ArcelorMittal resolve JV issues by May NEW DELHI, March 17 (Reuters) - India's steel minister said he hoped state-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd and ArcelorMittal SA would resolve...
• reuters Sunderland's Defoe delighted by unexpected England recall March 17 (Reuters) - Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe is delighted by his call up to England's squad for next week's friendly against Germany and a World Cup...
• afp Syria says shot down Israeli plane after raids near Palmyra Syria's army said Friday it shot down an Israeli plane that had been carrying out pre-dawn raids on a military target near Palmyra, the famed desert city it...
• reuters -Soccer-Mali banned from international football ZURICH, March 17 (Reuters) - Mali has been suspended from international football after the West African country's sports minister sacked the executive...
• reuters Top S.Korean presidential candidate would review THAAD process - advisers By Yeganeh Torbati and James PearsonSEOUL, March 17 (Reuters) - The liberal South Korean politician most likely to become the country's next president ...
• reuters 2-Dutch PM Rutte scores big victory over far-right Wilders By Toby Sterling and Anthony DeutschAMSTERDAM, March 16 (Reuters) - Dutch centre-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte scored a resounding victory over anti-Islam...
• ap 4 accused in killing of Suu Kyi adviser appear in court YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Four men accused of involvement in the murder of a top legal adviser to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party appeared in a...
• reuters E.ON shares up after $1.4 bln capital raising By Edward TaylorFRANKFURT, March 17 (Reuters) - Shares in E.ON rose 1.7 percent early on Friday, a day after the German utility raised 1.35 billion euros...
• reuters AstraZeneca receives FDA setback for high potassium drug LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have dealt a fresh blow to AstraZeneca's new medicine to treat high potassium levels, indicating it still has...
• reuters Olympics-Bach delivers warning to 2020 golf venue By Peter RutherfordPYEONGCHANG, South Korea March 17 (Reuters) - Olympic chief Thomas Bach hopes the golf club hosting the men's and women's tournaments at...
• pa North Sea and West of Scotland haddock taken off `fish to eat´ list They have been downgraded because stock numbers in 2016 were below the recommended level.
• reuters Daughter of friend of S.Korea's Park to challenge extradition from Denmark COPENHAGEN, March 17 (Reuters) - Chung Yoo-ra, daughter of South Korea's ousted president Park's friend Choi Soon-sil, will challenge the Danish public...
• reuters Israeli aircraft unscathed in overnight operation over Syria -Israeli military JERUSALEM, March 17 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Friday none of its aircraft were damaged in an overnight operation in Syria, after the Syrian...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Mar 17 The following are some stories in Russia's newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their...
• ap Global shares mixed ahead of G-20 finance meeting in Germany TOKYO (AP) - Global markets were mixed Friday as investors awaited a meeting of finance and economic ministers of the Group of 20 industrial...
• reuters Crusaders make another great escape against Blues March 17 (Reuters) - The Canterbury Crusaders continued their series of great escapes with a 33-24 comeback win over the Auckland Blues in their Super Rugby...
• reuters Fed's path piles pressure on Japan's bond yield control policy By Hideyuki SanoTOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's ambitious yield curve control policy is under attack from rising global bond yields and...
• reuters South Africa's top court orders grants to be paid on April 1 March 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's Constitutional Court ordered the government on Friday to pay social grants on April 1 via its current service provider,...
• reuters Kenyan parliament panel calls for central banker to be investigated NAIROBI, March 17 (Reuters) - The governor of Kenya's central bank Patrick Njoroge should be investigated in connection with a multi-million-dollar scam at...
• ap Bound to happen: 1 vs 16 matchup inches closer to an upset SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - It's going to happen. Maybe not Friday, when Kansas and North Carolina take their turn at trying to avoid history. But if not then,...
• pa Stan Wawrinka beats Dominic Thiem in epic clash to book Indian Wells semi spot The Swiss is the highest ranked player left in the competition.
• ap Israeli tech firms revving up engines for self-driving cars JERUSALEM (AP) - As the world moves toward an era of self-driving cars, Israel is positioning itself to be the Detroit of the future.The country has emerged...
• ap Florida gov. takes case from anti-death penalty prosecutor ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Florida's governor has rebuked Orlando's top prosecutor and transferred from her authority a case involving the slaying of a police...
• reuters French far-left candidate Melenchon slams door on backing Socialist Hamon PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon on Friday categorically ruled out quitting the French presidential election race in...
• reuters Olympics-IOC exploring all options for 2024/28 hosting decision By Peter RutherfordPYEONGCHANG, South Korea, March 17 (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach left the door open to the...
• ap Uganda's police spokesman, 2 aides shot dead in capital KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - An official says the spokesman for Uganda's police has been shot dead by gunmen outside his home in the capital, Kampala.Presidential...
• pa In video: BBC crew caught up in Mount Etna volcano blast Ten people were injured during the "huge explosion".
• afp Denmark to extradite South Korea 'Rasputin' daughter Denmark's prosecution authority said Friday it had decided to extradite the daughter of Choi Soon-Sil, the woman at the centre of a corruption scandal that...
• ap Rare monk seal dies in fish farm off Hawaii HONOLULU (AP) - An endangered Hawaiian monk seal has died after wandering into a net pen and becoming trapped at a fish farm that was partially funded by the...
• reuters 31 Somalis killed in raid off Yemen coast-source CAIRO/DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Thirty-one Somali refugees were killed off the coast of Yemen late on Thursday when a helicopter attacked the boat they...
• reuters Policy of "strategic patience" with North Korea over - Tillerson SEOUL, March 17 (Reuters) - A policy of strategic patience with North Korea has ended, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in South Korea on Friday,...
• ap Trump's defense budget boost raises questions on strategy WASHINGTON (AP) - An essential element is missing from President Donald Trump's plan for boosting the budgets of the U.S. military services by $54 billion in...
• reuters Uganda says unknown gunmen kill senior police official KAMPALA, March 17 (Reuters) - Unknown gunmen killed the spokesman for Uganda's police force and also his bodyguard and driver early on Friday as the...
• ap Pope's 2013 stump speech to cardinals a blueprint for papacy VATICAN CITY (AP) - The handwriting is tiny, barely legible and written in the author's native Spanish. But the ideas are so familiar by now that they are...
• reuters Sirens blare as Japan, fearing North Korea, holds first missile drill By Hyun OhOGA, Japan, March 17 (Reuters) - Sirens blared and loudspeakers broadcast warnings in Japan's first civilian missile evacuation drill on Friday,...
• reuters PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - March 17 SOFIA, March 17 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch...
• reuters Beijing gov't raises downpayment requirement for second homes in the city BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - The Beijing municipal government said on Friday it has raised the downpayment requirement for second home purchases in the...
• reuters FIFA suspends Malian soccer association due to gov't interference ZURICH, March 17 (Reuters) - FIFA has suspended the Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT) with immediate effect due to government interference, world...
• reuters Iran buys Thai rice in sign of change post-sanctions HAMBURG, March 17 (Reuters) - Iran's state grains buyer GTC purchased about 40,000 tonnes of rice from Thailand in an international tender this week, a...
• reuters Recruiter SThree reports flat Q1 profit on slowed UK hiring March 17 (Reuters) - British recruiting firm SThree reported flat gross profit at constant currency for the first quarter, held back by a slower UK and...
• afp De Kock's aggression pays off for South Africa Quinton de Kock's game-changing partnership with Temba Bavuma left South Africa feeling comfortable with an 81-run lead after day two of the second Test...
• reuters Australia all out for 451 in Ranchi test RANCHI, India, March 17 (Reuters) - Australia were all out for 451 in their first innings, the highest total of the series, in the third test against India...
• pa Secondary schools `could lose funding equivalent to six teachers´ Report warns growing financial pressures will mean state schools across the country see real terms cuts to per pupil funding.
• reuters Manager Southgate cannot promise Rooney's England return March 17 (Reuters) - Wayne Rooney faces a battle to get back into the England squad due to his lack of playing time at Manchester United, with a number of...
• reuters AstraZeneca receives fresh blow to potassium drug LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Friday that U.S. regulators had rejected the British company's new drug for high potassium levels, in the...
• reuters Japan court rules government liable over Fukushima-media TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - A court in Japan on Friday ruled that Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) and the government are liable for negligence in a case...
• ap BC-AS--Myanmar-Politics, AS Four men accused of involvement in the murder of a top legal adviser to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Ky's ruling party have appeared in a Yangon court to hear...
• ap Many Trump voters would feel program cuts in budget proposal WASHINGTON (AP) - The closure of a regional airport could force residents of a small town in upper Michigan to drive eight hours to catch a flight. The...
• reuters Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on March 17 BRATISLAVA, March 17 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Friday. ...
• ap Trump budget cuts would hit UN, international agencies hard WASHINGTON (AP) - The United Nations and dozens of its affiliated agencies are facing deep funding cuts and possibly an end to U.S. contributions, as the...
• reuters East Timor to elect new president as oil revenues rapidly run dry By Alexandre AssisDILI, March 17 (Reuters) - East Timorese flocked to political rallies on the final day of campaigning ahead of Monday's presidential...
• reuters Swiss won't help Turks prosecute Erdogan critic ZURICH, March 17 (Reuters) - Switzerland has rejected a Turkish request for legal assistance in prosecuting a suspect accused of insulting President Tayyip...
• ap Thompson leads Warriors past Magic OAKLAND, California (AP) - Klay Thompson scored 21 of his 29 points in the first quarter and the Golden State Warriors cruised past the Orlando Magic 122-92...
• afp Japan's World Cup blueprint 'lost', says Joseph Japan coach Jamie Joseph has expressed dismay that notes on the team's swashbuckling 2015 World Cup run were not available to him when he took over from...
• reuters French carrier to lead joint amphibious Pacific drill in show of force aimed at China -sources By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro KuboTOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - In a display of military power aimed at China, France will dispatch one of its powerful Mistral ...
• ap LA man walks free after he's exonerated in 1984 murder LOS ANGELES (AP) - Andrew Leander Wilson, a broad smile on his face and no bitterness in his heart, clasped hands with his family on his first day of freedom...
• afp Israel carries out air strikes on Syria: army Israeli aircraft carried out several strikes on Syria overnight, prompting the launch of ground-to-air missiles in response, one of which was intercepted,...
• reuters Daughter of South Korea's ousted president's friend to be extradited from Denmark COPENHAGEN, March 17 (Reuters) - Denmark's public prosecutor has decided that Chung Yoo-ra, the 20-year-old daughter of Choi Soon-sil, a friend of ousted...
• reuters Baseball-Dominican Republic shut out winless Venezuela March 16 (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic, with home runs by Gregory Polanco and Nelson Cruz backing a combined effort by six pitchers, shut out Venezuela...
• ap NKorea plans to participate in ice hockey event in South SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean Olympic organizers said Friday the North Korean women's ice hockey team had registered to compete in an international...
• pa Russell Westbrook edges closer to NBA history The Oklahoma star is only seven triple-doubles behind Oscar Robertson´s record of 41 for most in a season.
• afp US claims deadly north Syria strike, denies targeting mosque The US military says it carried out an air strike in northern Syria against an Al-Qaeda target, but denies deliberately targeting a mosque where at least 42...
• reuters Hungary to finish second border fence by end of May - PM Orban BUDAPEST, March 17 (Reuters) - Hungary's second line of fences on its border with Serbia will be built by the end of May and will be able to prevent any...
• reuters London copper set for biggest weekly gain in five as dollar drops By Melanie BurtonMELBOURNE, March 17 (Reuters) - London copper slipped on Friday, but remained on course to mark its biggest weekly advance since...
• reuters S.Korea court reassigns Samsung chief's case amid questions about judge's connections By Se Young Lee and Joyce LeeSEOUL, March 17 (Reuters) - A South Korean court said on Friday it has reassigned Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee's bribery...
• ap US, Asia-Pacific allies rolling out F-35 stealth fighter HONOLULU (AP) - The U.S. and its Asia-Pacific allies are rolling out their new stealth fighter jet, a cutting-edge plane that costs about $100 million...
• reuters China stocks post worst day in three months, but up for the week SHANGHAI, March 17 (Reuters) - China's main stock indexes fell on Friday, posting their worst day since last December, as investors await fresh evidence of...
• reuters Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on March 17 PRAGUE, March 17 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Friday. ...
• reuters An independent Scotland could abandon sterling union - Salmond tells FT LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Scotland could abandon a currency union with the rest of the United Kingdom if it gained independence, former Scottish First...
• reuters Did not expect Palace in relegation scrap, says Mazzarri March 17 (Reuters) - Walter Mazzarri did not expect Crystal Palace to feature in the Premier League relegation battle, the Watford manager has said ahead of...
• ap Cruz, Polanco homer to lift Dominican Republic to 3-0 win SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Dominican Republic took a step toward a repeat title in the World Baseball Classic thanks to impressive home runs by Nelson Cruz and...
• reuters Finland throws hat into ring to host EU drug agency after Brexit HELSINKI, March 16 (Reuters) - The Finnish government on Friday said it will join several other European Union states in bidding to become the new home of...
• ap Smith drives Australia past 400 RANCHI, India (AP) - Glenn Maxwell scored his maiden test hundred and Steve Smith continued to hold the fort as Australia reached 401-7 in its first innings...
• pa David Cameron defends Tory election spending after record £70,000 fine Undeclared spending in the 2015 general election amounted to only around 0.6% of the Tories´ campaign budget, says the former prime minister.
• reuters Taliban car bomb hits army base in eastern Afghanistan KHOST, Afghanistan, March 17 (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb detonated near an army base in the eastern Afghan province of Khost on Friday, killing one...
• afp Four in court over murder of top Myanmar lawyer Four men accused of plotting the murder of a prominent Myanmar lawyer and adviser to de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in a Yangon court on Friday....
• reuters Apple says to add two more R&D centres in China HONG KONG, March 17 (Reuters) - Apple will set up two new research and development centres in Shanghai and Suzhou in China, it said in a statement in its...
• reuters NHL-Highlights of Thursday's NHL games March 16 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's National Hockey League games:Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 0Toronto had 13 players record points and...
• reuters Some German steel workers to get 2.3 pct more pay DUESSELDORF, Germany, March 17 (Reuters) - Around 72,000 steel workers in northwestern Germany will get 2.3 percent more pay from April, employers' group...
• reuters Poland - Factors to Watch March 17 Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1...
• reuters Asia stocks set for best week since July, dollar dips further after Fed By Nichola SaminatherSINGAPORE, March 17 (Reuters) - Asian stocks advanced on Friday and looked set for their best week since July, while the dollar...
• reuters Wawrinka wins Thiem thriller to reach Indian Wells semis March 16 (Reuters) - Stan Wawrinka raised his game on the big points and dominated the climactic third-set tiebreaker to beat Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 7-6(2) on...
• reuters We could file suit against Trump at WTO over border tax, German econmin says BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries said on Deutschlandfunk radio on Friday that Germany could file a suit against U.S....
• reuters West Ham's Noble to miss Leicester clash March 17 (Reuters) - West Ham United captain Mark Noble will miss the Premier League clash at home against champions Leicester City on Saturday with injury,...
• ap South Africa leads New Zealand by 81 after day 2, 2nd test WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Quinton de Kock made 91 and Temba Bavuma 89 in contrasting innings and a 160-run partnership which drove South Africa to an...
• afp Tillerson seeks new North Korea plan on Seoul visit Washington's top diplomat visited the Demilitarised Zone dividing the two Koreas to gaze on the North for himself Friday, a day after he declared 20 years of...
• pa Nicola Sturgeon `determined´ to have second independence referendum Prime Minister Theresa May says "right now we should be working together, not pulling apart".
• reuters Car bomb hits army base in eastern Afghanistan KHOST, Afghanistan, March 17 (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb detonated near an army base in the eastern Afghan province of Khost on Friday, killing one...
• reuters Maxwell hits maiden test ton as Australia pass 400 By Amlan ChakrabortyRANCHI, India, March 17 (Reuters) - Glenn Maxwell scored his maiden test century and his captain Steve Smith an unbeaten 153 as Australia...
• reuters Japan's Nikkei falls as yen steadies; focus on G20 meeting TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday as the yen held steady against the dollar after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled...
• afp Indonesia summons UK envoy over coral reef destruction Indonesia summoned the British ambassador Friday after a cruise ship on a voyage organised by a London-based company smashed into coral reefs in a popular...
• afp Hong Kong protesters jailed for 3 years for anti-China clashes Three young Hong Kong protesters were jailed for three years Friday on "riot" charges for their part in anti-China protests last year as tensions rise ahead...
• reuters S.Korea court to reassign Samsung chief bribery case to another judge SEOUL, March 17 (Reuters) - A South Korean court said on Friday it is reassigning the bribery case of Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee to a different...
• afp Palestinian police wage war on stolen Israeli car traffic At the police officer's gesture, the bulldozer smashes its shovel into a blue Hyundai -- the latest of thousands of cars destroyed by Palestinian police...
• reuters NBA-Highlights of Thursday's NBA games March 16 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Thursday's National Basketball Association games:Thunder 123, Raptors 102Russell Westbrook posted his 34th...
• reuters Test Series India v Australia scoreboard March 17 (Gracenote) - Scoreboard at lunch on the second day in the third Test between India and Australia on Friday in Ranchi, India Australia 1st innings...
• reuters Spring in the air, China's pigeon racers give birds their meds By Muyu Xu and Ryan WooBEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - Guarding against avian flu, which has forced a mass cull of birds in China, pigeon fancier Wang...
• pa `One United Kingdom´ required to get best Brexit outcome, Theresa May to say Mrs May will say she will act in the best interests of the whole of the United Kingdom.
• ap New Zealand vs. South Africa scoreboard WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Scoreboard Friday at stumps on the second day of the second cricket test between New Zealand and South Africa at the Basin...
• reuters Suspended Philippine nickel miner plans to restart in policy test By Neil Jerome Morales and Manolo Serapio JrMANILA, March 17 (Reuters) - A Philippine nickel ore producer plans to reopen two mines suspended for...
• reuters Injured Pogba ruled out of Manchester United's trip to Boro March 17 (Reuters) - Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba will miss Sunday's Premier League trip to Middlesbrough with a hamstring injury, manager Jose...
• reuters EXCLUSIVE-As austerity-hit Egyptians turn to bread, wheat imports hit new highs By Eric Knecht and Maha El DahanCAIRO/ABU DHABI, March 16 (Reuters) - Egypt has been buying wheat on global markets at a breakneck clip in recent months in ...
• reuters Japan Feb exports seen rising at fastest pace since 2015 By Kaori KanekoTOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japan's exports probably rose at the fastest pace in two years in February thanks to a softer yen and improving...
• ap Turning James Joyce's 'Ulysses' into a virtual reality game BOSTON (AP) - Students are developing a virtual reality game based on James Joyce's "Ulysses" as part of a class at Boston College.The goal of "Joycestick"...
• afp Ancient, near-pristine Buddha to make Kabul museum debut Having withstood time, the elements, looters and war, a spectacular Buddha restored and removed from one of Afghanistan's most dangerous regions is to make...
• afp Goldwyn to tackle real-life 'Scandal' in Watergate movie Thirty-five years ago on Monday, Richard Nixon's re-election campaign approved plans to bug Democratic Party offices at the Watergate complex, setting in...
• reuters Missile row drives Korean culture underground in China By Adam Jourdan and Joyce LeeSHANGHAI/SEOUL, March 17 (Reuters) - Cai Yufang, 21, is a big fan of Korean television dramas like "Shopping King Louie", a...
• ap Detroit Zoo's own Dr. Ruth encourages amorous amphibians ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) - Dr. Ruth is bringing her sex-pertise to the Detroit Zoo.Not to be confused with famed human sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Dr....
• reuters Cricket-De Kock, Bavuma give South Africa lead in second test WELLINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma fell short of the centuries they probably deserved but drove South Africa to 349 for nine,...
• ap Northwestern edges Vanderbilt for first NCAA win Results from the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday:___WEST REGIONNORTHWESTERN 68, VANDERBILT 66SALT LAKE CITY - Northwestern got its first-ever...
• ap Vesnina beats Venus Williams in 3 sets at Indian Wells INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) - Elena Vesnina recovered after blowing three match points to beat Venus Williams 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 and reach the semifinals of the BNP...
• reuters Japan PM Abe battles scandal on two fronts as questions swirl By Linda SiegTOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, now in a rare fifth year as leader, is battling scandals on two separate...
• reuters Report says 1,100 complaints of child abuse made against Australia's Anglican church By Byron KayeSYDNEY, March 17 (Reuters) - The head of Australia's Anglican Church expressed sorrow and shame after a government report published on Friday...
• reuters JGBs little changed ahead of G20 meeting; auction firm TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices were little changed on Friday as market players weighed whether the G20 financial policymakers'...
• ap Oklahoma GOP senator's fall from power is stunningly fast OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A two-term Oklahoma Republican state senator's fall from political power following his arrest on child prostitution charges has been...
• afp Trump, Xi eye Mar-a-Lago summit The United States and China are finalizing plans for a summit between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago this April, but diplomats are...
• reuters China's LeEco, Tesla wannabe, to sell Silicon Valley site amid cash crunch -sources By Sijia JiangHONG KONG, March 17 (Reuters) - Chinese technology conglomerate LeEco is looking to sell a 49-acre U.S. Silicon Valley property less than a...
• ap BC-AS--Asian News Digest, AS ASIA:TILLERSON-ASIA - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday visited the world's most heavily armed border, greeting U.S. soldiers on guard near the...
• afp Cutting edge: K-pop band praise plastic surgery beauty Rounder eyes, narrower faces, bigger breasts: a South Korean girlband is celebrating the country's obsession with surgically-enhanced beauty by going under...
• reuters Hong Kong stocks rise to 19-month high; China shares pull back SHANGHAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's benchmark index hit a 19-month high on Friday, and is on track for its best week in six months, as risk...
• afp China re-brands Cold War nuclear bunker as tourist draw It was a top-secret Chinese nuclear facility with a deadly Cold War mission -- to make plutonium for an atomic bomb -- but these days its doors are wide open...
• reuters Cathay Pacific targets deep management cost cuts in Hong Kong after loss By Jamie Freed and Brenda GohSYDNEY/SHANGHAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd plans to cut the cost of middle and senior management roles...
• afp World Bank indirectly backs harmful SE Asian projects: report World Bank investments in commercial financial institutions are indirectly allowing land-grabs, evictions and pollution in Southeast Asia, a watchdog group...
• ap The Latest: Arizona takes 1st step, beats North Dakota The Latest on the NCAA Tournament (all times EDT):12:55 a.m.It's been 20 years since a Pac-12 team won the national championship, and Arizona is out to match...
• afp Injured Kohli stays off field on day two India skipper Virat Kohli did not take the field Friday while recuperating from a shoulder injury on the second day of the third Test against Australia in...
• reuters Three quarters of French voters want Fillon to withdraw from presidential race: poll PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - Three quarters of French voters want conservative candidate Francois Fillon to pull out of the presidential race, an opinion...
• reuters Trump, Germany's Merkel to hold first face-to-face meeting at White House By Jeff Mason and Andreas RinkeWASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday for a White House...
• reuters U.S. financial firms embrace cloud, "fat fingers" notwithstanding By Anna IrreraNEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Only two years ago, an outage similar to the one that struck Amazon's cloud services last month would have...
• ap As Trump touts Guantanamo, civilian prosecutors notch wins NEW YORK (AP) - Admitted al-Qaida operative Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Harun is just the type of "bad dude" that Donald Trump has said should be locked up at...
• ap 2 bombers attack security forces facility in NW Pakistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistan paramilitary official says two suicide bombers have attacked a training facility belonging to the Frontier Constabulary...
• ap EMT struck, killed, by stolen ambulance in New York City NEW YORK (AP) - An emergency medical technician in New York City was killed Thursday when she was struck and dragged by her own ambulance that had just been...
• afp Westbrook posts 34th triple-double in Thunder win Russell Westbrook delivered his 34th triple double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder won their fourth straight with a 123-102 victory over the...
• reuters Australian Rules-Essendon coach Hird opens up on overdose MELBOURNE, March 17 (Reuters) - James Hird, the Australian Rules football coach at the centre of the nation's biggest doping crisis, has said he hopes to...
• reuters China needs to accelerate nuclear power development to meet 2020 target -ex-official By Chen AizhuBEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - China needs to speed up building planned nuclear reactors and make quick new approvals over the next few years...
• ap AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean This photo gallery highlights some of the top news images made by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and Caribbean that were published in the...
• ap High-tech backpacks open world of whales to deaf students SAMANA, Dominican Republic (AP) - Every winter, whale-watching excursions take tourists to ride alongside humpbacks frolicking in the Caribbean. One voyage...
• reuters China's yuan slips on dollar demand, but heads for best week in 2 months SHANGHAI, March 17 (Reuters) - China's yuan weakened against the dollar on Friday, due to corporate demand for the greenback, but the Chinese currency was...
• ap Another triple-double for Westbrook as Thunder top Raptors TORONTO (AP) - With four straight triple-doubles contributing directly to wins, Russell Westbrook's ability to make the Oklahoma City Thunder tick is...
• ap China plans station on disputed South China Sea shoal BEIJING (AP) - China plans to build an environmental monitoring station on a South China Sea shoal at the heart of a territorial dispute with the...
• afp Vesnina vanquishes Venus to set semi-final with Mladenovic Elena Vesnina denied Venus Williams another great escape, beating the seven-time Grand Slam champion 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals at Indian...
• ap Blues harmonica star James Cotton dead at 81 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - James Cotton, a Grammy Award-winning blues harmonica master whose full-throated sound backed such blues legends as Muddy Waters, Sonny...
• ap At sentencing, woman says kidnap once called hoax was 'hell' SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A California woman who was drugged along with her boyfriend and then dragged from their home described the "hell that we have...
• ap Arvidsson lifts Predators over Capitals WASHINGTON (AP) - Viktor Arvidsson scored 1:05 into overtime and the Nashville Predators bucked their season-long trend of OT struggles by beating the...
• ap Love returns in win over Jazz, but 2 more Cavs injured CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers got one player back from injury Thursday night, but lost two others.Fortunately for the defending NBA champions,...
• ap Westbrook adds triple-double as Thunder beat Raptors TORONTO (AP) - Russell Westbrook had 24 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds in three quarters for his 34th triple-double of the NBA season as the Oklahoma...
• reuters Recovering Kohli does not take field on day two By Amlan ChakrabortyRANCHI, India, March 17 (Reuters) - Injured India captain Virat Kohli did not come out to field when the second day's play in the third...
• reuters South Sudan gov't to blame for famine, still buying arms -U.N. report By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS, March 17 (Reuters) - South Sudan's government is mainly to blame for famine in parts of the war-torn country, yet...
• reuters Japan MOF considers raising JGB primary dealers' bidding requirements - sources TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Finance is considering raising the minimum bidding requirement of primary dealers in government bond...
• ap Mexican cartels moving drug crops into Oaxaca state MEXICO CITY (AP) - A Mexican army general said his forces are increasingly coming under fire from drug traffickers protecting opium poppy plantations in...
• ap Four-goal second period lifts Maple Leafs past Lightning 5-0 TAMPA, Florida (AP) - The Toronto Maple Leafs quickly rebounded from a one-sided loss to move into the lead for the second NHL Eastern Conference wild-card...
• ap Man exonerated for LA murder walks free after 32 years LOS ANGELES (AP) - Andrew Leander Wilson, a broad smile on his face and no bitterness in his heart, clasped hands with his family on his first day of freedom...
• ap Asian indexes mixed, weighing prospects of fewer Fed hikes TOKYO (AP) - Asian markets were mixed Friday, weighing prospects that the U.S. Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates as many times as some investors...
• reuters Vesnina ousts Venus to reach semi-finals at Indian Wells March 16 (Reuters) - Elena Vesnina denied Venus Williams another comeback win, while Kristina Mladenovic roared back from a set and a break down to beat...
• ap Trafficker says he met with the Honduran president's brother NEW YORK (AP) - A convicted drug trafficker testified in a New York courtroom on Thursday that he met with the brother of current Honduran President Juan...
• afp From Syria to Paris, music provides haven for 'Refugees of Rap' Staccato lyrics may be no match for Bashar al-Assad's military firepower, but two brothers, who fled to Paris from Syria and perform as "Refugees of Rap",...
• afp Trump budget chief defends aid cuts for children, elderly President Donald Trump's budget chief defended the proposed elimination of after-school programs that support children particularly in high-poverty US...
• afp New York mayor avoids charges, moves toward re-election New York Mayor Bill de Blasio bolstered his bid for re-election after federal and state prosecutors decided not to charge him in corruption...
• ap US Forecast US Forecast for Friday, March 17, 2017_____City/Town, State;Yesterday´s High Temp (F);Yesterday´s Low Temp (F);Today´s High Temp (F);Today´s Low Temp...
• reuters Former Boyzone singer takes on first major acting role in war drama LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Ronan Keating, the former lead singer of Irish boyband Boyzone, said he has caught the acting bug and wants to appear in more...
• ap South Africa 218-6 at tea on day 2, 2nd test vs. NZ WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma reached half centuries in an unbroken 124-run partnership for the seventh wicket which...
• afp Nuclear-hit Fukushima gets nod for 2020 baseball Nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima won formal approval to host baseball during the Tokyo Olympics on Friday -- and may have the honour of putting on the opening...
• ap Agriculture nominee Perdue will get hearing next week WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing next week to consider Sonny Perdue's nomination to be agriculture secretary.President...
• ap The Latest: EMT struck, killed by stolen ambulance in NYC NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on NYC emergency medical technician fatally struck by a stolen ambulance (all times local):11:15 p.m.Police say an emergency...
• afp Activist defiant in her quest for 'free, just' Zimbabwe She bears scars from police beatings, has been arrested many times, detained for months, and become the first person to be convicted over mass...
• afp Japan launches latest North Korea spy satellite Japan launched a new spy satellite on Friday, the country's space agency said, as the region grows increasingly uneasy over North Korea's quickening missile...
• ap AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT Health bill short of votes, GOP leaders look to TrumpWASHINGTON (AP) - Short of votes for their health care bill, Republican congressional leaders turned to...
• ap No contest plea in Hawaii albatross deaths case HONOLULU (AP) - A 19-year-old college student pleaded no contest Thursday in a case involving seabirds killed at a Hawaii nature reserve.Christian Gutierrez...
• reuters UPDATE 1-Rusal's Q4 core earnings jump 35 pct, beat forecasts By Melanie BurtonMarch 17 (Reuters) - Russian aluminium giant Rusal said on Friday its fourth-quarter core earnings jumped by more than a third on recovery...
• ap Travel ban rulings highlight trouble posed by Trump record SEATTLE (AP) - Federal law gives the president broad authority over immigration. Jimmy Carter used it to deny some Iranians entry to the U.S. during the...
• reuters Taiwan stocks rise to near 2-yr high on retail investor buying TAIPEI, March 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks rose on Friday to their highest in nearly two years as retail investors piled in following continued foreign...
• reuters Japan's Nikkei edges down, set for weekly drop By Ayai TomisawaTOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged down on Friday morning, as the yen held steady against the dollar after the...
• ap Tillerson gets a look at NKorea at the DMZ between Koreas CAMP BONIFAS, South Korea (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday visited the world's most heavily armed border, greeting U.S. soldiers on...
• reuters Lessons in Ireland defeat for Lions and All Blacks - Read WELLINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The British and Irish Lions would have taken notice of the manner of Ireland's maiden victory over All Blacks last year, but...
• reuters Libertadores Cup group 2 results and standings March 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Libertadores Cup Group 2 matches on Thursday Thursday, March 16 Santa Fe (Colombia) 3 Sporting...
• reuters Top U.S. coal miner Peabody eyes bankruptcy exit in April By Tracy RucinskiST. LOUIS, March 16 (Reuters) - Peabody Energy Corp , the world's largest private sector coal producer, said on Thursday it expects to...
• reuters Venezuela arrests brownie and croissant bakers in "bread war" CARACAS, March 16 (Reuters) - Venezuela this week arrested four bakers making illegal brownies and other pastries as President Nicolas Maduro's socialist...
• ap Health bill short of votes, GOP leaders look to Trump WASHINGTON (AP) - Short of votes for their health care bill, Republican congressional leaders turned to President Donald Trump on Thursday to wrangle support...
• reuters Tepco denies it plans to scrap reactor at plant close to crippled Fukushima site TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings on Friday denied a media report that it was set to decommission a nuclear reactor that...
• ap Max Scherzer doubtful for Nationals' opener National League Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer probably will miss Washington's Major League Baseball opener against Miami on April 3 because of a stress...
• ap Stacy Lewis flirts with 59, shares Founders Cup lead PHOENIX (AP) - Stacy Lewis was 9-under par after 11 holes Thursday in the Bank of Hope Founders Cup, putting herself in position to make a run at the second...
• ap Aussie Landale has double-double, Saint Mary's wins opener SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) - Australian center Jock Landale had 18 points and 13 rebounds as seventh-seeded Saint Mary's held on for an 85-77 victory over No....
• ap South Korea finds a home for 2 puppies Park left behind SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's presidential office has found a home for two of the nine dogs former President Park Geun-hye left behind when she was...
• ap Israeli army says sirens wailed in West Bank's Jordan Valley JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military says sirens have sounded in the Jordan Valley area of the West Bank.The military says it is checking into media reports...
• ap Syrian activists say airstrike on mosque kills at least 35 BEIRUT (AP) - An airstrike on a mosque in a rebel-held area of northern Syria on Thursday killed at least 35 people, first responders and activists said.The...
• reuters Halfway into 2017's oil supply cut, Asia remains awash with fuel By Florence Tan and Henning GloysteinSINGAPORE, March 17 (Reuters) - Halfway into an OPEC-led oil supply cut, Asia remains awash with fuel in a sign that...
• reuters Tillerson avoids public conflict with Trump over budget By Arshad Mohammed and John WalcottWASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - While he has swallowed a big budget cut and had the White House veto his chosen deputy, ...
• reuters Tillerson in South Korea in search of "new approach" on N.Korea By Robert BirselSEOUL, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in South Korea on Friday for the second leg of an Asian tour...
• reuters Motor racing-Team-by-team prospects for the 2017 season By Alan BaldwinLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Team by team prospects for the Formula One season starting in Melbourne on March 26, listed in 2016 championship...
• reuters Motor racing-F1's 'other Brit' senses a chance to shine By Alan BaldwinLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Jolyon Palmer, by his own admission, did not make much of a mark on Formula One last season.But the "other Brit"...
• reuters Motor racing-Haas takes a global view as F1 targets America By Alan BaldwinLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - While Formula One's new American owners seek to add races and razzmatazz in the United States, the boss of the...
• reuters Motor racing-Hamilton is still the man to beat By Alan BaldwinLONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Last season was the one that got away for Lewis Hamilton and the triple Formula One world champion is not...
• ap Americans will skip team event at World Cup Finals ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - The Americans will skip the team event at World Cup Finals on Friday with not enough technical skiers to compete.A nation can enter up to...
• reuters Bolivian championship adecuacion results and standings March 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Bolivian championship Adecuacion matches on Thursday Thursday, March 16 Nacional Potosi 1...
• reuters METALS-London copper eyes biggest weekly gain in five MELBOURNE, March 17 (Reuters) - London copper steadied on Friday but was set to mark its biggest weekly advance since mid-February, supported by a softer...
• reuters U.S. air strike killed militants in Idlib -U.S. military WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - An air strike carried out by U.S. forces on Thursday in Idlib, Syria, killed several al Qaeda militants, U.S. Central...
• reuters Japan PM Abe's wife did not donate to school at centre of scandal -govt TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japan's top government spokesman said on Friday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife did not donate money to a school at the...
• reuters WIDER IMAGE-Stranded Haitian migrants seek new home on Mexico-U.S. border By Lizbeth DiazTIJUANA, Mexico, March 16 (Reuters) - Kneeling on a patch of flat earth with a shovel in hand, Thea Nonce Jean tips cement where a floor is...
• reuters BP halves stake in New Zealand's only oil refinery WELLINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - BP Plc on Friday said it had sold around half its roughly 20-percent stake in New Zealand Refining Company Limited for...
• reuters Japan not considering support for Toshiba - govt spokesman TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - The Japanese government is not considering steps to support embattled conglomerate Toshiba Corp , Chief Cabinet Secretary...
• ap 'I am lucky': Refugee family celebrates arrival to US SAN DIEGO (AP) - Inside a small apartment in a San Diego suburb, Nadia Hanan Madalo sat before tins of kebab, roasted chicken, and tomato and cucumber salad....
• reuters Costa Rica says wins permit to export pineapples to China March 16 (Reuters) - Costa Rica has received authorization to ship pineapples to China, opening a new market for the world's top exporter of the fruit, the...
• ap The Latest: Judge doesn't extend order on new travel ban GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - The Latest on federal court challenges to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban (all times local):6:20 p.m.A federal judge in...
• reuters Tillerson's use of email alias at Exxon 'entirely proper' - Exxon attorneys March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's use of an alias email address while he was chief executive officer at Exxon Mobil Corp was...
• ap Conservative judge slams 'personal attacks' on judiciary SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A conservative federal appellate court judge who was a key author of the so-called torture memos under the Bush administration...
• reuters Gold prices hold firm, set for first weekly gain in three March 17 (Reuters) - Gold prices held firm on Friday not far from over one-week highs hit the session before, remaining on course for their first weekly...
• ap Dozen die in new round of flooding in Peru LIMA, Peru (AP) - Muddy water spilled onto streets and into homes on Thursday in a new round of unusually heavy rains that has killed at least a dozen people...
• reuters Brazil oil union says Petrobras divestment still on hold By Marta NogueiraBRASILIA, March 16 (Reuters) - A regional oil workers' union said on Thursday that an injunction freezing sales of assets by Brazilian...
• reuters Son of Sinaloa drug lord missing from prison in Mexico MEXICO CITY, March 16 (Reuters) - The son of one of Mexico's most notorious drug lords is missing from prison in the capital of the northwestern state of...
• ap 10 Things to Know for Friday - 17 March 2017 Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday:1. HOW TRUMP'S BUDGET TARGETS BOTH GOP AND DEMOCRATIC...
• ap Trump aides, daughter, meet with Hispanic business owners WASHINGTON (AP) - In the latest outreach effort following a contentious campaign, top Trump administration officials - as well as first daughter Ivanka Trump...
• ap US women's hockey players stand firm in wage fight U.S. women's hockey players let a deadline to decide on whether they'll boycott the world championships pass Thursday without any indication they've changed...
• reuters FOREX-Dollar poised for weekly losses after Fed disappoints bulls TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - The dollar licked its wounds in Asian trading on Friday, wallowing at five-week lows against a currency basket and on track for...
• reuters GRAINS-Corn edges higher, set to finish the week in positive territory SYDNEY, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. corn edged higher on Friday, extending gains into a fourth consecutive session on the back of stronger than expected...
• reuters Toyota aims to boost Brazil exports with locally made engines SAO PAULO, March 16 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Co will soon begin selling Brazilian-made Corollas in Peru, executives said on Thursday, and is in advanced...
• reuters HIGHLIGHTS-The Trump presidency on March 16 at 8:45 P.M. EDT/March 17 0045 GMT March 16 (Reuters) - Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday:BUDGETTrump's first budget outline, calling for a...
• ap South Africa 104-6 at lunch on day 2, 2nd test vs. NZ WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - First innings century-maker Henry Nicholls held two catches at mid-wicket Friday as New Zealand claimed four South African...
• reuters California judge seeks to prevent immigration arrests inside state courts By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES, March 16 (Reuters) - The chief justice of California's Supreme Court on Thursday asked the administration of U.S....
• reuters Oil prices edge up as drop in U.S. crude stocks eases glut worries SEOUL, March 17 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Friday as a drawdown in U.S. crude inventory eased concerns about a global supply glut.Brent crude was...
• reuters Brazil court suspends lawsuit over Samarco mine disaster - Vale RIO DE JANEIRO, March 16 (Reuters) - Brazilian iron ore miner Vale SA said on Thursday that a federal court in Minas Gerais has suspended a case brought by...
• reuters Leading Republicans, Democrats reject Trump's Obama wiretap assertion By Ayesha Rascoe and Doina ChiacuWASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - The leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee issued a bipartisan statement on ...
• ap Ireland's leader pushes Trump on Irish in US illegally WASHINGTON (AP) - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny is urging President Donald Trump to help Irish people living in the U.S. illegally, saying they just want...
• ap Exxon blasts NY AG over Tillerson-email accusations DALLAS (AP) - Exxon Mobil is complaining about the way New York's attorney general disclosed that former CEO and current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...
• reuters NZ take four wickets as South Africa slump in second test WELLINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Henry Nicholls was again in the thick of the action on the second day of the second test against South Africa...
• reuters Masters champion Willett withdraws from Bay Hill with illness March 16 (Reuters) - Danny Willett, already in mediocre form ahead of his Masters defence, suffered a potential setback when he pulled out of the Arnold...
• ap 2 indicted, accused of cyberbullying 18-year-old to suicide GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - A Southeast Texas man and his girlfriend were indicted Thursday on charges arising from the cyberbullying of the man's ex-girlfriend...
• ap French school shooting: 4 shot, 10 hurt, student arrested PARIS (AP) - A 16-year-old student who had troubled relations with his peers opened fire at a high school in southern France on Thursday, wounding three...
• reuters Soccer-Bolivian championship adecuacion results and standings March 16 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Bolivian championship Adecuacion matches on Thursday Thursday, March 16 Sport Boys 2 Club Petrolero...
• reuters Manchester United have lots of enemies, says Mourinho March 17 (Reuters) - Manchester United have lots of enemies, manager Jose Mourinho said after they scraped past Russian side Rostov to reach the Europa...
• ap Affidavit: Josh Jackson threatened to 'beat' women's player TULSA, Okla. (AP) - One day before top-seeded Kansas opens NCAA Tournament play, court officials released an affidavit that said freshman star Josh Jackson...
• ap World Cup Finals-Men's Super G Results ASPEN, Colorado (AP) - Results Thursday in a super-G at the Alpine World Cup Finals:1. Hannes Reichelt, Austria, 1 minute, 8.22 seconds.2. Dominik Paris,...
• ap AP Weekly Sports Calendar EDITORS:These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit:thru 19, Indian Wells, California -...
• ap Louise Erdrich wins fiction prize from book critics NEW YORK (AP) - Louise Erdrich's "LaRose" has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction, an honor she first received more than 30 years ago for...
• pa `No indication´ Trump Tower was under surveillance Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of wiretapping him and asked congressional committees to investigate.
• pa Former Tory treasurer facing police investigation over election expenses Simon Day, who signed off the party´s expenses declaration, has been referred by the commission to the Metropolitan Police.
• reuters Trump meets Irish PM at White House ahead of St. Patrick's Day By Elizabeth CullifordMarch 16 (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny pressed U.S. President Donald Trump about undocumented immigrants in the United...
• reuters Ice hockey-Women's national team stand firm in wage fight March 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. women's ice hockey team have decided to stand fast in their wage fight with USA Hockey as they let a deadline pass on Thursday...
• reuters Despite budget cuts, Tillerson works to win long-term influence By Arshad Mohammed and John WalcottWASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - While he has swallowed a big budget cut, had his chosen deputy vetoed, and been...
• reuters Blaming judges is 'corrosive,' says a judge who ruled against Trump By Dan LevineHONOLULU, March 16 (Reuters) - One of three federal appeals court judges who last month upheld a ruling that blocked U.S. President Donald...
• ap Excerpts of travel ban rulings by Hawaii, Maryland judges HONOLULU (AP) - Judges on opposite sides of the U.S. have ruled against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, temporarily blocking it from taking...
• reuters Ex-lawyer gets 40 years for California abduction first deemed hoax By Tom JamesMarch 16 (Reuters) - A Harvard-educated lawyer was sentenced on Thursday to 40 years in prison for a high-profile 2015 California kidnapping...
• reuters Test Series New Zealand v South Africa scoreboard March 17 (Gracenote) - Scoreboard at lunch on the second day in the second Test between New Zealand and South Africa on Friday in Wellington, New Zealand ...
• reuters Golf-Grillo warms up to share Palmer Invitational lead March 16 (Reuters) - Emiliano Grillo, his hands numb from the cold, recovered from a dismal start to tie Matthew Fitzpatrick for the lead after the first...
• reuters Florida governor replaces anti-death penalty prosecutor TAMPA, Fla., March 16 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott on Thursday replaced a local prosecutor who declared she would not seek the death penalty in...
• ap France, Wales target top-half finish in Six Nations finale PARIS (AP) - A top-half finish in the Six Nations has been an elusive prize for France in recent years.There is no doubt the French have improved a lot under...
• ap World Cup Finals-Women's Super G Results ASPEN, Colorado (AP) - Results Thursday in the women's super-G at the Alpine World Cup Finals:1. Tina Weirather, Liechtenstein, 1 minute, 11.66 seconds.2....
• ap Mexico program to offer up to 50,000 jobs for deportees MEXICO CITY (AP) - The Mexican government has signed an agreement with a private organization to provide thousands of jobs for repatriated citizens as the...
• ap Cotter avoiding exit talk to prepare Scots for 6N closer Vern Cotter applied to be Scotland rugby coach because he was tired of others making the Scots out to be a joke.The New Zealander will have the last laugh on...