Key Senate chair urges US to freeze cooperation with Saudis
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is calling for freezing all U.S.…
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Putin hosts United Arab Emirates leader for economic talks
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed a recent decision by OPEC, Russia and other oil producing nations to…
Continue ReadingGermany struggles to find housing for more than 1M refugees
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has pledged to provide more support to cities and towns struggling to…
Continue ReadingIn Denmark, Syrian man gets 3 years for money laundering
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 29-year-old Syrian man has been sentenced by a Danish court to three years in prison for money laundering after…
Continue ReadingUS: Gopher tortoise not threatened over most of its range
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government says the gopher tortoise isn’t threatened in most of its…
Continue ReadingJapanese automaker Nissan says it is pulling out of Russia
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. says it plans to sell its Russian operations to its local partner and end manufacturing there. The…
Continue ReadingTaliban says 5.1 earthquake jolts northeastern Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says a 5.1 magnitude earthquake has jolted the Afghan city of Faizabad, the capital of northeastern Badakhshan…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Learn — don’t run — from your inner critic
By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet Most people have an inner critic that sometimes judges their actions and behaviors, including those related to money.…
Continue ReadingUN seeks help for developing world hit by rising debt costs
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ development program is calling on rich countries and financial institutions in them to do more to help…
Continue ReadingUK spy chief says China’s tech aims are a ‘threat to us all’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s cyber-intelligence agency is accusing China of using its economic and…
Continue ReadingSwedes refuse Russian request for pipeline probe info
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden says it will not give information regarding gas leaks in the Baltic Sea to Russia because of Swedish…
Continue ReadingIsrael announces sea deal with Lebanon, but doubts remain
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister said Tuesday that the country has reached a “historic agreement”…
Continue ReadingMore missiles, drones strike Ukraine, alarms keep up fear
By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand ski areas lacking snow face possible bankruptcy
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two of New Zealand’s largest ski areas have been placed into a type of bankruptcy…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mostly lower ahead of price, earnings reports
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday following another volatile day on Wall Street, as…
Continue ReadingMalaysia’s Mahathir, 97, to run in general elections
By EILEEN NG Associated Press PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s 97-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad says he will defend his seat in…
Continue ReadingEmpty shelves or unaffordable food: Tunisia’s crisis deepens
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisians have been hit with soaring food prices and shortages of basic staples in…
Continue ReadingJailed Kashmir anti-India leader dies in police custody
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Altaf Ahmad Shah, a prominent politician in Kashmir who challenged India’s rule over the…
Continue ReadingPope marks 60th anniversary of Second Vatican Council
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council,…
Continue ReadingBank of England expands efforts to stabilize bond market
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is expanding its efforts to stabilize the bond market to include inflation-linked bonds amid continuing concerns…
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