Home / 2015 / December / 04

Daily Archives: December 4, 2015

The 11 countries that haven’t made pledges for climate deal

The 11 countries that haven’t made pledges for climate deal

LE BOURGET, France (AP) – Some are at war, others recovering from natural disasters and some are simply ideologically opposed to the climate deal taking shape in U.N. talks outside Paris. Only 11 countries haven’t submitted pledges for the envisioned agreement, including conflict-ridden Syria, reclusive North Korea and socialist Latin …

Read More »

Egypt: 16 killed, 3 hurt in firebomb attack at nightclub

Egypt: 16 killed, 3 hurt in firebomb attack at nightclub

CAIRO (AP) – A firebomb attack on a nightclub in Cairo early Friday killed 16 people and wounded three others, authorities said. Police were looking for two young men who carried out the attack in the Agouza district because they were previously not allowed to enter the club, state news …

Read More »

PM says Turkey cannot be ‘brought to its knees’ by Russia

PM says Turkey cannot be ‘brought to its knees’ by Russia

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s prime minister struck a defiant tone Friday in his nation’s growing spat with Russia, declaring that his country cannot be “brought to its knees” by Russian economic sanctions imposed in response to Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane. In a speech during a visit to …

Read More »

OPEC ponders strategy, but lacks options to raise oil price

OPEC ponders strategy, but lacks options to raise oil price

VIENNA (AP) – Faced with low prices and plentiful supply, OPEC oil ministers want to turn the market around. But their options are limited. The 12-nation Organization of the Petroleum Exporting countries began meeting Friday with prices of U.S. benchmark crude up marginally but still just above $41 a barrel, …

Read More »

Fight over net neutrality rules returns to appeals court

Fight over net neutrality rules returns to appeals court

WASHINGTON (AP) – A long-running legal battle over government rules that require Internet providers to treat all Web traffic equally is back for another round before a federal appeals court. Cable and telecom industry groups will urge a three-judge panel on Friday to throw out regulations that forbid online content …

Read More »