By Erin McPike CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – With front-runner Donald Trump seen as too much of a wild card and Jeb Bush faltering in opinion polls, establishment Republicans are gravitating toward John Kasich, the Ohio governor who vows to shake up their demographically challenged party if he wins its nomination for U.S. president. If history […]
KABUL (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it would launch an investigation into an airstrike last week that Afghan officials say killed 11 members of Afghanistan’s elite counter-narcotics police force. American war aircraft and remotely piloted drones still carry out strikes in Afghanistan, targeting Taliban and other militants even after most foreign forces withdrew at […]
By Jonathan Allen and Arshad Mohammed NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for the first time apologized on Tuesday for using a private email server at her New York home for her official communications as secretary of state. “That was a mistake. I’m sorry about that. I take responsibility,” Clinton, the front-runner […]
By Ginger Gibson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An influential conservative group is calling on Republican presidential candidates to vow they will veto any future funding for women’s healthcare provider Planned Parenthood, which is under fire from abortion opponents. In a letter seen by Reuters that is being sent to all party hopefuls in the 2016 White […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the United States’ requests to Greece and Bulgaria to close their airspace for Russian flights to Syria amount to “international boorishness”. The United States asked Greece and Bulgaria earlier this week to deny overflight access, concerned by reports of a Russian military build-up in Syria. […]
By Minami Funakoshi TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> plans to sell a new version of its Prius petrol-electric hybrid from the end of 2015 in Japan and in other regions thereafter, at a time when tumbling gasoline prices are sapping demand for environment-friendlier cars. The new Prius will run on smaller, lighter motors […]
(Reuters) – Struggling surfwear maker Quiksilver Inc <ZQK.N> said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for its U.S. units on Tuesday. The company said it listed assets of more than $100 million and liabilities of more than $500 million in the filing. The European and Asia-Pacific businesses are not part of the filing as […]
(Reuters) – Netflix Inc said it would launch its movie and TV streaming service in South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan early next year. The move is part of the U.S.-based streaming pioneer’s global expansion plans. By the end of 2016, Netflix plans to reach 200 countries, including China, where it said it was […]
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd <BABA.N> said on Tuesday it expected its total value of transactions in the second-quarter to be lower than previously thought, a fresh signal that China’s slowdown is taking a bite out of consumer spending. Alibaba is not the first company to flag the negative impact […]
