JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s frequent power cuts and ailing economy have overshadowed the ruling African National Congress party’s 108th anniversary festivities. Far from being a celebratory speech to the party faithful,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Donald Trump, according to six people familiar with...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools. The United States Geological...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronted by persistent questions about his military action in the Middle East, President Donald Trump and his top officials offered a string of fresh explanations Friday, with Trump now contending Iranian militants had...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Saturday acknowledged that it accidentally shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 people aboard, after the government had repeatedly denied...
WASHINGTON (AP): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate for President Donald Trump’s Senate trial. In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said she has...
BRUSSELS (AP): European foreign (EU) affairs ministers reiterated their support for the nuclear deal brokered with Iran and expressed concerns Friday that the escalating tensions in the region could lead to a resurgence of the Islamic State’s (IS...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the Revolutionary Guard’s top general, US officials said Friday. The...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reigniting a debate over who has the power to declare war, the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday approved a resolution asserting that President Donald Trump must seek approval from Congress before engaging in further...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran following this week’s missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on United States bases in Iraq. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate ending Democrats’ blockade of President Donald Trump’s Senate trial. In a letter to her...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Friday denied Western allegations that one of its own missiles downed a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed outside Tehran, and called for the United States and Canada to share any information they have on...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC): The Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, says the hemispheric body is supportive of efforts to establish a new constitution for the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Antigua and Barbuda says the Cuban revolution of 1959 represents “an incredible victory against wind and tide and a symbol of freedom in a world dominated by oppression”. Angiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne in a letter...
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC): The Bahamas government says it remains in the dark as to the reasons why France placed the country and three other countries, including Anguilla, on a list of countries deemed not to be cooperative enough with regard to...
Comedian Bill Cosby filed an appeal Thursday of a court decision last month that upheld his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home. The latest appeal — filed with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which does not...
LONDON (AP) — Britain passed a major milestone on the road to Brexit when the House of Commons on Thursday approved a bill authorising the country’s departure from the European Union at the end of the month. Lawmakers voted by 330-231...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two United States officials said Thursday it was “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board. The crash came just a few hours...
SAN JUAN (AP) — More than 2,000 people in shelters. Nearly one million without power. Hundreds of thousands without water. The aftermath of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that killed one person, injured nine others and severely damaged...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook has decided not to limit how political ads can be targeted to specific groups of people, as its main digital-ad rival Google did in November to fight misinformation. Neither will it ban political ads...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The crew of a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people on board, never made a radio call for help and was trying to turn back for the airport when the burning plane went down, an initial Iranian...
BOSTON (AP): A former employee at online home furnishings retailer Wayfair says in a federal lawsuit the company failed to adequately respond when she complained that a subordinate was sexually harassing her and then retaliated by firing her. Emily...
ISTANBUL (AP): The presidents of Turkey and Russia inaugurated the dual natural gas line connecting their countries yesterday, opening up a new export path for Russian gas into Turkey and Europe and promising cooperation in trade and diplomacy. The...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP): Increasingly alarmed that Bernie Sanders could become their party’s presidential nominee, establishment-minded Democrats are warning primary voters that the self-described democratic socialist would struggle to defeat...
NEW DELHI (AP): Commercial airlines are rerouting flights throughout the Middle East to avoid potential danger during heightened tensions between the United States (US) and Iran. Jumbled schedules could affect as many as 15,000 passengers per day,...
