MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 16 inmates in a central Mexico prison were killed and five more were wounded in a riot that closed out a violent 2019 for the country, authorities said. Zacatecas state security secretary Ismael Camberos Hern...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting secretary of Homeland Security is taking aim at new laws in New York, New Jersey and other states that allow immigrants to get driver’s licenses without proof they are in the United States legally, and...
BERLIN (AP) — A fire raced through a zoo in western Germany in the first few minutes of the new year, killing more than 30 animals, including apes, monkeys, bats and birds, authorities said. Police said paper sky lanterns launched nearby to...
NEW YORK (AP) — Couples kissed. Others cheered and waved balloons as fireworks burst into the night sky and confetti fell to welcome the start of 2020 in New York City’s Times Square. In one of the globe’s most-watched...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the United States Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but US-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further...
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ governor granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday, describing the step as a first wave of thousands of such expungements anticipated under the state’s new marijuana...
The Ministry of Health says the number of people who have died as a result of the influenza virus has risen to 37, as it reiterated an appeal for persons to get vaccinated...
PERTH (AP): Wildfires burning across Australia’s two most populous states Tuesday trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions and killed at least two people while more property along the country’s east coast fell victim to a...
GERING (AP): A shooting at a Texas church in which two armed congregants killed a gunman who had slain two people during church services Sunday highlighted a juxtaposition religious leaders have been struggling with in recent years. Churches are...
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — When the European Union started funnelling millions of euros into Libya to slow the tide of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, the money came with EU promises to improve detention centres notorious for abuse and fight...
NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese dance performance, punctuated with red and gold pyrotechnics, will usher in a host of stars at Times Square’s six-hour New Year’s Eve extravaganza on Tuesday night. The throng of revellers in the heart of...
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — The first phase of a United States-China trade agreement will be inked at the White House in mid-January, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday, adding that he will visit Beijing at a later date to open...
TOKYO (AP) — Nissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn skipped bail while awaiting trial in Japan on allegations of financial misconduct, confounding authorities by showing up in Lebanon where he announced Tuesday that he had fled to avoid...
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AP) — A judge sentenced a New Mexico father to 20 years in prison after he was convicted of forcing his children to panhandle to get him money for drugs. The office of Attorney General Hector Balderas said Monday the...
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Wildfires burning across Australia’s two most populous states on Tuesday trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions, destroyed many properties and caused at least two fatalities. About five...
Revellers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, President Donald Trump. A look at how the world is ushering in 2020: ___...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the United States Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, angered over deadly American ...
GEORGETOWN (CMC): President David Granger has issued a proclamation dissolving the National Assembly ahead of the March 2020 regional and general elections. A statement from the Office of the President stated that Granger issued the proclamation...
BRIDGETOWN (CMC): An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 rattled parts of Dominica and the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe on Monday, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) has...
CASTRIES: The St Lucia government says it will implement a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) “wide initiative” aimed at enabling the growth and development of the lesser developed countries (LDC) within the 15-member regional grouping. The Ministry of...
Several activists arrested in Nicaragua in November for taking water to protesters were freed yesterday, including a Belgian dual-national. Relatives and business leaders confirmed the release of several of the activists, and others confirmed...
SEOUL (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military and diplomats to prepare unspecified “offensive measures” to protect the country’s security and sovereignty, the North’s state media said on Monday, before his end-of-year deadline...
MADRID (AP) : Spain’s state attorney called Monday for an imprisoned Catalan politician to be allowed to be sworn in as a member of the European Union parliament, a step that could ease the way for a centre-left governing alliance to take office in...
MOSCOW (AP) — As Russian President Vladimir Putin marks two decades in power, he boasts about his achievements but remains coy about his political future — a reticence that fuels wild speculation about his intentions. Putin points to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine this week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment. As the Senate weighs options for a trial, Pompeo will depart...
