HAVANA (AP): In the midst of a regional crisis over Venezuela and tough economic straits, the Cuban government is about to launch a sweeping makeover of its centrally planned, single-party system with dozens of new laws that could reshape...
NEW YORK (AP): The reputed boss of New York’s Gambino crime family was gunned down outside his home, dying a virtual unknown compared with his swaggering 1980s-era predecessor, the custom-tailored tabloid regular John Gotti. Francesco ‘Franky Boy’...
CHICAGO (AP): Empire actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges accusing him of lying to the police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago a few weeks ago. Lawyer Tina Glandian entered the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-run Senate firmly rejected President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwest border on Thursday, setting up a veto fight and dealing him a conspicuous rebuke as he tested how...
LONDON (AP) — After weeks of political gridlock, Britain’s Parliament voted Thursday to seek a delay of the country’s departure from the European Union, a move that will likely avert a chaotic withdrawal on the scheduled exit...
CHICAGO (AP) — “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has pleaded not guilty to the charges accusing him of lying to police about being attacked in downtown Chicago a few weeks ago. The 36-year-old actor’s lawyer, Tina Glandian,...
HEJERE, Ethiopia (AP) — Flight recorders from a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight arrived in France for analysis Thursday as frustrated relatives of the 157 people killed stormed out of a meeting with airline officials in Addis Ababa. Sunday...
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers faced another tumultuous day Thursday, as Parliament prepared to vote on whether to request a delay to the country’s scheduled departure from the European Union and Prime Minister Theresa May struggled to...
ROME (AP) — Italy’s Justice Ministry has ordered a preliminary inquiry into an appeals court ruling that overturned a rape verdict in part by arguing that the woman who was attacked was too ugly to be a credible rape victim. The ruling has sparked...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday pledged greater partnerships with Kenya in economic development and efforts to improve the environment and to battle regional extremist violence. At the start of his two-day visit to...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An estimated 11 million people in North Korea — over 43 per cent of the population — are undernourished and “chronic food insecurity and malnutrition is widespread,” according to a UN report issued yesterday. The report by...
ROME (AP) — Italy’s Justice Ministry has ordered a preliminary inquiry into an appeals court ruling that overturned a rape verdict in part by arguing that the woman who was attacked was too ugly to be a credible rape victim. The ruling...
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Britain’s Parliament has voted to reject having the country leave the European Union without a divorce agreement, a decision that lessens but does not remove the chance of a chaotic “no-deal” Brexit...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people. Many nations in the world had...
A slew of Facebook-owned sites are experiencing a worldwide outage, leaving thousands of users unable to connect. Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram have all been having issues since around noon, in some cases resulting in a ‘...
LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union braced Wednesday for a chaotic, cliff-edge Brexit after U.K. lawmakers rejected the divorce deal that the two sides had agreed upon. Britain’s Parliament was to hold votes later that aimed to...
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Frantic rescue efforts were underway in Nigeria on Wednesday after a three-story school building collapsed while classes were in session, with scores of children thought to be inside. Witnesses said nearly a dozen...
HEJERE (AP): Britain, France and Germany yesterday joined a rapidly growing number of countries grounding a new Boeing plane involved in the Ethiopian Airlines disaster or turning it back from their airspace, while investigators in Ethiopia looked...
Boston (AP): Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged, along with nearly 50 other people, yesterday in a scheme in which wealthy parents bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the most...
CARACAS (AP): The United States says it is pulling its last remaining diplomats from Venezuela, saying their continued presence at the embassy in Caracas had become a “constraint” on US policy as the Trump administration aggressively looks to oust...
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed that Parliament will get to decide between leaving the European Union with no deal and delaying Brexit. May says she “profoundly regrets” the House of Commons...
BOSTON (AP) — Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged along with nearly 50 other people Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents bribed college coaches and insiders at testing centres to help get their children...
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and legislative leaders said Tuesday they’ve agreed on legislation to legalise recreational marijuana for adults. The Democratic trio, including Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin...
HEJERE, Ethiopia (AP) — Britain joined a growing number of countries grounding a new Boeing plane involved in the Ethiopian Airlines disaster as a global team of investigators began picking through the rural crash site on Tuesday. Some...
CAIRO (AP): Sudan’s Parliament says lawmakers have approved a state of emergency across the county but shortened an initial proposal to six months. It says that lawmakers on Monday discussed President Omar al-Bashir’s February decision to declare a...
