BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s highest court has begun considering whether Britain can unilaterally change its mind about leaving the EU, as British Prime Minister Theresa May struggled to contain criticism of her divorce deal...
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Many among the more than 5,000 Central American migrants in Tijuana were urgently exploring their options amid a growing feeling that they had little hope of making successful asylum bids in the United States or of...
HONG KONG (AP):A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies - twin girls born this month, whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life.If true,...
TIJUANA (AP) Mexico looked set to shore up security near its border with the United States on Monday, as police lined up outside a shelter in the city of Tijuana and told Central American migrants they couldn't walk towards the border area.Mexico's National...
LONDON (AP):Britain and the European Union(EU) have signed their divorce papers, but that's not the end of the 45-year relationship. It's just the start of a British political battle over the separation.Now the deal must be approved by the UK...
NEW YORK (AP) — Misinformation, as opposed to disinformation, was chosen Monday as Dictionary.com’s word of the year on the tattered coattails of “toxic,” picked earlier this month for the same honour by Oxford Dictionaries...
WASHINGTON (AP):Call it the chaos theory for picking the next House Speaker.Those Democrats trying to stop California Rep Nancy Pelosi from reclaiming the job say they don't need a rival candidate just yet. Instead, they plan to show that Pelosi...
TAIPEI (AP):Voters in Taiwan passed a referendum asking that marriage be restricted to one man and one woman, a setback to LGBT couples hoping their island will be the first place in Asia to let same-sex couples share child custody and insurance...
LOS ANGELES (AP):A massive wildfire that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks, authorities said Sunday.The California Department of Forestry...
TEHRAN (AP):A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran near its border with Iraq on Sunday night, injuring over 170 people and sending fearful residents running into the street, authorities said.The temblor hit near Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's...
TIJUANA (AP):Several hundred Central American migrants have marched towards the international border crossing between Tijuana and California to pressure the US to hear their asylum claims.The migrants carried hand-painted American and Honduran flags...
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas today after a few tried to breach the fence separating the two countries. U.S. agents shot the gas, according to an Associated Press reporter...
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — The father of a black man killed by a police officer during a shooting at an Alabama mall said his son had a permit to carry a gun for self-defence, adding it was hurtful police initially portrayed his son as the shooter....
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's incoming government denied a report yesterday that it plans to allow asylum-seekers to wait in the country while their claims move through U.S. immigration courts, one of several options the Trump...
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on the Brexit deal (all times local): 4 p.m. A former leader of Britain's Conservative Party says he cannot support the Brexit deal negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May. Michael Howard said today that May...
NEW YORK (AP):It would have been easier to turn on their computers over plates of leftover turkey and take advantage of the Black Friday deals most retailers now offer online.But across the country, thousands of shoppers woke up before dawn the day...
ROME (AP):The Catholic Church's global organisation of nuns has denounced the "culture of silence and secrecy" surrounding sexual abuse in the church and is urging sisters who have been abused to report the crimes to the police and their superiors....
BRUSSELS (AP):The European Union removed the last major obstacle to sealing an agreement on Brexit after Spain said it had reached a deal yesterday with Britain over Gibraltar on the eve of an EU summit today.British Prime Minister Theresa May, who...
LONDON (AP):Spain pushed Friday for a cast-iron guarantee of its say over the future of Gibraltar as a condition for backing a divorce agreement between Britain and the European Union as UK Prime Minister Theresa May battled to win approval for the...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics apologised Friday for illnesses and deaths of some of its workers, saying it failed to create a safe working environment at its computer chip and display factories. The announcement by the South...
LONDON (AP) — European Union diplomats were meeting Friday to finalise the draft divorce agreement between Britain and the bloc, amid a warning from Spain that it will oppose the deal if it isn’t guaranteed a say over the future of...
PALM BEACH, Florida (AP):United States President Donald Trump is threatening to close the US border with Mexico for an undisclosed period of time if his administration determines that its southern ally has lost "control" on its side.Trump is citing...
VIENNA (AP):The head of the United Nations' (UN) atomic watchdog has called on North Korea to allow inspectors back in to monitor its nuclear programme.Speaking at a board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEF) yesterday, Director-...
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump used a Thanksgiving Day call to troops deployed overseas to pat himself on the back and air grievances about the courts, trade and migrants heading to the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump’s call,...
Published:Wednesday | November 21, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Mild weather and falling gasolene prices are helping Thanksgiving travellers get where they're going while saving a few bucks.Airports around the country were busy Wednesday, leading to more than 1,500 delayed flights by early afternoon on the East...
