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EU distances itself from Trump with comment on Jerusalem

Published:Thursday | December 14, 2017 | 12:00 AM

BRUSSELS (AP)A European Union leader says leaders of the 28-nation bloc have reiterated their "firm commitment" to a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians, in what amounts to a...

Venezuelan first lady's two nephews get 18 years in prison

Published:Thursday | December 14, 2017 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP)A New York judge yesterday sentenced two nephews of Venezuela's first lady to 18 years in prison for their conviction on drug conspiracy charges.Judge Paul Crotty announced the...

Surgeon admits signing initials on patients' livers

Published:Wednesday | December 13, 2017 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):A British surgeon has admitted assaulting two patients by burning his initials into their livers during transplant operations.Simon Bramhall pleaded guilty yesterday to two counts of...

Court sentences 12 to life for gang-raping children

Published:Wednesday | December 13, 2017 | 12:00 AM

KINSHASA (AP):In a groundbreaking trial in a country where sexual violence is rampant and perpetrators often go unpunished, a military court in eastern Congo yesterday sentenced 12 militia members...

Anti-jihadi African force gets US$130m

Published:Wednesday | December 13, 2017 | 12:00 AM

LA CELLE-SAINT-CLOUD (AP):A new African military force to counter growing extremism in the Sahel region should see victories "in the first half of 2018," France's president said yesterday after hosting a summit to boost support for the five-nation...

Lawyer settles oil-spill-related defamation lawsuits

Published:Wednesday | December 13, 2017 | 12:00 AM

NEW ORLEANS, USA (AP):An attorney fired from the claims-processing office related to the 2010 BP oil spill has settled lawsuits claiming she was defamed.Court records show Christine Reitano's...

Man gets nearly six years in fake celeb cyberstalking case

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2017 | 12:00 AM

UNITED STATES CONCORD, N.H. (AP): Authorities say a man who pretended to be the brother of Miley Cyrus to entice a 14-year-old child to send him sexually explicit photos and videos online has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison....

ICC: Failure to arrest Sudan's president undermines court

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2017 | 12:00 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP):The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is accusing some of its members, including Jordan, Uganda and Chad, of undermining the tribunal's "reputation and...

Authorities say bomber mocked Trump before subway attack

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2017 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP):The Bangladeshi immigrant arrested in a botched suicide bombing in the New York subway mocked President Donald Trump on Facebook on his way to carry out the attack, writing "Trump...

Trump signs $700 billion military budget into law

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2017 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):President Donald Trump yesterday signed into law a sweeping defence policy bill that authorises a $700-billion budget for the military, including additional spending on missile defence programmes to counter North Korea's growing...

Massive pilgrimage honours Virgin of Guadalupe

Published:Tuesday | December 12, 2017 | 12:00 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP)Hundreds of thousands of Roman Catholic pilgrims converged yesterday on Mexico City's Basilica of Guadalupe to mark the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patroness.The faithful ride...

Nationalists honor general convicted of war crimes

Published:Monday | December 11, 2017 | 12:00 AM

ZAGREB (AP):Hundreds of people, including two government ministers, attended a commemoration ceremony yesterday to honour a Croatian general who died after apparently taking poison at a United...

Boston police step up patrols after NYC subway bombing

Published:Monday | December 11, 2017 | 12:00 AM

BOSTON (AP):Law enforcement has stepped up patrols at Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) train stations after a pipe bomb went off in a crowded subway corridor in New York City.Boston...

Military retaliates against rocket fire with Gaza airstrike

Published:Monday | December 11, 2017 | 12:00 AM

JERUSALEM (AP):The Israeli military says it has struck Hamas military positions in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants fired a rocket toward ssouthern Israel.Israeli planes and tanks...

Transgender people can enlist in military January 1

Published:Monday | December 11, 2017 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):The Pentagon is allowing transgender people to enlist in the military beginning January 1, despite President Donald Trump's opposition.The new policy reflects growing legal pressure on the issue, and the difficult hurdles the federal...

UN to visit to assess help for hurricane victims

Published:Monday | December 11, 2017 | 3:01 PM

PUERTO RICOSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- A United Nations expert on extreme poverty and human rights met yesterday with hurricane victims in Puerto Rico as complaints grow about the U.S. government's response to a Category 4 storm.U.N. envoy Philip...

Bomb strapped to man explodes in New York City subway

Published:Monday | December 11, 2017 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP): A man with a pipe bomb strapped to his body with Velcro and zip ties set off the crude device in the subway near Times Square on Monday, injuring him and three other people at the height of the morning rush hour. All four were being...