ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- A mountain of trash gave way in a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital, killing at least 35 people and leaving several dozen missing, residents said, as officials vowed to relocate those who...
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- A key Guatemalan official was ordered not to leave the country Saturday as the death toll rose to 38 girls in fire that began when mattresses were set ablaze during a protest by residents at a youth shelter.Authorities...
SEATTLE (AP) -- A federal judge in Seattle, who issued the order temporarily halting nationwide implementation of President Donald Trump's initial travel ban, said last Friday that because of procedural reasons he won't immediately rule on whether...
NEW YORK (AP) -- An outspoken Manhattan federal prosecutor known for crusading against public corruption announced he was fired Saturday after he refused a request a day earlier to resign.Preet Bharara, 48, made the announcement on his personal...
BRUSSELS (AP):NATO and the United States warned yesterday they could scale back cooperation with Kosovo's security services if the government goes ahead with plans to transform its lightly armed security force...
GUATEMALA CITY (AP):At least 19 people have been found dead at the scene of a fire in a shelter for children near Guatemala City, the spokesman for Guatemala's volunteer fire departments said yesterday.Mario Cruz told...
WASHINGTON (AP):A senior United States (US) general yesterday accused Russia of deploying a land-based cruise missile in violation of "the spirit and intent" of a nuclear arms treaty and charged that...
IS gunmen in white lab coats kill 30 in hospitalKABUL (AP):Gunmen wearing white lab coats stormed a military hospital in Afghanistan's capital yesterday, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS)...
PANAMA CITY (AP):Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was in critical condition and sedated in a hospital's intensive care unit yesterday after undergoing two brain surgeries.Noriega, 83,...
NORTH CAROLINA (AP):A district attorney in North Carolina is asking for a state investigation of two of his assistant prosecutors, who are members of a North Carolina church that former congregants say beat members and derailed criminal...
PARIS (AP):WikiLeaks yesterday published thousands of documents purportedly taken from the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) Center for Cyber Intelligence, a dramatic release that appears to provide an eye-opening look at the intimate details of...
PARIS (AP):A zoo director says a five-year-old rhinoceros at the wildlife park he runs near Paris has been shot three times in the head by poachers who stole the animal's ivory horn.Thierry...
LONDON (AP):The British government encountered more opposition yesterday to its plans for leaving the European Union (EU) in Parliament's unelected House of Lords.By a 366-268 vote, the Lords...
WASHINGTON:House Republicans introduced their bill to repeal Obamacare's individual mandate that also aims to maintain coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and allow children to stay...
BAIDOA, Somalia (AP): Visibly shocked by the suffering of malnourished Somalis and cholera victims during an emergency visit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged international support to alleviate Somalia's worsening hunger...
THE VOICE (UK): For the first time in history, Delta Air Lines have employed two black female pilots – including the company’s first black female captain – to fly a commercial flight in the cockpit together. Atlanta-based First...
WASHINGTON (AP):President Donald Trump signed a revised travel ban yesterday that will temporarily halt entry to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas, though allowing those with current visas to...
BAGHDAD (AP):Iraq welcomed its removal from a revised US travel ban yesterday, calling it a "positive message" at a time when American and Iraqi forces are battling the Islamic State group.Iraq...
HOUSTON (AP):An international group representing oil-importing countries warns that the global supply of oil could lag demand after 2020, leading to higher prices.There's a worldwide glut of oil...
UNITED NATIONS (AP):A network of organisations seeking to protect children in conflict is calling on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to add Afghan government forces to a UN blacklist...
BANGKOK (AP):A Buddhist abbot, whom police are seeking to arrest for accepting donations of embezzled money, has been stripped of a royally bestowed religious title.A statement from the...
HAVANA (AP):Cuba's tobacco farmers are celebrating a bumper crop after two bad years that coincided with a boom in demand set off by a surge of tourists and looser United States rules on cigar-buying.One night of...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's revised travel ban will temporarily halt entry to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas, allowing those with current visas to travel freely,...
ISTANBUL (AP):The decision on whether to return the Syrian pilot who ejected into Turkey will be made following his treatment, a Turkish Cabinet minister said yesterday.Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli spoke with...
AMSTERDAM (AP):A diplomatic rift between Turkey and key European nations deepened yesterday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Germany of "Nazi practices", days after a local authority...
