Fighting in Central African Republic kills at least 20 A local radio station and residents say that fighting between rival rebels groups in Central African Republic has killed at least 20 people.Local radio staffer Jean-Pierre Ngarassouma and...
Archbishop accused of molesting altar boysHAGATNA, Guam (AP):A Roman Catholic administrator is urging the Vatican to remove Guam's archbishop, who has refused to resign amid accusations of sexual abuse against altar boys.The move comes after a...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that an explosion that rocked a crowded Manhattan neighbourhood, injuring 29 people, doesn't appear to be linked to international terrorism, and he vowed that authorities would find and prosecute...
BEIRUT (AP) -- Residents in the rebel-held districts of Aleppo now have a reprieve from the incessant bombings by Syrian government warplanes. They have a promise of an end to the crippling siege that has left produce stalls bare. For nearly a week...
Published:Thursday | September 15, 2016 | 12:00 AM
Beirut (AP):Russia wants the United Nations Security Council to endorse the Syrian ceasefire agreement that it brokered together with the United States.The truce went into effect earlier this week in...
Published:Thursday | September 15, 2016 | 12:00 AM
HOUSTON, Texas (AP):The family of Sandra Bland, a black Chicago-area woman who died in a Texas jail after a contentious traffic stop last summer, has reached a $1.9-million settlement in their wrongful-death...
PARIS (AP):Protesters throwing planks of wood and Molotov cocktails clashed with Paris police firing tear gas and dispersion grenades Thursday, as unions staged a last-ditch bid to dismantle a labour law that weakens their powers.While thousands of...
Published:Thursday | September 15, 2016 | 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON, DC (AP):The House yesterday backed election-year legislation that would temporarily halt the transfer of more terror suspects from the United States naval prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.The bill,...
Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (AP): Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, in newly leaked e-mails, criticised both major presidential candidates, calling Donald Trump "a national disgrace" and lamenting Hillary Clinton's attempt to equate her...
Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM
LONDON (AP): Since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May has said it again and again: "Brexit means Brexit." Despite the mantra, though, it's far from clear what a British exit from...
Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM
CARACAS (AP):Venezuela's opposition and the government have held backdoor negotiations as the two sides retrench in their positions for and against a referendum on cutting short President Nicolas Maduro's...
Published:Wednesday | September 14, 2016 | 11:21 AM
BRUSSELS (AP): The European Union must do more in the defence field, starting with creation of an EU military headquarters and working toward a common military force, the head of the EU's executive arm said yesterday, insisting the bloc's...
MARSEILLE, France (AP):A crew member on the world's largest cruise ship died and four others were injured yesterday when a lifeboat fell from the deck into the water during a rescue drill in Marseille, the...
The Security Council yesterday approved the deployment of a UN political mission to monitor a ceasefire between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.The resolution...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP):Brazil's Lower House of Congress voted overwhelmingly late Monday to strip the legislative seat of its former speaker amid accusations of corruption and obstruction of justice.The Chamber of Deputies...
SACRAMENTO, California (AP):For the first time, farm workers in California will soon be entitled to the same pay as other hourly workers, after California's governor signed an expansion of a...
JERUSALEM (AP):Former Israeli President Shimon Peres suffered a stroke yesterday and was rushed to a hospital, where he was sedated and placed on a respirator ahead of a brain scan.Peres' office said the 93-year-old "...
MOGADISHU (AP):Somalia yesterday hosted its first regional summit of African heads of state in 30 years, a source of pride in this Horn of Africa country after decades of chaos and deadly attacks by al-Shabab extremists. On social media, people...
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP):A man accused of tying up five women in a basement took a plea deal in Utah yesterday but still faces a murder case in Wyoming, where he is charged with killing a train worker...
LONDON (AP):Former Prime Minister David Cameron is standing down from his position in Parliament because he doesn't want to be a distraction to the new government headed by Theresa May.Cameron's unexpected announcement...
South Sudan's leaders have amassed wealth abroad amid a conflict in which tens of thousands have been killed, a United States-based watchdog group said yesterday, charging that the civil war...
BEIRUT (AP):A United States-Russia-brokered ceasefire for Syria came into effect yesterday at sunset, with monitoring groups and state media reporting clashes up until the final minutes, and the most powerful rebel groups having yet to commit to the...
New York (AFP): America yesterday commemorated the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, with emotional services of remembrance in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania to honour those who perished in the world’s deadliest terror strikes. On...
DAR ES SALAAM (AP):A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook the Lake Victoria region of East Africa on Saturday, killing at least 11 people in Tanzania, a police official said. The country's president said that many were dead.The quake was felt...
SKOPJE (AP):Macedonian authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck on the outskirts of the capital yesterday, causing minor damage to buildings but no injuries.The quake...
