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On 15th anniversary of 9/11, 'the grief never goes away'

Published:Sunday | September 11, 2016 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. marked the 15th anniversary of 9/11 today, with victims' relatives reading their names and reflecting on a loss that still felt as immediate to them as it was indelible for the nation. But despite a tradition of...

America will never give in to fear - Obama

Published:Saturday | September 10, 2016 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP):Hailing the values and resilience that he said both define and sustain Americans, President Barack Obama yesterday honoured the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, as well as the bravery...

23 dead in factory fire

Published:Saturday | September 10, 2016 | 12:16 PM

NEW DELHI (AP):A boiler exploded and triggered a fire at a packaging factory near Bangladesh's capital yesterday, killing at least 23 workers and injuring dozens.Fire officials said that the explosion at the five-storey Tampaco Foils Ltd factory in...

Issues at stake in presidential election

Published:Saturday | September 10, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on America and the rest of the world, in brief:IMMIGRATIONThe future of millions ofpeople living in the US illegally could well be shaped by the...

Strong earthquake recorded

Published:Saturday | September 10, 2016 | 12:57 PM

LIMA, Peru (AP):A large, deep earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted northern Peru's Amazon region early yesterday but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The US Geological Survey said the quake that registered at 5:08 a.m....

Trade minister brands some British businesses fat and lazy

Published:Saturday | September 10, 2016 | 1:04 PM

LONDON (AP):Britain's trade minister says United Kingdom businesses generally are too lazy to export goods around the world.In a speech to pro-free market group Conservative Way Forward, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said some...

Prep school sued for kicking out student who had sex

Published:Thursday | September 8, 2016 | 12:00 AM

CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP):A New Hampshire prep school criticised for how it has handled a sexual misconduct and assault cases is facing a federal lawsuit from the parents of a 15-year-old boy,...

Parasite named after Obama

Published:Thursday | September 8, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):It's no Nobel Peace Prize, but Barack Obama has a new honour to brag about. Scientists have named a parasite after him - and there's no worming out of it.Meet Baracktrema obamai, a tiny parasitic flatworm...

UN nuclear report notes Iran is making sensitive parts

Published:Thursday | September 8, 2016 | 12:00 AM

VIENNA (AP):The United Nations agency monitoring the nuclear pact between Iran and six world powers reported on Thursday that it has found no violations of the deal meant to crimp Tehran's...

7 detained over gas canisters found near Paris' Notre Dame

Published:Thursday | September 8, 2016 | 5:57 PM

PARIS (AP):Three women radicals with apparent plans for 'imminent' violence were detained yesterday after a standoff with French police as part of a terrorism investigation into six gas canisters found in a car abandoned near Notre Dame Cathedral in...

Passenger falls from cruise ship in Bahamas

Published:Wednesday | September 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

MIAMI (AP):Authorities searched in The Bahamas for a United States citizen who went overboard from a cruise ship before dawn yesterday.The US Coast Guard said the 32-year-old woman reportedly fell from the...

10 killed in Syrian city hit by suspicious gas

Published:Wednesday | September 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BEIRUT (AP):Syrian activists say at least 10 civilians have been killed in a new air strike on the neighbourhood where a suspected chlorine gas attack struck theprevious day.The Britain-based Syrian...

Britain builds 13 foot-high concrete wall to stop migrants

Published:Wednesday | September 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):Britain hopes a four-metre-high (13-foot-high) concrete wall will succeed where security guards and barbed wire have failed, and stop migrants reaching the United Kingdom from the northern French port of Calais.Home Office Minister...

Russia, US to meet again on Syria

Published:Wednesday | September 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BEIRUT (AP):Russia says Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and United States Secretary of State John Kerry will fly to Geneva to discuss a possible Syria deal following months of negotiations.US President Barack Obama and...

Japan calls for 'united and clear' UN message to N Korea

Published:Tuesday | September 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP):Japan is calling on the United Nations Security Council to send a "united and clear" message to North Korea condemning its firing of three ballistic missiles that travelled about...

Hurricane Newton slams into Los Cabos resorts

Published:Tuesday | September 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

CABO SAN LUCAS (AP):Hurricane Newton slammed into the twin resorts of Los Cabos on the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula yesterday morning, knocking out power in some places as stranded...

ASEAN summit opens, overshadowed by Duterte flap

Published:Tuesday | September 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

VIENTIANE (AP):A summit of Southeast Asian leaders to discuss issues ranging from terrorism to South China Sea tensions opened yesterday, overshadowed by the Philippinepresident's intemperate comments in his debut appearance at the annual meeting....

'Gaps of trust' challenges Obama, Putin Syria deal

Published:Monday | September 5, 2016 | 12:00 AM

HANGZHOU (AP):President Barack Obama said yesterday the United States and Russia have not given up on negotiations that could stem the bloodshed in Syria, but acknowledged leaders are challenged by "gaps of trust" between the rival powers....

Pro-democracy activists pull off stunning victory

Published:Monday | September 5, 2016 | 12:00 AM

HONG KONG (AP):A group of young Hong Kong pro-democracy activists pulled off a stunning election victory, gaining a foothold in the southern Chinese city's legislature and setting the stage for a new...

Truckers block major highway protesting migrant camp closure

Published:Monday | September 5, 2016 | 12:00 AM

CALAIS (AP):Hundreds of truckers in big rigs, farmers in tractors, and dockers and merchants on foot blocked a major highway in northern France on Monday to demand the closure of the...

Pope declares Mother Teresa a saint

Published:Sunday | September 4, 2016 | 12:00 AM

VATICAN CITY (AP):Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint on Sunday, praising the tiny nun for having taken in society's most unwanted and for having shamed world leaders for the "crimes of poverty they...

Religion and politics ground Israeli train line

Published:Sunday | September 4, 2016 | 12:00 AM

JERUSALEM (AP):Israeli commuters began their work week with massive traffic jams and a cancellation of train service along one of the country's busiest routes following a political scuffle that could shake...

Hermine kills two, closes beaches

Published:Sunday | September 4, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Storm system Hermine spun away from the US East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain but maintaining enough power to keep beaches at risk for dangerous waves and currents.The National Weather Service...

G20 Summit opens amid slow growth, trade disputes

Published:Sunday | September 4, 2016 | 11:13 AM

HANGZHOU (AP):Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Sunday for leaders of the United States, Germany and other major economies to resist pressure to raise trade barriers as they opened a summit amid sluggish global growth and disputes over China's...

Mother Teresa: 'Saint of the gutters' canonized at Vatican

Published:Sunday | September 4, 2016 | 12:00 AM

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Elevating the "saint of the gutters" to one of the Catholic Church's highest honours, Pope Francis on Sunday praised Mother Teresa for her radical dedication to society's outcasts and her courage in shaming...

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