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20 dead in head-on train crash

Published:Tuesday | July 12, 2016 | 11:33 AM

MILAN (AP):Two Italian commuter trains collided head-on yesterday in the southern region of Puglia, killing at least 20 people and injuring scores more, officials said. At least two passengers were pulled alive from the crumpled wreckage as the...

Clinton receives endorsement from Sanders

Published:Tuesday | July 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

PORTSMOUTH, NH (AP):Bernie Sanders, whose calls for a political revolution energised millions of voters, bestowed his long-awaited endorsement on Hillary Clinton yesterday, the Democratic former rivals embracing...

Lives on the line amid economic crisis

Published:Tuesday | July 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

CARACAS (AP):The people waiting for hours in front of the drugstore were dazed with heat and boredom when the gunmen arrived.The robbers demanded a cell phone from a 25-year-old in black shorts. Instead of handing it over, Junior Perez took off...

Maduro leans on military to combat food shortages

Published:Tuesday | July 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP):Venezuela's defence minister is getting a major promotion as the socialist-run country struggles to combat severe shortages and stave off food riots.President Nicolas Maduro on Monday night said he was...

Obama pays tribute to slain Dallas officers

Published:Tuesday | July 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

DALLAS, Texas (AP):At a memorial for slain police officers, President Barack Obama declared yesterday that a week of deeply troubling violence has appeared to expose "the deepest fault lines of our...

Trains collide in Milan, several killed, scores injured

Published:Tuesday | July 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

MILAN (AP): Two Italian commuter trains collided head-on Tuesday in the southern region of Puglia, killing at least 20 people and injuring scores more, officials said. At least two passengers were pulled alive from the crumpled wreckage as the...

Stealth candidate Theresa May to be UK's next leader

Published:Monday | July 11, 2016 | 12:00 AM

After all of the flamboyant characters and very public back-stabbing in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, the winner turned out to be an understated workhorse who maintained a low profile throughout the campaign.Home Secretary...

Detroit cop demoted, called black activists 'terrorists'

Published:Monday | July 11, 2016 | 12:00 AM

DETROIT (AP)A white Detroit police detective who called the Black Lives Matter movement "racists" and "terrorists" has been demoted, the police chief said yesterday.Nate Weekley is also the...

Brexit won't affect EU-South Africa trade, says French president

Published:Monday | July 11, 2016 | 12:00 AM

PARIS (AP),French President Francois Hollande yesterday assured his visiting South African counterpart Jacob Zuma that the British vote to leave the European Union won't affect economic...

Police shootings fueling black extremism

Published:Monday | July 11, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BIRMINGHAM (AP):The public backlash against police shootings of black people is helping fuel the growth of black hate groups, some of which advocate retaliatory violence against law enforce-ment, watchdog...

UPDATE: Theresa May will be Britain's next Prime Minister, Cameron makes his exit

Published:Monday | July 11, 2016 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP): Britain's Conservative Party has confirmed that Theresa May has been elected party leader "with immediate effect" and will become the country's next prime minister.

Parents of Dallas shooter saddened, say son returned from Army deployment a changed man

Published:Monday | July 11, 2016 | 12:00 AM

The parents of Dallas shooter Micah Johnson say they are surprised by his violent rampage and note he returned from an Army deployment to Afghanistan a changed man. Johnson's father, James Johnson, said in an interview posted on TheBlaze...

Cameron to tender resignation to Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday, makes way for Theresa May

Published:Monday | July 11, 2016 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP): Prime Minister David Cameron says he will step down on Wednesday, making way for Theresa May to succeed him as British leader.

Turnbull claims election win, but questions remain

Published:Sunday | July 10, 2016 | 9:21 AM

SYDNEY (AP):Eight days after Australia's general election ended in uncertainty, the prime minister finally claimed victory on Sunday for his conservative coalition, bringing an end to the country's political paralysis - at least, for the moment....

Berlin riots leave 120 officers injured

Published:Sunday | July 10, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BERLIN (AP):Police say more than 120 officers were injured and 86 demonstrators have been detained during leftist riots in the German capital, which police call "the most aggressive and violent protests in the...

Spanish matador gored to death

Published:Sunday | July 10, 2016 | 12:00 AM

MADRID (AP):A bullfighter was fatally gored in Spain in an eastern town - the first professional matador to be killed in the ring in more than three decades.Victor Barrio, 29, was pronounced dead late Saturday by a...

Mideast nations caution citizens on US travel

Published:Sunday | July 10, 2016 | 12:00 AM

DUBAI (AP):Two Mideast countries are warning citizens travelling in the United States to be careful around protests over police shootings.A "special alert" issued by the United Arab Emirates Embassy to...

100 arrested, 2 dozen officers hurt in Minnesota

Published:Sunday | July 10, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Police have arrested about 100 people in St. Paul during protests of the recent police killings of black men, including one outside Minnesota's capital city. Authorities say 21 St. Paul officers and six state troopers were hurt during the...

Obama calls for greater respect, understanding in US

Published:Sunday | July 10, 2016 | 12:00 AM

MADRID (AP) -- President Barack Obama called Sunday for greater tolerance, respect and understanding from police officers toward the people they take an oath to protect as well as from individuals who think the police are too heavy handed and...

Apple starts to pay Huawei for the use of mobile patents

Published:Wednesday | June 29, 2016 | 11:05 AM

Following a series of patent licence agreements between the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, Huawei, and Cupertino Tech Company, Apple, last year, Apple has started to pay for the use of mobile communication patents to the...

T&T says goodbye to former PM Manning

Published:Saturday | July 9, 2016 | 1:30 PM

PORT OF SPAIN (CMC):Trinidad and Tobago (T...

Obama: America is not as divided as some suggest

Published:Saturday | July 9, 2016 | 1:57 PM

WARSAW (AP):President Barack Obama yesterday rejected the notion that last week's stunning violence is a signal that the US has returned to some of the darkest days of its past, saying that as painful as the killings of police and black men were, "...

Bahamian gov’t issues travel advisory to the US

Published:Saturday | July 9, 2016 | 2:02 PM

NASSAU (AP):The Bahamas last Friday issued a rare travel advisory for any of its citizens visiting the United States, recommending that young men, in particular, take care in cities affected by recent tensions over police shootings.A statement from...

Armoured cars, soldiers in camouflage secure Rio Olympics

Published:Saturday | July 9, 2016 | 2:11 PM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP):Brazilian soldiers were on the streets yesterday checking out spots around the city that will get intense security when the Rio de Janeiro Olympics open in just under four weeks.Armoured vehicles and trucks carrying troops were...

Is motherhood an advantage for UK's next PM?

Published:Saturday | July 9, 2016 | 2:22 PM

LONDON (AP):Two Conservative women running to become Britain's next leader are facing a question that wouldn't be raised if there were male candidates for the job: Does being a mother make you better qualified to be prime minister?A political...

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