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Cameron demands changes from the EU - Migration controls, protection for pound among conditions outlined

Published:Tuesday | November 10, 2015 | 12:00 AM

LONDON, England (AP):British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday outlined four areas of change he wants from the European Union as a condition for the UK government campaigning to stay in the bloc before an upcoming in-or-out referendum.He says...

Egypt army releases journalist after 'false news' accusation

Published:Tuesday | November 10, 2015 | 12:00 AM

CAIRO, Egypt (AP):Egypt's military released a leading investigative journalist and human rights advocate yesterday who had been detained under accusations of spreading "false news," although it was unclear what charges he may face.Hossam Bahgat,...

Surgeon shot, wounded at Macedonian hospital

Published:Monday | November 9, 2015 | 9:51 AM

Surgeon shot and woundedat Macedonian hospitalSKOPJE, (AP):A gunman yesterday shot and wounded a surgeon at Macedonia's biggest clinic, disrupting the hospital's operations for several hours and leading to a protest by doctors demanding more...

NYC officials: 3 people shot, 1 fatally, near Penn Station

Published:Monday | November 9, 2015 | 10:27 AM

NEW YORK, (AP):Three people were shot, one fatally, in midtown Manhattan near Penn Station early yesterday morning, police said. No suspects were immediately arrested.The shooting happened at about 6 a.m. near the entrance of a subway station at...

Putin: Syria action shows Russian military power

Published:Monday | November 9, 2015 | 10:42 AM

MOSCOW, (AP):President Vladimir Putin said Russia's air campaign in Syria has proven the military's increased combat readiness and capability.Putin said at a meeting with defence officials that "the counter-terrorism operation we are conducting on...

Congress evading war powers even with US mission in Syria

Published:Monday | November 9, 2015 | 11:10 AM

WASHINGTON, (AP):In the battle against the Islamic State group, members of Congress talk tough against extremism, but many want to run for cover when it comes to voting on new war powers to fight the militants, preferring to let the president own...

Gunmen in Libya abduct two Serbian Embassy employees

Published:Sunday | November 8, 2015 | 12:00 AM

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP):Gunmen in Libya crashed into a convoy of vehicles taking Serbia's ambassador to neighbouring Tunisia and then kidnapped two other embassy employees, officials said.The embassy's communications officer, Sladjana Stankovic, and...

Pope pledges to continue reforms in face of leaks

Published:Sunday | November 8, 2015 | 2:04 PM

VATICAN CITY (AP):In his first public comments on the latest scandal rocking the Vatican, Pope Francis told followers in St Peter's Square yesterday that the theft of documents describing financial malfeasance inside the Holy See was a "crime" but...

Sierra Leone declared free of Ebola, as Guinea struggles

Published:Sunday | November 8, 2015 | 2:17 PM

FREETOWN (AP):Cheers erupted and people danced in the streets Saturday as Sierra Leone marked the end of the Ebola outbreak within its borders, although neighbouring Guinea still struggles to stamp out the deadly virus that has killed more than 11,...

A China-Taiwan handshake 66 years in the making

Published:Sunday | November 8, 2015 | 12:00 AM

SINGAPORE (AP):The leaders of China and Taiwan met Saturday for the first time since the formerly bitter Cold War foes split amid a civil war 66 years ago, and though no concrete agreement resulted, both hailed the meeting as a sign of a new...

With excitement and hope, millions vote in Myanmar polls

Published:Sunday | November 8, 2015 | 12:00 AM

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- With tremendous excitement and hope, millions of citizens voted Sunday in Myanmar's historic general election that will test whether the military's long-standing grip on power can be loosened, with opposition leader...

Sales of new medicines boost results for drug makers

Published:Saturday | November 7, 2015 | 1:03 PM

(AP):Growing revenue for promising new medicines for cancer, heart disease and other serious conditions helped United States drug makers improve results, and beat Wall Street expectations, after several disappointing quarters.Buoyed by the stronger...

Thousands protest against domestic violence

Published:Saturday | November 7, 2015 | 1:15 PM

MADRID (AP):Thousands of people from all over Spain converged on Madrid on yesterday to march against domestic violence.Members of 380 regional and 70 state-run feminist organisations joined representatives from Spain's main political parties, trade...

Rescuers search for 19 missing after dams burst

Published:Saturday | November 7, 2015 | 12:00 AM

MARIANA, (AP):Searchers used small aeroplanes and a drone yesterday to look for 19 people confirmed as missing following the burst of two dams inside an iron ore mine, while authorities lowered the official death count to one.The fire department...

Real news: Man bites dog

Published:Saturday | November 7, 2015 | 1:28 PM

WEST PALM BEACH,Florida (AP):A Florida man convicted of biting a small dog on the face and choking him so hard his eye popped out has been sentenced to one year in prison.The Palm Beach Post reports 37-year-old David Etzel was sentenced last Friday...

US Apache tribe leader apologises for wearing Bob Marley costume for Halloween

Published:Friday | November 6, 2015 | 12:00 AM

SAN CARLOS, Arizona (AP): The leader of an Apache tribe in Arizona has apologised for dressing up as Bob Marley for Halloween and painting his face dark, calling the costume a "poor choice". In a picture posted online, San Carlos Apache...

Judge sides with female drivers in discrimination complaint

Published:Thursday | November 5, 2015 | 10:10 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP):A federal judge has ruled in favour of three women who sued after they were dismissed from their chauffeur jobs because a Saudi prince wanted only male drivers.The women were among 40 drivers hired in October 2010 to chauffeur...

Putin says wait for result of plane crash probe

Published:Thursday | November 5, 2015 | 10:18 AM

LONDON (AP):Russia's President Vladimir Putin has told British Prime Minister David Cameron to wait for the results of an official probe into the Russian plane crash in Egypt after the British leader said it was "more likely than not" that the crash...

Mexico Supreme Court takes step toward recreational pot use

Published:Thursday | November 5, 2015 | 10:36 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP):Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that growing, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreation is legal under the right to freedom.The measure was approved on Wednesday in a 4-1 vote on the five-justice panel, backing the argument...

Romania's Orthodox Church is target of protests

Published:Thursday | November 5, 2015 | 11:17 AM

BUCHAREST (AP):Protesters calling for an end to widespread corruption and better governance this week have turned their anger to the powerful and rich Romanian Orthodox Church in the wake of a nightclub fire which left more than 30 dead.Public...

Guyana to establish Witness Protection programme

Published:Thursday | November 5, 2015 | 12:00 AM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): The Guyana government has announced plans to establish a Witness Protection programme. Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, told reporters at a press conference on today that a Witness Protection bill is currently...

Romanian government resigns following protests

Published:Wednesday | November 4, 2015 | 10:18 AM

BUCHAREST (AP):Romanian Prime Mini-ster Victor Ponta announced the resignation of his government yesterday following huge protests in the wake of a nightclub fire that killed more than 30 people."I'm handing in my mandate, I'm resigning, and...

Human trafficking probe

Published:Wednesday | November 4, 2015 | 1:02 PMAP

(1) Masked police officers stand in front of a house in Essen, Germany, yesterday. Germany's federal police conducted raids against international human trafficking networks across German.(2) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks...

Fired by Panama condo owners, Trump demands $75 million

Published:Wednesday | November 4, 2015 | 9:21 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):Donald Trump is demanding as much as $75 million from hundreds of condo owners in Panama City's Trump Ocean Club, alleging that its directors wrongfully fired his company as administrator managing the luxury building which is the...

Britain seeks greater access to citizens' online activity

Published:Wednesday | November 4, 2015 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):The British government plans to make telecommunications firms keep records of customers' Web histories and help spies hack into computers and phones under a new cyber-snooping law unveiled yesterday.The draft Investigatory Powers Bill is...

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