World / Americas

Opposition says 19 dead in Djibouti violence, govt says only 9 wounded 22 Dec 2015 - 11:43 am

DJIBOUTI: A Djibouti opposition group said at least 19 people were killed in clashes with police that began when people were marking a...

Passing away in 2015: Some notable deaths 22 Dec 2015 - 11:23 am

Paris: From legendary Egyptian actor Omar Sharif to Germany's ex-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and Nobel-winning author Gunter Grass, here are some of the notable...

Vietnam leadership to be chosen at January meeting 22 Dec 2015 - 10:59 am

File photo of Vietnam president Truong Tan Sang Hanoi: Vietnam's new leadership will be chosen at a Communist Party Congress in January, an...

Russia raids homes of Kremlin critic Khodorkovsky's staff 22 Dec 2015 - 10:42 am

File photo of Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky Moscow: Russian investigators on Tuesday raided the apartments of employees of Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Open...

Boko Haram keeps a million children out of school: UNICEF 22 Dec 2015 - 09:24 am

Lagos: The Boko Haram insurgency has kept more than one million children out of school, the UN children's agency reported on Tuesday, highlighting...

Burundi parliament slams 'invasion' peacekeeper force 22 Dec 2015 - 09:18 am

Nairobi: Burundi's parliament on Monday criticised a proposed African Union peacekeeping mission already dismissed by the government as an "invasion force". Lawmakers rejected...

Suspect in Vegas car-ramming to face murder charge 22 Dec 2015 - 08:45 am

Las Vegas: A 24-year-old woman who repeatedly rammed her car into pedestrians on the packed Las Vegas Strip, killing one person and injuring...

Australia approves coal port expansion near Barrier Reef 22 Dec 2015 - 08:42 am

Sydney: Australia on Tuesday approved a controversial port expansion to support mining projects and the dredging of 1.1 million cubic metres (2.4 million...

Fire rips through Portuguese language museum in Brazil 22 Dec 2015 - 12:22 am

Sao Paulo: A large fire tore through the Museum of the Portuguese Language in Sao Paulo Monday, partly destroying the historic building but...

Global migration chief “disturbed” at dangers of xenophobia 22 Dec 2015 - 12:18 am

William Lacy Swing By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK: The anti-migrant sentiment taking hold in a slew of nations facing an influx of refugees...

Polish professor jailed over plot to blow up parliament 22 Dec 2015 - 12:01 am

Warsaw: A Polish court on Monday sentenced a former chemistry professor to 13 years in prison over a plot to blow up parliament...

Kurdish militants kill two Turkish soldiers, wound six in bomb attack: sources 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Armed militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) stand behind a barricade during clashes with Turkish forces in the Bismil district of Diyarbakir...

French ex-president Chirac to leave hospital this week 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: Former French president Jacques Chirac who has been undergoing a medical check-up will leave hospital this week and spend Christmas with his...

Argentina-Venezuela showdown over 'political prisoners' 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mauricio Macri Asuncion: Argentina's conservative new President Mauricio Macri urged Venezuela Monday to free all "political prisoners," drawing a caustic reply from his...

Massachusetts man charged with fraud in ‘Kung Fu Panda’ case 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

BOSTON: A Massachusetts man who sued DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc claiming he had invented the title character in the 2008 film “Kung Fu...

Forget “Fairtrade”, just give cash to poorest, says philosopher 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Will MacAskill By Joseph D’Urso LONDON: Well-meaning ethical consumerism campaigns, such as boycotting sweatshop clothes and buying “Fairtrade” goods, can be misguided and...

Climate change: the Grinch that stole Europe's Christmas? 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: In a season traditionally associated with ice-skating, snowball fights and mulled wine in wintry Europe, birds are chirping, flowers blooming and fake...