World / Americas

LED-lit pigeons illuminate New York skies in art exhibit 07 May 2016 - 04:18 pm

LED lights attached to pigeons leave light trails in the sky while they fly as part of the "Fly By Night" art installation...

Britain’s ruling party defends linking Muslim London mayor to extremism 07 May 2016 - 03:58 pm

Britain's new London Mayor Sadiq Khan, (2R) speaks with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe (R) and London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson (L) folowing...

WhatsApp judge wins little love in Brazil; but respect in his hometown 07 May 2016 - 03:53 pm

A Whatsapp App logo is seen behind a Samsung Galaxy S4 phone that is logged on to Facebook in the central Bosnian town...

Chinese billionaire treats 3,000 workers to paella in Spain 07 May 2016 - 03:17 pm

Employees of Chinese company Tiens wave a Chinese flag during a reception in Madrid on May 6, 2016. (AFP / GERARD JULIEN) By...

Juncker says Italy-Austria border controls 'political catastrophe' 07 May 2016 - 02:52 pm

EU Parliament's speaker Martin Schulz (R) and EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker (L) hold a press conference on the Charlemagne Prize 2016, in...

Brazil Senate committee advances Rousseff impeachment 07 May 2016 - 02:35 pm

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff attends a ceremony to launch a new phase of the state-funded housing program, at the Planalto Presidential Palace in...

Wildfire in Canada may burn 200,000 hectares 07 May 2016 - 01:37 pm

Aerial view of highway 63 south of Fort McMurray taken from a CH-146 Griffon helicopter on May 5, 2016. The Canadian Armed Forces...

Khan: immigrant son's rise from London housing estate to city hall 07 May 2016 - 01:35 pm

Britain's Labour Candidate for Mayor of London Sadiq Kahn (R) leaves polling station with his wife Saadiya after casting his vote, in south...

Hundreds of demonstrators to protest against plan to fence off Italian-Austrian border crossing 07 May 2016 - 12:57 pm

File picture of a border sign at Austria. Reuters ZURICH: Around 400 protesters are expected to gather at the Brenner Pass between Italy...

Opinion poll shows tight contest in Australian election race 07 May 2016 - 12:14 pm

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stands outside Australia's Parliament House in Canberra May 4, 2016 following the announcement Australia's 2016-17 Federal Budget. AAP/Sam...

Morocco jails brother of presumed Paris attacks ringleader 07 May 2016 - 11:24 am

Moroccan intelligence helped put French investigators on the trail of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a 28-year-old Belgian of Moroccan origin. AFP/Lionel Bonaventure Rabat: A Moroccan...

Historic Bosnian mosque reopens in move towards reconciliation 07 May 2016 - 11:20 am

Special police unit take up positions in front of the Ferhadija mosque before an opening ceremony in Banja Luka, May 7, 2016. Reuters/Dado...

Court says Australia cannot force asylum seeker to have abortion in PNG 07 May 2016 - 10:37 am

File picture of a protester from the Refugee Action Coalition during a demonstration in Sydney, Australia, April 29, 2016. REUTERS/DAVID GRAY By Peter...

'This is not a reality show,' Obama tells Trump 07 May 2016 - 09:02 am

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters in Charleston, West Virginia, US May 5, 2016. REUTERS/CHRIS TILLEY By Jeff Mason and...

Treading cautiously, House's Ryan to meet Trump 07 May 2016 - 08:56 am

US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington March 17, 2016. REUTERS/GARY CAMERON/FILE PHOTO ...

Why Ukraine’s Nato accession is not in US’ interests 07 May 2016 - 01:15 am

By Josh Cohen The United States-Russia relationship is already in bad shape, and US diplomats are hurting it further by sending conflicting messages...

Tajik court says Islamic State plot targeted president 07 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Two Tajiks recruited by the militant group Islamic State planned to assassinate President Imomali Rakhmon last year, a court in the capital Dushanbe...

Colombia to use air bombing raids against crime gangs 07 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Colombia's Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas (C) delivers a speech, next to Colombian armed forces chief General Juan Pablo Rodriguez (L) and director...