World / Americas

Survivors: Singer at nightclub did not realize fire danger 31 Oct 2015 - 05:57 pm

Vlad Telea and Alex Pascu of the Romanian metal band 'Goodbye to Gravity' perform before a fire broke out inside a nightclub on...

The Latest on Texas storms: 2 hurt in possible tornado 31 Oct 2015 - 05:52 pm

A swollen Guadalupe River sweeps past a debris covered bridge, Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, in Gruene, Texas. Storms on Friday socked an already...

The A321: Airbus family giant felled in Egypt crash 31 Oct 2015 - 05:51 pm

A picture taken on August 8, 2014 in Russia, shows a Russian Airbus 321 of Kogalymavia (Metrojet) plane hull No EI-ETJ. Paris: The...

Shock, denial at Russia airport after plane crashes in Egypt 31 Oct 2015 - 05:47 pm

Women react as they walk at Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, October 31, 2015. Saint Petersburg: Irina Semyonova said her friend Natasha...

United Nations says two contractors detained in Yemen 31 Oct 2015 - 05:37 pm

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations said on Saturday two contractors with the world body had been detained in Yemen, but gave no further...

Peru's Garcia promises 6 pct growth if elected to third term 31 Oct 2015 - 05:27 pm

By Mitra Taj and Marco Aquino LIMA: Peru's former president Alan Garcia kicked off his campaign for a third term with a promise...

7 jailed for a decade over Nigeria fuel theft 31 Oct 2015 - 05:07 pm

Lagos: Seven men have been jailed for 10 years in Nigeria after being arrested with nearly 1,500 tonnes of contraband petrol, the Economic...

France's Mont-Saint-Michel recovers its island status 31 Oct 2015 - 05:01 pm

French President Francois Hollande claps as he innaugurates the Couesnon Dam constructed in the bay of the Mont Saint-Michel, in Normandy, northwestern France,...

Vice president of Congo elections commission resigns 31 Oct 2015 - 04:31 pm

The vice president of Democratic Republic of Congo's election commission resigned on Saturday, a source at the presidency said, throwing the country's troubled...

Catalonia cannot claim right to self-determination: UN chief 31 Oct 2015 - 03:17 pm

Madrid: The United Nations does not view Spain's separatist-ruled Catalonia region as having the right to self-determination, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said in...

Small blasts hit Zanzibar after poll anulled 31 Oct 2015 - 02:58 pm

Soldiers from Tanzania People's Defence Forces (TPDF) secure the site of a controlled detonation of a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on October...

Putin orders emergency teams to Egypt plane crash site 31 Oct 2015 - 02:10 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the emergency ministry to dispatch rescue teams to Egypt, where a Russian passenger plane with 224...

Analysis: With Syria deployment, Obama crosses own red line 31 Oct 2015 - 01:08 pm

WASHINGTON: Even as President Barack Obama sent U.S. troops back to Iraq and ordered the military to stay in Afghanistan, he insisted Syria...

U.S. charges Burkina Faso man with fraud over bogus malaria nets 31 Oct 2015 - 01:05 pm

Hadija Sahik, a 48-year-old woman, sets up her new mosquito net in a file photo. REUTERS By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK: A Burkina...

China faces mounting pressure over maritime claims 31 Oct 2015 - 12:59 pm

WASHINGTON (AP): Pressure on China over its claims to most of the strategic South China Sea went up a couple of notches this...

White House says will not release emails between Obama, Clinton 31 Oct 2015 - 12:55 pm

By Julia Edwards and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The White House will not allow the immediate release of emails exchanged between President Barack...

Romania in mourning after Bucharest club blaze kills 27 31 Oct 2015 - 10:49 am

Romanian relatives of club explosion victims are overwhelmed while watching survivors being transferred to hospital, in Bucharest. EPA Bucharest: Romania was plunged into...