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Newcomers wait years for running water as Mexico City suburbs struggle 30 Nov 2016 - 08:12 pm

MEXICO CITY: An hour’s drive from the hustle and bustle of Mexico City, paved roads give way to dust, snaking up hills dotted...

Health industry breathes easier as post-Obamacare path stabilizes 30 Nov 2016 - 07:44 pm

NEW YORK: Hospitals and health insurers are gaining confidence that their nightmare scenario - millions of Americans instantly losing health insurance once President-elect...

Steven Mnuchin: from Wall St to Hollywood to Washington 30 Nov 2016 - 07:27 pm

New York, Nov 30: Steven Mnuchin is hardly a household name, but US President-elect Donald Trump's new pick for Treasury secretary has close...

World mayors gather to plot Trump-era climate plan 30 Nov 2016 - 07:13 pm

Mexico City: Mayors from scores of the world's biggest cities gathered in Mexico Wednesday to plot their strategy for fighting climate change in...

5 killed in deadly tornadoes in southern US states 30 Nov 2016 - 05:57 pm

WASHINGTON: Five people were killed as tornadoes swept through parts of the south early Wednesday, according to local media. The National Weather Service...

After Castro’s death, attention turns to Cuba’s heir apparent 30 Nov 2016 - 05:44 pm

HAVANA: With revolutionary leader Fidel Castro dead and his brother Raul vowing to step down as president in 15 months, it will soon...

Steven Mnuchin, from Wall St. to Hollywood to Washington 30 Nov 2016 - 04:47 pm

New York: Steven Mnuchin is hardly a household name, but the new pick for US Treasury secretary has close ties to Wall Street...

Plane carrying Brazilian football players crashes in Colombia 29 Nov 2016 - 02:03 pm

Bogota: A charter plane carrying a Brazilian football team crashed in the mountains in Colombia late Monday, killing 76 people, officials said. They...

Plane with more than 80 aboard crashes in Colombia 29 Nov 2016 - 12:39 pm

ANKARA: A plane carrying 72 passengers crashed near Medellin in Colombia while en route from Santa Cruz city in Bolivia on Tuesday, according...

Plane carrying football players from Brazil crashes in Colombia 29 Nov 2016 - 10:27 am

Bogota: A plane carrying 81 people, including members of a Brazilian football team, crashed late Monday near the Colombian city of Medellin, after...

Ohio campus attacker identified as student angry at US interference 29 Nov 2016 - 07:41 am

Columbus: A university student whose family immigrated from Somalia rammed his car Monday into a crowd at Ohio State University and attacked them...

Moise wins Haiti presidential vote in first round: early results 29 Nov 2016 - 07:36 am

Port-au-Prince: Haitian businessman Jovenel Moise, the candidate backed by former president Michel Martelly, won the presidential vote in the first round, official early...

Trump to name Georgia lawmaker Tom Price as health secretary pick 29 Nov 2016 - 07:26 am

NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump is set to announce on Tuesday that he has chosen Republican U.S. Representative Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon...

Experts, officials trash Trump claim of mass fraud 29 Nov 2016 - 07:08 am

New York: Experts and elected officials on both sides of the political aisle on Monday dismissed Donald Trump's claim that "millions" of Americans...

Haiti's leader calls for calm before election results released 28 Nov 2016 - 08:45 pm

Port-au-Prince: Haiti's interim leader Jocelerme Privert on Monday called for calm before preliminary results from the first round of the Caribbean country's presidential...

Canada’s Trudeau to skip Castro funeral after backlash 28 Nov 2016 - 08:29 pm

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not attend the funeral of Fidel Castro, his office said on Monday, days after Trudeau’s warm...

Eight injured in active shooter situation on Ohio campus 28 Nov 2016 - 07:48 pm

Chicago: At least eight people were injured Monday in an apparent shooting at Ohio State University, officials said, with the Columbus campus still...