World / Americas

Spanish minister resigns after alleged links to offshore deals 15 Apr 2016 - 11:05 am

Jose Manuel Soria attends an event in Madrid, Spain April 13, 2016. REUTERS / Andrea Comas MADRID: Spain’s acting Industry Minister Jose Manuel...

Defiant Hollande to decide on 2017 bid at end of year 15 Apr 2016 - 10:35 am

French President Francois Hollande in a studio set-up by public television station France 2, at the Musee de L'homme in Paris, France, 14...

Brazil's Rousseff mounts late bid to block impeachment 15 Apr 2016 - 10:22 am

A file photo dated 08 April 2016 shows Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff visiting the Aquatic Olympic Stadium with capacity for 18,000 people at...

Tennessee governor vetoes law christening Bible as official book 15 Apr 2016 - 10:16 am

In a letter notifying top state lawmakers of his intent to veto the legislation, Governor Bill Haslam, himself a Christian, said the proposal...

Microsoft lawsuit against government relies on speech, privacy rights 15 Apr 2016 - 10:10 am

A Microsoft logo is seen on an office building in New York City in this July 28, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files By...

Clinton, Sanders trade blows in crunch Brooklyn debate 15 Apr 2016 - 10:00 am

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reacts as rival candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (R) tries to hand her a piece of paper during...

Protesters demonstrate against Trump at New York Republican gala 15 Apr 2016 - 09:45 am

A supporter of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump (C) fights with protesters demonstrating against Donald Trump in midtown Manhattan in New York...

Kerry: Carnival should not bar Cuban-Americans from cruises to Cuba 15 Apr 2016 - 09:04 am

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the Global Connect Initiative event during the IMF and World Bank Group 2016 Spring Meetings...

Brazil sees rising threat from Islamic militants: intelligence agency 15 Apr 2016 - 08:58 am

Workers are seen at the Sao Conrado metro station, part of the Line 4, still under construction, that will reach the Olympic Village...

Mexico federal agents implicated in students' disappearance 15 Apr 2016 - 08:51 am

President of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) Luis Raul Gonzalez Perez speaks to the media during a news conference about an investigation...

California appeals court upholds teacher job protection laws 15 Apr 2016 - 08:43 am

Members of a teachers union rally on July 5 2005 in Los Angeles, California. AFP / David McNew LOS ANGELES: A California appeals...

Brazil top court denies injunction to alter impeachment vote order 15 Apr 2016 - 08:35 am

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff delivers a speech during the event Women in Defense of Democracy at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on April...

Ghana government memo warns of possible militant attack 15 Apr 2016 - 08:22 am

Ghana Immigration Service said patrols should be stepped up along informal routes between Ghana and Togo. AFP / Khaled Desouki ACCRA: Ghana and...

Mexican soldiers detained as torture video surfaces 15 Apr 2016 - 08:17 am

Mexico City: Authorities have arrested a Mexican army captain and a soldier as a video emerged showing a woman being tortured by troops...

Microsoft sues US government over data requests 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Microsoft’s suit focuses on the storage of data on remote servers, rather than locally on people’s computers, which Microsoft says has provided a...

In London, Obama to wade into thorny Brexit debate 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

US President Barack Obama, US Vice President Joe Biden (L), and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald, applaud at the start of the...

Polish conservatives fuel court crisis by electing new judge 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo called it "an attack" on the Polish state and said the parliament's time would have been better spent...

Argentina wins WTO appeal in case targeting Panama tax practices 15 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

The World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva. Photo: AFP By Tom Miles GENEVA: The World Trade Organization’s appellate body on Thursday threw...