World / Americas

Half of natural World Heritage sites at risk from industry: WWF 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A general view of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu is seen in Cusco, Peru, in this December 2, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Enrique...

US security chief compares anti-Muslim remarks to Red Scare 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson speaks during the Countering Violent Extremism Symposium on April 6, 2016 at the Ronald Reagan Building and...

EU executive wants stronger common asylum system, more relocation 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R) welcomes UNESCO's general director Irina Bokova before a bilateral meeting at the EU Headquarters in Brussels on...

Two polls give Britain’s “In” campaign a slender lead ahead of EU referendum 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

LONDON: Support for Britain staying in the European Union has fallen slightly but still maintains the narrowest of leads over those wanting to...

UK’s Cameron not set to benefit from offshore funds 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron at a European Union summit in Brussels. REUTERS By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON: Prime Minister David...

Mexico tax authority investigates 33 people in ‘Panama Papers’ leak 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Passengers leave a subway station during a free day of public transport at Zocalo Square in Mexico City, March 17, 2016. REUTERS Henry...

First female master tailor opens own shop in London’s historic Savile Row 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Master Tailor Kathryn Sargent poses outside her Bespoke Tailoring shop at Saville Row in central London, Britain, April 6, 2016 . REUTERS/Dylan Martinez ...

Texas to execute man who killed boy and drank his blood 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Pablo Vasquez By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas: A south Texas man who bludgeoned and slashed to death a 12-year-old boy, mutilated the corpse...

Spanish social housing sale to Blackstone was flawed, auditor finds 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A statue of Christopher Columbus with an extended hand is seen in front of a Spanish flag in central Madrid, June 11, 2012....

A poet and pirate offers alternative for Iceland 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Birgitta Jonsdottir, AFP/Getty Images, Halldor Kolbeins By Gwladys Fouche and Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir OSLO/REYKJAVIK: A poet and former WikiLeaks supporter who says revolution is...

Rousseff impeachment should go ahead: commission rep 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, 68, needs at least 172 votes against impeachment or abstentions in the lower house. The opposition needs two thirds...

South America’s prehistoric people spread like ‘invasive species’ 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Tomb of the Hunters, Goguryeo mural. Courtesy: Wikipedia By Will Dunham WASHINGTON: When the first prehistoric people trekked into South America...

Angola to open loan talks with IMF as oil price bites 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

In Washington, IMF Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu said discussions would start with Angolan authorities next week during the Fund’s spring meetings on...

Bruised in Wisconsin, Trump, Clinton eye friendlier New York 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the Republican and Democratic frontrunners respectively were trounced Tuesday night in the Badger State, giving their respective rivals...

Nigeria downgrades high-flying civil servants 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to stamp out endemic graft and curb wasteful spending in Africa's largest economy to help plug holes in...

Iceland's government turns deaf ear to calls to quit 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

People protest against Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson outside parliament in Reykjavik on April 4, 2016. AFP, HALLDOR KOLBEINS Reykjavik: Iceland's coalition...

White House redirects money to fight Zika, urges Congress to act 06 Apr 2016 - 06:57 pm

File photo of the White House in Washington March 17, 2016 with the fountain being dyed green in honor of St Patrick's Day....

Police raids target cyber-criminals in four countries: Germany 06 Apr 2016 - 06:45 pm

Representative image. AFP Photo, Michal Cizek Berlin: Police have launched raids against 170 suspected cyber-criminals across Germany and in the Netherlands, France and...