World / Americas

Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

PARIS: As international health experts prepare to publish a report on potential cancer risks linked to red and processed meat, industry groups are...

TalkTalk cyberattack: who, what and why? 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Eric Auchard FRANKFURT: The cyberattack on British broadband supplier TalkTalk this week raises a host of questions over who could be behind...

WHO experts signal victory over one of three polio strains 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Tom Miles GENEVA: The world should stop vaccinating children against one of the three strains of the crippling polio virus as part...

Hunger looms over Ethiopia as El Nino drives drought 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Magdalena Mis LONDON: Millions of people in Ethiopia are in need of food assistance as the El Nino climate phenomenon has deepened...

Brazil to monitor its multinational firms for corruption abroad 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Valdir Simão By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA: Brazil has started to watch its multinational companies for corrupt practices they might commit in other countries...

Kosovo lawmakers flee teargas in chamber for third time 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA: An opposition politician in Kosovo released teargas in parliament on Friday, sending lawmakers rushing from the debating chamber in...

Spanish couple accused of mudering adopted Chinese daughter reiterate innocence 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

MADRID: A Spanish couple accused of drugging and suffocating their 12-year-old adopted Chinese daughter reiterated their innocence on Friday on the last day...

Clinton in campaign command after great week 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: It's been a great week for Hillary Clinton. First, Democratic rival Joe Biden abandoned his presidential dreams. Then, she emerged unscathed from...

Hands-free gadgets create safety hazards for drivers: study 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: Are those hands-free tech tools aimed at helping motorists keep their eyes on the road a safety hazard? A new study commissioned...

Wikipedia awarded top Spanish prize for international cooperation 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Jimmy Wales OVIEDO, Spain: Spain's King Felipe VI on Friday awarded online encyclopedia Wikipedia the country's Princess of Asturias award for international cooperation,...

Zuckerbergs to start school mixing learning and health 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

SANFRANCISCO: Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his doctor wife on Friday revealed plans to start a private school in a hardscrabble Silicon Valley...

U.S. states, business groups challenge Obama's carbon rules in court 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Valerie Volcovici and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON: Twenty-five states and several business groups on Friday launched legal challenges seeking to block the Obama...

Germany speeds up new measures to deal with refugee influx 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Migrants are escorted by German police to a registration centre, after crossing the Austrian-German border in Wegscheid near Passau, Germany, October 20, 2015....

Peru probes possible abuse by founder of Catholic society 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Mitra Taj LIMA: Peru's attorney general has launched an investigation to determine whether the founder and former head of an elite Catholic...

Pentagon chief expects more anti-IS raids after captives freed 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Friday that he expected more raids targeting the Islamic State group similar to the mission in...

Veto under fire as UN turns 70 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

UN: More than 100 countries on Friday challenged Security Council powers to restrict their use of the veto as the United Nations turned...

As Hurricane Patricia looms, climate pact edges closer 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BONN: Battle-weary diplomats left Bonn Friday after endorsing the rough outlines of a UN climate rescue pact, as Mexico invoked a super-hurricane nearing...