World / Americas

Two more women accuse Bill Cosby of misconduct 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Katie Reilly NEW YORK: Two more women accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct on Friday, and their attorney Gloria Allred said...

Mexico braces for Hurricane Patricia, strongest ever 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

PUERTO VALLARTA: Super-storm Patricia closed menacingly on Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday as the strongest hurricane on record, sending residents, tourists and authorities...

Cameroon army drives Boko Haram militants back across northern border 24 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Soldiers of the Chadian army guard on January 21, 2015, at the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, some 40 km from Maltam, as...

Man who sent details on U.S. jets to Iran sentenced to 8 years 23 Oct 2015 - 06:56 pm

By Richard Weizel HARTFORD: A dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who pleaded guilty to exporting sensitive information about U.S. military jets to his native Iran...

South Africa's Zuma caves in on fees amid violent student protests 23 Oct 2015 - 06:42 pm

Smoke and flames rise from the site where a portable toilet was set ablaze on the south lawn of the Union Building in...

Sweden could cut Africa projects, diverting funds home for refugee crisis 23 Oct 2015 - 06:32 pm

By Violette Goarant STOCKHOLM: Sweden, known globally for its traditional generous foreign aid programmes, could reduce its funding of development projects in Africa...

Migration needs a home in global climate deal: UN experts 23 Oct 2015 - 05:55 pm

By Megan Rowling BONN, Germany: One person is displaced by disasters every second, migration experts emphasised at U.N. climate talks in Bonn, as...

At least 43 dead in French pensioners coach crash blaze 23 Oct 2015 - 04:58 pm

PUISSEGUIN, France: At least 43 people were killed when a coach carrying elderly day-trippers collided with a lorry and burst into flames in...

Millions of Britons' data at risk in ISP cyberattack 23 Oct 2015 - 04:56 pm

LONDON: The personal data of millions of Britons could be at risk after telephone and broadband provider TalkTalk was hit by a "significant...

Ukrainians transform famed Lenin statue into Darth Vader 23 Oct 2015 - 04:51 pm

ODESSA: Just in time for the release of the latest "Star Wars" blockbuster, Ukrainians have transformed a statue of Lenin into one of...

Worried Slovenia might build fence to cope with migrant crisis 23 Oct 2015 - 04:40 pm

Migrants walk in Slovenia after passing through the Croatian village of Kljuc Brdovecki, October 22, 2015. By Marja Novak and Maja Zuvela LJUBLJANA/RIGONCE,...

China hopes to see a united EU, Xi tells Britain on visit 23 Oct 2015 - 04:14 pm

By Sarah Young and Ben Blanchard MANCHESTER, BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Britain he wants to see a united European Union,...

South African police fire stun grenades at students outside Zuma's office 23 Oct 2015 - 04:03 pm

Protesters chant slogans as they burn portaloos during a protest over planned increases in tuition fees outside the Union building in Pretoria, October...

Suicide bombing kills at least 10 in northeast Nigeria: Officials 23 Oct 2015 - 12:14 pm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: At least 10 people were killed and 11 wounded on Friday in a suicide attack at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria's...

'I take responsibility' for 2012 Benghazi tragedy: Clinton 23 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State HillaryClinton testifies before the House Select Committee on Benghazi on Capitol Hill in Washington. Washington:...

South Africa student protests target ruling party 22 Oct 2015 - 06:54 pm

Some of the thousands of students from Wits University demonstrate during another day of protest against fee increases at their university, Johannesburg, South...

Two killed in sword attack on Sweden school 22 Oct 2015 - 05:26 pm

This picture made available to AFP by a student shows the masked man armed with a sword posing for a photo with two...

Clinton faces Benghazi 'interrogation' Thursday 22 Oct 2015 - 08:51 am

Washington: Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton faces a congressional grilling Thursday over her role during and after the deadly attacks on the US...