World / Americas

Spanish Government Withdraws Police from Catalonia 27 Dec 2017 - 11:18 am

Madrid: Spain began to pull the police reinforcements it had sent to Catalonia ahead of a contested independence referendum in the region on...

Haiti's ex-prime minister banned from travel amid corruption probe 27 Dec 2017 - 08:14 am

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haitian authorities said on Tuesday a former prime minister and top official have been banned from leaving the country as prosecutors lead...

'Forgive me' ex-Peru leader Fujimori says after pardon protests 26 Dec 2017 - 05:16 pm

Lima: Peru's ailing former leader Alberto Fujimori on Tuesday asked the public for forgiveness, two days after receiving a presidential pardon that sparked...

One dead, 10 hurt in explosion at Ecuador restaurant 25 Dec 2017 - 11:39 am

Quito: A child died and ten people were injured on Christmas Eve following an explosion at a restaurant in Ecuador's capital Quito, authorities...

US hails UN budget cuts as 'step in right direction' 25 Dec 2017 - 11:02 am

United Nations, United States: The United States on Sunday applauded a $285-million-cut in the UN core budget, saying it was "a big step...

Alberto Fujimori: Peru's pardoned ex-strongman 25 Dec 2017 - 09:07 am

Lima, Peru's Alberto Fujimori, a one-time university dean, rose to the presidency, waged a bloody campaign against insurgents and was sentenced to 25...

Following Trump's lead, Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem 25 Dec 2017 - 08:57 am

Guatemala City: Guatemala is to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, President Jimmy Morales said Sunday, following US President Donald Trump's controversial...

Trump slams FBI deputy, who reportedly plans to retire 24 Dec 2017 - 10:58 am

Washington, President Donald Trump again took aim Saturday at deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe, saying he was "racing the clock to retire," as...

New contact detected in search for vanished Argentine submarine 24 Dec 2017 - 10:25 am

Buenos Aires, A sonar search for the Argentine submarine that disappeared on November 15 with 44 crew members on board has made a...

Florida orange industry hit by hurricane, disease 24 Dec 2017 - 10:13 am

New York, Hit by Hurricane Irma and a citrus ailment known as "Yellow Dragon Disease," Florida orange growers are bracing for potentially the...

Imprisoned Fujimori transferred to clinic with irregular heartbeat 24 Dec 2017 - 08:41 am

Lima, Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for corruption and human rights abuses, was transferred from his cell...

Federal judge partially lifts Trump's latest refugee restrictions 24 Dec 2017 - 08:15 am

WASHINGTON, A federal judge in Seattle partially blocked US President Donald Trump’s newest restrictions on refugee admissions on Saturday, the latest legal defeat...

2017 Mexico's most violent year in two decades: officials 23 Dec 2017 - 02:29 pm

Mexico City: 2017 was Mexico's most violent year in two decades, with 23,101 murders carried out between January and November, according to official...

California wildfire largest since 1932: Cal Fire 23 Dec 2017 - 12:22 pm

Los Angeles: A California wildfire that firefighters have battled for over two weeks is now the state's largest since at least 1932, the...

Miss America suspends CEO over misogynistic emails 23 Dec 2017 - 08:41 am

New York, The Miss America pageant suspended its CEO on Friday after dozens of former beauty queens demanded he step down over leaked...

Trump signs tax, government spending bills into law 22 Dec 2017 - 07:13 pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed Republicans’ massive $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law on Friday, cementing the biggest legislative victory of his...