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Honduras declares state of emergency over post-vote violence 02 Dec 2017 - 08:25 am

Tegucigalpa: The Honduran government declared a state of emergency late Friday that restricts free movement in an attempt to stop violent demonstrations across...

Former Trump aide Flynn pleads guilty to lying about Russia links 01 Dec 2017 - 09:19 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump's former top advisor Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI over his contacts with Russia, in...

'Laughable': Tillerson dismisses reports he'll be ousted 01 Dec 2017 - 07:23 pm

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday brushed off reports that the White House wants him out, calling the idea "laughable" as...

US battles for global approach on N.Korea amid Russia, China doubts 01 Dec 2017 - 10:07 am

Washington: The United States battled to maintain international solidarity in the face of North Korea's nuclear threat Thursday as Russia warned that sanctions...

US warns North Korean leadership will be ‘utterly destroyed’ in case of war 30 Nov 2017 - 10:22 am

SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS: The United States warned North Korea’s leadership it would be “utterly destroyed” if war were to break out after Pyongyang test...

Trump pilloried for retweeting anti-Muslim videos 29 Nov 2017 - 08:09 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump drew fierce condemnation Wednesday after he retweeted three anti-Muslim videos posted by the deputy head of a British far-right...

Police arrest suspected Florida serial killer 29 Nov 2017 - 01:14 pm

Miami: Police arrested a suspected serial killer on Tuesday who faces charges of murdering four people over a period of several weeks in...

Two human heads found outside broadcaster's office in Mexico 29 Nov 2017 - 10:23 am

MEXICO CITY, Two human heads were discovered in a cooler outside an office of broadcaster Televisa in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, authorities...

Honduras opposition candidate alleges fraud in presidential vote 29 Nov 2017 - 09:50 am

Tegucigalpa, Honduran opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla on Tuesday accused incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez of trying to steal the Central American country's bitterly-disputed...

US Supreme Court weighs major digital privacy case 29 Nov 2017 - 09:06 am

WASHINGTON, The US Supreme Court on Wednesday takes up a major test of privacy rights in the digital age as it weighs whether...

Man charged in New York truck attack pleads not guilty 28 Nov 2017 - 11:31 pm

NEW YORK: The Uzbek immigrant accused of killing eight people by speeding a rental truck down a New York City bike path in...

2018 'final battle' in Brazil corruption probe: prosecutors 28 Nov 2017 - 04:20 pm

Rio de Janeiro: A top Brazilian prosecutor says general elections in 2018 will be the climax of the country's biggest ever corruption probe,...

Brazil's Temer released from hospital after heart procedure 27 Nov 2017 - 06:50 pm

Sao Paulo: Brazilian President Michel Temer, 77, was released from hospital Monday after undergoing angioplasty in three blocked coronary arteries, doctors said. "President...

Opposition's Nasralla leads Honduras vote: poll authority 27 Nov 2017 - 12:42 pm

Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla is leading the presidential race in Honduras with 45.17 percent of the vote, according to initial partial...

US, Russia lend skill to non-stop Argentina sub hunt 27 Nov 2017 - 09:45 am

Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Eleven days after Argentina's missing San Juan submarine went silent following an explosion, a 14-nation search has failed to find...

Cuban revolutionary figure Armando Hart dies at 87 27 Nov 2017 - 09:17 am

Havana: Armando Hart Davalos, a key figure of the Cuban revolution and close friend of Fidel Castro, died Sunday in Havana at the...

Honduras president declares himself vote winner prior to official result 27 Nov 2017 - 09:09 am

Tegucigalpa, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez declared himself the winner of elections before official results were announced -- and his top rival did...

South Africa's new export is Miss Universe 27 Nov 2017 - 08:15 am

Las Vegas, Beauties from across the globe converged in Las Vegas Sunday, where Miss South Africa was crowned Miss Universe. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, 22,...