World

As Obama weighed patrol to counter China, Pentagon urged faster action 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

USS Lassen (DDG 82), (R) transits in formation with ROKS Sokcho (PCC 778) during exercise Foal Eagle 2015, in waters east of the...

Honduras coup abuses not crimes against humanity: ICC 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

The Hague: The International Criminal Court said on Wednesday it would not open a full investigation into abuses committed in Honduras after the...

UN chief urges 'unified' effort to prevent terrorism 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Madrid: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for a "unified" global response to prevent terrorism that puts respect for human rights at...

Vienna talks best chance to save Syria from 'hell': Kerry 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday that this week's international talks on the war in Syria will not find an...

Pressure mounts on Brazilian Congress to impeach president 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

BRASILIA: Opposition activists handcuffed themselves to a pillar in Brazil's Congress on Wednesday seeking the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff for mismanaging a...

Migration tests governments as 3 million people throng to cities every week 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

By Chris Arsenault TORONTO: Managing migration to the world's growing cities is the biggest challenge of the 21st century, with three million people...

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets British Foreign Secretary 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Riyadh: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense met here today with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. During the...

Moroccan medical students protest compulsory civil service 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Rabat: Thousands of Moroccan medical students took to the streets of Rabat Wednesday to protest a bill that would institute mandatory two-year civil...

More than 50,000 North Koreans forced to work abroad: UN 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Representational image United Nations, United States: More than 50,000 North Koreans have been sent to work abroad, mainly in Russia and China, in...

EU, Austria agree 'fences have no place in Europe' 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Brussels: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann warned Wednesday that fences were not welcome in the EU, after Vienna...

Burundi ruling party 'outraged' by sanction threats 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

President of Burundi's National Assembly, Pascal Nyabenda, also president of the ruling party CNDD-FDD, delivers a speech in Bujumbura on July 30, 2015...

Republicans choose Paul Ryan for US House speaker 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Washington: US House Republicans on Wednesday elected Paul Ryan, a youthful, popular and wonkish conservative, as their candidate for speaker of the House...

Germany to send 'tens of thousands' of migrants back to Balkans 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Germany will send thousands of rejected asylum applicants back to the Balkans in the coming months, the interior minister said Wednesday, as...

Thousands demonstrate in Czech Republic against migrants 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Prague: Thousands of people protested against migrants in towns around the Czech Republic on Wednesday, a week after the UN slammed the country's...

Botswana grants Eritrean footballers asylum 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Gaborone, Botswana:Botswana has granted asylum to 10 Eritrean footballers who sought refuge in the country after playing in a qualifying match for the...

Colombian president offers truce with FARC from Jan. 1 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Bogota:Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos offered Wednesday to enter into a bilateral ceasefire with FARC guerrillas from January 1, which would mark a...

Online freedom hit as governments ramp up surveillance 28 Oct 2015 - 06:58 pm

Washington: Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as governments around the world stepped up surveillance and censorship efforts, a study...