World / Americas

Brazil's Lula: leftist giant on the brink of tumbling 10 May 2017 - 08:48 am

Sao Paulo: A former shoeshine boy and steelworker who rose to become one of Brazil's most popular presidents, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva...

World's heaviest man goes under knife in Mexico 10 May 2017 - 07:35 am

Guadalajara, Mexico: The world's heaviest man, who at one point weighed almost 600 kilogrammes (1,300 pounds), has undergone successful gastric bypass surgery, his...

Workers at US nuclear site take cover after tunnel collapse 09 May 2017 - 08:02 pm

Los Angeles: Hundreds of workers at a nuclear site in the US state of Washington were ordered to take cover on Tuesday after...

Climate envoys meet in Bonn, but all eyes on Washington 09 May 2017 - 08:20 am

Bonn: Climate negotiators return for talks in Bonn Tuesday under the cloud of Donald Trump's threats to pull America from the hard-fought Paris...

U.S. anti-Muslim bias incidents increased in 2016, group says 09 May 2017 - 07:59 am

BOSTON: When the Masjid Al-Kareem mosque in Providence, Rhode Island, received a threatening letter in November calling Muslims a "vile and filthy people,"...

Canada floods hit thousands 09 May 2017 - 02:14 am

Montreal: The toll from severe flooding in eastern Canada worsened yesterday with thousands of people affected and schools closed, but authorities were optimistic...

Trump has opened the door to some unions, but not others 09 May 2017 - 01:54 am

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says labor unions have an open door to his White House, but so far, he's holding the door a...

Venezuela oppn boycotts meeting on Maduro assembly; clashes rage 09 May 2017 - 01:54 am

Caracas: Venezuela’s opposition boycotted a meeting yesterday to discuss President Nicolas Maduro’s plan for a new popular assembly, preferring to protest in the...

Canada’s Quebec battles floods; police search for toddler, man swept away 08 May 2017 - 06:23 pm

Canadian police were searching on Monday for a man and toddler swept away in Quebec as heavy rains swelled rivers in the province...

Trump's travel ban faces new test 08 May 2017 - 11:06 am

Washington: President Donald Trump's amended travel ban will face a key test on Monday, when a US appeals court is set to take...

More troops deployed as Canada braces for worse flooding 08 May 2017 - 10:18 am

Montreal, Canada: With heavy rains persisting and waters still rising over much of waterlogged eastern Canada, the nation's military on Sunday tripled the...

Women march to keep pressure on Venezuela's Maduro 06 May 2017 - 06:39 pm

Caracas: A women's march in Venezuela's capital on Saturday aimed to keep pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, whose authority is being increasingly challenged...

Tropical tattoos: Costa Rica hosts masters of skin ink 06 May 2017 - 09:01 am

San José: Hundreds of international and local tattoo artists raised electric needles in Costa Rica on Friday for an annual get-together to swap...

Trump loses another nominee for US Army secretary 06 May 2017 - 08:50 am

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday lost another nominee he had put forward to be his Army secretary, after lawmakers said the...

Kidnapped UN official to be freed, Colombia general says 06 May 2017 - 08:24 am

Bogota: A UN official kidnapped in Colombia, allegedly by a renegade faction of FARC rebel, is just hours from being freed, military leaders...

Argentina holds man wanted by France for 1976 disappearance 06 May 2017 - 08:19 am

Buenos Aires: A former Argentine military intelligence officer accused of crimes against humanity during the dictatorship of the 1970s and 1980s has been...

US coaxes Mexico into Trump plan to overhaul Central America 04 May 2017 - 08:29 am

MEXICO CITY: The United States is plotting an ambitious attempt to shore up Central America, with the administration of President Donald Trump pressing...