World / Americas

‘You get one shot’: How Justice Antonin Scalia viewed the world 16 Feb 2016 - 05:21 pm

By Joan Biskupic After Justice Antonin Scalia’s death at a remote West Texas hunting resort last weekend, I remembered how he had described...

Ukraine's Poroshenko asks PM Yatsenyuk to resign 16 Feb 2016 - 05:16 pm

Ukraine's President-elect Petro Poroshenko. Reuters, Kacper Pempel Kiev, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday asked embattled Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and the...

EU unveils plans to vet energy contracts outside bloc 16 Feb 2016 - 05:11 pm

European Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete gestures as he addresses a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels,...

John Paul II 'intimate letters' report a 'Valentine's joke': library 16 Feb 2016 - 04:58 pm

The Pope at the Vatican with Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka,Photograph provided by Bill and Jadwiga Smith, courtesy BBC Warsaw: The director of Poland's national library...

Ugandan rivals hold final rallies before presidential polls 16 Feb 2016 - 01:00 pm

Military police officers close in on supporters of Kizza Besigye, the leader of the main opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and the...

Austria says migrant flow to be slowed "step by step": Report 16 Feb 2016 - 12:07 pm

A girl looks out from a temporary reception centre at Storskog border station in northern Norway, in this October 13, 2015 file photo....

Former French president Sarkozy in court over campaign finances 16 Feb 2016 - 11:55 am

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) arrives at the financial section of Paris court house in the French capital, on February 16, 2016....

Belgium detains 10 people in IS recruitment investigation 16 Feb 2016 - 11:46 am

BRUSSELS: Belgian police raided homes in Brussels on Tuesday and detained 10 people on suspicion of operating a recruitment ring for militant group...

EDF says extending life of 4 UK nuclear power stations 16 Feb 2016 - 10:59 am

Cooling towers of the Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power station at Nogent-Sur-Seine, France, November 13, 2015 file photo. Reuters/Charles Platiau/Files London: EDF...

Four of Greece's five 'hotspot' migrant centres ready: Minister 16 Feb 2016 - 10:49 am

Defence Minister Panos Kammenos. Reuters Athens: Four of Greece's five new migrant registration centres are "ready to function and welcome refugees", Defence Minister...

Eagles of Death Metal singer says guns could have stopped attacks 16 Feb 2016 - 10:23 am

Singer of Eagles of Death Metal Jesse Hughes performs on the stage of the Debaser Medis in Stockholm, on February 13, 2016. AFP...

At least four dead in gas explosion at Russia housing block 16 Feb 2016 - 09:49 am

Rescuers working at the site a household gas explosion in a five-storey apartment building in Yaroslavl, Russia, 16 February 2016. EPA/Russian Emergency Ministry ...

British PM to talk 'Brexit' with EU parliament head 16 Feb 2016 - 09:00 am

French President Francois Hollande (L) looks at Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron leaving the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 15, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe...

George W Bush: Jeb a 'strong and steady hand' for president 16 Feb 2016 - 08:48 am

North Charleston, United States: George W. Bush, campaigning for his brother for the first time, says Jeb has the backbone and optimism to...

In Congo, a war for Africa's elephants 16 Feb 2016 - 08:30 am

A rangers carries elephant tusks confiscated from poachers back into a strongroom in the Garamba National Park in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,...

Brazil military fight mosquitoes, flower pot to flower pot 16 Feb 2016 - 08:01 am

Naval personnel advance on a flower pot in a suburban Rio house (AFP Photo/Vanderlei Almeida) Sao Gonçalo, Brazil: The Brazilian military men surrounded...

Wealthy Peru presidential candidate accused of buying votes 16 Feb 2016 - 07:48 am

Lima: Cesar Acuna, a millionaire who is among the favorites in Peru's presidential race, could be disqualified for giving money to voters, officials...

Cameron, Hollande agree 'firm basis' for EU deal: Britain 16 Feb 2016 - 07:47 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron wants to reform the UK's relationship with the European Union. Reuters: Yves Herman London: British Prime Minister David...