World / Americas

Five Kenyan police killed after truck hits explosive device 27 Jan 2016 - 03:10 pm

File photo of a soldier as he stands guard at the Moi International Sports centre in Nairobi. AFP MOMBASA: Five Kenyan policemen were...

Court orders Uber to pay 1.2 mn euros to French taxi group 27 Jan 2016 - 03:08 pm

General view as striking French taxi drivers block the road as they continue their national protest about competition from private car ride firms...

German cabinet backs deportation law for foreign criminals 27 Jan 2016 - 02:24 pm

Refugees wait in front of the State Office for Health and Social Affairs (LaGeSo) in Berlin, Germany, 27 January 2016. Refugees can register...

Britain's unions ready to join fight to stay in European Union, top official says 27 Jan 2016 - 01:50 pm

General secretary of the Trades Union Congress Frances O'Grady By William Schomberg LONDON: Britain's trade unions are close to joining the push to...

Brazilian police launch new raids in sweeping corruption probe 27 Jan 2016 - 01:28 pm

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO: Brazil's Federal Police on Wednesday launched the latest stage of a sweeping investigation into corruption at state-controlled firms, with six arrest...

US, China agree on need for new UN measure on North Korea 27 Jan 2016 - 12:59 pm

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the end of a press conference at...

Finland and Russia to step up cooperation on migrants: Minister 27 Jan 2016 - 12:43 pm

HELSINKI: Finland and Russia have agreed to step up cooperation on their shared border, through which a growing number of migrants are entering...

PNG among world's worst places for women: Rights group 27 Jan 2016 - 12:16 pm

Sydney: Papua New Guinea is one of the world's most dangerous places to be a woman, with domestic violence widespread and perpetrators rarely...

Six migrants drown as vessel sinks off Greek island 27 Jan 2016 - 12:02 pm

ATHENS: Six migrants including one child drowned when their vessel sank off a Greek island close to Turkey, the Greek coastguard said on...

Russia, China cracking down as leaders fear grip may wane: HRW 27 Jan 2016 - 11:44 am

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin welcomes China’s President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow May 8, 2015. Reuters By Ayla...

French justice minister Taubira resigns: President's office 27 Jan 2016 - 11:16 am

France Justice Minister Christine Taubira PARIS: France's Justice Minister Christine Taubira, often at odds with her government on policy, resigned on Wednesday, President...

Breaking the bribe culture is still a challenge for Ukraine 27 Jan 2016 - 10:05 am

A policeman places handcuffs on Chairman of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service Serhiy Bochkovsky, who is detained on suspicion of involvement in high-level...

Six Oregon protesters arrested, one dead in clash with police: FBI 27 Jan 2016 - 09:48 am

Los Angeles: Police arrested six armed activists who occupied a remote wildlife refuge in Oregon, in a clash that also left one person...

Trump to skip next Republican debate: report 27 Jan 2016 - 09:22 am

Des Moines, United States: White House hopeful Donald Trump will not participate in Thursday's Republican debate, bowing out of a nationally televised showdown...

19 Zika virus cases in Puerto Rico: official 27 Jan 2016 - 09:19 am

San Juan: The mosquito-borne Zika virus has now been found in 19 people in Puerto Rico, although none were pregnant women, the group...

Explosions near Venezuelan legislature trigger panic 27 Jan 2016 - 09:13 am

Caracas: Four explosions near the Venezuelan legislature triggered panic Tuesday but caused no injuries or damage. The homemade explosive devices were apparently loaded...

Al-Qaeda claim kidnap of Swiss woman in Mali: report 27 Jan 2016 - 09:12 am

Beatrice Stockly Nouakchott: Private Mauritanian news agency Al-Akhbar said Tuesday that it has received a video purportedly from the Al-Qaeda-linked Emirate of the...