World / Americas

Ex-US president Carter declares he's free of cancer: reports 07 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Jimmy Carter Washington: Former US president Jimmy Carter told church parishioners in his native Plains, Georgia on Sunday that he is free of...

At UN talks, African countries aim to restore 100 mn hectares of forest 07 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Ban Ki-moon (centre left) meets with West African leaders on the margins of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris. UN...

French authorities says ammunition, IS propaganda found after France mosque closure 07 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: Kalashnikov ammunition and Islamic State propaganda videos were seized in raids following the closure of a mosque in the Paris suburbs, French...

French far-right tops vote in first round of regional elections: exit poll 07 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Marine Le Pen Far-right FN leads in 6 regions out of 13 Run-off to be held on Dec.13 Nov. 13 attacks in Paris,...

An astronaut is running the London Marathon from space 06 Dec 2015 - 06:59 pm

Tim Peake will run the full marathon on the ISS treadmill. By Rachel Feltman You know all those excuses you have for not...

Argentina arrests five Syrians with fake Greek passports: police 06 Dec 2015 - 05:59 pm

Buenos Aires: Five Syrians with falsified Greek passports have been arrested in Buenos Aires, a police source said on Sunday. The source said...

San Bernardino attack: A look at the shooting, investigation 06 Dec 2015 - 05:57 pm

The FBI said it's investigating the massacre in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 and injured 21 as a terrorist attack. If that's...

U2's Bono writes Paris attacks song ahead of French gigs 06 Dec 2015 - 05:45 pm

Paris: U2 frontman Bono has written a song about the Paris attacks ahead of a defiant return to the French capital on Sunday...

Venezuela’s Socialists at risk in tense legislative vote 06 Dec 2015 - 05:36 pm

Nicolas Maduro By Brian Ellsworth and Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS: Venezuelans voted for a new legislature on Sunday in an election that may punish...

U.S. monitoring turmoil around Taliban leadership 06 Dec 2015 - 05:30 pm

Mullah Akhtar Mansour KABUL: The United States is watching the upheavals in the Taliban leadership closely, following disputed reports over the fate of...

Exclusive: Burkina charges former coup leader over murder of Sankara 06 Dec 2015 - 05:17 pm

Coup leader, General Gilbert Diendere arrives at the airport to greet Senegal's President Macky Sall and Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi in Ouagadougou,...

Britain calls crisis meeting as floods hit northern England, one killed 06 Dec 2015 - 05:10 pm

A local resident stumbles as he wades through flood water on a residential street in Carlisle, Britain December 6, 2015. Reuters/Phil Noble LONDON:...

Tourist hurt in Athens clashes on anniversary of teen's killing by police 06 Dec 2015 - 01:12 pm

Athens: Clashes erupted between police and youths in central Athens early Sunday, leaving a tourist lightly injured, as Greek demonstrators prepared to mark...

Armenians vote in referendum on divisive constitutional reforms 06 Dec 2015 - 11:27 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian in Moscow recently. AFP Yerevan: Armenians on Sunday began voting in a referendum...

Actor Morgan Freeman in plane scare: Reports 06 Dec 2015 - 11:24 am

Actor Morgan Freeman Washington: Morgan Freeman was in for a scare Saturday when his plane experienced problems and had to make an unexpected...

France's far-right set to make history in first poll since attacks 06 Dec 2015 - 10:58 am

National Front leader Marine Le Pen is expected to top the poll in Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region. Reuters Paris: France's far-right National Front (FN) is...