World

In humiliating turn, Argentine police say manhunt still on for fugitives 10 Jan 2016 - 08:10 am

Martin Lanatta, Christian Lanatta and Victor Schillaci (L-R), who escaped from a prison in Santa Fe province two weeks ago, By Jorge Otaola...

2 who inspired Obama to attend State of Union address 10 Jan 2016 - 08:05 am

WASHINGTON: Two African-American elders, a woman from South Carolina and a Vietnam vet from Texas who the White House says inspired Barack Obama...

Italian police: US woman found slain in her Florence flat 10 Jan 2016 - 08:02 am

Italian forensic police officers stand outside an apartment where 35-year-old American woman Ashley Oslen was found dead, in Florence, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 9,...

Paris police station attacker lived in German refugee shelter: police 10 Jan 2016 - 08:01 am

German police said Saturday they raided an asylum seeker shelter where they said the man who sought to attack a Paris police station...

Mozambique park sees wildlife numbers grow in wake of war 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

JOHANNESBURG: Lions are getting pregnant and the waterbuck population is soaring at one of Mozambique's main national parks, once the scene of fighting...

Large anti-government protest in Kosovo turns violent 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Kosovo's capital, Pristina, erupted in chaos as protesters clashed with riot police last year. Photo Reuters/Hazir Reka Pristina: Thousands of anti-government demonstrators took...

Turkish forces kill 18 Kurdish rebels: army 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Diyarbakir, Turkey: Turkish security forces killed 18 militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as they battled the rebels in curfew-hit towns in...

Armed man plotted to kidnap Obama family dog: reports 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

The Obama family take Bo for a walk in 2009. Reuters Washington: A heavily armed man claiming to be Jesus allegedly plotted to...

Two Italians killed in Swiss avalanche: police 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image Geneva: Two Italians were killed Saturday after they and another cross-country skier were hit by an avalanche in the Swiss Alps,...

Catalan separatists reach deal to form regional government: official 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Barcelona: Catalonia's separatists have sealed a deal to form a new regional government that will work towards independence from Spain, the outgoing administration...

Will recaptured 'Chapo' at last face US justice? 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Mexico City: With Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman back in prison, Mexico's government will likely seek to quickly extradite the slippery drug baron to...

Palestinian president meets Swedish parliamentary delegation 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met here on Saturday with a Swedish Parliamentary delegation led by MP Marie Granlund....

Sparks fly over move to scrap Italian illegal immigrant fine 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Rome: Plans by Italy's government to scrap a measure making illegal immigrants subject to a hefty fine was at the heart of a...

Vandals destroy crosses at Israel Christian cemetery 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Christian pilgrims enter the Holy Sepulchre Church during a 2015 ceremony in Jerusalem's Old City. AFP Photo, Thomas Coex Jerusalem: Vandals have destroyed...

Merkel wants expulsion rules toughened after Cologne sex assaults 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Cologne, Germany: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday backed tougher expulsion rules for convicted refugees, as brief clashes broke out during a far-right...

South Africa’s Zuma wants more blacks in boardrooms, gears up for local polls 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Private sector should give blacks larger stake in economy South African local elections likely to be hotly contested Economy sluggish growth, jobs under...

Hundreds of Congolese troops withdraw from Central African force 10 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

A Democratic Republic of Congo soldier from the African peacekeeping forces stands near closed shops in Bangui February 20, 2014. Reuters/Luc Gnago/Files BANGUI:...