World / Americas

UN ill-prepared for 'worst-case scenario' in Burundi 13 Jan 2016 - 05:56 pm

Herve Ladsous United Nations, United States: A confidential UN memo to the Security Council warns that a proposed peacekeeping force for Burundi would...

Spain's divided parliament convenes at time of political turmoil 13 Jan 2016 - 05:50 pm

Lawmakers picked a Socialist, Patxi Lopez,(pictured) a former head of the regional government of the northern Basque Country, as parliamentary speaker, in the...

Dutch spy services unravel 'myth' of life with IS 13 Jan 2016 - 05:41 pm

The Hague: Dutch secret services fear as many as 70 Dutch children may be growing up among Islamic State jihadists, warning in a...

Philadelphia plan offers hope for troubled newspapers 13 Jan 2016 - 05:36 pm

Washington: The decision to donate Philadelphia's two main newspapers to a nonprofit organization highlights the deepening woes of big US dailies, but also...

Indian TV comedian arrested for 'offenisive' guru act 13 Jan 2016 - 05:19 pm

Kiku Sharda New Delhi: Indian police have arrested a popular comedian for offending religious sentiments after he mimicked a controversial spiritual guru on...

EU launches unprecedented probe into new Polish laws 13 Jan 2016 - 05:06 pm

Brussels: The European Union launched an unprecedented probe on Wednesday into controversial legal changes introduced by Poland's new right-wing government to see if...

France bans 3 'radical' Islamic groups following November attacks 13 Jan 2016 - 02:30 pm

Paris: France has banned three Islamic cultural associations which ran a mosque in the Paris area that was shut down following November's jihadist...

Lego changes rules to calm row over Ai Weiwei brick order 13 Jan 2016 - 01:52 pm

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei addresses journalists during a news conference about his visit to the Greek island of Lesbos where about 500,000 refugees...

German minister says deportations will rise after Cologne attacks 13 Jan 2016 - 11:03 am

A man walks near the main railway station in Cologne, Germany, January 12, 2016. BERLIN: German Justice Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday...

Suicide bomber in Northern Cameroon 13 Jan 2016 - 10:41 am

DOUALA: A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people and wounded at least one at a mosque in northern Cameroon on Wednesday, officials...

American tourist gang-raped on PNG jungle trek: Report 13 Jan 2016 - 10:34 am

File picture of a group on a trek in Papua New Guinea for representation Sydney: An American woman hiking in Papua New Guinea...

Belgium police 'identify' three safehouses used by Paris attacks suspects: Prosecutor 13 Jan 2016 - 10:11 am

File picture for representation only. Brussels: Belgian police have found three safehouses that were used by suspects before they carried out the terror...

Obama tells anxious US to embrace change 13 Jan 2016 - 09:49 am

US President Barack Obama hailed a period of "extraordinary change" laden with both opportunity and the risk of wider inequality. AFP Washington: President...

No concrete clues of "attack targets" in Germany after Istanbul bomb: Minister 13 Jan 2016 - 09:40 am

People walk at the explosion site in Sultanahmet square in Istanbul, Turkey, late January 12, 2016. Reuters BERLIN: German Justice Minister Heiko Maas...

Dutch woman uses 'bushcraft' to survive Australian ordeal 13 Jan 2016 - 08:58 am

Image of a bushcraft for representation only. Sydney: A Dutch woman lost in a "dense and unforgiving" Australian forest for five days used...

Mother of Texas ‘affluenza’ teen expected to be released from jail 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Tonya Couch The mother of a Texas teenager, derided for his “affluenza” defense for killing four people while driving drunk, is expected to...

Death in Florence: American woman was strangled 13 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Messages are scrawled on a wall at the entrance to the building that houses Ashley Olsen's apartment in Florence (AFP Photo/Claudio Giovaini) Rome:...