World / Americas

Pregnant New York prisoners to be unshackled in transit 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Representative image New York: Pregnant prisoners in New York state will no longer be shackled while in transit, a move hailed by rights...

Croatian president nominates pharmaceutical exec as next PM 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Igor Ilic ZAGREB: Croatia’s president on Wednesday designated pharmaceutical executive Tihomir Oreskovic to become prime minister, nominating a technocrat put forward by...

Canada backs off year end Syrian refugee intake target 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Ottawa: Canadian Immigration Minister John McCallum opened the door Wednesday to missing an interim target to take in over 10,000 Syrian refugees by...

French ex-president Chirac leaves hospital for Christmas 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Paris: Former French president Jacques Chirac left hospital Wednesday after two weeks of medical checkups and will spend Christmas with his family, his...

Venezuela PDVSA says it is object of smear campaign after U.S. arrests 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

The PDVSA logo is seen at a gas station in Caracas, December 21, 2015. Reuters/Marco Bello CARACAS: Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA on...

SPECIAL REPORT: Former circus owner becomes powerful figure in foreign worker pipeline 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

A Mexican guest worker disassembles a carousel at the Chase City County Fair in Chase City, Virginia, October 17, 2015. Reuters/Carlos Barria By...

Driver who plowed into Las Vegas crowd makes first court appearance 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Lakeisha Nicole Holloway, 24, of Oregon, enters the courtroom for her initial appearance at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada December...

UN urges Haiti to reschedule postponed poll 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

A man jumps over election posters of the presidential candidate Jovenel Moise during a march of supporters of LAPEH, Fanmi Lavalas and Petit...

Slovenia nominates its ex-president Turk as candidate for UN secretary 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Danilo Turk LJUBLJANA: The Slovenian government on Wednesday nominated former president Danilo Turk as a candidate for United Nations secretary-general. The current Secretary-General,...

Let it stream: The Beatles comes to online music services 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Ringo Starr's iconic 1963 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl three-piece drum kit used to record some of The Beatles biggest hits is seen in...

Tanzania appoints Philip Mpango as Finance minister 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Philip Mpango DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania’s president has appointed Philip Mpango as minister for Finance and Planning, the presidential spokesman said on Wednesday....

US regulators push for distinction between online ads, articles 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

San Francisco: With marketers creating online ads that are meant to blend in as real news stories, US regulators are trying to make...

Burundi military officer launches new force to challenge president 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

NAIROBI: A former senior Burundi military officer who quit the army this year said on Wednesday he had launched a new force to...

Unusual winter has millennials concerned about climate change 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Melissa Fares and Angela Moon NEW YORK: Unusual weather is dominating the conversation on social media for the holidays, especially among millennials,...

Cameron’s office to probe why British Muslim family barred from U.S. 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

David Cameron LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said on Wednesday it was looking into the case of a family of 11...

U.N.’s Ban appoints new head of struggling Mali mission 24 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Mahamat Saleh Annadif ABIDJAN: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named a new special representative in Mali where the peacekeeping mission has struggled...