World / Americas

Colombia orders arrest of army colonel over 15 killings 14 Dec 2015 - 08:39 am

Bogota: A Colombian judge has ordered the arrest of an active duty army colonel for his alleged role in the 2007 extrajudicial killings...

Death toll from day of clashes in Burundi capital rises to nearly 90 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Suspected fighters are paraded before the media by Burundian police near a recovered cache of weapons after clashes in the capital Bujumbura, Burundi...

Nigerian forces arrest Shi’ite sect leader, kill 2 aides in raids 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Bloodshed escalates after clash over army chief’s convoy Sect members blocked convoy while marking holy month Army accuses sect of trying to assassinate...

France’s far-right fails to win its 3 target regions - exit polls 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

PARIS: Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Front lost election run-offs on Sunday in three key target regions despite topping last week’s first round,...

'Nothing can stop us now' despite election defeat: France's Le Pen 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Marine Le Pen Paris: France's far-right National Front (FN) failed to win a single region in elections Sunday despite record results in the...

New York warm winter weather sets record 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

People enjoy unseasonably warm weather in lower Manhattan on Dec. 10, 2015, in New York City. New York: New York set a record...

Merkel dismisses U.S. request for more military help against Islamic State 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Angela Merkel. File photo BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday brushed off what a Germany magazine said was a request from the United...

South Africa's Zuma appoints Pravin Gordhan as finance minister - official statement 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

JOHANNESBURG: President Jacob Zuma has appointed Pravin Gordhan as finance minister, according to an official statement released on Sunday, giving South Africa its...

Polish ex-PM Kaczynski slams top court at pro-government rally 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Jaroslaw Kaczynski Warsaw: The leader of Poland's ruling conservative party, ex-premier Jaroslaw Kaczynski, lashed out at the country's top Constitutional Court on Sunday,...

As Cruz rises in presidential polls, Trump calls him “maniac” 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

By Doina Chiacu and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON: Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump had a new target on Sunday, calling fellow White House...

44 killed in Yemen ahead of UN-brokered peace talks 13 Dec 2015 - 06:54 pm

Sanaa: At least 44 people have been killed in Saudi-led coalition air raids and fighting between Yemeni loyalists and rebels ahead of a...

Now comes the tough part: The world's carbon diet starts 13 Dec 2015 - 06:01 pm

he sun sets behind a power plant powered by coal in the Bosnian town of Tuzla, 120 kms north of Sarajevo, Bosnia, Saturday,...

Heavy clashes break out during Central African Republic referendum 13 Dec 2015 - 05:47 pm

BANGUI: Heavy fighting broke out in a Muslim enclave of Central African Republic's capital Bangui on Sunday as voters went to the polls...

British resident held in Guantanamo Bay says UK officers witnessed torture 13 Dec 2015 - 05:40 pm

LONDON: The last British resident to be held at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay has told a newspaper that British security...

US warns Americans to leave violence-torn Burundi 13 Dec 2015 - 05:37 pm

Representative image Washington: The United States on Sunday ordered non-emergency US government personnel and dependents to leave violence-torn Burundi and warned other Americans...

Paris attacks to Ahmed Mohammed's detention, Twitter has covered it all 13 Dec 2015 - 04:15 pm

Doha: December is that time of the year when talks are about flashbacks and resolutions. Keeping this trend in sight, Twitter has brought...

French regional election run-off tests far-right strength 13 Dec 2015 - 03:37 pm

Marine Le Pen (2nd L), French National Front political party leader and candidate for the National Front in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region, casts her...