World / Americas

TikTok devotees say platform unfairly targeted for US ban 13 Mar 2024 - 10:57 pm

Washington: TikTok creators voiced outrage Wednesday over proposed legislation that could scuttle the platform in the United States, saying it defies common sense...

Blinken confirms Haiti mission with Kenya leader, sees headway in days 13 Mar 2024 - 10:37 pm

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Kenyan President William Ruto confirmed plans to send a security mission to Haiti...

House passes a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban if Chinese owner refuses to sell 13 Mar 2024 - 08:52 pm

Washington: The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its...

Author Mitch Albom, 9 others evacuated by helicopter from violence-torn Port-au-Prince 13 Mar 2024 - 08:15 pm

Detroit: Author and Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom and nine others have been rescued by helicopter from Haiti after becoming stranded in...

Kenya to lead Haiti mission once new govt in place: Ruto 13 Mar 2024 - 08:03 pm

Nairobi: President William Ruto said on Wednesday he had reassured the United States that Kenya would lead a multinational mission to tackle spiralling...

US House overwhelmingly passes TikTok ban bill 13 Mar 2024 - 06:07 pm

Washington: The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or...

Gunman surrenders after three-hour hostage ordeal on Rio bus 13 Mar 2024 - 01:48 am

Rio de Janeiro: A gunman wounded two people at Rio de Janeiro's main bus station Tuesday and held 17 passengers hostage for three...

Rio police release 17 hostages from gunman on a bus, 2 people wounded 13 Mar 2024 - 12:53 am

Rio de Janeiro:Brazilian police said Tuesday they released 17 hostages from a gunman that took over a crowded bus in Rio de Janeiro...

Trump, Biden set to clinch enough votes for presidential nomination 12 Mar 2024 - 11:58 pm

Atlanta:Joe Biden and Donald Trump eyed unassailable leads in their separate presidential nomination races in primary voting Tuesday that included Georgia -- a...

Special counsel grilled over report that questioned Biden's memory 12 Mar 2024 - 10:23 pm

Washington: The special counsel who investigated Joe Biden's handling of classified documents defended his controversial remarks about the US president's memory on Tuesday,...

Pentagon to give Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as it lacks funds to replenish US stockpile 12 Mar 2024 - 09:33 pm

Washington: The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the...

Haiti PM to resign as violent gangs rampage 12 Mar 2024 - 07:00 pm

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced on Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, bowing to international...

Journalist reported missing in Mexico 12 Mar 2024 - 02:20 pm

Mexico City: A well-known Mexican journalist and TV news host has gone missing in Guadalajara, the local governor and his family said Monday...

Man bitten by crocodile after falling off boat at Florida Everglades marina 12 Mar 2024 - 12:57 am

Homestead, Florida:A man visiting the Florida Everglades is recovering after being bitten by a crocodile after falling off a boat, officials said. The...

Blinken attends urgent meeting with Caribbean leaders as Haiti's violent crisis grows 12 Mar 2024 - 12:49 am

Kingston, Jamaica:U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica on Monday in an urgent push to solve the spiraling...

TikTok dragged into US election as Trump opposes ban 11 Mar 2024 - 08:12 pm

Washington: In a major reversal, former US president Donald Trump on Monday said he was against a ban of TikTok as the fate...

Richard Truly, astronaut and NASA administrator, dies at 86 11 Mar 2024 - 06:44 pm

Richard H. Truly, a naval aviator, test pilot and astronaut who helped rebuild NASA’s space shuttle program after the Challenger explosion in 1986...

U.S. transportation head: Boeing to face ‘enormous’ scrutiny 11 Mar 2024 - 06:11 pm

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the Federal Aviation Administration will rigorously assess Boeing Co. after the blowout of a fuselage section on...