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Toll at least 21 after Mexico cartel attack near US border 01 Dec 2019 - 05:31 pm

MEXICO CITY: Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force rolled into a town near the...

Irving Burgie, US composer who popularized calypso, dies 01 Dec 2019 - 11:18 am

Washington: American singer and composer Irving Burgie, who co-wrote Harry Belafonte's song "Day-O" (the Banana Boat Song) and swung calypso into the mainstream,...

Plane crash kills nine, injures three in South dakota 01 Dec 2019 - 10:18 am

Washington - A plane crash in the US state of South Dakota killed nine people, including two children, and injured three others on...

Mexico shootout leaves at least 14 dead 01 Dec 2019 - 09:55 am

Mexico City: A shootout in a Mexican town near the US border between suspected drug traffickers and police left at least 14 dead,...

Brazil's president accuses actor DiCaprio of paying to burn the Amazon 30 Nov 2019 - 11:48 am

Sao Paulo - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest,...

Famed US climber Brad Gobright falls to death in Mexico 29 Nov 2019 - 07:06 pm

Mexico City: A world-renowned rock climber, US national Brad Gobright, fell to his death while climbing a sheer rock face in northern Mexico,...

US launches anti-violence effort for indigenous women, girls 29 Nov 2019 - 01:32 am

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump launched a task force on Tuesday to help protect Native American women and children, calling the rate...

Leading activist found dead in Haiti 29 Nov 2019 - 01:32 am

NEW YORK: A leading LGBT+ activist has been found dead at his home in Haiti, rights supporters said on Tuesday, prompting concerns about...

Trans travellers face 'invasive' airport security at Thanksgiving 28 Nov 2019 - 11:27 pm

ATLANTA: Cadence Baer will not be among the 27 million Americans flying this Thanksgiving to see family because she cannot deal with the...

Trump makes surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan 28 Nov 2019 - 07:32 pm

Bagram, Afghanistan: President Donald Trump said Thursday the US had resumed talks with Taliban insurgents as he made a surprise trip to Afghanistan...

Homeless American charged with arson in Taiwan 28 Nov 2019 - 06:49 pm

ANKARA: A homeless American teacher in Taiwan has been charged with arson for allegedly setting a bar, local media reported. The incident happened...

Rains Help Put Out 20% of Forest Fire in Santa Barbara 28 Nov 2019 - 11:29 am

Washington - Rains have helped firefighters put out about 20 percent of the major forest fire that broke out in Santa Barbara county...

Trump signs bill backing Hong Kong protesters, triggering retaliation threat 28 Nov 2019 - 09:09 am

Donald Trump signed legislation that expresses U.S. support for Hong Kong protesters, a move that threatens to complicate trade talks with Beijing just...

3 hurt at Texas chemical plant hit by 2 massive explosions 28 Nov 2019 - 09:05 am

Port Neches, Texas - Two massive explosions 13 hours apart tore through a Texas chemical plant Wednesday, and one left three workers injured....

Trump strips away truth with hunky topless photo tweet 27 Nov 2019 - 10:21 pm

Washington: Days after causing alarm with an unscheduled trip to the hospital, President Donald Trump tweeted a photo-shopped image of himself Wednesday as...

Sticky impeachment trial questions: How long? Who testifies? 27 Nov 2019 - 10:21 pm

WASHINGTON: What will the impeachment trial look like? While a Senate trial of President Donald Trump now appears inevitable, details of how it...

Settlement reached in suit over video captioning at Harvard 27 Nov 2019 - 10:21 pm

BOSTON: Harvard University agreed to make its website and online courses friendlier to those who are deaf or hard of hearing as part...

Trump cracks impeachment jokes at turkey pardoning 27 Nov 2019 - 09:59 pm

Washington: President Donald Trump turned the quirky annual White House ritual of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys into a riff on his impeachment Tuesday, joking...