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New contact detected in search for vanished Argentine submarine 24 Dec 2017 - 10:25 am

Buenos Aires, A sonar search for the Argentine submarine that disappeared on November 15 with 44 crew members on board has made a...

Florida orange industry hit by hurricane, disease 24 Dec 2017 - 10:13 am

New York, Hit by Hurricane Irma and a citrus ailment known as "Yellow Dragon Disease," Florida orange growers are bracing for potentially the...

Imprisoned Fujimori transferred to clinic with irregular heartbeat 24 Dec 2017 - 08:41 am

Lima, Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for corruption and human rights abuses, was transferred from his cell...

Federal judge partially lifts Trump's latest refugee restrictions 24 Dec 2017 - 08:15 am

WASHINGTON, A federal judge in Seattle partially blocked US President Donald Trump’s newest restrictions on refugee admissions on Saturday, the latest legal defeat...

2017 Mexico's most violent year in two decades: officials 23 Dec 2017 - 02:29 pm

Mexico City: 2017 was Mexico's most violent year in two decades, with 23,101 murders carried out between January and November, according to official...

California wildfire largest since 1932: Cal Fire 23 Dec 2017 - 12:22 pm

Los Angeles: A California wildfire that firefighters have battled for over two weeks is now the state's largest since at least 1932, the...

Miss America suspends CEO over misogynistic emails 23 Dec 2017 - 08:41 am

New York, The Miss America pageant suspended its CEO on Friday after dozens of former beauty queens demanded he step down over leaked...

Trump signs tax, government spending bills into law 22 Dec 2017 - 07:13 pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed Republicans’ massive $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law on Friday, cementing the biggest legislative victory of his...

Man had 166 live cats and 55 dead ones in his home 21 Dec 2017 - 07:52 pm

GAHANNA, Ohio: An Ohio man who had 166 cats and 55 dead ones at his home has been charged with animal cruelty. The...

Raul Castro to step down as Cuba's president in April 2018 21 Dec 2017 - 07:33 pm

Havana: Cuban President Raul Castro will step down in April 2018 straight after elections that same month to choose his successor, according to...

Pentagon chief Mattis visits Guantanamo Bay 21 Dec 2017 - 05:33 pm

Washington: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay on Thursday, the Pentagon said, marking his first such visit...

Spain ready to fight 'fake news' in Catalonia vote 21 Dec 2017 - 01:22 pm

Madrid: The Spanish government has sought to allay fears of fraud in Thursday's Catalan election by announcing a slew of measures to limit...

Catalans vote in bid to solve independence crisis 21 Dec 2017 - 11:26 am

Barcelona: Catalans began voting Thursday in a decisive election that could mark a turning point for their region, just two months after a...

Trump threatens to cut aid to U.N. members over Jerusalem vote 20 Dec 2017 - 07:43 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United...

Mexico bus crash kills 12 tourists including foreigners 20 Dec 2017 - 11:52 am

Mexico City: A bus carrying tourists from US cruise ships to an archeological site in Mexico crashed Tuesday after running off the road,...

Divided Catalans prepare to vote in close-run election 20 Dec 2017 - 11:47 am

VIC/CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES, Spain: Catalonia votes on Thursday for a new administration in an election many hope will resolve Spain's worst crisis in...

US House to vote again on tax bill, Trump on verge of win 20 Dec 2017 - 10:20 am

WASHINGTON, The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Wednesday was expected to give final approval to a sweeping tax bill and send it...