World / Americas

Dependent on migrant dollars, rural Mexico prays for Trump defeat 05 Nov 2016 - 10:12 am

MOLCAXAC, Mexico: In the small southern market town of Molcaxac, 650 miles (1050 km) from the U.S. border, Alicia Villa is praying to...

Working-class Republicans anxious over a post-Trump party 05 Nov 2016 - 09:39 am

Hershey, United States: Pennsylvania's working-class conservatives see Donald Trump as a savior who can bring back jobs and revolutionize Washington. But should he...

America's "Third Party" pays for media's marginalization in elections 05 Nov 2016 - 12:38 am

Washington: America's independent parties, "third party", are finding it hard to attract the media's attention, especially that the Commission on Presidential Debate determined...

Brazil mine gets safety gear -- too late 04 Nov 2016 - 05:51 pm

Mariana, Brazil: Surrounded by big video screens and computers, a team works 24/7 to monitor the slightest threat of an accident at dams...

Colombian president 'inspired' by Northern Irish peace process 03 Nov 2016 - 09:23 pm

Belfast: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said during a visit to Belfast on Thursday he was trying to follow Northern Ireland's path to...

Obama fires up Democratic base for Clinton in Florida 03 Nov 2016 - 08:22 pm

Miami: President Barack Obama cut loose with a barn-burner campaign appearance Thursday, energizing tepid Florida Democrats to get out, vote and give Hillary...

Trump and Clinton's political realism in dealing with russia and other countries 03 Nov 2016 - 07:58 pm

Washington: US-Russian relations were one of the key distinctions between the programmes of presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, due to the...

Trump: disciplined and on message in final stretch 03 Nov 2016 - 07:19 pm

New York: On message, disciplined and rising in the polls, Donald Trump has been playing it straight in the home stretch of the...

VW appoints historian to research Brazil dictatorship years 03 Nov 2016 - 06:55 pm

Frankfurt: German auto giant Volkswagen said Thursday it had appointed a historian to look into the firm's actions during Brazil's military dictatorship, following...

Identifying migrant deaths in Arizona desert 03 Nov 2016 - 05:22 pm

Tucson: A tiny orange-striped baby sock, a hand-written prayer on a crumpled piece of paper, or a lock of hair. The items may...

'End it already!': Americans sick and tired of election 03 Nov 2016 - 09:37 am

Mount Vernon, United States: Insults, obscenities, vitriol and sleaze: Americans have just about had it with this year's White House race. As the...

Obama warns US fate in voters' hands as race narrows 03 Nov 2016 - 09:33 am

Washington: The fate of American democracy is in voters' hands, President Barack Obama warned Wednesday, as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's battle for...

Twelve U.S. senators urge security rejection of China aluminum deal 03 Nov 2016 - 09:28 am

WASHINGTON: Twelve U.S. senators on Wednesday urged that a national security review panel reject Chinese aluminum giant Zhongwang International Group Ltd's proposed $2.3...

Clinton and Obama brandish grim warning of Trump win 03 Nov 2016 - 09:15 am

Washington: Hillary Clinton painted a grim picture of life under a Donald Trump presidency Wednesday, warning undecided voters as the ever tighter White...

Brazil dam burst like 'end of the world' 03 Nov 2016 - 08:58 am

Paracatu de Baixo, Brazil: Jose Pascual thought the end of the world had come when red mud, pouring from a broken Brazilian mining...

Argentina looks to tame Peronist opposition with election reform 02 Nov 2016 - 09:48 pm

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s government has introduced a voting reform bill that could hurt the Peronist opposition in a mid-term election next year that...

Special Report: John Brennan’s attempt to lead the CIA into the age of cyberwar 02 Nov 2016 - 09:16 pm

WASHINGTON: When America goes to the polls on Nov. 8, according to current and former U.S. intelligence officials, it will likely experience the...

Obama on FBI: ‘We don’t operate on innuendo,’ leaks 02 Nov 2016 - 08:51 pm

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama defended Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Wednesday and criticized the FBI announcement of new emails linked to...