World / Americas

Value of environmental crimes reaches $258 bn: UNEP report 05 Jun 2016 - 11:50 am

Indian students carry placards during a rally on World Environment Day in Hyderabad on June 5, 2016. AFP / NOAH SEELAM Nairobi: Criminal...

Clinton's challenge: convert tepid support into enthusiasm 05 Jun 2016 - 11:25 am

Oxnard, United States: Hillary Clinton, about to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, rallied with supporters Saturday in this California farmtown. But the real...

Mexican state elections test ruling party's hopes for 2018 05 Jun 2016 - 10:28 am

Protesters from the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) teachers union, clash with riot police as they take part in a march against...

Clinton sweeps in Virgin Islands, moves closer to nomination 05 Jun 2016 - 09:55 am

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks to an undocumented farm worker Maria Licea, 49, and her 9-year-old daughter Jasmin Aguilar after a conversation...

German music festival cut short after lightning strikes 05 Jun 2016 - 09:09 am

A worker lifts a board at the music festival Rock am Ring in the west German city of Mendig on June 4, 2016. ...

Nicaraguan Sandinistas re-nominate Ortega for president 05 Jun 2016 - 08:24 am

File photo of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega as he speaks to supporters after casting his vote in the municipal elections. Reuters Managua: Daniel...

Peru votes in decider for jailed ex-leader's daughter 05 Jun 2016 - 08:13 am

Electoral signs of Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori of 'Fuerza Popular' party are seen in Villa Maria del Triunfo on the outskirts of...

51 people injured by lightning in Germany 05 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Visitors walk through mud at the site of the music festival Rock am Ring in the west German city of Mendig on June...

Cuba’s Castros are clearly robust, Raul quips after 85th birthday 05 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Cuban President Raul Castro (C) raises his clenched fist in salutation during the official picture of the heads of state participating in the...

'He will never die': World mourns Muhammad Ali 05 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Pakistani women light candles as they pay respects to boxing legend Muhammad Ali in Multan on June 4, 2016. AFP / SS MIRZA...

Congolese pay tribute to "Rumble in the Jungle" icon Ali 05 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

This picture taken on June 4, 2016, in Kinshasa, shows a memorabilia of the October 30, 1974 boxing match in which Muhammad Ali...

Flash floods kill 4 in France 04 Jun 2016 - 06:57 pm

View taken on June 4, 2016 shows the river Seine near the Notre Dame cathedral (R) after its banks became flooded following heavy...

Obama leads tributes for Muhammad Ali, 'The Greatest' 04 Jun 2016 - 06:39 pm

A man has his photograph taken near a makeshift memorial to the late Muhammad Ali in New York, U.S., June 4, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas...

Muhammed Ali's birth city Louisville honors its hometown hero 04 Jun 2016 - 06:22 pm

People pay respects at a makeshift memorial for boxing legend Muhammad Ali at the Muhammad Ali Center on June 4, 2016 in Louisville,...

32 troops killed in Niger clash with Boko Haram 04 Jun 2016 - 03:30 pm

Niamey: Thirty-two troops have been killed in a clash with Boko Haram jihadists on Niger's border with Nigeria, Niger's defence ministry said on...

Muhammad Ali, "the greatest," remembered as a true champion 04 Jun 2016 - 03:03 pm

Muhammad Ali (R) (formerly Cassius Clay), is seen here with his trainer Angelo Dundee ahead of his fight with Ernie Terrell at the...

US army probes death of nine soldiers after Texas base floods 04 Jun 2016 - 02:31 pm

Emergency services and swift water rescue assets from across Central Texas assist with search and recovery operations for four missing Fort Hood Soldiers...

Maduro takes legal actions against Venezuela lawmakers 04 Jun 2016 - 01:52 pm

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) greets supporters during a rally with Venezuelan pro-government Indians in Caracas, Venezuela in this handout picture provided by...