World / Americas

Brazil Supreme Court suspends Rousseff impeachment architect 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Eduardo Cunha reacts during a seminar in Brasilia, Brazil, August 18, 2015. REUTERS / Ueslei Marcelino Brasília: A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on...

Evacuees find safe haven as wildfires engulf Canada oil region 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

A picture provided by Twitter user @SlimCat_23 on 05 May 2016 shows residents of Fort McMurray taking shelter at an evacuation center set...

Trump hires finance chief as campaign goes national 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Steven Mnuchin, chairman and chief executive of private investment firm Dune Capital Management LP, "brings unprecedented experience and expertise to a fundraising operation...

After jokey start, Canadian PM Trudeau promises wildfire help 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau(L) and Britain's Prince Harry(R) leave a Sledge Hockey scrimmage at Ryerson University in Toronto on May 2, 2016,...

Case dropped against US teen who exposed self in school photo 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Los Angeles: Authorities in Arizona have dropped 70 charges against a high school student who exposed himself in a football team photo published...

The 'Trump effect' will help authoritarians around the world 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests during a campaign stop at the La Crosse Center on April 4, 2016 in La...

Uganda bans live TV coverage of opposition protests 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Ugandan anti- riot police patrol the streets of Kampala on April 26, 2012. AFP / Kasamani Isaac Kampala: The Ugandan government on Thursday...

US bans sale of e-cigarettes to those under 18 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

This file photo illustration taken on September 25, 2013, shows a woman smoking a "Blu" e-cigarette (electronical cigarette)in Washington,DC. The United States May...

Canada fire hit as government cut spending on prevention, planes 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Strathcona County, Alberta firefighters are seen taking a break from wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alberta in this photo posted on twitter on May...

Polish opposition creates coalition after ruling party 'takeover' 06 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Pro-democracy demonstration at the Old Town in Warsaw January 9, 2016. Reuters Warsaw: Several Polish opposition parties on Thursday announced the creation of...

Trump and Clinton, the White House race's unpopular winners 05 May 2016 - 06:31 pm

File photo combination shows Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican challenger Donald Trump. (AFP) New York: It's the paradox of the 2016...

Woman rescued six days after Kenya building collapse 05 May 2016 - 04:21 pm

A woman is carried on a stretcher by medical personnel after she was rescued alive on May 5, 2016 after being trapped in...

Kenyan rescuers free woman trapped under rubble for six days - witnesses 05 May 2016 - 03:22 pm

NAIROBI: Rescue workers pulled out a woman alive from under the rubble of a residential building in Kenya's capital on Thursday, six days...

Clinton may be required to testify on emails: US judge 05 May 2016 - 12:23 pm

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event on substance abuse and addiction in Charleston, West Virginia, United States, May...

Trump shores up Republican unity as he takes on Clinton in White House battle 05 May 2016 - 10:28 am

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (C) greets his supporters as he arrives to speak in New York on May 3, 2016, following...

London looks set to elect Muslim mayor 05 May 2016 - 10:22 am

Britain's Labour party candidate for London Mayor Sadiq Khan (R) and his wife Saadiya pose for photographers as they leave a Polling Station...

City where Soviet workers rose up stays calm in Russian crisis 05 May 2016 - 09:30 am

People wait at a bus stop, with the Ascension Cathedral seen in the background, in Novocherkassk, in Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, February 24, 2013....