World / Americas

UK’s Cameron not set to benefit from offshore funds 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

British Prime Minister David Cameron at a European Union summit in Brussels. REUTERS By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON: Prime Minister David...

Mexico tax authority investigates 33 people in ‘Panama Papers’ leak 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Passengers leave a subway station during a free day of public transport at Zocalo Square in Mexico City, March 17, 2016. REUTERS Henry...

First female master tailor opens own shop in London’s historic Savile Row 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Master Tailor Kathryn Sargent poses outside her Bespoke Tailoring shop at Saville Row in central London, Britain, April 6, 2016 . REUTERS/Dylan Martinez ...

Texas to execute man who killed boy and drank his blood 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Pablo Vasquez By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas: A south Texas man who bludgeoned and slashed to death a 12-year-old boy, mutilated the corpse...

Spanish social housing sale to Blackstone was flawed, auditor finds 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

A statue of Christopher Columbus with an extended hand is seen in front of a Spanish flag in central Madrid, June 11, 2012....

A poet and pirate offers alternative for Iceland 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Birgitta Jonsdottir, AFP/Getty Images, Halldor Kolbeins By Gwladys Fouche and Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir OSLO/REYKJAVIK: A poet and former WikiLeaks supporter who says revolution is...

Rousseff impeachment should go ahead: commission rep 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, 68, needs at least 172 votes against impeachment or abstentions in the lower house. The opposition needs two thirds...

South America’s prehistoric people spread like ‘invasive species’ 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Representative image. Tomb of the Hunters, Goguryeo mural. Courtesy: Wikipedia By Will Dunham WASHINGTON: When the first prehistoric people trekked into South America...

Angola to open loan talks with IMF as oil price bites 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

In Washington, IMF Deputy Managing Director Min Zhu said discussions would start with Angolan authorities next week during the Fund’s spring meetings on...

Bruised in Wisconsin, Trump, Clinton eye friendlier New York 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the Republican and Democratic frontrunners respectively were trounced Tuesday night in the Badger State, giving their respective rivals...

Nigeria downgrades high-flying civil servants 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to stamp out endemic graft and curb wasteful spending in Africa's largest economy to help plug holes in...

Iceland's government turns deaf ear to calls to quit 07 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am

People protest against Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson outside parliament in Reykjavik on April 4, 2016. AFP, HALLDOR KOLBEINS Reykjavik: Iceland's coalition...

White House redirects money to fight Zika, urges Congress to act 06 Apr 2016 - 06:57 pm

File photo of the White House in Washington March 17, 2016 with the fountain being dyed green in honor of St Patrick's Day....

Police raids target cyber-criminals in four countries: Germany 06 Apr 2016 - 06:45 pm

Representative image. AFP Photo, Michal Cizek Berlin: Police have launched raids against 170 suspected cyber-criminals across Germany and in the Netherlands, France and...

Syrian arrested in Germany on war crimes charges 06 Apr 2016 - 06:29 pm

A police vehicle patrols at the main square and in front of the central railway station in Cologne, Germany, January 5, 2016. REUTERS,...

Karadzic protests “19th century” jail conditions, demands release 06 Apr 2016 - 06:27 pm

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was found guilty on March 24 2016 of genocide and sentenced to 40 years in jail. AFP,...

Turkmenistan introduces mandatory pre-marital HIV tests 06 Apr 2016 - 05:21 pm

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan has passed a law making HIV tests mandatory prior to marriage, state media reported on Wednesday, in a sign the...

Brussels attacks a 'failure' but Belgium not a 'failed state': PM 06 Apr 2016 - 04:41 pm

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel (R) and Brussels region Minister-President Rudi Vervoort give a joint press conference on April 6, 2016 in Brussels,...