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Guatemalan businessmen to build roads and school as part of bribery sentence 05 Apr 2018 - 09:09 am

GUATEMALA CITY, Nine Guatemalan businessmen who were sentenced on Wednesday for paying bribes to receive public contracts will have to build roads and...

Brazil's Supreme Court rejects Lula's bid to avoid prison 05 Apr 2018 - 08:44 am

Brasília, Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's bid to delay a 12 year prison sentence for...

US, China rivalry poses risks, benefits for Latin America 05 Apr 2018 - 08:30 am

MENDOZA, Argentina: As the trade dispute between the United States and China was gaining steam last month, a half-dozen Chinese dancers and a...

Facebook says data leak hits 87 mln users, widening privacy scandal 05 Apr 2018 - 07:59 am

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc said on Wednesday the personal information of up to 87 million users, mostly in the United States, may have...

Airlines cut back flights as Philippine holiday hotspot prepares for closure 05 Apr 2018 - 07:53 am

MANILA: A decision by the Philippines to close the holiday hotspot of Boracay, which President Rodrigo Duterte has called a "cesspool", prompted airlines...

Australia begins privacy investigation into Facebook 05 Apr 2018 - 07:49 am

SYDNEY: Australia on Thursday said it had begun an investigation to decide whether social media giant Facebook Inc breached its privacy laws, after...

Migrant caravan abandons plan to travel to US border 04 Apr 2018 - 07:57 pm

Matías Romero, Mexico: A caravan of Central American migrants whose trek across Mexico infuriated President Donald Trump has decided not to travel to...

Mexico starts giving caravan migrants transit visas 04 Apr 2018 - 07:51 pm

MATIAS ROMERO, Mexico: The Mexican government began handing out transit or humanitarian visas to people in a caravan of Central American migrants, and...

Russia short of foreign policy options if bet on Trump fails 04 Apr 2018 - 07:03 pm

Moscow: Russia long saw Donald Trump as the wild card in its strategy to improve relations with the United States. But 14 months...

From Russian spy poisoning to diplomatic crisis 04 Apr 2018 - 06:41 pm

Paris: Britain and Russia traded bitter accusations on Wednesday as the world's chemical weapons watchdog met over the poisoning of a Russian former...

In mourning, South Africa defends Winnie Mandela as a hero 04 Apr 2018 - 06:14 pm

Johannesburg: In life, Winnie Mandela was known as a brave anti-apartheid activist whose reputation was badly tainted by criminal convictions and thuggish gang...

Greek minister says country vigilant against 'enemy' Turkey 04 Apr 2018 - 06:08 pm

ATHENS: Greece's defense minister has described Turkey as an "enemy that continues to provoke us" and announced that he has ordered additional military...

Turkey, Iran and Russia say to speed up efforts for 'calm' in Syria 04 Apr 2018 - 03:29 pm

ANKARA: The leaders of Turkey, Iran and Russia said on Wednesday they were determined to speed up efforts to ensure "calm on the...

Austria plans headscarf ban for primary school pupils 04 Apr 2018 - 02:58 pm

Vienna: Austria's government announced Wednesday its intention to bring in a ban on the headscarf for girls in kindergartens and primary schools. Education...

Deadly Indonesia oil spill caused by burst pipe: company 04 Apr 2018 - 02:40 pm

Balikpapan, Indonesia: An oil spill off Borneo island that led to five deaths and the declaration of a state of emergency was caused...

Britain slams 'perverse' Russian plan for joint poisoning probe 04 Apr 2018 - 01:34 pm

The Hague: Britain Wednesday slammed as "perverse" Moscow's call for a joint investigation into the poisoning of a former Russian double agent as...

Rebels release 5 prisoners in Syria's Ghouta - monitor, state TV 04 Apr 2018 - 12:29 pm

BEIRUT, Syrian rebel group Jaish al-Islam released five prisoners on Wednesday as part of a deal over the eastern Ghouta town of Douma,...

Four artworks vanish from French parliament 04 Apr 2018 - 12:17 pm

Paris: Four works of art have vanished from the walls of France's national assembly, parliamentary officials said Wednesday, prompting a police investigation to...