World / Americas

Dozens of newly released Clinton emails now classified 14 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Washington: A new tranche of 551 email documents from Hillary Clinton's private server released by the State Department on Saturday includes 84 that...

Britons expect Cameron to get poor EU deal: poll 14 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

LONDON: A clear majority of Britons do not expect Prime Minister David Cameron to get a good deal in his renegotiation of Britain’s...

Zika likely to spread to large Brazilian cities: expert 13 Feb 2016 - 06:54 pm

Brasília: The Zika virus, linked to a surge in infants born with abnormally small heads, is likely to spread this year to Brazil's...

Kurds protest in French city to demand Ocalan release 13 Feb 2016 - 06:07 pm

Over 10,000 Kurdish people demonstrate as they ask for the freedom of Kurdish Labor Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, in Strasbourg eastern France...

Hungarians protest state's grip on education 13 Feb 2016 - 05:48 pm

Thousands of people demonstrated in Miskolc, Hungary, and elsewhere on Wednesday against the government's education policies.Reuters, Laszlo Balogh Budapest: Thousands of Hungarians angry...

Russia warns of new Cold War as east Ukraine violence surges 13 Feb 2016 - 05:32 pm

OSCE says violence is increasing in eastern Ukraine. Russia blames Kiev, sees “new Cold War” in East-West ties. By Robin Emmott and Shadia...

Zika virus outbreak won't compromise Olympics: Brazil president 13 Feb 2016 - 05:29 pm

A woman reads a flyer left at her house as part of an awareness campaign to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquito in the...

Havel’s architect Borek Sipek dies aged 66 13 Feb 2016 - 05:26 pm

PRAGUE: Borek Sipek, the official architect for Prague Castle during Vaclav Havel’s Czech presidency, died on Saturday after a long struggle with cancer,...

Germany calls on Russia and Ukraine to implement peace deal 13 Feb 2016 - 02:00 pm

(L-R) The Political Director of the French Foreign Ministry Nicolas de Riviere, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and...

Two ruling party loyalists 'executed' in Burundi 13 Feb 2016 - 01:15 pm

Nairobi: Two people loyal to the ruling party in troubled Burundi were "executed" overnight in the centre of the country, a local official...

Australian PM in second revamp of ministry ahead of elections 13 Feb 2016 - 12:56 pm

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivers a speech at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, in Tokyo, Japan, December 18, 2015....

Survivors torn as Eagles of Death Metal return to Paris 13 Feb 2016 - 12:19 pm

The Eagles of Death Metal board at the Bataclan Paris: As Eagles of Death Metal return to Paris on Tuesday to 'finish' their...

More major attacks in Europe 'a certainty': French PM 13 Feb 2016 - 12:15 pm

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2016. Reuters/Michael Dalder Munich, Germany: ...

Cameron defends Britain's desire for sovereignty before EU summit 13 Feb 2016 - 09:22 am

Britain's prime minister David Cameron poses for a photo before the traditional historic banquet ''Matthiae-Mahlzeit'' (St. Matthew's Day Banquet) at the town hall...