World / Americas

Hungarian teachers hold protests against reforms 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

People hold candles as they demonstrate against the Hungarian government's education policies in Miskolc, Hungary, February 3, 2016. Reuters/Laszlo Balogh Budapest: Several thousand...

UN urges Australia not to send asylum-seekers to Nauru 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

"We believe that transferring these 267 individuals... would put Australia at risk of breaching its obligation not to return any person to cruel,...

Removing aged cells boosts longevity in mice: study 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

By about 2 years old, mice that age normally (back left) are hunchbacked and nearly blind. A treatment that removes decrepit “senescent” cells...

Canada considers housing Syrian refugees at military bases 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

John McCallum Ottawa: Faced with a shortage of affordable housing, Canada said Wednesday it is considering putting Syrian refugees up at military bases....

Brazil urges Latin America to coordinate fight against Zika 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Marcelo Castro By Malena Castaldi and Sarah Marsh MONTEVIDEO: Brazil’s health minister on Wednesday urged Latin American countries to work together in the...

Switzerland denies funding fight against Nigeria's Boko Haram 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Paris: Switzerland on Wednesday said it had not given any funding to military operations against Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist insurgents, after a senior...

At least 2,297 journalists killed since 1990: IFJ 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Brussels: At least 2,297 journalists and media workers have been killed in the last 25 years, with Iraq ranking as the most deadly...

South America in Zika crisis talks as sexual transmission feared 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Montevideo: South American health ministers launched emergency talks Wednesday on fighting the fast-spreading Zika outbreak after a US case of sexual transmission of...

South Africa must admit national drought crisis to help farmers: Grain SA 03 Feb 2016 - 06:50 pm

South Africa declared a disaster in 5 provinces. Grain SA lowers maize import estimate. Funding to help farmers in next season. By Zandi...

Macedonia restores rail traffic for migrants stranded at border 03 Feb 2016 - 06:07 pm

Representative image Trains halted for days by protesting taxi drivers Buses backed up on Greek side of border Many women and children By...

South America in Zika crisis talks as transmission feared 03 Feb 2016 - 05:55 pm

Montevideo: South American health ministers launched emergency talks Wednesday on the fast-spreading Zika outbreak after a US case of sexual transmission of the...

Burundi prosecution appeals coup sentences 03 Feb 2016 - 05:52 pm

Nairobi: Prosecution lawyers in Burundi have appealed the verdicts in the trial of leaders of a failed coup, demanding all should face life...

EU lawmakers back diesel test loopholes despite VW scandal 03 Feb 2016 - 05:39 pm

Strasbourg: EU lawmakers on Wednesday waved through plans to allow diesel car makers to exceed pollution limits, in a big victory for the...

France bans Pegida's anti-refugee march in Calais 03 Feb 2016 - 05:36 pm

Lille, France: France on Wednesday banned protests in the refugee hotspot of Calais ahead of a planned march by anti-Islamic organisation Pegida. Interior...

Pope Francis under fire over China 'Realpolitik' 03 Feb 2016 - 05:15 pm

Vatican City: Pope Francis came under fire Wednesday after lavishing praise on China in a move widely seen as oiling the wheels of...

Zika: profile of an enigmatic virus 03 Feb 2016 - 05:11 pm

Paris: The world's latest health scare is Zika: a tropical, mosquito-borne virus that holds little danger for most people, but could completely derail...

Clinton clear on Trump: ‘We were not friends’: People magazine 03 Feb 2016 - 05:08 pm

WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wants to set the record straight on Donald Trump: “We were not friends.” “We knew each other,...