World / Americas

Two women to vie for Mexican presidency in 2024 07 Sep 2023 - 09:18 pm

Mexico City: Two women will compete for the Mexican presidency for the first time next year after the ruling party on Wednesday named...

New York City cracks down on Airbnb, other short-term rentals 07 Sep 2023 - 10:50 am

New York: If you've been trying to book an apartment for a short vacation in New York in recent weeks, you may have...

Biden bars drilling over vast swath of Alaska 07 Sep 2023 - 09:09 am

Washington: US President Joe Biden's administration announced Wednesday it is banning new oil and gas drilling over a vast region of Alaska home...

Escaped killer evades US police in huge manhunt 06 Sep 2023 - 09:28 pm

New York: A convicted murderer evaded a huge manhunt in Pennsylvania for a sixth day Wednesday, despite being glimpsed on outdoor cameras and...

Biden expected to travel to G-20 after negative Covid tests 06 Sep 2023 - 09:09 pm

President Joe Biden is "expecting to travel” to New Delhi on Thursday to participate in the G-20 summit after the White House said...

Brazil cyclone death toll rises to 27 06 Sep 2023 - 06:26 pm

Brasília: The death toll from an extratropical cyclone that lashed southern Brazil with torrential rain and winds rose to 27 after six more...

First Lady Biden’s positive Covid test complicates US plan for G20 05 Sep 2023 - 05:15 pm

First lady Jill Biden’s positive test for Covid-19 threatens to upend President Joe Biden’s plans to travel to the G-20 summit in India,...

Tens of thousands still stranded by Burning Man flooding in Nevada desert 04 Sep 2023 - 09:54 pm

Black Rock Desert, Nevada: Tens of thousands of partygoers were still stranded on Monday morning in the northern Nevada desert after a late-summer...

Go with the flow -- or flee: Burners split over mud tactics 04 Sep 2023 - 12:19 pm

Black Rock City, United States: The music kept blasting but not everyone was reveling this year at the Burning Man festival in the...

NYC Airbnb registration backlog piles up ahead of new rules 04 Sep 2023 - 11:34 am

By Tuesday, thousands of Airbnb Inc. rentals in New York City may suddenly be taken off the market. New rules set to take...

Thousands stuck in mud at Burning Man festival, one dead 03 Sep 2023 - 07:43 pm

Black Rock City, US: Tens of thousands of festival-goers were stranded on Sunday in deep mud in the Nevada desert after rain turned...

Guatemala's electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Arévalo's political party 03 Sep 2023 - 07:21 pm

Guatemala City: Guatemala’s top electoral authority said Sunday it blocked the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s Seed Movement, at least temporarily giving the...

2 people charged with looting as residents worry about burglaries following Hurricane Idalia 02 Sep 2023 - 10:00 pm

Horseshoe Beach, Florida:Two people were charged with looting a home damaged by Hurricane Idalia in Florida's Big Bend region, as residents' concerns grew...

'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett dies at 76 02 Sep 2023 - 02:58 pm

Washington: American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, best known for his 1977 hit "Margaritaville," has died at age 76, according to a statement on his...

In Rio wasteland, health teams take medical care to homeless 02 Sep 2023 - 01:41 pm

Rio de Janeiro: The patients don't have addresses, phone numbers or in many cases even last names. But the addicts and homeless people...

US to regulate nursing home staffing for first time 01 Sep 2023 - 09:21 pm

NEW YORK: The federal government will, for the first time, dictate staffing levels at nursing homes, the Biden administration said on Friday, responding...