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Bahamas braces as monster Hurricane Dorian heads for US mainland 01 Sep 2019 - 09:01 am

Miami, Hurricane Dorian roared Sunday towards the Bahamas as the island chain braced for a devastating direct hit, before the monster storm churns...

Journalist shot dead in northwest Honduras 01 Sep 2019 - 08:48 am

Tegucigalpa, A journalist was shot dead in northwest Honduras Saturday, the 79th killed since 2001 in the Central American country, according to a...

At least 5 dead in Texas shooting rampage after traffic stop 01 Sep 2019 - 07:40 am

AUSTIN, Texas: At least five people were dead in West Texas after a man who was stopped by state troopers when his vehicle...

Amid Colombia rebel rearmament, U.S. sees support from Maduro: official 31 Aug 2019 - 04:54 pm

CARACAS: The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is increasingly providing shelter to Colombian rebel groups, a senior State Department official said in...

Dorian’s savage winds may test mettle of Florida’s solar panels 31 Aug 2019 - 02:19 pm

Hurricane Dorian could be a rigorous test for the thousands of solar panels installed across Florida in recent years. The Sunshine State ranks...

Twitter CEO account hacked, offensive tweets posted 31 Aug 2019 - 01:19 am

San Francisco: Twitter said Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been "compromised" after a series of erratic and offensive messages...

Hurricane Dorian puts 10 million in the crosshairs in Florida 30 Aug 2019 - 11:32 pm

MIAMI: An increasingly alarming Hurricane Dorian menaced a corridor of some 10 million people - and put Walt Disney World and President Donald...

Reality check: Dem attitudes on impeachment vary widely 30 Aug 2019 - 10:20 pm

WASHINGTON: Impeach Trump? For Democrats, the answer is complicated. While more than 130 House Democrats - more than half the caucus - have...

Florida residents told to stock up on food, water as hurricane nears 30 Aug 2019 - 06:50 pm

MIAMI: Florida's governor on Friday urged residents in the state to stock up on at least a week's worth of food, water and...

Brazil's Bolsonaro fuels spat with Europe as fires soar 30 Aug 2019 - 06:50 pm

Ariquemes, Brazil: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday Europe has "nothing to teach" the country about preserving the environment, as data showed thousands...

Trump cancels trip, Florida widens state of emergency as hurricane looms 30 Aug 2019 - 12:27 am

MIAMI: President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled a trip to Poland and Florida's governor expanded a state of emergency due to Hurricane Dorian,...

Brazil bans most burning for 60 days to curb Amazon fires 30 Aug 2019 - 12:27 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil on Thursday banned most legal fires for land-clearing for 60 days in an attempt to stop the burning that...

Death toll in Mexico gang arson attack rises to 28 30 Aug 2019 - 12:27 am

COATZACOALCOS, Mexico: Anger is mounting among relatives of 28 people who died horrendously when gang members set a bar on fire after blocking...

Trump: Taliban deal close, US troops to drop to 8,600 29 Aug 2019 - 07:50 pm

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Thursday the U.S. plans to withdraw more than 5,000 American troops from Afghanistan and then will determine further...

Venezuela's Maduro says settlement talks could soon resume 29 Aug 2019 - 07:50 pm

CARACAS, Venezuela: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says his representatives could return to negotiations with the opposition in talks he abruptly halted earlier this...

US suggests won't prosecute Venezuela's Maduro if he leaves 29 Aug 2019 - 07:50 pm

Washington: A US envoy suggested Thursday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be safe from US prosecution if he quits but acknowledged that...

Hungary's Orban commiserates with 'fellow combatant' Salvini 29 Aug 2019 - 07:50 pm

Budapest: Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban commiserated Thursday with Italy's outgoing far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, calling him a "fellow combatant" in...