World / Americas

Former Fox News executive to join White House 05 Jul 2018 - 10:57 pm

SAN FRANCISCO: The White House announced Thursday that Bill Shine, the former co-president of Fox News, has been appointed as the new deputy...

Trump's scandal-hit environment chief resigns 05 Jul 2018 - 09:49 pm

WASHINGTON: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday amid ethics investigations of outsized security spending, first-class flights and a sweetheart condo lease....

Mexico authorities mulling $10 mln fine for election victors 05 Jul 2018 - 07:43 am

Mexico City, July 4: Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's party could face a $10 million fine for violations of campaign finance rules,...

US border patrol boat strayed into Canadian waters chasing migrants: fishermen 04 Jul 2018 - 10:54 pm

Ottawa: A US border patrol boat strayed into Canadian territorial waters while chasing "illegal immigrants" off the coast of Maine and Nova Scotia,...

92-year-old Arizona woman killed 72-yr-old son over his plans to put her in old-age home: Police 04 Jul 2018 - 05:06 pm

PHOENIX: A 92-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting her 72-year-old son over his plans to put her in an assisted living facility has...

One death reported in latest Nicaraguan violence 04 Jul 2018 - 10:01 am

Managua, Truckloads of police and pro-government gunmen rolled into a town in northern Nicaragua Tuesday, clearing an opposition roadblock in clashes that left...

Mexico's Lopez Obrador meets outgoing president, wants 3-year referendum 03 Jul 2018 - 08:37 pm

MEXICO CITY: Mexico's president-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, met with the country's outgoing leader on Tuesday, hours after the leftist said he would...

Drug dealers nabbed with Trump-shaped ecstasy pills 03 Jul 2018 - 05:39 pm

Washington: The Trump brand has been slapped on steaks, ties, wine, an airline and any number of skyscrapers, but US police have discovered...

Woman confronts EPA chief at Washington restaurant 03 Jul 2018 - 09:41 am

Washington: A woman confronted EPA chief Scott Pruitt at a Washington restaurant and called on him to resign -- the latest time an...

Renovated museum opens as part of $380M Gateway Arch project 03 Jul 2018 - 09:31 am

St. Louis: The centerpiece of a five-year project to transform the area around the Gateway Arch officially opens Tuesday when the Arch museum...

3-year-old dies after being stabbed at own birthday party 02 Jul 2018 - 11:18 pm

BOISE, Idaho: A 3-year-old Idaho girl who was stabbed at her own birthday party died Monday, two days after a man invaded the...

Trump's ex-lawyer fires what could be a warning shot 02 Jul 2018 - 08:59 pm

NEW YORK: After once boasting he would "take a bullet" for Donald Trump, the president's longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen fired...

Mexico's victor reaches out to Trump, seeks NAFTA deal 02 Jul 2018 - 08:04 pm

MEXICO CITY: The morning after his crushing election victory, Mexico's president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador thanked President Donald Trump for his congratulation message...

Police: Motive unclear in birthday party stabbing attack 02 Jul 2018 - 11:00 am

Boise, Idaho: Several families who had fled danger and violence overseas were enjoying a 3-year-old's birthday party in Boise, Idaho, when the unthinkable...

US has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program within a year: Bolton 02 Jul 2018 - 10:18 am

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday he believed the bulk of North Korea's weapons programmes could be dismantled...

Leftist 'AMLO' sweeps to Mexican presidency 02 Jul 2018 - 09:27 am

Mexico City, Anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador swept to victory in Mexico's presidential election Sunday, in a political sea change driven by...