World / Americas

CIA leaves explosives on school bus after training exercise 01 Apr 2016 - 06:38 pm

Washington: A Virginia school bus ferrying students to and from classes this week had explosives under the hood after the CIA accidentally left...

South African opposition says will take necessary action to remove Zuma 01 Apr 2016 - 05:51 pm

Leader of South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) Mmusi Maimane speaks during a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko ...

U.S. April Fools’ pranks include football robots, black eye for Google 01 Apr 2016 - 05:36 pm

By Gina Cherelus NEW YORK: Bogus ad campaigns, a failed prank by Google, Ivy League football robots and an attempt at humor on...

Sympathizers urge Trump to get more serious in White House bid 01 Apr 2016 - 05:32 pm

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON: Republican front-runner Donald Trump is facing pressure from supporters and other admirers to take a more serious approach to...

Liberia suffers new Ebola death, months after outbreak declared over 01 Apr 2016 - 05:30 pm

A woman has died of Ebola in Liberia, months after the West African nation was declared free of the virus and weeks after...

Belgium largest source of European fighters in Syria per head: study 01 Apr 2016 - 05:27 pm

Islamic State flag is seen in front of a Belgian flag in this illustration taken March 22, 2016. REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATION BY THOMAS ESCRITT...

S.Africa's Zuma faces torrent of calls to go after court rebuke 01 Apr 2016 - 02:34 pm

South African President Jacob Zuma answers questions at Parliament in Cape Town in this picture taken March 17, 2016. REUTERS, Mike Hutchings Johannesburg:...

US offers Ukraine $335 mn in security aid 01 Apr 2016 - 10:50 am

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) shakes hands with Ukraininan President Petro Poroshenko (R) before their meeting on March 31, 2016 in Washington,...

Georgia executes man for beating death over car keys 01 Apr 2016 - 10:22 am

Death row inmate Joshua Bishop, 41, is seen in an undated picture from the Georgia Department of Corrections. Georgia is scheduled to execute...

Brazil’s Rousseff gets relief from Supreme Court, supporters 01 Apr 2016 - 09:49 am

Brazilian Local television showed tens of thousands of supporters clad in red marching for President Dilma Rousseff, who has faced growing calls for...

Brazil Supreme Court takes over probe into ex-president 01 Apr 2016 - 09:33 am

A doll of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is pictured during a protest against impeachment proceedings against Brazil's President Dilma...

Honduras plans to build new, safer airport 01 Apr 2016 - 09:27 am

Soldiers chat as they keep watch before the arrival of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez to a ceremony to announce A new international...

Trump meets with Republican leadership; party unity discussed 01 Apr 2016 - 09:19 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests during a campaign rally at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel on March 30, 2016 in...

Rwandan politician’s death in Burundi jail fuels mutual suspicion 01 Apr 2016 - 09:14 am

This file photo taken on April 23, 1995 shows then Rwandan Minister for Social Integration and Rehabilitation Jacques Bihozagara speaking to journalists during...

Five San Francisco officers found exchanging racist, homophobic texts 01 Apr 2016 - 08:04 am

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon speaks at a news conference. Reuters, Beck Diefenbach By Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO: Five more San Francisco...