International

Seoul, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean tycoon and FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-Joon will "mobilize all legal means" to fight a six-year ban ordered against him by FIFA's ethics watchdog., he said on Thursday. "FIFA is like the…

Abuja, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday warned there was no longer any hiding place for the corrupt, as he hailed British and Swiss support for the recovery of stolen public funds. "Switzerland and Britain…

Lima, Peru (AP) -- China's slowdown and tumbling commodity prices will push global economic growth this year to the lowest level since the recession year 2009, the International Monetary Fund predicted Tuesday. In a report Tuesday in…

Washington, United States (AP) -- The Obama administration deported fewer immigrants over the past 12 months than at any time since 2006, according to government figures obtained by The Associated Press. Deportations of criminal immigrants…

London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain topped an 80-country "quality of death" study released Tuesday, which warned that ageing and booming populations would make palliative care a growing worldwide issue. The 2015 Quality of Death Index,…

Paramaribo, Suriname -- The banana industry in Suriname is currently facing a serious threat from the so-called Moko disease, which has affected nearly a quarter of the country’s 2,000 hectares of commercial banana plantations. Meanwhile,…

FLORIDA, United States -- A body in a survival suit was amidst the debris found in the search for container ship El Faro and authorities say they believe the vessel sank as it was battered by Hurricane Joaquin battered in Bahamian waters…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Extreme poverty will this year fall to less than 10 per cent of the global population for the first time, although there is still "great concern" for millions in Africa, a World Bank report said Sunday.…

Tripoli, Libya (AFP) -- The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of Libya, a major departure point for the sea crossing to Europe, the Red Crescent said Monday. Since Tuesday, volunteers have recovered dozens of…

A total of 16 ROC diplomatic allies urged greater and more meaningful participation for Taiwan in U.N. specialized agencies and activities during the world body’s General Assembly Sept. 28 to Oct. 3 in New York City, according to the…

(CNN) -- The picturesque campus of Umpqua Community College sits on a hill in the logging community of Roseburg, Oregon, some 180 miles south of Portland. But the school, which prides itself on its website for providing "a peaceful, safe…

New York, USA -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers have welcomed Venezuela’s decision to receive a United Nations technical team that will provide recommendations to the UN secretary general on the way forward to a full and…

Durban, South Africa -- Secretary general of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Hugh Riley has urged regional authorities to institute an open skies policy and wherever possible to eliminate secondary screening at Caribbean airports.…

Washington, United States (AFP ) -- Republican US presidential front runner Donald Trump has said that he would send thousands of Syrian refugees back to their home country if he is elected in 2016. Trump argued that Syrians coming into…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- A US county clerk who refused in the name of her faith to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples said Wednesday she secretly met with Pope Francis during his US visit and that he urged her to "stay…