International

Boston, United States (AFP) -- Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologised Wednesday to his victims for the first time for the suffering he caused, moments before a federal judge formally sentenced him to death. The US citizen of Chechen…

Atlanta (AP) -- Federal immigration authorities say they arrested 60 people in a targeted five-day operation in metro Atlanta, the Augusta area and northwest Georgia. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a news release Wednesday…

Karachi, Pakistan (AP) -- The devastating heatwave that struck southern Pakistan last weekend is slowly subsiding but the toll was still climbing Thursday, to a total of 860 confirmed deaths, a senior health official said. Jam Mehtab…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The United States has begun to fix a hardware problem that crashed its visa processing system, issuing 45,000 permits in the past day as it works through a big backlog. Some 33 embassies and consulates…

Freetown, Sierra Leone (AFP) -- Sierra Leone's capital Freetown has suffered a fresh outbreak of Ebola, dashing hopes that health authorities in the densely-populated city of 1.2 million had beaten the deadly epidemic. The government's…

Karachi, Pakistan (AFP) -- The death toll from a heatwave in southern Pakistan rose to 750 on Wednesday, but the scorching weather showed signs of easing, bringing some respite to the sweltering city of Karachi. Temperatures in the city,…

New York, United States (CMC) -- Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke is warning of a “humanitarian crisis” if the Dominican Republic goes ahead with its plans to deport thousands of Haitians and people of Haitian descent.…

Madrid (AP) -- Spanish police have arrested a Venezuelan veterinarian wanted by the US for allegedly trafficking heroin by implanting it in puppies. A Civil Guard spokeswoman on Tuesday said 33-year-old Andres Lopez Elorza was arrested…

London, England -- Landmark events taking place this year have the potential to reshape the future of Commonwealth trade. Officials and experts will meet in South Africa to consider how international trade can be made more inclusive to…

Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP) -- The South African government secretly plotted to ensure safe passage out of the country for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir despite an international warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges, a…

Mumbai, India (AFP) -- The death toll from India's latest case of mass bootleg liquor poisoning rose to 100 Monday as authorities in Mumbai pledged to crack down on the illicit trade. Dhananjay Kulkarni, deputy police commissioner in the…

Everett, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he robbed a small town bank while armed with a machete. Thirty-nine-year-old Charles Risenburg, of Six Mile Run, faces a July 1 preliminary hearing on…

(BBC) -- The man suspected of shooting dead nine people at an African-American church in Charleston has been charged with nine counts of murder and one weapons possession charge, police say. Suspect Dylann Roof, 21, is due to make his…

Miami, United States (AFP) -- The US Coast Guard has repatriated 32 Cuban migrants intercepted in a rickety raft headed to the United States, the fourth such incident in less than a week, officials said Thursday. The individuals were sent…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can refuse to print images on vehicle licence plates to prevent symbols, such as the Confederate flag seen by some as racist, from appearing to be…