International

President Ma Ying-jeou said June 1 that Taiwan-U.S. relations are going from strength to strength and he looks forward to deepening bilateral cooperation across a broad spectrum of areas. "Taiwan and the U.S. are important to one…

London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A British woman who kept her neighbours awake by engaging in enthusiastic love-making was sentenced to two weeks in prison on Monday after a neighbour complained about her "screaming and shouting". The court…

Ottawa, Canada (AFP) -- The schooling of aboriginal children in Canada was an attempt at "cultural genocide," the nation's grand chief said Monday ahead of the release of a report detailing abuses at the church-run institutions. Assembly…

Buenos Aires, Argentina (AP) -- South American soccer's second most powerful official says the bribery scandal surrounding FIFA puts in "question" next year's Centennial Copa America tournament scheduled to be played in the United States,…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Japanese auto parts maker Takata said it will stop using a chemical in its airbag inflators that could be the reason for six deaths. In prepared testimony to be delivered to Congress on Tuesday, Kevin…

Brussels, Belgium (CMC) -- Jamaica is looking to increase its export of bananas to the United Kingdom one year after re-entering the market. Jamaica resumed shipments in June 2014 after a six-year absence, due mainly to changes to the…

New York, USA -- The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority North America has launched “Prix Fixe Ur Summer”, a promotion capitalizing on the ever-popular prix fixe menu across fine dining restaurants in North America. The destination is,…

Florida, United States (AP) -- Andres has strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane far out to sea in the eastern Pacific, and is generating swells that are likely to cause dangerous surf and rip currents on parts of the west coast of Mexico's…

Hyderabad, India (AFP) -- Scattered rain on Sunday brought much-needed but only temporary relief to parts of India hit by a long heatwave as the death toll from the blistering temperatures crossed 2,200, officials said. Thunderstorms…

New York, United States (AP) -- A self-made health care millionaire who fatally drugged her developmentally disabled child five years ago in a luxury New York City hotel room was sentenced on Thursday to 18 years in prison by a judge who…

Concord, New Hampshire (AP) -- The US Marshal's Service says a man who disappeared in 2013 after being indicted on sexual assault charges in New Hampshire has been found in Jamaica. A warrant was issued for Scott Leblanc of Hancock for…

Washington, USA -- The US Department of Justice announced on Thursday that the following four banks reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program: Société Générale Private Banking (Lugano-Svizzera) MediBank AG LBBW…

Panama City, Panama -- The latest calculation quoted in the unfolding corruption investigation in Panama is an educated estimate that the government of former president Ricardo Martinelli embezzled at least $3.5 billion from public funds.…

Moscow (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of meddling in FIFA's affairs and hinted that it was part of an attempt to take the 2018 World Cup away from his country. Putin said in televised comments Thursday…

New Delhi, India (AFP) -- Hospitals in India battled Thursday to treat victims of a blistering heatwave that has claimed nearly 1,500 lives in just over a week -- the highest number recorded in two decades. Hundreds of mainly poor people…