International

Mingora, Pakistan (AP) -- The Pakistani police and the country's public prosecutor said Friday that eight out of 10 militants charged with involvement in the 2012 attack on teenage activist and later Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai were…

Detroit (AP) -- Mazda is recalling nearly 540,000 older cars and pickup trucks in the US and Canada, adding to the growing list of models under recall for air bags that potentially can explode with too much force. The Japanese automaker…

New York, United States (AFP) -- The FIFA corruption scandal escalated Thursday as one suspect told of World Cup bribes and another promised to reveal an "avalanche" of secrets, including about FIFA president Sepp Blatter. The storm spread…

Pembroke Pines, Florida (AP) -- Investigators say a 28-year-old South Florida woman spent five days in a hospital passing drug pellets filled with almost 1.5 pounds of cocaine. Regis Walker of Pembroke Pines was returning to the United…

Toronto (AP) -- Canada will collect finger prints and digital photos from all foreigners traveling on a visa under a new security measure. The measure, which requires legislative approval and is expected to take effect in 2018 or 2019,…

London, England -- Interpol issued wanted person alerts ("red notice") on Wednesday for Trinidad MP Jack Warner and one other former senior FIFA official and four corporate executives, one day after Sepp Blatter’s surprising announcement…

(ZIZ News) -- President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Ma Ying-Jeou has spoken of the solid partnership between his country and the United States since the Second World War and his hope for peaceful relations among Taiwan, Mainland…

New Delhi, India (AP) -- Indian shopkeepers withdrew a popular brand of Nestle instant noodles from their shelves Wednesday after tests revealed the snack contained unsafe levels of lead. India's states have either ordered the withdrawal…

Florida, United States (AP) -- A Florida science teacher has been suspended for running a signal jammer to prevent his students from using their cellphones in class. School board members in Pasco County approved Dean Liptak's five-day,…

Shenzhen, China -- The government of the British Virgin Islands has indicated that it is ready to continue to working with China in the deepening of business relations between the two countries. This was highlighted during the recently…

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…