International

New York, United States (AP) -- Most theatre professionals like to say that whatever they're working on is very relevant to what's going on in the real world. That was not possibly more true than in Baltimore this spring. The city's…

Rabat, Morocco (AFP) -- Three Moroccan men accused of homosexuality have been sentenced to three years in jail each by a court in north-eastern Morocco, a rights group said on Monday. Homosexuality and sexual relations outside marriage are…

Lima, Peru -- Cuba will host a significant gathering of the regional Internet community next year. The Havana Convention Centre will host the 25th meeting of the Internet Addresses Registry for Latin America and the Caribbean (LACNIC) from…

Tokyo, Japan (AP) -- Toyota President Akio Toyoda vowed to help get to the bottom of the problems with Takata air bags, the recalls for which have ballooned to about 53 million vehicles worldwide, stressing that regaining consumer trust is…

Charlotte, North Carolina (AP) -- After dressing down a gate agent about an overbooked flight, an angry would-be passenger apparently decided he would get undressed. WBTV in Charlotte reports one witness says the unidentified man was…

Washington, USA -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $27 million grant to help modernize and improve the management of Haiti’s roads and ports, key sectors that are fundamental for the country’s economic development…

Blantyre, Malawi (AFP) -- A Malawi court has ruled that 11 prostitutes who were forced to take HIV tests by police six years ago will be awarded damages, a court official said Thursday citing a judgement. The sex workers were rounded up in…

London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron will propose new laws to control immigration in a speech Thursday, including giving police the power to seize wages earned by illegal immigrants. In his first speech on…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The International Monetary Fund announced Wednesday a new aid programme for Haiti to help the impoverished Caribbean country to continue its recovery from the devastating 2010 earthquake. The IMF…

London (CNN) -- Seven men have been arrested in connection with the so-called Hatton Garden heist, last month's theft of gems and cash from a 60-year-old safe deposit company in the heart of London's jewelry district, the Metropolitan…

Chicago, United State (AP) -- Suicides by young children are rare and the low rate has held mostly stable except for a troubling increase among black boys, two decades of US data show. From 1993 through 2012, there were 657 suicides among…

London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A Christian bakery in Northern Ireland was on Tuesday found guilty of discrimination for refusing to bake a cake advocating gay marriage, in a landmark legal case brought by local authorities. Ashers Baking…

Salem, Massachusetts (AP) -- A Dominican-born man who had spent 21 years behind bars for a murder he says he did not commit was released from prison Monday after a Massachusetts judge threw out his sentence, ruling that the prosecution's…

Minneapolis (AP) -- A new study estimates bird flu has cost Minnesota poultry producers at least $113 million, with losses in related industries pushing the overall toll past $300 million. The University of Minnesota Extension study uses…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- President Barack Obama plans to bar US police from getting tracked armoured vehicles, bayonets, grenade launchers, and large-calibre firearms, in response to accusations that law enforcement has become too…