International

Panama City, Panama -- US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro will put aside decades of Cold War-era tensions Friday, sitting at the same table with other regional leaders for a landmark summit. Obama and Castro will join some 30…

The Hague, Netherlands -- The Dutch minister of kingdom relations, Ronald Plasterk, said that he supports a Kingdom-wide investigation that is focused on the money flow within the gambling industry, drug trafficking and human trafficking in…

Boston, United States (AP) -- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all charges Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing by a jury that will now decide whether the 21-year-old should be executed or shown mercy for what his lawyer says was a…

Panama City, Panama -- The seventh Summit of the Americas to be held in Panama City from April 10-11, is shaping up to be a historic event, and which will be attended by the leaders of Guyana, President Donald Ramotar, and Suriname,…

Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization launched a new network of rapid response medical teams Wednesday to react to humanitarian crises across the globe. The UN body is appealing to health services and medical aid…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Police in the US state of South Carolina charged an officer Tuesday with murder after video showed him apparently gunning down a fleeing black man, a rare arrest in a string of shootings of unarmed black…

London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Thieves have raided some 300 deposit boxes in London's diamond quarter, accessing the vault through a lift shaft and using heavy cutting equipment, the police and media reports said on Tuesday. The daring…

Louisville, United States -- Conservative US Senator Rand Paul announced Tuesday that he is running for his party's nomination for the 2016 presidential race, making him the second major Republican to join the contest. "I am running for…

Washington, United States -- The honor of being the world's oldest person has passed to a 115-year-old American following the death of a 116-year-old compatriot who held the title for just five days. Jeralean Talley, who lives in the…

Tokyo, Japan -- The world's oldest person, Misao Okawa, died in Japan on Wednesday, a month after celebrating her 117th birthday. The nursing home where she lived in Osaka said she breathed her last around 7am (2200 GMT Tuesday). On the…

Marseille, France (AFP) -- The second black box from the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps last week has been found after a nine-day search, prosecutors said on Thursday. Authorities are hoping to unearth more clues about…

Nairobi, Kenya (AP) -- Al-Shabab gunmen attacked a college in northeast Kenya early Thursday, targeting Christians and killing at least 15 people and wounding 60 others, witnesses said. Even as security forces cornered the gunmen in a…

Zurich, Switzerland (AFP) -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Friday that world football must "respect" Africa, a bastion of support for the veteran sports powerbroker as he seeks a new term. Blatter sent his message ahead of the…

Lima, Peru (AFP) -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala was left scrambling to find a new prime minister Tuesday after Congress sacked the incumbent, Ana Jara, over allegations of domestic spying. Jara was deposed in a no-confidence vote…

Nashville, Tennessee (CMC) -- The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is warning vacation and business travellers to the Caribbean about the importance of protecting themselves from mosquitoes that may transmit Chikungunya virus and other…