International

Mumbai, India -- Emerging markets must prepare for the impact of US interest rate rises, whose timing could surprise markets, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde warned in India on Tuesday. Speaking alongside India's…

Lagos, Nigeria -- Nigeria's military said it had cleared Boko Haram from the northeastern state of Yobe on Monday, while also claiming victory over the militants in the strategic town of Bama in neighbouring Borno state. In a Twitter post…

NEW YORK, USA -- The United Nations mission in Haiti on Friday welcomed the formal proposal of a calendar for elections that have been delayed since 2011 and are scheduled to take place this year and looked forward to its prompt…

Vienna, Austria -- The executive secretary of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS), Paul Simons, last week moderated a debate held in Vienna, Austria, in the framework of the…

Bogota, Colombia -- Colombia has become one of the most acclaimed international tourist destinations. With its slogan "Colombia is Magical Realism," the country seeks to draw travelers by promoting its various tourism attractions according…

Caracas, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan lawmakers voted Sunday to give socialist President Nicolas Maduro special powers to go it alone in defense and public safety affairs amid an escalating confrontation with Washington. The decree powers…

(CNN)-- One person was killed and two were injured in Thursday night's crash of a medical helicopter in Eufaula, Oklahoma, said Officer Kara White of the McIntosh County Sheriff's Department. A medical helicopter carrying at least three…

Baghdad, Iraq (CNN)-- More than 40 Iraqi soldiers were killed when ISIS blew up the Iraqi army headquarters near Ramadi in Iraq's western Anbar province, an Anbar provincial leader told CNN, as the battle continues for control of key cities…

(CNN)-- Tropical Cyclone Pam, one of the strongest storms seen in the South Pacific in years, has made a direct hit on the capital of Vanuatu, Port Vila. Satellite imagery shows the eye of the massive Category 5 storm making landfall on a…

(CNN)-- If heavy fog clears Thursday morning, an air search will resume for seven Marines and four Army aircrew members feared dead after their Black Hawk helicopter crashed into waters off the Florida Panhandle. While the fog has hampered…

Baghdad (CNN)-- About 75% of the besieged Iraqi city of Tikrit is now back in government control, the head of a key paramilitary force taking part in the attack told CNN on Thursday. The other 25% is in the hands of about 150 ISIS fighters…

(CNN)-- ISIS' recent video showing a child shooting a man whom the extremist group claimed was an Israeli spy is the latest example of how the militants exploit children in their propaganda. As ISIS encourages foreign fighters to bring…

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Seven US Marines and four aircrew were missing Wednesday after an army helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Florida, the military said. The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was reported missing…

NEW YORK (AP) — The son of the president of Suriname received leniency Tuesday from a judge who ordered him to serve over 16 years in prison, about half of the 30-to-life term the US Government sought after he admitted that he offered a…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Two helicopters collided in mid-air Monday in northern Argentina, killing 10 people including cast members filming a French reality show, officials said. "There are several French nationals among the…