International

Yaounde, Cameroon (AP) -- Cameroonian officials say Boko Haram fighters who attacked a town in the far north killing nearly 100 people have retreated to Nigeria. Government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary said Friday that Cameroonian…

Washington, USA -- On January 30, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2014 Article IV consultation with Costa Rica. Costa Rica bounced back quickly from the 2008–09 global crisis, but growth momentum…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Pope Francis will bring his message of peace and compassion to politically gridlocked Washington in September when he becomes the first pontiff to address the US Congress, lawmakers said Thursday.…

New York, USA -- The Dominican Republic has redeemed $4 billion in outstanding debt accumulated with Venezuela's state-owned company (PDVSA) under the PetroCaribe agreement from 2005-2014. The Dominican Republic government used $1.9…

Panama City, Panama -- Regional energy company InterEnergy Holdings recently completed the installation of several of its turbines in a 215MW wind farm in Panama. The first power came on-stream on January 27 with two of the turbines…

Amman, Jordan (AFP) -- The burning alive of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State group has shocked and angered Jordanians, uniting them behind their government's vow to intensify its military action against the jihadists. Jordan is one…

Taipei, Taiwan (AP) -- A Taiwanese flight carrying 58 people banked sharply onto its side, clipped a highway bridge and careened into a shallow river Wednesday shortly after taking off from Taipei, killing at least 23 people and leaving 20…

Pittsburgh (AP) -- An Ohio man who sold fake urine and other products meant to help people pass workplace drug tests has pleaded guilty before a federal judge in Pennsylvania. David Neal, 61 of Middletown, Ohio, pleaded guilty Monday to…

Atlanta (AP) -- An attorney representing Bobby Brown says the entertainer's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, isn't and never has been married. Brown's attorney Christopher Brown released a statement Tuesday disputing reports that Bobbi…

Jakarta, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesian divers have discovered six more bodies from the wreckage of the crashed AirAsia plane, bringing to 90 the total number bodies retrieved from the jetliner. AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea…

Abuja, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria on Monday said it had retaken Gamboru and four other towns held by Boko Haram following a joint weekend offensive by its military, civilian vigilantes and forces from Chad and Cameroon. "Our troops are in…

Miami, USA -- Four more Florida hospitals last month joined two Miami area hospitals in filing complaints in US federal court over millions of dollars in unpaid medical bills against the Cayman Islands National Insurance Company (CINICO), a…

Kano, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's military on Sunday repelled a Boko Haram assault on the key city of Maiduguri as violence raged across the country's northeast just two weeks before national elections. The hours-long attack on the…

Cairo, Egypt (AFP) -- An Egyptian policeman was arrested Sunday for having shot dead an Islamist detained in a Cairo hospital with injuries from his arrest, the interior ministry said. The ministry, on its Facebook page, said the victim…

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Africa loses at least $50 billion (44 billion euros) a year to illicit practices like tax fraud, corruption and organised crime, a worrying situation that is hurting the continent's economies, a UN-mandated…