International

Paris (AP) -- Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing 12 people before escaping. It was France's deadliest terror attack in at least two decades. French President…

Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) -- Recovery teams have found the tail of the crashed AirAsia Flight 8501 in the Java Sea, the Indonesian search chief said Wednesday, the eleventh day of relief operations. "We have successfully obtained part of…

Geneva (AP) -- Sepp Blatter is facing a challenge from a 39-year-old Jordanian prince in his bid for a fifth term as president of soccer's scandal-tainted governing body. Declaring that "it is time for a change," FIFA Vice-president Prince…

Ankara, Turkey (AFP) -- The world is losing its ability to prevent conflicts and the lack of "effective leadership" has led to the worst displacement situation since World War II, the UN refugee chief warned Tuesday. Antonio Guterres, the…

Washington, USA -- Latin America and the Caribbean's economic growth might recover modestly to 2.2 percent in 2015, up from 1.3 percent in 2014, its lowest rate since last decade's global financial crisis. Despite the slowdown, the region…

London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Eight crew members onboard a cargo ship that sank off the coast of Scotland were presumed dead on Monday, two days after the vessel capsized in stormy weather. An extensive search effort involving aircraft…

Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia Monday ordered the suspension of aviation officials as it investigates the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501, also promising action against any domestic airlines violating their flying permits. The…

Washington (CMC) -- The United States Department of Treasury says it is following closely the activities of a former Iranian national, who now holds a St Kitts-Nevis passport and was “responsible for converting foreign currency into US bank…

Kalibo, Philippines (AP) -- An AirAsia Zest plane carrying 159 people overshot the runway and got stuck in a muddy field Tuesday at an international airport in the central Philippines after landing from Manila in windy weather, officials…

Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia (AP) -- Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 on Wednesday, and sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving relatives prayed for strength to endure their losses.…

Beijing (AP) -- Chinese access to Google Inc.'s email service has been blocked amid government efforts to limit or possibly ban access to the US company's services, which are popular among Chinese who seek to avoid government monitoring.…

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia beheaded Monday a man for stabbing to death a relative, the interior ministry said. Misfir bin Nasser bin Misfir Lesloom al-Yami was found guilty of killing Hamad bin Ali bin Hamad Lesloom al-Yami…

Washington (CMC) -- The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says 12 former Puerto Rico police officers have been jailed for running a criminal organization out of the Puerto Rico Police Department. The DOJ said the ex-officers used…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Former US President George HW Bush, 90, has been admitted to a Texas hospital suffering shortness of breath, a family spokesman said Tuesday. "President Bush was taken by ambulance to the Houston…

Washington (AFP) -- Before President Barack Obama announced last week that Washington and Havana would restore diplomatic ties, one US official had already been working on a special project — call it insemination diplomacy — to unite the…