International

Milan (AP) -- The French fashion conglomerate Kering has announced that Gucci creative director Frida Giannini will step down after 12 years at the fashion label. Kering said in a statement Friday that Giannini will leave her position…

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The world's oceans are laden with nearly 269,000 tons of plastic pollution, international researchers said on Wednesday after a six-year study of conditions across the globe. The findings in the journal PLOS…

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide bomber targeted a vehicle carrying Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Kabul on Thursday morning. The ensuing blast killed five and wounded 12 others, the defense ministry said. The Taliban claimed…

Brooklyn Park, Maryland (AP) -- Police in Maryland have arrested a woman they say put bug spray on her husband's heart pills after an argument. Anne Arundel County Police say the man and his wife argued Monday evening, and he went to a…

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) -- An excommunicated Brazilian priest was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of child abuse going back decades, police told AFP. The Catholic Church expelled Joao Marcos Porto Maciel, 74, in Cacapava do Sul in…

Miami (CMC) -- The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) on Tuesday announced a wide-ranging agreement with Scotiabank covering several international tournaments. The multi-year agreement…

London, England -- The political leaders and representatives of the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories met as the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London on 2 and 3 December. The newly…

St Louis (AP) -- A federal autopsy in the Ferguson police shooting reached similar conclusions to those performed by local officials and a private examiner hired by 18-year-old Michael Brown's family, documents show. The Armed Forces…

Washington, United States (AP) -- American embassies, military units and other US interests are preparing for possible security threats related to the release of a report on the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques at secret overseas…

PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) — A South African judge on Tuesday delayed a ruling on whether to allow the prosecution to appeal against Oscar Pistorius's five-year prison sentence for killing his girlfriend, saying she needed more time.…

United Nations (AP) -- Sierra Leone said Friday that between 80 and 100 new cases of Ebola are being reported every day and the country now hardest-hit by the deadly virus desperately needs over 1,000 beds to treat victims. Sierra Leone's…

New York, United States (AFP) -- Crowds of jubilant royal watchers cheered as Britain's Prince William and his pregnant wife Kate arrived in New York on Sunday, kicking off a three-day trip to the East Coast. The Duke and Duchess of…

London, England -- In addition to hosting the headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat and having Queen Elizabeth II as the organisation’s head, the British government, in defiance of long standing conventions, is alleged to be using…

Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP) -- One year after the death of former president and Nobel peace laureate Nelson Mandela, South Africans are remembering his life through prayer, walks -- and cricket. Official commemorations on the…

(CNN) -- Yet another woman has come forward accusing comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault. Judy Huth filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming sexual battery and infliction of emotional distress during an incident at the…