International

Harare, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe's festive season is marked by continued political infighting and financial austerity, as the president fired two more cabinet ministers and the country's civil servants learned they will not get annual…

New York (AP) -- The gunman who fatally ambushed two New York City police officers in their squad car had a long criminal record, a hatred for police and the government and an apparent history of mental instability that included an attempt…

New York, USA -- On Friday, Standard & Poor's (S&P) Ratings Services lowered its long-term sovereign credit ratings on Barbados to 'B' from 'BB-'. The outlook is negative. The country’s 'B' short-term sovereign credit rating was…

Montreal (AP) -- A Canadian woman who caused a fatal traffic accident after stopping her car to help ducks on a busy highway has been sentenced to 90 days in prison. Emma Czornobaj was convicted by a jury on two counts of criminal…

Washington (AP) -- A lack of unanimity in both political parties toward President Barack Obama's sudden move to re-establish ties with Cuba complicates any congressional effort to scuttle the most significant change in US policy toward the…

Freetown, Sierra Leone (AP) -- One of Sierra Leone's most senior physicians died Thursday from Ebola, the 11th doctor in the country to succumb to the disease, a health official said. In neighbouring Guinea, a fire destroyed medicine…

New York, USA -- Elite Traveler Magazine has just reported the top ten destinations to enjoy the benefits of private jet charter flights during last year's peak winter season, which resulted in revenues of $867 million from 12,566 flights.…

Rome, Italy (AFP) -- Pope Francis marked his 78th birthday by ordering the distribution of hundreds of sleeping bags to homeless people in Rome, Vatican officials said Thursday. Konrad Krajewski, the archbishop in charge of the pope's…

Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) -- Students grieving for their classmates massacred by the Pakistani Taliban Thursday vowed to defy the militants and return to school as soon as possible. A team of gunmen stormed the Army Public School in…

Washington, USA -- In what has been described as a “stunning” development, US President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that the United States will restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba and open an embassy in Havana for the first…

Stockport, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The Church of England on Wednesday named vicar Libby Lane as its first woman bishop, following a historic change in its rules. Lane was named as the next bishop of Stockport, in a dramatic new step for…

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) -- US prosecutors said Tuesday they will not charge veteran comedian Bill Cosby over allegations that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl at the Playboy Mansion in 1974. About 20 women have accused the…

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) -- An American Airlines flight from Seoul to Dallas was forced to make an emergency landing in Tokyo early Wednesday after a dozen people were injured during turbulence, a report said. Flight AA280, carrying 240…

Paramaribo, Suriname -- The Organization of American States (OAS) on Tuesday concluded a two-day mission in Suriname for preparatory meetings geared towards information gathering to assist in the development of a National Cyber Security…

Lpeshawar, Pakistan (AFP) -- A bloody Taliban raid on an army-run school in northwest Pakistan has ended, police said Tuesday, with all six attackers dead. The assault on the school in the city of Peshawar killed at least 130 people, most…