International

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…

Atlanta, USA -- The Bahamas is seeking to forge a greater alliance with the Atlanta gospel community, one that is considered a leader in the North American region. With major music award events, singers and studios, as well as being home to…

London, England -- The Skin by HAMAFilms will make history this week by becoming the first feature film from Antigua and Barbuda to be screened in the United Kingdom, when it premieres on Thursday. Filmed on location in Antigua and…

SYDNEY (AP) — Five people escaped from a Sydney cafe where a gunman took an unknown number of hostages during Monday morning rush hour. Two people inside the cafe earlier held up a flag with an Islamic declaration of faith that has often…

Jakarta (CNN) -- The death toll from a landslide that struck a village in central Java Friday, burying dozens of homes, has risen to 39, Indonesian authorities say. Days of heavy rains triggered a rush of mud, rocks and trees from the…

Harare, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has sworn in two new vice-presidents. Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa, was appointed Friday as the senior of the two during a televised ceremony. They replace Joice Mujuru,…

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…