International

(CNN) -- First, a 20-year-old Israeli was stabbed Monday at a bus stop in Tel Aviv. Then, three Israelis were stabbed at a hitchhiking post near the entrance to a settlement in the West Bank, police said. One of the three, a 24-year-old…

New York (AP) -- The number of potential successors for the top spot at PepsiCo is thinning as yet another highly regarded executive announced his departure. Zein Abdalla, named president of the company just over two years ago, will retire…

Johannesburg (Reuters) -- Oscar Pistorius' lawyers have formally opposed an appeal by the state against the South African athlete's culpable homicide verdict and five-year jail sentence handed down last month, prosecutors said on Friday.…

Kano, Nigeria (AFP) -- A bomb concealed in a black plastic bag killed several people at a cash point in north Nigeria's Bauchi state on Friday near the scene of a recent bus station attack blamed on Boko Haram, witnesses said. Multiple…

London (CMC) -- The international human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has warned that the “appalling” ruling by the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court that could lead to the country’s withdrawal from the Inter American…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama is seeking more than US $6 billion in emergency funding to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and respond to cases in the United States, a White House official said…

San Francisco (AP) -- Microsoft is releasing new, beefed-up versions of its popular Office software apps for iPhones and iPads, part of the company's push to stay relevant to workers in an increasingly mobile world. It's also working on…

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (AP) -- Despite being charged with violating a new ordinance by feeding the homeless in South Florida, 90-year-old advocate Arnold Abbott said he's not deterred and even went back out for another feeding at a public…

Colon, Panama -- Passengers travelling aboard the Coral Princess on Tuesday were treated to a memorable sight for the Panama Canal’s 100th anniversary. They witnessed one of the huge new rolling gates, stacked on a barge, making its way…

Seoul, South Korea (AFP) -- Appliance and cellphone company, LG Electronics, said Wednesday it had signed a long-term cross-licence deal with Google as the South Korean firm tries to expand its smartphone business. The deal covers patents…

London (CMC) -- A 29-year-old Bermudian man has been jailed for 16 years by a London court after being convicted of raping and brutally assaulting a woman over a three-day period earlier this year. Andrew Williams, said to be a "dangerous…

Ottawa, Canada (CMC) -- Canada’s Scotiabank has announced plans to shut or shrink 120 branches, largely in Mexico and the Caribbean, in a bid to save CAN$120 million (One Canadian dollar =US$0.87 cents) annually. The bank said it would…

Johannesburg, (AFP) -- South African prosecutors described the five-year sentence handed to Paralympian Oscar Pistorius for killing his girlfriend as "shockingly light and inappropriate" in appeal papers filed Tuesday. "The sentence of…

Monterrey, Mexico (AFP) -- Gunmen killed a Mexican general sent by the government to tame violence in a northern state plagued by drug cartel crimes along the US border, authorities said Monday. General Ricardo Cesar Nino Villarreal and…

Atlanta (AP) -- More than 18.6 million Americans in 32 states already have cast ballots in the nation's midterm elections, a significant increase over the 2010 early voting, according to data from state elections officials. At least 11…