Americas
70 years on from his execution, black 14-year-old exonerated of murder
A teenager executed by electric chair in 1944 has been exonerated by a South Carolina judge, who described the boy’s conviction as a great injustice.
Colombian rebels declare historic unilateral cease-fire
Peace negotiators for Colombia’s largest rebel group announced an indefinite, unilateral ceasefire Wednesday, saying guerrillas will refrain from...
U.S. Iraq war veteran still at large ‘after shooting dead six family members’
A manhunt is under way for an Iraq war veteran suspected of killing six family members, including his ex-wife and 14-year-old niece, in a shooting spree...
Pope Francis offers U.S. help in closing Guantanamo
The Vatican on Monday offered to help the United States in its efforts to close Guantanamo prison, a goal fervently supported by Pope Francis. The offer...
Haiti opposition cautiously welcomes PM Lamothe’s resignation
Haiti’s emboldened opposition has welcomed the resignation of Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe (above, right), who faced repeated calls to go over...
Haiti PM resigns amid political discontent
Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced his resignation Sunday, following repeated calls for him to step down amid anti-government protests...
'Bipolar' American holds press conference in N.Korea, slams U.S. government
A Texan 29-year-old who was recently released from a psychiatric hospital has held a press conference in North Korea, thanking leader Kim Jong-Un for his...
Shutdown averted for now as Congress extends U.S. funding
The U.S. Congress passed a $1.1-trillion spending bill for fiscal year 2015 Saturday amid intense partisan wrangling, sending the measure to President...
U.S. Congress passes $584 billion defence bill, expands campaign against IS
The U.S. Congress on Friday sent President Barack Obama a massive U.S. defence policy bill that endorses his stepped-up military campaign of air strikes...
Undercover cop pulls a gun on crowd protesting against police brutality
Senior policemen have defended an undercover officer who pulled a gun on protesters during a march against police brutality.
Mexican hitman who ‘killed 900’ lifts lid on police corruption and violence
A Mexican hitman, who claims to have killed 900 people, has revealed how police and the military are often involved in the planning and execution of his...
Brazilian man murdered 40 people ‘just for the fun it’, say police
A man who could be one of Brazil’s most prolific serial killers has confessed to murdering more than 40 people.
Democrats revolt as U.S House passes $1.1 trillion budget bill
Facing intense pressure to avoid a government shutdown, the US House of Representatives passed a $1.1 trillion federal spending bill, sending it to the...
Strongest storm in years batters California
A Pacific storm pummeled drought-parched northern and central California on Thursday with heavy rain and high winds, knocking out power to tens of thousands...
Petition calls for Vancouver to cast out ‘selfish yuppies’
A petition in Vancouver is calling on the Mayor to kick “selfish yuppies” out of the city because they’re ruining it.
Unwarranted? Canada’s top court rules police can search cellphones in arrests
A divided Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that police can conduct a limited search of suspect’s cellphone without getting a search warrant, but...
Che’s son offers ‘Motorcycle Diaries’ Cuba tour
The youngest son of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara has opened an agency offering two-wheel tours of the Caribbean island nation on Harley-Davidsons, in...
Peru riled by Greenpeace stunt at Nazca lines
Environmental group Greenpeace apologized Wednesday after Peru accused it of damaging a millenia-old archaeological site when its activists displayed a...
'Insane' Florida mother who drove kids into ocean will 'have charges dropped'
Prosecutors plan to drop charges against a mother charged with trying to kill her three children by driving them into the ocean, the woman’s lawyer...
'Insane' Florida mother who drove three kids into ocean will 'have charges dropped'
Prosecutors plan to drop charges against a mother charged with trying to kill her three children by driving them into the ocean, the woman’s lawyer...
Senate report accuses CIA of brutal ‘illegal’ interrogation methods
A Senate report concludes the Central Intelligence Agency’s programme for interrogating terror suspects was far more brutal than it admitted.
Rapper and TV star wife’s murder-suicide ‘witnessed’ by Floyd Mayweather
A rapper shot dead his TV star wife before turning the gun on himself at a Los Angeles apartment, police suspect.
U.S. prepares for CIA torture report release backlash
The White House and U.S. embassies around the world are preparing for a report from the Senate Intelligence Committee that will be the first public accounting...
Prince William meets Obama in the Oval Office as pregnant Kate tours NYC
President Barack Obama met with Britain’s Prince William at the White House on Monday as part of the prince’s short visit to the United States.
250 firefighters battle massive blaze in Los Angeles
Hundreds of firefighters are battling a massive fire that has lit up the skies of downtown Los Angeles.
NYC braced for more protests after West Coast clashes
A fifth day of nationwide protests against police violence is expected Monday after overnight clashes in two West Coast cities as New York’s police...
Family demands justice after Mexican student’s body identified
The family of the first victim identified among 43 missing Mexican students lamented the dashed dreams of the aspiring teacher, calling for justice in...
Remembering Pearl Harbor: Photos from the attack, 73 years ago today
December 7, 1941 began as a perfect Sunday morning for the troops serving the US fleet at Pearl Harbor. Under a early morning South Pacific sun, softball...
NY Mayor: Police killings show it’s time U.S. confronts racism
As protests continue to ripple across U.S. cities after a Staten Island grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer who killed Eric Garner,...
Uruguay accepts six Guantanamo prisoners for resettlement
Six prisoners held for 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Uruguay to be resettled as refugees, the U.S.
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