Antigua PM says migrant agreement with US still being worked out

ST. JOHN’S – The Antigua and Barbuda government is reiterating that funding and support arrangements must be put in place even as several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have agreed...

Three dead, 37 hurt in Russian strikes on northeastern Ukraine

Russian strikes on northeastern Ukraine overnight killed at least three people, injured 37 and left thousands without power...

Pope Leo to have surgery after lump found on lung

Pope Leo XIV has announced he will be operated on "in the coming days" after a nodule was...

Four deaths as Hurricane Isaias moves across south-east USA

Four people have died and hundreds of thousands are without power after Hurricane Isaias battered parts of the...

Firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says

The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad,...

Americans mark 25 years since September 11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection

Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, Americans paused on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes ​slammed...

Trump promises $5000 payment if Republicans win midterms

United States President Donald Trump says he would offer every adult American a $5 000 payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in...

Airlines slam UK aviation system after major outage

LONDON - Airlines intensified their criticism of Britain's aviation ‌systems on Wednesday after a major air traffic failure left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded, while...

Five killed in Miami plane crash were in two vehicles on ground, investigators say

The five people killed and five injured when an Amazon cargo plane crashed on landing at Miami International Airport were in two vehicles on...

Volcanic eruption leaves more than 150 000 stranded in Indonesia

More than 150 000 passengers have been left stranded after a volcanic eruption forced Indonesian authorities to temporarily suspend operations at eight airports. Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta...

UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa’s true size

The UN General Assembly has voted to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa. The "Correct the...