International

Bad weather closes France's port of Calais

Storms packing wind gusts of up to 160 kilometres (100 miles) per hour on Saturday…

Court orders arrest of Pakistani cleric backing massacre of school kids

A Pakistani court has issued an arrest warrant for a hardline Islamic cleric who suggested…

North Korea calls Obama 'monkey in a tropical forest'

*Sony Pictures new film takes a new turn *North Korea resorts to invectives against US…

News Insight: US weighs benefits of $1 trillion Taliban war

After 13 years, the United States is winding down its war in Afghanistan, plagued by…

Argentine President hospitalised over sprained ankle

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was hospitalized Friday after spraining her ankle, local media reported, the…

Christmas baby born on US subway

A woman in Philadelphia got an unexpected holiday surprise on the subway when she went…

Ivory Coast's former 'Iron Lady' docked for war crimes

Ivory Coast's former first lady Simone Gbagbo went on trial Friday for "attempting to undermine…

Amidst emotions, Asia remembers Tsunami disaster

by Nurdin Hasan/ BANDA ACEH Prayer recitals and solemn visits to mass graves marked the…

Evans Paul named as Haiti new PM

Haitian President Michel Martelly on Thursday named veteran politician Evans Paul prime minister to lead…

Sudan expels 2 senior UN officials

Sudan has ordered two senior United Nations officials to leave, a UN spokesman said Thursday,…