Italy PM Renzi says he will resign following referendum defeat
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has said he would resign following a stinging defeat in a referendum over his proposals for constitutional reform. “The experience of my government ends here,”…
Demonstrators march in Brazil to support corruption crackdown
Demonstrators have protested across Brazil to denounce corruption and a congressional vote perceived as an effort to intimidate judges and prosecutors leading graft probes. Dressed mostly in the national colors…
Death toll in California loft fire rises to 30
The death toll in a fire that devastated a California loft building during a weekend dance party has climbed to 30 people and will likely rise further as recovery teams…
Floods kill at least 13 people in central Vietnam
Floods brought by torrential rain since late November have killed at least 13 people in central Vietnam while more heavy rain is expected in coming days, the government and state…
Fidel Castro laid to rest in Cuba, ending nine days of mourning
SANTIAGO, Cuba – Fidel Castro’s ashes have been laid to rest, capping nine days of official mourning when hundreds of thousands of Cubans said farewell with a combination of tears,…
Philippines vice president quits cabinet, citing plot to ‘steal’ job
Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo announced on Sunday she would resign from her cabinet post, citing “major differences” with President Rodrigo Duterte and suspicions that a plot was underway to…
Politician, two journalists dead in Finnish town shooting
HELSINKI – Three women including a local politician and two journalists were shot dead with a rifle in front of a restaurant in the small Finnish town of Imatra around…
Castro to be laid to rest next to Cuban independence hero Marti
Fidel Castro will be laid to rest alongside the mausoleum of Cuban independence hero Jose Marti, ensuring that the polarizing nature of Castro’s life will continue in death. Castro and…
Grieving Brazilian town receives bodies of soccer plane
Brazil’s president has bestowed honours on the victims of an air crash as Air Force troops unloaded 50 coffins flown in overnight from Colombia, site of the disaster this week…
Joy, disbelief greet President Jammeh’s defeat in Gambia vote
Gambians have reacted with joy and stunned disbelief to the defeat of President Yahya Jammeh, one day after he conceded that he lost an election set to end his 22…
