the new

North Korean ship was carrying sugar donation, Cuba told Panama

20.07.2013 14:43
- When a North Korean ship carrying Cuban arms was seized last week in Panama on suspicion of smuggling drugs, Cuba first said it was loaded with sugar for the people of North Korea, according to a Panamanian official familiar with the matter. Cuban officials were quick to request the ship be...

George Zimmerman Can't Get Gun Back, But Can Buy New One

20.07.2013 14:30
George Zimmerman can't get back the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin, but nothing is keeping him from purchasing another gun if he wants, Florida police said today. Federal and local authorities said plans to return Zimmerman's Kel Tec 9 pistol were put on hold after the Department of Justice...

U.S. Hunts Devious Al Qaeda Bomb Maker's Proteges

20.07.2013 14:26
Al Qaeda's most diabolical bomb maker, who has targeted the American homeland at least four times, has trained other terrorists who are now being hunted down, the top U.S. aviation security official said today. Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole told ABC News during a discussion at...

Nelson Mandela spends 95th birthday in hospital

19.07.2013 13:34
Nelson Mandela is spending his 95th birthday in hospital in Pretoria, as events take place around the world and in South Africa in his honour. The former president and anti-apartheid leader has been critically ill with a recurring lung infection since 8 June. South African President Jacob Zuma,...

Argentina politicians 'spied on'

19.07.2013 13:23
Argentina's foreign minister has given prosecutors a list of more than 100 politicians and officials he claims have been victims of espionage. Hector Timerman said a high-ranking official had given him the list at Friday's meeting of the Mercosur regional group in Uruguay. He said the document...

Colombia President Santos meets surrendered ELN rebels

19.07.2013 13:21
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos has met 30 rebels of the ELN, the country's second largest armed group, who laid down their arms. Mr Santos called the development "a great step towards peace". The ELN, or National Liberation Army, is not part of the peace talks with Colombia's largest...

Hundreds of dead stingrays found on Mexico beach

19.07.2013 13:20
Hundreds of dead stingrays have been found on a beach in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz. The stingrays - more than 250 in total - were spotted on Chachalacas beach near the town of Ursulo Galvan on Tuesday. Some locals reported seeing fishermen dumping the rays on the beach. Veracruz's...

Panama charges North Korea weapons ship's crew

19.07.2013 13:16
Panama has charged the crew of a North Korean ship detained in Panama after it was found to be carrying weapons. Prosecutor Javier Caraballo accused the 35 crew members of endangering public security by illegally transporting war material. The charges came just hours after North Korea urged Panama...

Ex-CIA Milan chief held in Panama over cleric abduction

19.07.2013 13:12
A former CIA station chief convicted by an Italian court of kidnapping a terror suspect has been detained in Panama, Italian officials say. Robert Seldon Lady was sentenced to nine years in jail for his involvement in the abduction of the man, an Egyptian cleric, in Milan in 2003. The cleric,...

Detroit becomes largest US city to file for bankruptcy

19.07.2013 13:02
Detroit has become the largest US city ever to file for bankruptcy, with debts of at least $18bn (£12bn). The city, once a symbol of US industrial power, is seeking protection from creditors who include public-sector workers and their pension funds. Unions described the bankruptcy filing as a...
<< 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 >>