Category Archives: World

BEIRUT - A Syrian official blasted Turkey Saturday saying it is to blame for the death of its soldiers because it sent them to Syria, as the Syrian army said troops have captured a neighbourhood in th...

BERLIN - Pilots at Lufthansa are staging a fourth consecutive day of strikes against the German airline on Saturday, with chances of an immediate resolution to the pay dispute looking slim after their...

While the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro prompted cheers from the country’s exiles in Miami, the 90-year-old revolutionary leader’s passing produced expressions of respect in other par...

HAVANA - The Latest on the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro (all times local): 6:40 a.m. The Cuban government has declared nine days of national mourning for the death of Fidel Castro, ending when h...

MIAMI - Wearing his “Bay of Pigs Veteran” shirt, 80-year-old Rafael Torre stood amid hundreds of Cuban-Americans celebrating the death of Fidel Castro and marveled that he remained in powe...

MIAMI - Celebration turned to sombre reflection and church services Sunday as Cuban-Americans in Miami largely stayed off the streets following a raucous daylong party in which thousands marked the de...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday condemned a growing push to force recounts in three states pivotal to his Nov. 8 victory, confronting the Green Party-backed effort for...

Cuban leader Fidel Castro would always laugh off speculation about his health. With an athletic build, and physical stamina that lasted deep into his 70s, it seemed he would continue to rule for many ...

HAVANA - Fidel Castro’s revolution was slowly dying - or so it seemed. Communism had collapsed in Europe, and Cuba’s Soviet lifeline was severed. Food was in short supply. Power outages si...

HAVANA - Fidel Castro’s rule of nearly five decades split many a Cuban family between exile and solidarity with the communist revolution - including his own. While brother Raul was his closest c...