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Johannesburg - Cuban President Raul Castro on Thursday kicked off a state visit to oil-rich Angola, a longtime ally of the Communist island, where he was due to hold talks with President Jose Eduardo dos Santos.
Angola's state press agency Angop reported that Castro, 77, who replaced his ailing brother Fidel Castro as president last...
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Amman - Two Argentine women were on Tuesday each sentenced to seven and a half years in jail by Jordan's State Security Court after they were found guilty of attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country, the daily al-Dustour reported Wednesday.
The women, whose identities were withheld, were also fined 5,000 Jordanian dinars (7,062...
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Castries, Saint Lucia Holidaying in the Caribbean this winter season has never been so cheap, said Hugh Riley, General Secretary of the Caribbean Tourism Organization.
Riley said internet bookings have proved some of the biggest bargains for holidaymakers.
It is also worth enquiring at hotels and airlines whether they are offering...
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The 11th stage of the Dakar Rally from the Chilean town of Copiapo to Fiambala in Argentina Wednesday has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions.
The competitors will now drive the 680-kilometre-long route that reaches an altitude of 4,700 metres but will not race their vehicles.
Tuesday's 10th stage, which was won by race...
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A strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale, rocked Costa Rica killing at least 32 people and wounding more than 90 others, Red Cross officials said Friday.
Some of these deaths have not yet been confirmed because of the organization's inability to access certain areas, said Carlos Gutierrez, a Red Cross...
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At least five people, among them three children, were killed after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter Scale shook Costa Rica, local media reported Friday.
More than 300 people were injured and scores remained missing after the quake, which took place on Thursday at 1.21 pm (1921 GMT) with an epicentre about 35...
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Two municipal police officers were shot dead Tuesday while patrolling the northwestern Mexican city of Tijuana, officials said.
The officers were killed at the Paseo de los Heroes, a high- security venue because of its proximity to the public prosecutor's office.
On Monday, officials paid tribute to another municipal police...
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Canadian liberal opposition leader Stephane Dione said late Monday he is ready to resign as soon as a successor is found, as his party accused him of having failed to successfully counter the ruling Conservative Party.
Dion failed to prevent Prime Minister Stephen Harper from forcing Canada's parliament into a seven-week recess to...
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Voters in Canada's French-speaking province of Quebec elected a federalist provincial government Monday, handing the Liberal Party of Quebec a slim majority.
Premier Jean Charest's Liberals, who are not connected to the federal Liberal Party, won 66 seats in the 125-seat provincial legislature, with 42 per cent of the popular...
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday named lawyer Fernando Francisco Gomez Mont as his new interior minister to succeed Juan Camilo Mourino, killed in a plane crash six days earlier.
Gomez Mont, like Calderon, belongs to the National Action Party, in which he has served in a number of posts.
Under the Mexican constitution,...
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Today is Thursday, June 5
the 157th day of 2008 with 209 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and...
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 A culinary journey through Crete
Almost as soon as you set foot on the southern Mediterranean island of Crete the poignant smell of oregano, wild flowers and wild teas tickles your senses while the...
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