February 28, 2015 - Page 13

WESTERN leaders have called on the Russian authorities to get to the truth behind the killing of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov. The US president urged a “transparent investigation”. The German chancellor said

A DRESS “resembling” the $150,000 (£97,000) outfit worn by actress Lupita Nyong’o at this year’s Oscars that was stolen this week has been recovered, Los Angeles police have said. It was found

LESOTHO is voting in snap elections aimed at resolving tensions among the nation’s warring political factions. About 1.2 million people are registered to vote in the poll. Last year, Prime Minister Thomas

THE slowdown in the US economy at the end of last year was more pronounced than previously thought, official figures have shown. The world’s largest economy grew at an annual pace of

SIX suspects linked to terrorist activity referred to Syria and Iraq as “the beach,” and used other coded language on social media to avoid detection in the United States, authorities say. The

MEXICAN police have captured the country’s most wanted drug lord, Servando “La Tuta” Gomez. Mr Gomez, leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel, was arrested in Morelia in Michoacan state without a

THE former head of Colombia’s secret police, Maria del Pilar Hurtado, has been found guilty of spying on politicians, judges and journalists. The Supreme Court said Hurtado’s sentence would be announced in

THE US Homeland Security Department has avoided a partial shutdown as Congress passed a one-week funding extension, hours before a midnight deadline. The House of Representatives voted 357-60 in favour of the

RUSSIA has become a danger to Britain and the country must be prepared to take steps to defend itself and its allies, the former head of MI6 says. Sir John Sawers, who

INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has promised increased growth and social security spending in its first full budget. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said India “is about to take off” and it