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Published:Thursday | April 18, 2013 | 8:53 AM

Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, was arrested Wednesday at his home in Corinth, near the Tennessee state line booking officer, who declined to give his name, disclosed.

Published:Thursday | April 18, 2013 | 8:40 AM

The explosion in downtown West, a farming community about 20 miles north of Waco, shook the ground with the strength of a small earthquake and could be heard dozens of miles away.

Published:Thursday | April 18, 2013 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (CMC):New York police say a 22-year-old Trinidadian man was fatally shot on the steps of a Brooklyn apartment complex in the heart of the Caribbean community here.Police and eyewitnesses said the victim, known by the nickname 'UB', which stands...

Published:Thursday | April 18, 2013 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (CMC):A bipartisan group of United States senators on Tuesday passed a sweeping immigration bill that seeks to legalise the status of an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants, including Caribbean nationals, residing in the United States...

Published:Thursday | April 18, 2013 | 12:00 AM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC):Guyana yesterday pledged "strong political will" in dealing with drug trafficking and money laundering.

Published:Thursday | April 18, 2013 | 12:00 AM

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC):Health Minister Dr Clarice Modeste is concerned about people who are wilfully transmitting the HIV virus to others and believes that legislation should be enacted to deal with them once there is evidence that a person is being...

Published:Wednesday | April 17, 2013 | 2:07 PM

In a report posted on its website a short while ago, CNN said there is conflicting information as to whether someone has been arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings.

Published:Wednesday | April 17, 2013 | 1:23 PM

Law enforcement agencies had pleaded for the public to come forward with photos, videos or any information that might help them solve the twin bombings that killed three and wounded more than 170 .

Published:Wednesday | April 17, 2013 | 12:15 PM

The FBI said there is no indication of a connection between the letters and the bombing. The letters to Obama and Wicker were postmarked April 8, before the marathon.

Published:Wednesday | April 17, 2013 | 9:59 AM

In his funeral sermon the Right Reverend, Richard Chartres paid tribute to her forthright character, Methodist upbringing and the compassion she showed to others.

Published:Wednesday | April 17, 2013 | 12:00 AM

TEHRAN, (AP):A major earthquake flattened homes and offices on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border yesterday, rattling buildings as far away as New Delhi and Dubai and killing dozens of people, including 34 in one Pakistani town.s...

Published:Wednesday | April 17, 2013 | 12:00 AM

OKLAHOMALUTHER, (AP):The United States Geological Survey says several earthquakes have shaken central Oklahoma.USGS geophysicist Jana Pursley says the temblors began around 1:45 a.m.

Published:Tuesday | April 16, 2013 | 11:11 AM

In his second public statement in less than 24 hours since the explosions, the president said, "Clearly we are at the beginning of our investigation".

Published:Tuesday | April 16, 2013 | 9:33 AM

Iran's seismological center said the 7.5 magnitude earthquake was centered near Saravan, a sparsely populated area about 48 kilometers (26 miles) from the Pakistani border.

Published:Monday | April 15, 2013 | 4:37 PM

Police Commissioner Edward Davis says authorities aren't certain that the explosion that occurred more than an hour later at the JFK Library was related to the other blasts.

Published:Monday | April 15, 2013 | 4:19 PM

Bloody spectators were being carried to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners.

Published:Monday | April 15, 2013 | 2:35 PM

Competitors and race organisers were crying as they fled the chaos. Bloody spectators were being carried to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners.

Published:Monday | April 15, 2013 | 9:44 AM

Maduro's stunningly close victory followed an often ugly campaign in which he promised to carry on Chávez's self-styled socialist revolution.

Published:Monday | April 15, 2013 | 12:00 AM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP):Many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fast as a way to grow closer to God, but Utah medical researchers want to know whether the practice is also reducing their risk of diabetes and heart disease.Researchers...

Published:Monday | April 15, 2013 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):A bipartisan deal on immigration legislation would need tough enforcement and even stricter penalties for those who came to the United States illegally, a leading Republican at the centre of negotiations said Sunday.Senator Marco Rubio,...

Published:Monday | April 15, 2013 | 12:00 AM

BEIRUT, Syria (AP):Syrian government warplanes carried out airstrikes on a rebellious neighbourhood in the capital and a village in the country's northeast yesterday, killing at least 25 people, including a dozen children, activists said.With its ground...

Published:Sunday | April 14, 2013 | 12:20 PM

Despite North Korea's warnings that the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula is so high it cannot guarantee the safety of foreign residents, it literally trotted out athletes from around the world.

Published:Sunday | April 14, 2013 | 11:08 AM

Voters who kept Hugo Chavez in office for 14 years were deciding Sunday whether to elect the devoted lieutenant he chose to carry on the revolution

Published:Sunday | April 14, 2013 | 11:05 AM

Dr. Hilary Koprowski, a pioneering virologist who developed the first successful oral vaccination for polio, has died. He was 96.

Published:Sunday | April 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM

BEIJING (AP):The United States and China committed yesterday to a process aimed at ridding North Korea of its nuclear weapons, with the Obama administration gaining at least the rhetorical support of the only government that can exert significant influence over the reclusive North.

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