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BOGOTA (AP): A bomb exploded at a police station in southern Colombia, killing the wife and son of a police officer and injuring at least six other people, the authorities said Saturday.The blast on Friday night...

US President Barack Obama has signed into law a major defence bill, which includes tough new sanctions against Iran.

SAO PAULO (AP):A newspaper says that despite the economic advances achieved by Brazil over the past few years, children from low-income families are still forced to work in Latin America's biggest country.

HAVANA (AP):Cuba appeared to be making quick progress in meeting a pledge to free 2,900 pardoned prisoners, most of them convicted of minor crimes, even as a top human rights official on the island criticised the year-end amnesty as a "media show".

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP):Six members of a Texas family apparently opened Christmas presents just before a relative dressed as Santa Claus showed up, opened fire and killed them before killing himself, police said yesterday.Grapevine police spokesman...

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's next leader burnished his diplomatic skills Monday, welcoming a private South Korean mourning delegation as state media revealed a new title that gives Kim Jong Un authority over political matters.

SAN DIEGO (AP):A federal judge has fined the owner of a popular San Diego restaurant and bakery nearly $400,000 for employing illegal immigrants.Michel Malecot of The French Gourmet was spared prison time...

CALIFORNIA (AP):Nurses in California went on strike yesterday, some for the second time in three months, in the latest dispute between nurses and hospital management over health-care costs, staffing levels and sick leave.The California Nurses...

The authorities in the southern Philippines are struggling to deal with the aftermath of devastating floods brought by Typhoon Washi.

An agreement was signed on Monday by various stakeholders for the pro-vision of intervention programmes for boys at the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Centre in Kingston.The agreement was signed by the Ministry of National Security, United Nations...

Former Miss Venezuela Eva Ekvall, whose struggle with breast cancer was closely followed by Venezuelans, has died at age 28.

GEORETOWN, Guyana (AP): A presidential adviser for Guyana's ruling party says he will be charged with assault following an election day altercation at a polling station.