Bin Jawwad (AP):Rebel forces bore down yesterday on Moammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold where a brigade headed by one of the Libyan leader's sons was digging in to defend the city and setting the stage ...
TEXAS, DALLAS (AP)A 13-year-old Dallas-area girl has received a 20-year sentence after pleading guilty to capital murder for her role in the shooting deaths of her relatives.The girl pleaded guilty yesterday in Dallas County juvenile court.
TOKYO (AP):THE AUTO industry disruptions triggered by Japan's earthquake and tsunami are about to get worse.In the weeks ahead, car buyers will have difficulty finding the model they want in certain colours, thousands of auto-plant workers will likely...
LATAKIA, Syria:SYRIA'S ARMY was out in force Sunday in a port city scarred by unrest aimed at symbols of the government, which is struggling to put down an unprecedented nationwide outbreak of protest and dissent.President Bashar Assad's regime has...
NATO has agreed to take control of the air campaign against ground targets in Libya, replacing the United States, France and Britain coalition which has been fighting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces
Tokyo (AP):Nearly two weeks of rolling blackouts, distribution problems and contamination fears prompted by a leaking, tsunami-damaged nuclear plant have left shelves stripped bare of some basic necessities in stores across Tokyo.
Washington (AP):Eager to reduce its front-line combat role in the air assault on Libya, the Obama administration pushed yesterday for allies who first advocated the campaign to come up with a workable...
Washington (AP):Eager to reduce its front-line combat role in the air assault on Libya, the Obama administration pushed yesterday for allies who first advocated the campaign to come up with a workable...
Tokyo (AP):Nearly two weeks of rolling blackouts, distribution problems and contamination fears prompted by a leaking, tsunami-damaged nuclear plant have left shelves stripped bare of some basic necessities in stores across Tokyo.
A group of US senators has asked smart phone firms to stop distributing applications that enable drivers who have been drinking to avoid police checkpoints.
A Tel Aviv district court has sentenced former Israeli President Moshe Katsav to seven years in prison on multiple charges of rape and sexual harassment.
The lesson that Jamaica can draw from the 8.9-magnitude Tohoku Earthquake in Japan on March 11, is that careful planning and application of resources can save lives, said Chris Hind, general manager of NEM Insurance Company.On the Richter scale...
Bu Mariem (AP):An American fighter jet crashed in Libya's rebel-held east, both crew ejecting safely as the aircraft spun from the sky during the third night of the United States (US) and European air campaign....
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (AP):At least 19 people were killed when a cargo plane crashed into a densely populated Republic of Congo neighbourhood on Monday, the country's civil aviation director said.Michel...
Fukushima, Japan (AP):Workers at a leaking nuclear plant hooked up power lines to all six of the crippled complex's reactor units yesterday, but other repercussions from the massive earthquake and tsunami...
Free Hill, St Mary:The day was marred with sadness for family and friends of 32-year-old Gary Stephens who hanged himself on an orange tree at the front of his house in Free Hill, St Mary on the morning of March 14.Stephens' body was discovered by his...
