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Published:Thursday | July 16, 2009 | 6:44 PM

Iranian officials are reporting that the crash of a Caspian Airlines flight yesterday was probably caused by technical problems.

Published:Thursday | July 16, 2009 | 2:20 PM

US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is undergoing a final day of questioning at her Senate confirmation hearing.

Published:Thursday | July 16, 2009 | 2:18 PM

A US judge has appointed an attorney to represent a Guyanese man accused of defrauding investors of millions of dollars in an alleged Ponzi scheme.

Published:Thursday | July 16, 2009 | 9:26 AM

Interim Honduran leader, Roberto Micheletti, says he is willing to step down, but only if ousted President, Manuel Zelaya, does not return to the country.

Published:Wednesday | July 15, 2009 | 6:44 PM

US President Barack Obama has welcomed the Senate health committee\'s vote to approve a healthcare reform bill.

Published:Wednesday | July 15, 2009 | 6:42 PM

Law enforcement officials in western Florida are now searching for a woman in connection with the murders of a couple known for developmentally disabled children.

Published:Wednesday | July 15, 2009 | 3:49 PM

A Jamaican drug dealer is appealing a deportation order on the basis that it infringes on her human rights because she is a lesbian, according to a report on www.telegraph.co.uk.

Published:Wednesday | July 15, 2009 | 3:46 PM

Dr. Conrad Murray, the Caribbean-born doctor believed to have been the last person to see Michael Jackson alive, could face a criminal investigation for manslaughter, according to a report on www.caribbeanworldmews.com.

Published:Wednesday | July 15, 2009 | 3:39 PM

More than 168 people have died after a Caspian Airlines plane crashed in the north of Iran.

Published:Wednesday | July 15, 2009 | 3:35 PM

The European Parliament has elected former Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek as the chamber\'s president.

Published:Tuesday | July 14, 2009 | 5:18 PM

The government in Venezuela and Guyana are reportedly close to agreeing the appointment of a new representative of the United Nations to restart negotiations over their border dispute.

Published:Tuesday | July 14, 2009 | 5:18 PM

The US carrier Southwest Airlines has inspected about 200 planes after a hole opened up in the passenger cabin during a flight, forcing an emergency landing.

Published:Tuesday | July 14, 2009 | 3:27 PM

Hannah Clark is no ordinary teenager and her normal life today could not have been possible without a unique, life-changing heart surgery, according to a report on CNN.com.

Published:Tuesday | July 14, 2009 | 3:26 PM

Renowned British conductor Sir Edward Thomas Downes, CBE, has died at the age of 85, after traveling to the assisted suicide clinic Dignitas with his wife, according to a report on news.bbc.co.uk.

Published:Tuesday | July 14, 2009 | 3:25 PM

More than 12, 000 United Kingdom (UK) postal workers are to strike on Friday in a row over jobs, pay and services, according to a report on news.bbc.co.uk. The announcement was made by the Communication Workers Union.

Published:Tuesday | July 14, 2009 | 1:00 PM

Canada has imposed visa requirements on travelers from Mexico and the Czech Republic.

Published:Tuesday | July 14, 2009 | 12:59 PM

Talks between the United States and Cuba on immigration issues are expected to resume today at the United Nations in New York.

Published:Monday | July 13, 2009 | 5:33 PM

A baby born prematurely to the first woman in Spain die from the Influenza A (H1N1) virus has also died after a medical error.

Published:Monday | July 13, 2009 | 5:26 PM

Confirmation hearings have begun in the US for Sonia Sotomayor, who could become the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court.

Published:Monday | July 13, 2009 | 4:05 PM

The US Senate has begun a hearing on whether to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as President Barack Obama\'s choice to serve on the Supreme Court.

Published:Monday | July 13, 2009 | 1:23 PM

US President Obama has ordered national security officials to probe allegations that the Bush administration resisted efforts to investigate a CIA-backed Afghan warlord over the 2001 killings of Taliban prisoners.

Published:Monday | July 13, 2009 | 1:21 PM

A conference aimed at drafting a new constitution for Zimbabwe was abandoned after fights broke out between rival delegations.

Published:Monday | July 13, 2009 | 1:10 PM

The speaker of Guyana\'s parliament, Ralph Ram Karran wants the Assembly of Caribbean Community Parliamentarians (ACCP) to be revived.

Published:Monday | July 13, 2009 | 10:42 AM

The ruling coalition of Japan\'s Prime Minister Taro Aso has been defeated in a Tokyo local election which is held as a key popularity test prior to general elections.

Published:Friday | July 10, 2009 | 5:55 PM

The US President, Barack Obama is now in Ghana.

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