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Published:Tuesday | October 17, 2023 | 12:07 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP): Venezuela’s government and opposition will resume their dialogue, mediated by Norway, with talks scheduled for Tuesday in Barbados, Norway’s embassy in Mexico said Monday in a brief statement posted to the platform X. Mexico...

Published:Tuesday | October 17, 2023 | 12:07 AM

HELSINKI (AP) Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work to resolve international conflicts, died Monday. He was 86. The foundation he created for...

Published:Tuesday | October 17, 2023 | 12:06 AM

CHICAGO (AP): An Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing a six-year-old Muslim boy and seriously wounding his mother was charged with a hate crime after police and relatives said he singled out the victims because of their faith and as a...

Published:Monday | October 16, 2023 | 12:06 AM

November 1 marks the beginning of the eighth CARICOM Energy Month 2023 (CEM 2023), which aims to showcase and celebrate the sustainable energy achievements of the Caribbean region. To mark the month, a series of activities is being staged by The...

Published:Monday | October 16, 2023 | 12:05 AM

Castries (CMC): Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre said he expects this week’s Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-Canada summit to further enhance the region’s efforts to get the international community to honour their commitments to assist small island...

Published:Monday | October 16, 2023 | 12:05 AM

Rochester, (AP) Nikki Haley vowed to stand with Israel “every step of the way”. She promised to “decimate” the Iranian economy. And she called for continued funding for Ukraine as it fights to repel the Russian invasion. “It’s a dangerous world...

Published:Monday | October 16, 2023 | 12:05 AM

Rome (AP) The mayor of Venice ordered an immediate stop to electric buses operated by La Linea company after a bus crashed in the Italian city, injuring 15 people. This is the company’s second accident following the fiery October 3 collision that...

Published:Monday | October 16, 2023 | 12:05 AM

When Hamas unleashed its attack on thousands of Jews attending a music festival in southern Israel earlier this month, an Israeli Arab paramedic insisted on staying at the scene to try to save lives. In the end, he gave his own. Awad Darawshe was...

Published:Sunday | October 15, 2023 | 7:30 PM

CHICAGO (AP) — A 71-year-old Illinois man accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounding a 32-year-old woman was charged with a hate crime Sunday. Police allege he singled out the victims because of their Islamic faith...

Published:Sunday | October 15, 2023 | 1:16 PM

ROME (AP) — Italy's top criminal court has confirmed the extradition of an Italian priest sought by Argentina on charges of murder and torture during its last military dictatorship, rejecting the priest's appeal, a lawyer said Sunday...

Published:Sunday | October 15, 2023 | 10:16 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same province. The United States...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 7:26 PM

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a bid by immigration advocates to prohibit United States officials from turning away asylum-seekers at border crossings with Mexico if they don't have appointments on a mobile phone app....

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 5:42 PM

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A boat capsized in Congo's northwest killing at least 27 people, and more than 70 others were missing, a senior government official said Saturday as rescuers searched frantically for survivors. The locally made boat...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 1:47 PM

Tens of millions in the Americas got front-row seats for a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun.  What's called an annular solar eclipse briefly dimmed the skies over sections of the western United States and Central and...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 10:16 AM

ARRAS, France (AP) — France will mobilise up to 7,000 soldiers to increase security around the country after a teacher was fatally stabbed and three other people wounded in a school attack by a former student suspected of Islamic...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 12:08 AM

AP A prolific Colombian serial killer who confessed to murdering more than 190 children during the 1990s died Thursday in a hospital, prison authorities said. He was 66. Luis Alfredo Garavito, nicknamed ‘The Beast’, confessed to having murdered...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 12:07 AM

TECOLUCA, El Salvador (AP): With tattoo-covered faces, and wearing white shirts and shorts, gang members captured during El Salvador’s state of exception are gradually filling the country’s new mega prison. Unveiled earlier this year, the prison 45...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 12:07 AM

PANAMA CITY (AP): A Copa airline flight bound for Tampa, Florida, returned to Panama City’s international airport Friday following a bomb threat, the country’s civil aviation authority said. The Boeing 737-800 landed at Tocumen International...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 12:07 AM

GEORGETOWN (CMC): Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo says that any attempt between public officials and contractors to engage in corrupt practices should be reported to the highest offices in government. Speaking on Thursday as over 7, 000 government...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 12:07 AM

NASSAU (CMC): Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell says he believes that police officers from Kenya will still be heading to Haiti despite the recent decision made by the court to prevent their deployment. In July, Kenya pledged to send 1,000...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 12:06 AM

Goma (AP): Congo’s president said he will gradually ease the state of military rule in the conflict-riddled east and lift some restrictions imposed more than two years ago. Speaking to the nation Thursday, President Felix Tshisekedi said there...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 12:06 AM

Beijing (AP): A 50-year-old Israeli man who works at the Israeli Embassy in Beijing was stabbed on Friday in front of a supermarket, Chinese police and the Israeli government said. Beijing police said they had arrested a suspect, a 53-year-old...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 12:06 AM

Tijuana (AP): It’s Sunday night and Crystal P. Lira is not answering her messages. Inside the headquarters of Colectiva Bloodys y Projects, an organisation that has supported reproductive rights near the US-Mexico border since 2016, her only...

Published:Saturday | October 14, 2023 | 12:06 AM

Tallinn, Estonia (AP): Russian authorities on Friday detained three lawyers representing imprisoned Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny after searching their homes, his allies said, a step that comes amid increasing pressure on the Kremlin’s critics....

Published:Friday | October 13, 2023 | 8:29 AM

A prolific Colombian serial killer who confessed to murdering more than 190 children during the 1990s died Thursday in a hospital, prison authorities said. He was 66. Luis Alfredo Garavito, nicknamed “The Beast,” confessed to having...

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