LATAKIA (AP): Ibrahim Zakaria lost track of time drifting into and out of consciousness while trapped for nearly five days in the rubble of his home following the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria this week. The 23-year-old cellphone...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC): A 23-year-old labourer has become the first person in St Vincent and the Grenadines to be successfully prosecuted under the country’s cybercrime law which was passed amid controversy in 2016. On Tuesday, at the...
ISTANBUL (AP): Turkey has for years tempted fate by not enforcing modern construction codes while allowing – and in some cases, encouraging – a real estate boom in earthquake-prone areas, experts say. The lax enforcement, which experts in geology...
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): The UN’s human rights chief on Friday urged the international community to consider deploying a specialised armed force to Haiti, warning that violent gangs are creating a “living nightmare” for thousands of people. The appeal...
SAN JUAN (AP): A former Miss Universe Cayman Islands has been found guilty of damaging two cars and assaulting three people, including a police officer. Tiffany Conolly had pleaded self-defence in the October 2019 incident in which authorities said...
PORT OF SPAIN (CMC): Former deputy chief state solicitor general, Neil Byam, collapsed and died on Friday while addressing the Court of Appeal. “We can confirm that there was a medical incident involving an attorney in court today,” the judiciary...
LONDON (AP) — The small notice pinned to a wall at Union Chapel in north London is a sign of despair for charity workers dealing with the fallout from Britain's cost-of-living crisis. The showers, it says, are reserved for the...
ISKENDERUN, Turkey (AP) — Six relatives huddled in a small air pocket, day after day. A desperate teenager grew so thirsty that he drank his own urine. Two frightened sisters were comforted by a pop song as they waited for rescuers to free...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A United States military fighter jet shot down an unknown object flying off the remote northern coast of Alaska on Friday on orders from President Joe Biden, White House officials said. White House National Security Council...
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has for years tempted fate by not enforcing modern construction codes while allowing, and in some cases, encouraging, a real estate boom in earthquake-prone areas, experts say. The lax enforcement, which experts in...
MEXICO CITY (AP): Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega flew to Washington on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Blinken said the prisoners had been...
BRUSSELS (AP): President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked his Western allies Thursday for more weapons and said “a Ukraine that is winning” its war with Russia should become a member of the European Union, arguing the bloc won’t be complete without it....
ANTAKYA (AP): Tens of thousands of people who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires in the bitter cold and clamoured for food and water Thursday, three days after the temblor hit Turkey and Syria and killed more...
SAN JUAN (AP): Dozens of children are stuck in orphanages across Haiti, unable to leave the increasingly volatile country and start new lives with adoptive parents because a US policy change has unleashed a rush for passports at Haiti’s main...
Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing investigations into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to a person with...
LONDON (AP) — The Church of England's national assembly on Thursday voted to let priests bless same-sex marriages and civil partnerships, while continuing to ban church weddings for the same couples. Bishops proposed the compromise...
GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) — Until last summer, Ashley Montano had never flown. Now she was preparing to land a small plane with three passengers after a previous touch-and-go that had been rough. “The plane is a bit heavy, so give it just...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega flew to Washington on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Blinken said the prisoners had...
NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of 'Walk on By,' 'Do You Know the Way to San Jose' and dozens...
WASHINGTON (AP) — China's military is likely behind a huge aerial spy programme that has targeted more than 40 countries on five continents with high-altitude surveillance balloons similar to one the US shot down over the...
Colgate-Palmolive Company has recalled a number of the popular Fabuloso cleaning products in the US and Canada due to risk of bacterial contamination. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday that about 4.9 million units...
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Thousands who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires and clamoured for food and water in the bitter cold, three days after the temblor and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and...
YAMOUSSOUKRO (AP): Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a UNESCO peace prize Wednesday for her decision to welcome more than 1.2 million migrants to Germany despite resistance at home and among European partners. Organisers said that...
MEXICO CITY (AP): A Nicaraguan court has sentenced four Roman Catholic priests to 10 years in prison on conspiracy charges stemming from long-standing government allegations that the church backed illegal pro-democracy protests. A human rights...
LONDON (AP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushed for fighter jets to ensure his country’s victory over Russia in a dramatic speech before the UK Parliament, where he also thanked the British people for their support since “Day One” of...
