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THE HAGUE (AP): A Dutch court ruled on Thursday that a deeply religious father who kept some of his children isolated from the outside world for years in a remote farmhouse can’t stand trial on charges including child sexual abuse, because he has...

It was quick thinking on the part of O’Neil Mairs, worker/overseer at a coconut farm in Rosend, St Mary, that saved the day for its owner, resulting in the recovery of approximately 630 water coconuts that were stolen. The farm, which has been hard...

VATICAN CITY (AP): Pope Francis is pushing ahead with the first papal trip to Iraq despite rising coronavirus infections, hoping to encourage the country’s dwindling number of Christians who were violently persecuted during the Islamic State’s (IS...

BAGHDAD (AP): At least 10 rockets slammed into a base housing US and other coalition troops in western Iraq on Wednesday, military officials said. It was not known if there were any casualties, but the Iraqi military said there were no significant...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP): Myanmar security forces dramatically escalated their crackdown on protests against last month’s coup, killing at least 33 protesters on Wednesday in several cities, according to accounts on social media and local news reports...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP): Guatemalan authorities said Tuesday that five migrants survived the January 22 massacre of 19 people, including 16 Guatemalans, in northern Mexico. Foreign Minister Pedro Brolo said the five are being interviewed about the...

SAN JUAN (AP): The Caribbean is hunting for visitors and vaccines to jump-start the stalled economy in one of the world’s most tourism-dependent regions. Clear waters and warm sand attracted a record 31.5 million tourists to the Caribbean in 2019,...