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Iran announces arrests over downing of plane that killed 176

Published:Tuesday | January 14, 2020 | 10:07 AM

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s judiciary said Tuesday arrests have been made for the accidental shoot down of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board just after takeoff from Tehran last week. The announcement came...

High Court judge rules sections of Sedition Act unconstitutional

Published:Tuesday | January 14, 2020 | 12:22 AM

PORT OF SPAIN (CMC): A High Court judge yesterday ruled that two sections of the Sedition Act infringe on several rights of the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, including the right to enjoy freedom of thought and expression, to join political...

Bahamas seeking international funding for reconstruction efforts

Published:Tuesday | January 14, 2020 | 12:21 AM

NASSAU, Bahamas CMC The Bahamas government yesterday said it was looking to simplify a number of investment requirements and expedite investment applications as an estimated 300 local and international delegates, including representatives of...

Protesters block road outside central bank

Published:Tuesday | January 14, 2020 | 12:21 AM

BEIRUT (AP): Lebanese protesters used sandbags and bricks yesterday to block a main street outside the country’s central bank, protesting financial policies they say deepened a liquidity crunch. Lebanon is facing its worst economic crisis in...

Queen agrees to let Harry, Meghan move part time to Canada

Published:Tuesday | January 14, 2020 | 12:21 AM

SANDRINGHAM (AP): Britain’s pragmatic queen brokered a deal yesterday to secure the future of the monarchy, charting a course for Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, that allows them to live part time in Canada while still remaining firmly tied to...

Lava gushes from volcano near Manila; tens of thousands flee

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 4:48 PM

TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Red-hot lava spewed from a volcano near the Philippine capital of Manila on Monday as tens of thousands of people fled through heavy ash and frightening tremors, and authorities made plans to evacuate hundreds of...

Pakistan court overturns death penalty for ex-president

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 3:52 PM

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court on Monday overturned the death sentence given to the country’s ex-military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, a former close United States ally in the war against terror. The Lahore High Court ruled that...

Queen agrees to let Harry, Meghan move part-time to Canada

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 1:41 PM

SANDRINGHAM, England (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II agreed Monday to grant Prince Harry and his wife Meghan their wish for a more independent life, allowing them to move part-time to Canada while remaining firmly in the House of Windsor. The...

William, Harry issue statement amid UK royal family rift

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 11:06 AM

SANDRINGHAM, England (AP) — Princes William and Harry slammed a newspaper report Monday describing a severe strain in their relationship, calling the story offensive and potentially harmful as they embark on talks regarding the future of the...

Proposed US hemp rules worry industry

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 10:23 AM

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after United States lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now are worried their businesses could be crippled if federal policymakers...

Canadian officials accidentally push nuke alert to millions

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 10:20 AM

TORONTO (AP) — People throughout the Canadian province of Ontario awoke Sunday to a cellphone alert warning them of an “incident” at a nuclear plant just east of Toronto — only to later be told the message was a mistake. The...

Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 9:30 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Online videos appeared to show Iranian security forces firing live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protests as popular anger swelled Monday over the accidental shoot down of a Ukrainian jetliner and Iran...

Gov’t braces for protests after admitting plane shot down

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 12:39 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) : Iran deployed riot police in the capital on Sunday, expecting possible protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of soaring tensions with the United...

Skerrit condemns election petitions

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 12:00 AM

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC): Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says it will cost an estimated EC$2.5 million (one EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) in legal fees to defend the 10 election petitions filed by the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP)...

Japan’s Abe meets Saudi king amid threats in Persian Gulf

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 12:13 AM

RIYADH (AP) : Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Salman on Sunday as part of a tour of oil-producing Gulf Arab states aimed at promoting peace amid a spike in tensions between the US and Iran. Japan has a...

World leaders meet newly named sultan

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 12:11 AM

AP: World leaders travelled on Sunday to Oman to meet the country’s new sultan, named just a day earlier after the death of the nation’s long-time ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Charles were among...

Mass evacuation under way before WWII bomb defusing

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 12:11 AM

BERLIN (AP): Thousands of people had to evacuate Sunday in the western Germany city of Dortmund as experts prepared to defuse as many as four bombs from World War II. Authorities already had evacuated two hospitals on Saturday and opened schools...

US further restricts air travel to Cuba

Published:Monday | January 13, 2020 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (CMC): The United States has imposed more travel restrictions to Cuba, further unravelling the historic accessibility implemented by the previous administration of Barack Obama. “Today, at my request, the US Department of Transportation...

Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown

Published:Sunday | January 12, 2020 | 12:00 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital today, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of...

Australia turns from defence to offence in wildfire battle

Published:Sunday | January 12, 2020 | 12:00 AM

BODALLA, Australia (AP) — Crews battling Australia's wildfires today said that they have been able to turn from defence to offence for the first time in weeks thanks to a break in the weather. Dale McLean, who is helping manage the...

New questions rise as Iran says it downed plane

Published:Sunday | January 12, 2020 | 1:00 AM

United Arab Emirates (AP): Iran’s acknowledgement that it shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing 176 people, raised new questions yesterday about transparency in the Islamic Republic and what led to the downing of the commercial flight. While its...

13 political parties to contest March 2 general elections

Published:Sunday | January 12, 2020 | 12:59 AM

GEORGTOWN (CMC): The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says 13 political parties, including the two main political entities here, had nominated candidates to contest the March 2 regional and general elections. The parties, including the ruling...

Cannabis committee chairman wants locals to benefit from industry

Published:Sunday | January 12, 2020 | 12:59 AM

BASSETERRE (CMC): The chairman of the Cannabis Core Committee, Dr Wycliffe Baird, says he believes the establishment of a marijuana industry here should be primarily for the benefit of the people of the twin-island Federation. “I think that this...

Pelosi to send impeachment to Senate for historic trial

Published:Saturday | January 11, 2020 | 5:45 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will take steps next week to transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, ending a three-week standoff but confronting the Senate with only the third trial in...

Four dead as severe storm sweeps through southern US

Published:Saturday | January 11, 2020 | 3:23 PM

BENTON, Louisiana (AP) — Authorities say at least four people have died as severe storms sweep across parts of the United States South, bringing high winds and unrelenting rain. The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office in...

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