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French police attacker pledged allegiance to IS

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM

PARIS (AP):A man who stabbed a police commander and police administrator to death at their home in a Paris suburb pledged loyalty to the leader of the Islamic State (IS) group and had a list of other targets,...

Kerry asks Venezuela to respect rights, ease shortages

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM

SANTO DOMINGO (AP):United States Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday called for Venezuela to respect freedom of expression, release political prisoners, and alleviate shortages of food and medicine as the South American country plunges deeper...

Senate approves defence bill, defies White House veto threat

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):Defying a White House veto threat, the Senate voted decisively Tuesday to approve a defence policy bill that authorises US$602 billion in military spending, bars shuttering...

Canadian beheading draws outrage

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2016 | 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines (AP):Enraged by the beheading of a second Canadian hostage by ransom-seeking Abu Sayyaf extremists, Philippine troops pressed a major offensive in the south Tuesday but there was no sign of an end...

The World Mourns with Florida

Published:Tuesday | June 14, 2016 | 12:25 PM

From across the world, officials and public figures are expressing condemnation and shock over the Florida mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub on Sunday when police say a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle opened fire, killing at least...

Clinton, Trump at odds over terrorism, guns

Published:Monday | June 13, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):In both style and substance, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton offered drastically different proposals on Monday for stemming the threat of terrorism and gun violence that have Americans on edge following the deadly weekend attacks at...

World responds after Orlando shooting

Published:Monday | June 13, 2016 | 12:00 AM

ORLANDO, Florida (AP):UN challenged The United States is calling on all 193 members of the United Nations to not only condemn the terrorism that resulted in the mass killing of 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida over the weekend, but also to...

Obama: No signs Orlando shooter was part of larger plot

Published:Monday | June 13, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): The gunman in the attack that killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub was inspired by extremist information over the Internet, President Barack Obama said today, calling it an apparent example of "homegrown extremism"...

Activists say Syrian airstrikes kill 27

Published:Sunday | June 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BEIRUT (AP):A series of airstrikes in an insurgent-held Syrian province on Sunday killed at least 27 people, including four children, activists said.The airstrikes in the northwestern Idlib province struck a crowded market and an apartment block,...

Three jailed for Istanbul car-bomb attack

Published:Sunday | June 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

ANKARA, Turkey (AP):Turkey's state-run news agency says three suspects have been ordered jailed pending prosecution in connection with a car-bomb attack in Istanbul that killed 11 people.Anadolu Agency says the court in Istanbul on Saturday charged...

Florida massacre latest in string of US shootings

Published:Sunday | June 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

A gunman opened fire in a crowded gay dance club in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, leaving at least 50 people dead and 53 injured in the worst mass shooting in US history.Authorities identified the attacker as Omar Mateen of Port St Lucie....

Army officers arrested over plot against president

Published:Sunday | June 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP): Dozens of military officers, including some senior ones, have been arrested over an alleged plot to overthrow long-time president Yoweri Museveni, a Ugandan military official said on Sunday.More officers are being arrested over...

Orlando mass shooting an act of terror and hate - Obama

Published:Sunday | June 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

US President Barack Obama has described the killing of 50 people in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida as "an act of terror and hate". Obama says although investigations are still open, what is clear is that the shooter was "full of...

One year after church shooting, much is the same in Charleston

Published:Sunday | June 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- The names of Confederate generals still adorn street signs in Charleston's public housing projects, and a heroic waterfront statue dedicated to the Confederate Defenders of Charleston still faces Fort Sumter, where the...

Florida nightclub attack just the latest US mass shooting

Published:Sunday | June 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

A gunman opened fire in a crowded gay dance club in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, leaving at least 50 people dead and 53 injured in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Authorities identified the attacker as Omar Mateen, of Port St....

Dozens of army officers fired over corruption

Published:Saturday | June 11, 2016 | 2:55 PM

LAGOS, (AP):Nigeria is firing dozens of senior officers accused of corruption and the theft of billions of dollars meant to buy arms to fight the Boko Haram Islamic insurgency, the army and an officer privy to the list said yesterday.The officer...

'The Voice' star was marked for death

Published:Saturday | June 11, 2016 | 1:56 PM

Orlando Police Chief John Mina says the suspect who shot and killed a singer who rose to fame on 'The Voice' television show had on him two handguns, two loaded magazines, and a hunting knife when he confronted Christina Grimmie at an Orlando...

Rapist seeking revenge kills 11 family members

Published:Saturday | June 11, 2016 | 2:05 PM

TEHUACAN, (AP):The prime suspect in the brutal slaying of 11 family members is a man who allegedly sought revenge after one of the victims reported that he raped her and he was jailed, a Mexican law enforcement official said yesterday.The official...

Ex-cabinet ministers arrested in public funds probe

Published:Saturday | June 11, 2016 | 2:32 PM

MEXICO CITY (AP):Authorities in Guatemala say police have arrested two former cabinet ministers in connection with the alleged misuse of public funds.The former officials served under ex-president Otto Perez Molina and allegedly bought him a...

Woman who reported rape detained

Published:Saturday | June 11, 2016 | 2:39 PM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):A Dutch woman who told Qatari police that she had been drugged and raped in March has been in government detention ever since on unclear charges, a lawyer said yesterday.The Dutch Embassy in Qatar confirmed that the...

Swedish foreign minister says Brexit would be bad for EU

Published:Saturday | June 11, 2016 | 2:49 PM

LONDON (AP):Sweden's foreign minister says a British exit from the European Union could badly damage the 28-nation bloc.Margot Wallstrom told the BBC in an interview broadcast yesterday that a vote to leave the European Union in the June 23...

Muhammad Ali's body makes journey through hometown

Published:Friday | June 10, 2016 | 12:00 AM

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP): Muhammad Ali made his final journey through his hometown today – past the little pink house where he grew up and the museum that bears his name – as thousands of mourners along the route pumped their fists and...

US airlines gets permission to start scheduled flights to Cuba

Published:Friday | June 10, 2016 | 12:00 AM

HAVANA (AP): Six airlines won permission today to resume scheduled commercial air service from the US to Cuba for the first time in more than five decades, another milestone in President Barack Obama's campaign to normalise relations between...

UPDATED: Obama endorses Hilary as his successor after meeting with Bernie

Published:Thursday | June 9, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): Obama endorses Hillary Clinton, says: "I don't think there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office." More to come

Allen Chastanet is St Lucia's New PM

Published:Wednesday | June 8, 2016 | 10:47 AM

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC):An emotional Allen Michael Chastanet was sworn in on Tuesday as the sixth prime minister of St Lucia since the island attained political independence from Britain in 1979, vowing to unite the country following Monday's...

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