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Gianni Infantino elected new FIFA president ... 'he is worthy', says Blatter

Published:Friday | February 26, 2016 | 12:00 AM

 Sepp Blatter says newly elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino is a worthy successor to continue his work. Blatter praises Infantino's "experience, expertise, strategic and diplomatic skills" in a statement. Blatter says the 45...

Former premier returns to active politics

Published:Wednesday | February 24, 2016 | 7:00 AMCMC

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDSPROVIDENCIALES, CMC:Embattled former Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) premier Michael Misick said he intends running for office again even as he continues to protest his innocence of corruption charges now underway in the...

2016 Election: Donald Trump claimed 3rd straight victory

Published:Wednesday | February 24, 2016 | 9:07 AM

LAS VEGAS, (AP):With a big win in Nevada, Donald Trump claimed a third straight commanding victory in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. A tight race for second between Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz offered little evidence that...

2016 Election: Voters show little interest in Bloomberg bid

Published:Wednesday | February 24, 2016 | 9:10 AM

NEW YORK (AP):Most Americans, regardless of ideology, said they have no interest in voting former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg into the White House. That?s according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.Six in 10 Democrats and Republicans alike...

Amnesty: Rights took back seat in EU amid refugee crisis

Published:Wednesday | February 24, 2016 | 10:32 AMAP

UNITED KINGDOMLONDON, (AP):Respect for human rights regressed across Europe in 2015, as countries moved to restrict the massive inflow of migrants and adopted sweeping anti-terrorism measures, Amnesty International said in its annual report...

Social Security, joblessness top economic concerns for Americans

Published:Tuesday | February 23, 2016 | 9:34 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):Finally, something that polarized Americans can agree on.Ask people what economic issues will be important for the next president, and Democrats, Republicans and independents alike all put a high priority on protecting Social...

Socialist leader to present new government bid March 1

Published:Tuesday | February 23, 2016 | 12:00 AM

MADRID (AP):Spain's Parliament said Socialist party leader Pedro Sanchez's plan to form a government has been bumped forward a day to March 1.Sanchez will present the plans for debate by parliament and face a vote of confidence in the 350-seat Lower...

Legal woes threaten Philippine presidential election front-runners

Published:Tuesday | February 23, 2016 | 12:00 AM

MANILA (AP): It's not just difficult to predict who will win Philippine presidential elections this year, thanks to some of the candidates' legal woes, it's difficult to predict who will be allowed to run.Four are within striking distance. Senator Grace Poe, a...

Chocolate maker Mars recalls candy bars in 55 countries

Published:Tuesday | February 23, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BERLIN (AP): United States chocolate maker Mars said today it's recalling candy bars and other items in 55 countries in Europe and elsewhere after plastic was found in one of its products. Roel Govers, spokesman for Mars in the Netherlands,...

In Pope Francis era, US candidates face new moral questions

Published:Monday | February 22, 2016 | 9:52 AM

NEW YORK (AP):When American politicians were confronted in recent years about how their policies fit their faith, the issue at hand was usually abortion and the targets were mostly Democrats.This week, Pope Francis managed to put the Republicans on...

Cuba sending 9,000 soldiers to fight Zika virus

Published:Monday | February 22, 2016 | 12:00 AM

HAVANA (AP):Cuban President Raul Castro said he is assigning 9,000 military personnel to efforts to keep the Zika virus out of Cuba, calling on the entire country to help kill the mosquito that carries the disease.In a front-page message on the...

Police order arrest of Rousseff's election guru

Published:Monday | February 22, 2016 | 12:00 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO, (AP):Brazilian police have ordered the arrest of the marketing expert who helped President Dilma Rousseff win two elections, a development that sees a long-running corruption probe move a step closer to the president....

Uganda's opposition leader arrested trying to leave his home

Published:Monday | February 22, 2016 | 12:00 AM

UGANDAKAMPALA, (AP):Tensions after Uganda's elections, criticised by international observers as being undemocratic, ratcheted up yesterday when police arrested President Yoweri Museveni's main challenger.Kizza Besigye was arrested as he tried to...

Black woman testifies at Virginia voter ID trial

Published:Monday | February 22, 2016 | 12:00 AM

A 69-year-old black woman who grew up in a small, segregated town wept on the witness stand as she testified about the trouble she had voting in the 2014 election in Virginia.Josephine Okiakpe said yesterday that she produced several forms of...

After South Carolina, GOP race becomes Trump's to lose

Published:Sunday | February 21, 2016 | 12:00 AM

SOUTH CAROLINA (AP):Yes, Donald Trump could really be the Republican nominee.The blunt-talking billionaire posted his second straight victory in South Carolina's Republican primary on the weekend, ending any lingering doubts that he could transform...

Ukrainian nationalist activists set up tents on Maidan

Published:Sunday | February 21, 2016 | 10:07 AM

KIEV (AP):About 100 nationalist activists set up tents in central Kiev yesterday to press their calls for ousting the Ukrainian government, brought to power two years ago following months of protests.They were joined by around 200 others in an anti-...

Uganda's opposition leader urges protests over detention

Published:Sunday | February 21, 2016 | 10:03 AM

KAMPALA, (AP):Uganda's main opposition leader yesterday urged his supporters to protest his continued detention at home in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election which was won by President Yoweri Museveni."The only way to get out of this...

US supports credible, transparent elections in Haiti

Published:Sunday | February 21, 2016 | 10:36 AM

WASHINGTON, CMC:The United States has reiterated its support for "credible, transparent, and secure elections" that reflect the will of the Haitian people.In a special briefing on Haiti here, dubbed "Roadmap Towards Completion of the Electoral Cycle...

Gunman kills 6 at Michigan apartment complex, dealership, restaurant

Published:Sunday | February 21, 2016 | 12:00 AM

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- A gunman who seemed to choose his victims at random opened fire outside an apartment complex, a car dealership and a restaurant in Michigan, killing at least six people during a rampage that lasted nearly seven hours,...

IS claims blasts in Shiite suburb of Damascus

Published:Sunday | February 21, 2016 | 12:00 AM

 BEIRUT (AP) -- The Latest on the civil war in Syria (all times local): 6 p.m. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a triple blast in a Damascus suburb that killed at least 22 people. The Aamaq news agency, which is...

Cabinet split over EU membership

Published:Saturday | February 20, 2016 | 11:52 AM

LONDON (AP):A historic referendum on whether Britain should stay in the European Union (EU) will be held on June 23, Prime Minister David Cameron announced yesterday as he declared his belief that the United Kingdom would be "safer and stronger" if...

Long-time president wins disputed polls

Published:Saturday | February 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP):Long-time Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni was yesterday declared the winner of the country's disputed presidential election, but the main opposition party rejected the results as fraudulent and called for an independent audit of...

Scalia remembered for love of God, country, family

Published:Saturday | February 20, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was remembered yesterday as a man who loved God, country and family at a funeral Mass capping two days of mourning for a jurist who left a long and sometimes controversial legacy on the US.Scalia'...

'To Kill A Mockingbird' writer dies at age 89

Published:Friday | February 19, 2016 | 1:32 PM

Harper Lee, the author of To Kill A Mockingbird, has died at the age of 89. The news was confirmed by the mayor's office in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. The novelist was born Nelle Harper Lee on 28 April 1926. In 1960, she published To...

Regional leaders adopt position on Zika virus

Published:Thursday | February 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

PLACENCIA, (CMC):Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have endorsed a course of action to deal with the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus and other diseases, CARICOM Chairman Dean Barrow disclosed.Barrow, the prime minister of Belize, said...

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