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KAMPALA, (AP):Amid tardy delivery of voting material, Ugandans tried to cast ballots yesterday in the presidential election. A top international election observer called the delays "worrying", while the main opposition party said they were...

COLOMBIA, (AP):The head of Colombia's police is resigning amid accusations of illegal enrichment and sexual misconduct with young cadets.General Rodolfo Palomino's resignation yesterday, comes a day after Colombia's inspector general opened an...

VIRGINIA, (AP):Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton's campaign is launching a television advertising campaign in Virginia ahead of the March 1 primary.Clinton's campaign announced in a news release yesterday, that it is running its first...

Officers seize $4.6M in counterfeit US currency at airportMICHIGAN, (AP):Authorities said they seized more than $4.6 million in counterfeit US currency at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from a couple traveling into the country.US Customs and...

ST LOUIS (AP): St Louis hospital is seeing a surge of health problems related to use of synthetic marijuana.KTVI-TV reports that Saint Louis University Hospital officials said more than 100 patients have been treated over the past two weeks for various illnesses...

The UN human rights chief yesterday called on China to immediately release all lawyers it has in detention, after raising concerns with Chinese authorities over a crackdown against government critics, legal experts and advocacy groups in recent...

LONDON, CMC:Jamaica has led Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in how effectively children can use the law to challenge violations of their rights.In the first-ever global study on children's access to justice undertaken by the London-based...

KAMPALA, (AP):A Ugandan opposition leader running for president was arrested yesterday while campaigning in the capital, raising tensions ahead of elections widely seen as close.Kizza Besigye was arrested yesterday afternoon in Kampala, where he is...

SPAIN, MADRID, (AP):The president of the Madrid branch of Spain's centre-right Popular Party resigned yesterday amid allegations that the party benefited from irregular funding.Esperanza Aguirre, 64, who had been president of the Senate and then...

CLEVELAND, (AP):Each year, about 1,000 people are nabbed by Ohio state troopers speeding 100 mph or more and that number has been rising, according to an analysis of State Highway Patrol tickets.Troopers caught more than 5,300 drivers who hit those...