January 2014

Washington (AP) -- President Barack Obama said he doesn't think marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol, "in terms of its impact on the individual consumer." "As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad…

(CNN) -- An 88-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after shooting his wife in the chest at a Nevada hospital, authorities said. William Dresser was being held on $225,000 bail and has been put on suicide watch. He…

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least 13 people were killed and 28 others were wounded in a suicide bombing Monday at a market near the Pakistani Army's headquarters, police said. Those killed in the attack at the Royal Artillery Bazaar…

(CNN) -- A Maryland mother stabbed two of her children to death and wounded two others while attempting an exorcism, authorities said. Zakieya L. Avery, 28, was charged Saturday with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of…

(BBC) President Obama; ''We will not monitor the communications of... our close friends and allies'' President Barack Obama has ordered curbs on the use of bulk data collected by US intelligence agencies, saying civil liberties must be…

(BBC)  Egypt's referendum on a new constitution has been backed by 98.1% of people who voted, officials say. Turnout was 38.6% of the more than 50-million eligible voters, the election committee said. The draft constitution replaces one…

(BBC) Aid has reached the besieged Palestinian camp of Yarmouk in the Syrian capital Damascus for the first time in months, Palestinian officials say. Some 18,000 Palestinian refugees in the camp have not seen an aid delivery since July.…

(CNN) A group of passengers who were aboard an Asiana Airlines flight that crash-landed last summer has sued aircraft manufacturer Boeing, according to a lawsuit filed in an Illinois court. "We are asking for damages to be paid to the…

(CNN) Security forces killed seven militants in a counterterrorism operation in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan, security officials said Saturday, according to the country's state news agency RIA Novosti. The six men and one woman…

St John’s, Antigua (CMC) -- Jamaican all-rounder Ramaal Lewis will lead a 15-member West Indies team to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Lewis will be assisted by Nicholas…

(CNN) -- The Ganja Law Reform Coalition (GLRC) says it is expecting a large number of growers, smokers, other users and sympathisers with the cause from the United States at today's Cannabis Stakeholders Forum at the University of the West…

Trinidad -- For the second time in two months a drink produced by local manufacturing company SM Jaleel and Company Ltd has been associated internationally with the illegal drug trade. In the latest incident, Customs and Border Protection…

Kingston, Jamaica -- Four men, including two police officers, were remanded in custody until Tuesday, January 21, when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday, for breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act…

Basseterre, St. Kitts, (CUOPM) -- St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas is expected to join his Cabinet colleague, the Hon. Marcella Liburd, at a number of events marking a week of activities organised by…

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Residents of New Road and the Pine Gardens/Shadwell area were given the opportunity to have their say about park projects to be implemented in their area. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Social and…