2015

(BBC) - South African students who were marching to parliament in a protest over a rise in student fees have clashed with police. Police fired stun grenades as the protesters were trying to force their way into the parliamentary complex.…

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden will not run for president in 2016, he said Wednesday, ending a months-long flirtation with a third White House campaign and setting him on a glide path toward the end of his decades-long…

CHICAGO (AP) -- Marijuana use among U.S. adults doubled over a decade, rising to almost 10 percent or more than 22 million mostly recreational users, government surveys show. The trend reflects a cultural shift and increasingly permissive…

(Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has sealed a multi-billion dollar deal to finance nuclear power stations in Britain, crowning a visit that Prime Minister David Cameron hopes will unleash a wave of investment from the world's second…

(Reuters) - Guatemalan comic Jimmy Morales should triumph easily in a second round run-off on Sunday to elect the country's next president after the arrest of the previous leader in a massive corruption scandal, a poll showed on Wednesday.…

(CNN) - Next month photographer Peter Turnley will become the first American to be given a major exhibition at Havana's Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes since the Cuban Revolution, when his exhibition opens in the museum on November 13. The…

(ZIZ News) -- In true candid fashion, St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris addressed Monday’s Global Citizenship Seminar, organised by Henley and Partners in Miami, Florida. He spoke with pride of the country’s…

(ZIZ News) -- Members of the community are calling for a thorough investigation into the shooting death of Philo Wallace. During an exclusive interview with ZIZ News, Former Press Secretary to the Nevis Island Administration, now…

(ZIZ News) -- St. Kitts and Nevis is one step closer towards ensuring there is sustainability in the fishing industry, according to Agriculture Minister, Hon. Eugene Hamilton. On Tuesday morning, he signed a National Plan of Action on…

(ZIZ News) -- With this year’s National Carnival Queen contestants already launched, Executive Director of Nevis’ Culturama Secretariat, Antonio Liburd, says he is thrilled that Nevis will be well represented during this year’s National…

(CNN) Lamar Odom's family says he has taken a few steps since arriving in Los Angeles, part of what they describe as "miraculous progress" for the former NBA player. In a statement released Tuesday, Odom's aunt JaNean Mercer and the Odom…

The strikes down the ground are high and sweet. His pull is whiplash-quick and the cut severe. So it's not his strokeplay Jermaine Blackwood seeks to sharpen in Sri Lanka. It is his instinct to survive. "If I'm at the crease for a long…

Marlon Samuels, the West Indies allrounder, has been reported for a suspect bowling action during the first Test against Sri Lanka. He will be required to undergo a testing process within 14 days, but he can continue to bowl in…

FIFA president Sepp Blatter's payment to Uefa chief Michel Platini was a "conflict of interest", says Domenico Scala, chairman of the world governing body's audit and compliance committee. Swiss Blatter, 79, and Frenchman Platini, 60, are…

Up and down the roster, the Blue Jays insisted that they did not hold their loss in Game 2 of the American League Championship Seriesagainst second baseman Ryan Goins. There had been controversy because Jose Bautista, the star right…