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Friday's Fifa presidential election will go ahead as planned after candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein lost a bid to have it suspended. Prince Ali, 40, is unhappy with voting arrangements but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas)…

Apple boss Tim Cook has hit back at the FBI over the handling of a court order to help unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook. Mr Cook told ABC his company first learned of the controversial request when it was…

The UN says it has carried out its first air drop of aid in Syria to help civilians in an eastern city besieged by Islamic State (IS) militants. UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council that the plane dropped 21 tonnes of…

St. Vincent and the Grenadines has joined the list of Caribbean countries where the mosquito-borne Zika virus has been confirmed. Minister of Health Senator Luke Browne made the disclosure in Parliament yesterday evening. Read more:…

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), working closely with the US Department of Transportation (DOT), seized last Wednesday a shipment of 380 imported high intensity discharge (HID) conversion kits. The domestic value of the shipment was…

(ZIZ News) -- The National Carnival Committee has announced that the official prize-giving ceremony for Sugar Mas 44 will be held on Friday at Bank Street. Carnival Committee Chairman, Noah Mills made the announcement on Thursday on…

(ZIZ News) -- The Global Faith Alliance’s Health Mission continued on Wednesday with a free ear, nose, and throat clinic. ZIZ News spoke with ear nose and throat specialist Dr. Selena Heman-Ackah who outlined the services offered at the…

(ZIZ News) -- Climate change and the impact on the nation’s economy was one of the main topics highlighted at a ceremony on Wednesday morning, to officially launch Earth Week skn. The St. Kitts Eco Park was the site for the official medial…

(RSCNPF): A combined search operation by the Special Services Unit (SSU), the Anti-Drug Unit and the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force has resulted in the seizure of a .40mm pistol and a magazine with matching .40mm ammunition. The search…

Lionel Messi effectively condemned Arsenal to a sixth successive exit at the last-16 stage of the Champions League with two decisive goals at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal battled gallantly to give themselves a chance going into the second leg…

Fifa presidential hopeful Gianni Infantino says it is "now or never" for the future of football's world governing body. Infantino is hoping to succeed Sepp Blatter at Friday's election after the 79-year-old Swiss was banned for eight years…

Chocolate maker Mars has ordered a recall of chocolate products in 55 countries. In the UK the products affected include funsize Mars and Milky Way bars and boxes of Celebrations. In the Netherlands Mars and Snickers bars were also…

The White House has presented to Congress a plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, one of the president's long-standing goals. He wants to transfer the remaining 91 detainees to their home countries or to US military or…

A prominent attorney said on Sunday he will seek to have Bahamas foreign affairs and immigration minister Fred Mitchell committed to prison for contempt of court over his statements on the court-ordered release of two Cuban nationals. Fred…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is mounting an electoral observer mission to monitor the general elections to be held in Jamaica on Thursday. The mission is headed by Josephine Tamai, chief elections officer, Elections and Boundaries…