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UN chief welcomes deal to defuse Korea standoff

United Nations, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday applauded an agreement between North and South Korea to defuse a military standoff, saying momentum from the deal could help manage other problems on the…

Cuban doctors fleeing Venezuela protest for US visas

Bogota, Colombia (AP) -- About 100 Cuban doctors who deserted a medical mission in Venezuela and have been stranded for months in Colombia seeking entry into the US staged a protest Saturday to draw attention to their plight. The health…

S Korea slams North over submarine, artillery deployments

Seoul, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has mobilised dozens of submarines and doubled its artillery units along the border, South Korea said Sunday, accusing Pyongyang of undermining top-level talks aimed at averting a military…

Sierra Leone releases its last known Ebola patient

Makeni, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Health authorities in Sierra Leone have released the country's last known Ebola patient from the hospital. The patient's release on Monday now starts the clock for a 42-day countdown until the World Health…

Danny strengthens into first hurricane of 2015 season

Miami, USA -- Tropical cyclone Danny strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season on Thursday; however, its impact on the Caribbean remained uncertain. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, at…

Greece’s Tsipras resigns, calls snap polls

Athens, Greece (AFP) -- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced his resignation and called for snap elections on Thursday, as he went on the offensive to defend the country's massive bailout after it triggered a rebellion within his…

FIFA reform body sets date for first meeting

Paris, France (AFP) -- FIFA's Reform Committee, which has been tasked with cleaning up football's corruption-hit world governing body, will meet for the first time on September 2-3. The committee, created by outgoing FIFA president Sepp…

US Coast Guard repatriates 65 Cuban migrants

Miami, USA -- Sixty-five Cuban migrants aboard the US Coast Guard Cutters William Trump and Raymond Evans were repatriated to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, over the last five days. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Trump repatriated…

Woman accused in J’can lottery scam pleads not guilty

Bismarck, North Dakota (AP) -- A woman accused of helping a man who was convicted in North Dakota for his role in a Jamaican lottery scam has pleaded not guilty in federal court. Melinda Bulgin, of Providence, Rhode Island, is charged with…

US approves first drug to boost women’s sex drive

Washington, United States (AFP) -- US regulators approved Tuesday the first drug designed to boost women's sex drive, a pill that has been nicknamed the "female Viagra" but is known by the trade name Addyi. Also known as flibanserin, the…

JAAA president fails in bid for IAAF position

Beijing, China -- Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) President Dr Warren Blake missed out on claiming a spot on the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council by four votes, at the IAAF Congress in…

Oscar Pistorius: From Olympic fame to jail to freedom

Pretoria, South Africa (AFP) -- Oscar Pistorius, the South African double amputee sprinter who shot dead his girlfriend more than two years ago, is set to be freed on parole on Friday, 10 months into a five-year sentence. Here is a…

Haitian nationals detained in Florida

Palm Beach, (CMC) -- Over 30 Haitians, were travelling early Monday off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida when law enforcement officials spotted a boat floating two miles offshore. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office reports that the…