International

Caracas, Venezuela (AFP) -- Kevin Blanco got a life-saving kidney transplant 15 years ago, but the chronic shortages gripping crisis-hit Venezuela have put his life at risk again. Faced with the disappearance of prednisone and CellCept,…

Brasilia, Brazil -- A Brazilian radio journalist was shot and killed in his studio according to police, who said on Friday they suspected political motives for the murder. According to the Associated Press, the police say the journalist…

Ferguson, United States (AFP) -- Several hundred demonstrators stood in silence Sunday at the spot where an unarmed black teen was shot dead by a white police officer one year ago, once again shining the spotlight on America's troubled race…

Miami, USA -- Apparently Canadian financial adviser, Ryan Bateman, of Bateman Capital and B & Capital Ltd, who has been on the run from Caymanian justice since 2014, is quietly attempting to sell his luxurious multi-million dollar home…

Panama City, Panama -- The total number of criminal cases filed against former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli has risen to 21. The list includes: (1) A case charging an irregular (i.e. illegal) extradition, involving an Ecuadorian…

Belmopan, Belize (CMC) -- Health authorities have confirmed more than 250 cases of dengue fever in Belize and are urging people to clean their surroundings in a bid to deal with the outbreak. “We’re looking at laboratory confirmed cases…

Washington, United States (CMC) -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Thursday said it had approved a US$130-million loan for Jamaica so as to strengthen its structural programme for economic growth. It said that this is the second…

Statesville, USA -- An Ohio man was convicted on Tuesday after a two-day jury trial in the Western District of North Carolina for his role in a Costa Rican telemarketing scheme. Paul Ronald Toth, 40, of Wintersville, Ohio, was convicted of…

Moscow (AP) -- Russian police have arrested a man suspected of killing and dismembering his six young children along with his wife and mother. The suspect, Oleg Belov, was wounded by police gunfire while resisting arrest and was in stable…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysia's prime minister says experts in France have determined that a barnacle-encrusted airplane wing fragment came from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared more than a year ago with 239 people…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The World Bank unveiled Tuesday a set of new social and environmental rules for its 188 member nations to receive financial assistance. According to the World Bank, the draft framework, under discussion…

Belmopan, Belize (CMC) -- Police say they have charged a 37-year-old man who stabbed a 16-year-old boy whom he caught having sexual intercourse with his 13-year-old daughter late Monday. Senior Superintendent Edward Broaster, the regional…

Vienna, Austria (AFP) -- School holidays are a bad idea, at least when it comes to children's spelling and arithmetic in the short term, according to scientists in Austria. A study by Graz University of 182 children aged 10-12 showed that…

New York, USA -- According to Fitch Ratings agency, Puerto Rico's decision to miss an August 1 debt service payment on appropriation-backed debt due on Monday is consistent with both the commonwealth's stated intent to restructure its debt…

(CNN) -- A newly developed vaccine against the deadlyEbola virus is "highly effective" and could help prevent its spread in the current and future outbreaks, the World Health Organization said Friday. Trials of the single-dose VSV-EBOV…