International

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…

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…

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…

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…

Miami, USA -- Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with an area of low pressure designated as Invest 96 L located several hundred miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands continues to show signs of organization. According to the…

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…

Berlin (AP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is trying to shore up domestic support for another bailout for Greece — despite skepticism among voters and her conservative party — ahead of a key vote in Parliament this week.…

Tegucigalpa, Honduras -- Following a week of intense negotiations, the mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Honduras, headed by its special representative and facilitator, Chilean diplomat John Biehl, has concluded that…

Miami, USA -- A tropical wave accompanied by a surface low pressure system is producing a concentrated area of disturbed weather a few hundred miles south-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands as it moves westward towards the Caribbean at…

United Nations (AP) -- The Ebola epidemic in West Africa can be defeated by the end of the year if the number of new cases drops to zero and stays at zero, the head of the World Health Organization said Thursday. Dr Margaret Chan told the…

Beijing, China (AFP) -- A lack of answers about vast explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin Thursday reinforced questions about standards in the country, where campaigners say lives are sacrificed on a lack of respect for safety and poor…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Three ex-Marines who lowered the US flag at the American embassy in Cuba in 1961 will be back Friday with Secretary of State John Kerry to raise the Stars and Stripes once again. "I'm gonna love seeing…

London (AP) -- Researchers at Britain's Cambridge University have released letters showing how slaves were priced for sale during the 18th century, giving an insight into the wealth and influence behind the pro-slavery lobby at the time.…

Miami, USA -- A US citizen charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities based in Costa Rica was sentenced to prison on Wednesday in Miami, the US Justice Department announced. John White, aka…

Athens, Greece (AFP) -- Greece on Tuesday announced it had reached the outline of a deal for an international bailout worth 85 billion euros ($94 billion) that it hopes will save its economy from financial collapse. The European Commission…