International

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…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The Arlington, Texas police department on Tuesday fired a white officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Christian Taylor in a car dealership, its chief said. The case, which attracted…

Mogadishu, Somalia (AFP) -- Africa has marked one year since the last case of recorded polio, with the United Nations celebrating Wednesday a key step towards eradicating the disease. The last recorded case on the continent was in Somalia…

ROC citizens are now eligible for visa waivers, e-visas, or landing visas from six additional countries or regions, bringing the total to 148. The government of India has announced that effective Aug. 15, ROC passport holders will be…

Washington, USA -- Antigua and Barbuda’s newly appointed ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, told high ranking representatives of Western Hemisphere governments that they have to strengthen the…

Athens, Greece (AFP) -- Debt-ridden Greece and its creditors appeared on track Monday to finalise the terms of a third bailout agreement despite the misgivings of EU paymaster Germany. Amid reports that a deal could be announced by…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- A young Asian woman drowned after her father allegedly prevented Dubai lifeguards from coming to the rescue because that would "dishonour" her, Emirati news media reported Monday. Emirates 24/7 reported…

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…