International

Charleston, South Carolina (AP) -- An F-16 fighter jet and a small plane collided in midair Tuesday over South Carolina, raining down plane parts and debris. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that the fighter jet…

Miami, United States (CMC) -- CONCACAF has announced sweeping changes to the way it does business in a desperate attempt to salvage its reputation after some of its leading officials were placed at the centre of a FIFA corruption scandal.…

Miami, Florida (CMC) -- A United States federal court has barred three Haitian men from preparing federal tax returns for others. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said that Geto Dorlizier, Lival Gourdet and Jourmel Thomas consented to…

Athens, Greece (AFP) -- Greece on Wednesday promised it would start pension and tax reforms next week, as demanded by creditors, in return for a three-year eurozone loan to drag its financial system back from the brink of collapse. "We…

New York, United States (AFP) -- The euro slipped against the dollar Monday but limited its losses after Greek voters resoundingly rejected an austerity bailout plan from creditors, raising the risk Greece could exit the euro. The euro was…

Mexico City (AP) -- Radical teachers opposing Mexico's program for evaluating and testing teachers blocked exam sites and cut off the hair of some who showed up. The Education Departments says Sunday's attacks were the work of "violent and…

London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is institutionally unprepared to deal with outbreaks like the Ebola crisis and requires urgent and fundamental change, an independent panel of experts warned Tuesday. More…

United States (AP) -- The world's largest cruise company could be heading to Cuba. Starting in May, Carnival Corp. plans to offer trips from Miami to the Caribbean island nation, the company announced Tuesday. Carnival says it would become…

Athens, Greece (AP) -- Greeks overwhelmingly rejected creditors' demands for more austerity in return for rescue loans in a critical referendum Sunday, backing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who insisted the vote would give him a stronger…

Geneva (AP) -- Plunged into crisis by a second FIFA bribery scandal in four years, the CONCACAF soccer body wants to pass sweeping new leadership rules to help rebuild. The North and Central American and Caribbean governing body published…

Bradenton, Florida (AP) -- A man convicted of having sex on a Florida beach in front of families will soon learn how long he must spend in prison. Jose Caballero is scheduled to be sentenced Monday. He faces a possible 15 years in prison,…

Miami, USA -- Crewmembers aboard the US Coast Guard Cutter Raymond Evans repatriated 38 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, on Thursday. This repatriation was a result of four separate migrant interdictions at sea in the south…

Zurich, Switzerland (CNS) -- The US authorities have made an official request to Switzerland to extradite the Cayman Islands' Jeffrey Webb and the six other FIFA officials arrested in Zürich in May on corruption related charges. The Swiss…

New Jersey, United States (CMC) -- The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) agency says a number of Caribbean nationals have been arrested among 69 convicted criminals during a three-day “targeted enforcement effort” in…

Harrisonburg, Virginia (AP) -- A Jamaican citizen living in Virginia has been sentenced for his role in an international lottery scam. Federal authorities say 32-year-old Carlos O'Brien Ricketts was sentenced Wednesday to 10 months in…