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US mother gets 18 years for killing 8-y-o son
New York, United States (AP) -- A self-made health care millionaire who fatally drugged her developmentally disabled child five years ago in a luxury New York City hotel room was sentenced on Thursday to 18 years in prison by a judge who…
Accused child molester found in Ja after fleeing US in 2013
Concord, New Hampshire (AP) -- The US Marshal's Service says a man who disappeared in 2013 after being indicted on sexual assault charges in New Hampshire has been found in Jamaica.
A warrant was issued for Scott Leblanc of Hancock for…
Four more offshore banks reach resolutions with US Justice Department
Washington, USA -- The US Department of Justice announced on Thursday that the following four banks reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program:
Société Générale Private Banking (Lugano-Svizzera)
MediBank AG
LBBW…
Former administration alleged to have embezzled $3.5 billion from Panama
Panama City, Panama -- The latest calculation quoted in the unfolding corruption investigation in Panama is an educated estimate that the government of former president Ricardo Martinelli embezzled at least $3.5 billion from public funds.…
Putin accuses US of meddling into FIFA affairs
Moscow (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of meddling in FIFA's affairs and hinted that it was part of an attempt to take the 2018 World Cup away from his country.
Putin said in televised comments Thursday…
Hospitals overwhelmed as India heatwave deaths near 1,500
New Delhi, India (AFP) -- Hospitals in India battled Thursday to treat victims of a blistering heatwave that has claimed nearly 1,500 lives in just over a week -- the highest number recorded in two decades.
Hundreds of mainly poor people…
Caribbean to improve climate resilience with US$10 million programme
Washington, USA -- The Caribbean region will increase its resilience to climate change by enhancing the adaptive capacity across the region through a US$10.39 million grant approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) through…
Cuba visit would be great pleasure for Obama, says White House
Washington, USA (ACN) -- A visit to Cuba would give President Barack Obama, and especially Havana, great pleasure, White House spokesman, Josh Earnest, stated at a press conference in Washington.
"I know a visit to Cuba would give him…
Warner’s sons among 4 to plead guilty in FIFA corruption probe
Zurich (AP) -- Four men have already pleaded guilty in the US soccer corruption investigation involving bribes totaling more than $100 million.
Chuck Blazer, for nearly two decades the most senior American official at FIFA, the world…
Statement by Swiss Federal Office of Justice on arrest of FIFA officials
Zurich, Switzerland -- 'By order of the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ), six soccer officials were arrested in Zurich today (Wednesday) and detained pending extradition.
'The US authorities suspect them of having received bribes totaling…
FIFA says seeking to clarify arrests in Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland (AFP) -- FIFA said Wednesday it was seeking to clarify the situation after six football officials were arrested in Zurich on the request of US authorities, suspected of receiving bribes worth millions of dollars.
"We…
Bob Marley musical tries to help heal an uneasy Baltimore
New York, United States (AP) -- Most theatre professionals like to say that whatever they're working on is very relevant to what's going on in the real world. That was not possibly more true than in Baltimore this spring.
The city's…
3 men ‘caught in act’ jailed for homosexuality in Morocco
Rabat, Morocco (AFP) -- Three Moroccan men accused of homosexuality have been sentenced to three years in jail each by a court in north-eastern Morocco, a rights group said on Monday.
Homosexuality and sexual relations outside marriage are…
Cuba welcomes Caribbean, Latin American Internet community
Lima, Peru -- Cuba will host a significant gathering of the regional Internet community next year.
The Havana Convention Centre will host the 25th meeting of the Internet Addresses Registry for Latin America and the Caribbean (LACNIC) from…
Toyota promises to help find cause of Takata airbag defects
Tokyo, Japan (AP) -- Toyota President Akio Toyoda vowed to help get to the bottom of the problems with Takata air bags, the recalls for which have ballooned to about 53 million vehicles worldwide, stressing that regaining consumer trust is…