International

Jerusalem (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on Wednesday locked in a last-ditch effort to piece together a ruling coalition with a working majority ahead of a midnight deadline. With less than 12 hours left, talks with…

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia on Wednesday beheaded one of its nationals convicted of drug trafficking, bringing to 79 the number of executions this year. According to AFP tallies, that figure compares with 87 for all of last…

New York, USA -- Passengers arriving from the Dominican Republic and Jamaica were arrested by US Customs and Border Protection officers at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York trying to smuggle cocaine into the United…

Bismarck, North Dakota (AP) -- Testimony wrapped up Monday in the case of man on trial in North Dakota for what authorities say was a role in a Jamaican lottery scam that bilked victims out of millions of dollars. Sanjay Williams, 25, of…

Sydney, Australia (AFP) -- A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Tuesday with hazardous tsunami waves possible along the coast, seismologists said. The quake struck 133 kilometres (83 miles) south-southwest of the town…

Washington, USA -- The Organization of American States (OAS) will send an electoral observation mission to the general elections in Suriname that will take place on May 25, according to an agreement signed on Monday between the hemispheric…

Over 4,500 professional and amateur athletes from 38 countries and territories worldwide contested the annual Taipei 101 Run Up Race May 3, climbing 2,046 stairs to the 91st floor of Taiwan's tallest building. Comprising four categories:…

Taiwan's media and press environment was rated free in the latest global report released April 28 by Washington-based nongovernmental organization Freedom House. With a score of 27, Taiwan ranks 49th-down one spot from last year-in media…

Bismarck, North Dakota (AP) -- A top Jamaican law enforcement officer testifying in a US trial said Thursday his country is making progress in disrupting lottery scams but that many children still want to grow up to be fraudsters. Corporal…

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug smuggling on Friday, the 73rd execution in the kingdom so far this year. Shirin Khan Abbas Khan was put to death in Riyadh province after being found guilty…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Protests broke out in Baltimore and spread to Philadelphia on Thursday over the death of an African-American man, as fresh claims emerged of how Freddie Gray sustained his fatal injuries in police custody.…

Bismarck, North Dakota (AP) -- A woman who was the victim of a Jamaican lottery scam told a federal jury Wednesday that she received a postcard in June 2012 at her Madison, South Dakota, home from a company called American Cash Awards…

New York, USA -- On Tuesday, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its long-term issuer credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Bermuda to 'A+' from 'AA-'. At the same time, Standard & Poor's lowered its short-term rating…

Santiago, Chile (CMC) -- While overall growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to decline for a fifth consecutive year—dipping below one per cent in 2015 – the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that growth in the…

London (AP) -- Usain Bolt is headed for the big screen in a documentary about his preparations for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and his subsequent retirement a year later. Made by British filmmakers Fulwell 73, the film will also…