International

Washington, USA -- The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the seventh review of Jamaica’s economic performance under the program supported by a four-year, SDR 615.38 million (about US$932 million at the…

Conakry, Guinea (AP) -- Guinea closed its border with Sierra Leone on Monday as part of new efforts to stamp out Ebola, an official said. The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 10,300 people, mostly in Guinea,…

Abuja, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday won the key prize of Lagos state in the country's general election, keeping a lead of about two million votes as results came in. More than half of Nigeria's…

London, England (AFP) -- Staff at Queen Elizabeth II's Windsor Castle are threatening to take industrial action over pay, a trade union said Monday. If it goes ahead following a ballot, the action would be the first ever by staff working…

Washington, USA -- The US Department of Justice announced on Monday that BSI SA, one of the ten largest private banks in Switzerland, is the first bank to reach a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program. “Because of the…

Randolph, USA -- A town councilor for Randolph in Massachusetts has commended the reasonable approach taken by the newly elected prime minister of St Kitts and Nevis Dr Timothy Harris to the ongoing dispute between the United States and…

Jerusalem -- A Jerusalem court found former Israeli premier Ehud Olmert guilty of corruption Monday in a retrial of allegations he received envelopes of cash from a US businessman, the verdict read. It was the latest legal blow in a…

Boston (CMC) -- A Haitian man has been ordered to pay over US$7,000 in the aftermath of an incident that led to a flight being diverted when he reacted angrily to a seat being reclined in front of him. The case was part of a series of…

Abuja, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's military on Friday announced that troops had retaken the town of Gwoza from Boko Haram, from which the group declared their caliphate last year. Defence spokesman Chris Olukolade told a news conference in…

Bangkok (AP) -- Thailand is facing bans on new international flights and increased inspections after the International Civil Aviation Organization flagged significant concerns about the country's aviation safety, officials said Friday. The…

Detroit (AP) -- Autopsies are scheduled on the bodies of two children found in a deep freezer in their Detroit home. Authorities say they hope the bodies of Stoni Ann Blair and her brother, Stephen Gage Berry, thaw enough by Friday to…

Beijing, China (AFP) -- A secret, private airport illegally built by a wealthy businessman in China was exposed after he crashed his helicopter, killing a passenger, State-run media said Thursday. Private aircraft ownership by China's…

Abuja, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and the main opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed a pledge for peaceful elections for the second time in three months. Security is a major concern at…

London, England -- A Commonwealth working group on trade will meet in Malta for the first time to consider challenges affecting member countries. The consultative meeting of the Commonwealth Expert Group on Trade (CEGT), which will take…

Detroit (AP) -- A Detroit mother was arrested Tuesday after the frozen bodies of a boy and girl were found in a deep freezer in the family's home, police said. Court officers found the children's bodies while carrying out an eviction order…