International

New York, USA -- JetBlue Airways has announced that its new nonstop service between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Grenada's Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) is now out for sale. Grenada will become…

New Jersey, United States (AP) -- A man who fled to Jamaica after pleading guilty to child sex assault charges seven years ago has been extradited back to New Jersey. The Record reports that Homer Bishop is being held in the Bergen County…

Berlin (AP) -- A court in Germany has sentenced a male nurse to life in prison for killing patients with overdoses of heart medication. News agency dpa reported that the Oldenburg regional court found the 38-year-old guilty of charges…

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Heavy snowstorms caused an avalanche in northeastern Afghanistan, killing dozens of people. The avalanche happened Tuesday in Panjshir province. By Wednesday afternoon, 90 people were confirmed dead and 15…

New York, United States (AFP) -- R&B star Chris Brown, notorious for brushes with the law including an assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna, ditched a performance Tuesday in Canada at the 11th hour after he was barred entry.…

Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. State Department official has been arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex from a minor. Daniel Rosen was arrested Tuesday at his Washington DC home, police in Fairfax County, Virginia, said. Authorities say…

Juneau, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska on Tuesday became the third US state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, but organizers don't expect any public celebrations since it remains illegal to smoke marijuana in public. In the state's…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The top US diplomat for Latin America expressed concern Monday about the "violent silencing" of dissidents in Cuba, days before the resumption of US-Cuba talks. "Concerned about violent silencing of…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The US Supreme Court appeared divided Monday over whether American citizens can appeal the Government's decision to deny their spouse a visa, after a California woman's Afghan husband was barred from…

(CNN) -- A top Turkish official is blaming British authorities for the disappearance of three teenage British girls suspected of traveling from London to Turkey with the goal of joining ISIS in neighboring Syria. "It is condemnable and…

Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) -- Two young Thais accused of insulting the monarchy in a university play braced for sentencing Monday as the ruling junta intensifies its crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese…

Kano, Nigeria (AFP) -- A girl thought to be as young as seven killed herself and seven others in a suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria on Sunday as President Goodluck Jonathan conceded his government had initially underrated the Islamist…

Mackay, Australia (AFP) -- Australian officials said Sunday all efforts were being made to help those hit by Tropical Cyclone Marcia, which smashed through Queensland state leaving 1,500 homes damaged and thousands without electricity.…

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's morality police detained a group of young men for dancing at a birthday party and referred them to prosecutors, according to a state-linked media report. The news website Ayn al-Youm reported…

New York, USA -- Lenovo, the Chinese computer manufacturer that has supplied tens of thousands of laptops to Caribbean governments, is reportedly selling computers that come preinstalled with spyware that hijacks encrypted web sessions and…