International

Cameroon, Nigeria (AFP) -- The head of Boko Haram – the enigmatic Abubakar Shekau – has openly taunted the countries being menaced by the armed Islamist group as they call for a united effort to crush it. In a video claiming responsibility…

New York (AP) -- Airport officials say a 33-year-old woman gave birth to a baby girl on a flight bound to New York from Jordan. A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says a nurse and doctor on the flight helped…

Geneva, Switzerland (CMC) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging Caribbean countries to take urgent action to meet global targets to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). According to a new WHO report, 16 million…

Guatemala City, Guatemala (AFP) -- A court in Guatemala on Monday sentenced a former police chief to 90 years for an assault on the Spanish embassy in 1980 when a group of protesting Indians, peasants and university students were holed up…

Nairobi, Kenya (AFP) -- A Kenyan school bus driver died after drinking a potion brewed by a "witchdoctor" to prove he had not stolen books, sparking angry protests from villagers, a report said Tuesday. The school directors in a village in…

Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) -- The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless it receives a $200 million ransom within 72 hours, but Tokyo vowed Tuesday it would not give in to "terrorism". Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…

New York, USA -- A Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737-800, arriving from Georgetown, Guyana, on Saturday night, reportedly failed to stop short of a runway at New York’s JFK International Airport as instructed and caused a JetBlue Airbus…

Nairobi, Kenya (AFP) -- Kenyan police fired tear gas Monday at children protesting against the seizure of their school playground by a property developer. Around 100 primary school children and a small group of activists pushed over a…

Toronto, Canada (CMC) -- Canadian banks with operations in the Caribbean say a combination of lower oil prices and cost-cutting is poised to help improve their operations. While the banks brace for loan losses and lower revenues in Western…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- US television network Fox News has apologized several times for claiming there are "totally Muslim" no-go zones in Europe, comments that aired on the station following deadly attacks in France.…

Niamey, Niger (AFP) -- At least seven churches were burned Saturday in Niger's capital Niamey during rioting in response to the publication of a Prophet Mohammed cartoon in France's Charlie Hebdo magazine, an AFP correspondent reported.…

Tacloban, Philippines (AFP) -- A plane carrying top aides of Philippine President Benigno Aquino overshot a runway in stormy weather on Saturday, authorities said, shortly after Pope Francis's plane took off from the same airport. The…

Washington, USA (ACN) -- The US Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC), founded a year ago and comprising 25 agricultural organizations, recently held a press conference in Washington DC to explain the importance of lifting the US embargo…

New Delhi, India -- The Central Bank of Suriname presented a session on opportunities in Suriname on the backdrop of the visit of a delegation from the ministry of foreign affairs to India, which was hosted by the Hon. Consul of Suriname,…

Paris (AP) -- French authorities can now ban suspected jihadists from leaving the country, as part of tougher anti-terrorism measures activated after last week's deadly attacks. The law, approved by parliament in November, entered into…