International

Freetown, Sierra Leone (AP) -- A doctor in Sierra Leone has died of Ebola — the fifth local doctor in the West African nation to die of the disease, authorities said Monday. Dr Godfrey George, medical superintendent of Kambia Government…

Greensboro, USA -- Dynamic Airways, which had a rocky start on its Guyana service earlier this year, and tour operator Travelspan, which also pulled out of Guyana, have teamed up to re-enter the Guyana market on November 22 after the US…

New York (AP) -- Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center is again opening for business — marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation. Conde Nast will start moving Monday…

New York (JIS) -- United States Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke, says the American Government could benefit from a partnership with Jamaica on alternative energy projects. “Jamaica has become a leader in the development of alternative energy…

Berlin, Germany (HCNN) -- Haiti's President Michel Martelly met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday to discuss and reinforce bilateral cooperation, as he called on German businessmen to invest in the Caribbean country where, he…

London (CMC) -- An inquest has been told that a Royal Navy veteran died after drinking a mouthful from a pear drink shipped from the Caribbean that contained cocaine in a concentration at least 20 times the lethal level. Joromie Lewis, 33,…

Lusaka, Zambia (AFP) -- Zambian President Michael Sata, 77, has died in London where he was receiving medical treatment, local media reported Wednesday. There was no immediate confirmation from Zambian officials in the capital Lusaka. The…

Geneva, Switzerland (Reuters) -- Liberia may be seeing a decline in the spread of Ebola, with falls in the number of burials and new admissions as well as a plateau in laboratory-confirmed cases, the World Health Organization said on…

Washington (AFP) -- An online retailer in California is making no apologies for marketing Ebola-themed outfits for grown-ups looking to add some shock value to their Halloween party get-ups. Brands On Sale has so far sold "hundreds" of…

Dallas (AP) -- American Airlines and US Airways will combine their frequent flier programmes early next year and, for now, will continue to base free flights on how many miles customers fly. Delta and United, on the other hand, plan to…

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Six months after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of South Korea, a victim's body was discovered inside the wreckage on Tuesday. The body was found on the fourth floor in the women's bathroom, located at the…

London (AP) -- British police say they detained a man after he ran up to Prime Minister David Cameron on a street and appeared to collide with him. But officers quickly released the man, saying there was "nothing sinister" about the…

Marysville (AP) -- A 14-year-old girl who was wounded when a student opened fire inside a Washington state high school has died, raising the death toll in the shooting to three, including the gunman. Gia Soriano died Sunday night, more…

Rio De Janeiro (AP) -- Left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected Sunday in the tightest race Brazil has seen since its return to democracy three decades ago, giving the juggernaut Workers' Party its fourth-straight presidential…

Geneva, Switzerland -- The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has convened a meeting with top government officials from Ebola-affected countries, regulatory agencies, vaccine manufacturers and funding agencies to discuss and…