International

Washington, United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama is seeking more than US $6 billion in emergency funding to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and respond to cases in the United States, a White House official said…

San Francisco (AP) -- Microsoft is releasing new, beefed-up versions of its popular Office software apps for iPhones and iPads, part of the company's push to stay relevant to workers in an increasingly mobile world. It's also working on…

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (AP) -- Despite being charged with violating a new ordinance by feeding the homeless in South Florida, 90-year-old advocate Arnold Abbott said he's not deterred and even went back out for another feeding at a public…

Colon, Panama -- Passengers travelling aboard the Coral Princess on Tuesday were treated to a memorable sight for the Panama Canal’s 100th anniversary. They witnessed one of the huge new rolling gates, stacked on a barge, making its way…

Seoul, South Korea (AFP) -- Appliance and cellphone company, LG Electronics, said Wednesday it had signed a long-term cross-licence deal with Google as the South Korean firm tries to expand its smartphone business. The deal covers patents…

London (CMC) -- A 29-year-old Bermudian man has been jailed for 16 years by a London court after being convicted of raping and brutally assaulting a woman over a three-day period earlier this year. Andrew Williams, said to be a "dangerous…

Ottawa, Canada (CMC) -- Canada’s Scotiabank has announced plans to shut or shrink 120 branches, largely in Mexico and the Caribbean, in a bid to save CAN$120 million (One Canadian dollar =US$0.87 cents) annually. The bank said it would…

Johannesburg, (AFP) -- South African prosecutors described the five-year sentence handed to Paralympian Oscar Pistorius for killing his girlfriend as "shockingly light and inappropriate" in appeal papers filed Tuesday. "The sentence of…

Monterrey, Mexico (AFP) -- Gunmen killed a Mexican general sent by the government to tame violence in a northern state plagued by drug cartel crimes along the US border, authorities said Monday. General Ricardo Cesar Nino Villarreal and…

Atlanta (AP) -- More than 18.6 million Americans in 32 states already have cast ballots in the nation's midterm elections, a significant increase over the 2010 early voting, according to data from state elections officials. At least 11…

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…