International

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…

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…