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Kenya attack: Westgate mall bodies ‘probably gunmen’
(BBC) Two charred bodies pulled from Kenya's Westgate shopping centre on Thursday are "highly likely" to be two of the attackers, an MP has told the BBC.
Ndung'u Gethenji, chairman of the committee investigating the attack, said AK47…
Benghazi gunmen kill Libya commander Ahmed al-Barghathi
(BBC) Masked gunmen have shot dead a Libyan military police commander in the city of Benghazi, officials have said.
Ahmed al-Barghathi, the head of the military police's investigative division, was shot several times as he left his house…
Dozens held in Canada shale gas protest
(BBC) At least 40 people were arrested after a protest at a shale gas development in the Canadian province of New Brunswick turned violent, say police.
A shot was fired, petrol bombs were tossed and police cars torched at the blockade near…
Larry Flynt: Don’t execute man who shot me
(BBC) Porn publisher Larry Flynt has said he does not want the man who put him in a wheelchair to face the death penalty.
Joseph Paul Franklin, who shot Flynt outside a Georgia court in 1978, is set for execution in Missouri in November.…
US government employees head back to work
(BBC) Hundreds of thousands of US government employees are heading back to work after President Barack Obama signed a law ending a 16-day government shutdown and extending the US debt limit.
The cross-party deal came hours before the US…
Osborne agrees to China investing in UK nuclear plants
(BBC) The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced that the UK will allow Chinese companies to take a stake in British nuclear power plants.
The announcement also said that Chinese firms might eventually be allowed to take majority stakes…
Syria chemical arms team ‘turned back after safety fears’
(BBC) Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria have been unable to access one of the designated sites because of safety concerns, the world's chemical weapons watchdog has told the BBC.
It is the first time they have been unable to complete a…
South Sudan child scrap metal diggers blown up in Juba
(BBC) Five children have been killed by an old mortar shell as they dug for scrap metal in South Sudan's capital, Juba.
The five were looking for metal in an old army barracks, a military spokesman told the BBC.
The BBC's James Copnall…
British scientists make major Alzheimer’s breakthrough
London, England – A new British study has been lauded as a turning point in the search for a drug that could stop Alzheimer's disease, following the pioneering use of a drug-like compound to halt brain cell death in mice.
Published in the…
Message on the International Day of the girl child [11 October 2013]
The Secretary-General -- Empowering girls, ensuring their human rights and addressing the discrimination and violence they face are essential to progress for the whole human family. One of the best ways to achieve all of these goals is to…
Artisans from the Federation begin training in Taiwan
TAIPEI -- Two artisans from the Federation of Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis arrived in Taiwan on October 4, 2013, to attend training courses in pottery and leather craft, courtesy of the Council of Indigenous Peoples of the…
St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Leads Commonwealth Delegation in Talks with Leading Financial…
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (CUOPM) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas is leading a high-level group of Commonwealth ministers to Washington DC from 7 to 8 October 2013 to meet heads of…
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton showers praise on PM Douglas, credits him with initiating…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (CUOPM) – Former United States President the Hon. Bill Clinton has lauded St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas and credits him for initiating the availability of low cost anti-rival drugs…
St. Kitts and Nevis Calls On the United States to End Economic Embargo against Cuba
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK (CUOPM) -- Declaring its support for General Assembly Resolution 67/4 on the “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba”, St. Kitts and…
UN Secretary-General’s Message on the International Day of Older Persons — 1 October…
The global community has reached a critical moment in our collective efforts to address poverty and usher in a better future. The 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals is fast approaching while discussions on shaping…