Ground swallows dozen cars in Mississippi

(BBC) Tests are to take place to determine why the ground opened up in a Mississippi city, swallowing 12 cars in a restaurant car park. The large gash, some 400ft (120m) long and 35ft (11m) wide, opened up late on Saturday in Meridian,…

Jordan policeman kills American and South African trainers

(BBC) A Jordanian policeman has opened fire at a police training centre outside Amman, killing two Americans, a South African and a Jordanian, officials say. The Jordanian embassy in Washington said the assailant wounded five others,…

Indonesia drugs: Crocodiles ‘to guard death row prisons’

The head of Indonesia's anti-drugs agency has proposed building a prison island guarded by crocodiles to house death-row drug convicts. Budi Waseso said crocodiles often made better guards than humans because they could not be bribed. He…

Myanmar Election: Vote Counting starts after Landmark Poll

Votes are being counted in Myanmar's first openly contested national election in 25 years. Turnout is thought to have been 80% in the poll - seen as a further big step away from decades of military rule. Aung San Suu Kyi's National League…

St. Kitts-Nevis Remembers Fallen Nationals

(ZIZ News) -- Residents of St. Kitts and Nevis took time out on Sunday to pay tribute to nationals who fought and died in World Wars I and II. The National Day of Remembrance was observed through a Wreath Laying Ceremony and Parade at the…

Prime Minister Harris Hand Delivers Gratuitous Cheques

(ZIZ News) -- It turned out to be a happy Sunday for three former employees of the St. Kitts Sugar Manufacturing Corporation , when Prime Minister, the Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris personally delivered gratuitous cheques to them. He was…