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Bahamian gov’t issues travel advisory to the US

Published:Saturday | July 9, 2016 | 2:02 PM

NASSAU (AP):The Bahamas last Friday issued a rare travel advisory for any of its citizens visiting the United States, recommending that young men, in particular, take care in cities affected by recent tensions over police shootings.A statement from...

Armoured cars, soldiers in camouflage secure Rio Olympics

Published:Saturday | July 9, 2016 | 2:11 PM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP):Brazilian soldiers were on the streets yesterday checking out spots around the city that will get intense security when the Rio de Janeiro Olympics open in just under four weeks.Armoured vehicles and trucks carrying troops were...

Is motherhood an advantage for UK's next PM?

Published:Saturday | July 9, 2016 | 2:22 PM

LONDON (AP):Two Conservative women running to become Britain's next leader are facing a question that wouldn't be raised if there were male candidates for the job: Does being a mother make you better qualified to be prime minister?A political...

US Army says suspect in Dallas cop killings served in Army Reserve

Published:Friday | July 8, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): The Army says Micah Xavier Johnson, named as a suspect in the Dallas police shootings, served in the Army Reserve and did one tour of duty in Afghanistan. The Army says Johnson was a private first class and his home of record is...

JUST IN: Gunman in vehicle shoots at Georgia officer in US

Published:Friday | July 8, 2016 | 12:00 AM

ATLANTA (AP); A gunman in a passing vehicle who opened fire on a police officer on patrol in Georgia will likely be charged with aggravated assault on the officer, authorities said Friday. A suspect was apprehended after a short car chase and is in...

Five US officers dead, seven hurt in Dallas protest shooting

Published:Friday | July 8, 2016 | 12:00 AM

DALLAS (AP): Gunmen shot and killed five police officers and wounded seven others during a protest over fatal police shootings of black men in other states, authorities said. It appeared to be the deadliest day for US law enforcement since the...

No double standard in Clinton probe

Published:Thursday | July 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):Summoned before Congress and aggressively questioned by Republicans, FBI Director James Comey yesterday strongly defended the government's decision to not prosecute Hillary Clinton over her private...

10 cities gets tentative OK for flights to Cuba

Published:Thursday | July 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):Scheduled commercial airline service to Havana from 10 American cities won tentative government approval yesterday, advancing President Barack Obama's effort to normalise relations with...

Police kills man sitting in car

Published:Thursday | July 7, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Minnesota, US (AP):The fatal shooting of a black man in his car by a Minnesota police officer went viral Thursday, its aftermath broadcast live over Facebook by the victim's girlfriend, who cried that he had just been...

UK report slams Iraq war

Published:Wednesday | July 6, 2016 | 1:37 PM

MP dies during committee session

Published:Thursday | July 7, 2016 | 11:11 AM

MP dies during committee sessionHAVANA (AP)Cuban authorities are reporting that a member of parliament has died during a committee session.Government-run website Cubadebate says Raul Acuna Benitez died Wednesday afternoon despite efforts to revive...

Feds open investigation into police shooting

Published:Wednesday | July 6, 2016 | 10:58 AM

BATON ROUGE, La (AP):The United States Justice Department opened a federal civil rights investigation yesterday into the videotaped police killing of a black man who was shot as officers wrestled with him on the pavement outside a convenience store....

GOP to examine FBI decision on Clinton emails

Published:Wednesday | July 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):Irate that Hillary Clinton will not face criminal charges over her emails, House Republicans are summoning FBI Director James Comey to Capitol Hill to answer their questions.Comey will...

Pistorius sentenced to 6 years

Published:Wednesday | July 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

PRETORIA (AP):Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympian described by a judge as a "fallen hero", was sentenced yesterday to six years in a South African prison for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a ruling...

Barcelona star player Messi and father given 21-month sentences for tax fraud

Published:Wednesday | July 6, 2016 | 12:00 AM

MADRID (AP): A Barcelona court today sentenced Lionel Messi and his father to 21 months in prison for tax fraud, with both sentences likely to be suspended. The court found the Barcelona star and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, each guilty of...

Obama revs up campaign machine for Clinton

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):The vaunted data-driven machine that twice got President Barack Obama elected is revving up to help elect Hillary Clinton, as Democrats look to recreate the tactical advantage they used...

No charges in Clinton email matter

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):The FBI won't recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state, agency Director James Comey said yesterday, lifting a major legal threat to her presidential...

Minister resigns as death toll reaches 175

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2016 | 12:00 AM

BAGHDAD (AP):Iraqi's interior minister the man largely responsible for security in Baghdad submitted his resignation yesterday, two days after a massive bombing in the centre of the capital killed 175...

No charges recommended in Hillary Clinton email probe – FBI

Published:Tuesday | July 5, 2016 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): The FBI won't recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state, agency Director James Comey said Tuesday, lifting a major legal threat to her presidential...

Economic crisis bares hunger problem

Published:Monday | July 4, 2016 | 11:32 AM

CARACAS (AP):Kelly Vega said she lost 30 pounds in three months as she focused on feeding her six-year-old daughter rather than herself."We are eating two meals a day. If we eat breakfast, there's no lunch. If we have lunch, there's no dinner," she...

Hundreds protest alleged police killings

Published:Monday | July 4, 2016 | 11:41 AM

Hundreds protest alleged police killingsNAIROBI (AP):Hundreds of Kenyans, including human-rights activists, lawyers and taxi operators, peacefully protested yesterday against what they said are pervasive killings linked to police, as a court ordered...

Independence Party chief Farage quits

Published:Monday | July 4, 2016 | 12:05 PM

Independence Party chief Farage quitsLONDON (AP):The head of the United Kingdom Independence Party, Nigel Farage, resigned yesterday as party leader, the latest British political chief to tumble amid the political turmoil following the country's...

Suicide bombing near mosque, embassy

Published:Monday | July 4, 2016 | 12:00 AM

DUBAI (AP):A resident in the largely Shiite eastern Saudi Arabian region of Qatif said a suicide bomber and a car bomb have struck a neighbourhood there, but that no injuries were immediately reported.Mohammed al-...

Holocaust survivor dies

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2016 | 12:00 AM

NEW YORK (AP):The frail, dapper man who sometimes greeted reporters in his Madison Avenue office spoke in an almost hushed voice, but with urgency, his hands gesturing gently for emphasis. Elie Wiesel's smile was wry,...

Baghdad bombing toll climbs

Published:Sunday | July 3, 2016 | 11:33 AM

BAGHDAD (AP):Iraqi officials say the death toll from the car bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State group in central Baghdad has climbed to at least 115.Hospital and police officials said yesterday that another 187 people were wounded in the...

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