8 killed, 3 injured in Honduras bus attack

Eight people were killed and three others were injured after a group of gunmen opened fire on a private bus in Honduras, officials said. The small bus was carrying a family when gunmen ambushed it Thursday night, fireman Angel Urbina said. Photos…

Mubarak warns Israel against another incursion in Gaza

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak warned Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday against initiating "any new…

West Bank civilian dies in Israeli army raid in Hebron

Israeli troops have shot dead a 67-year-old Palestinian man by mistake in an operation to arrest members of the…

Medical experts appointed to probe source of cholera epidemic in Haiti

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday named four top medical experts to an independent panel to…

Government failing Barbadians, says opposition leader

Barbados opposition leader, Owen Arthur, said that the administration now led by Freundel Stuart is a "broken government" with broken promises, which they intend to show Barbadians through a strong and vigorous campaign. Arthur was speaking to…

Solemn goodbye for TNT 1st President

Many persons among them parents and guardians with their children filed pass the casket of Sir Ellis…

Debit, credit card fraud racket busted in Jamaica

FOUR men are now in police custody following investigations by detectives from the…

Group buying: Fad or future Facebook?

Group buying websites enjoyed massive growth in 2010 grabbing new customers and the headlines as the sector's…

Crops, coal and steel inundated by Australia’s flooding

Major flooding across eastern Australia is putting a squeeze on the region's farmers, destroying crops and cutting…

World Bank issues yuan-denominated bonds

The World Bank is issuing its first bonds denominated in China's yuan in Hong Kong, joining a growing number of borrowers tapping the new debt market as Beijing gradually promotes its tightly controlled currency abroad. The World Bank said buyers…