October 2, 2013
PM Letta wins vote after Berlusconi U-turn
Italian Premier Enrico Letta has won a confidence vote after a last-minute U-turn by former PM Silvio Berlusconi. Berlusconi had initially promised to topple the government by withdrawing his party's support - a move which prompted the Senate…
October 2, 2013
Chemical Experts Begin Mission on Syria Disarmament
International experts in Damascus have begun an unprecedented U.N.-backed mission to oversee the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons. Experts from the Netherlands-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) boarded…
October 2, 2013
Obama Shortens Asia Trip Because of Shutdown
The U.S. government shutdown is forcing President Barack Obama to cancel two stops on his upcoming trip to Asia. On the second day of the shutdown, the White House said Mr. Obama is cutting his planned visits to Malaysia and the Philippines, but…
October 2, 2013
Russia Charges 7 Greenpeace Activists With Piracy
Russian authorities have formally charged seven Greenpeace activists with piracy after they were seized during a protest against Arctic drilling. The seven include a Russian, a Ukrainian, a Finn, two Britons, a Brazilian and a Swedish-American.…
October 2, 2013
US: Burma Must Do More to Stop Anti-Muslim Violence
The United States is condemning a fresh round of deadly attacks against minority Muslims in western Burma and urging authorities to do more to address the long-standing sectarian tension there. The U.S. Embassy in Rangoon's statement on Wednesday…
October 2, 2013
T&T police investigate shooting death of two foreigners
Police are investigating the death of two foreigners whose bullet riddled bodies were found in the forest in Central Trinidad on Tuesday. Police have identified the couple as Gladys Otiz and Vasquez Marcano, whose bodies were found lying on the…
October 2, 2013
Mother of St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has died
The 93-year-old mother of St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has died after ailing for a short period. Press Secretary Jadia Jn Pierre-Emmanuel confirmed that Andrazine Anthony passed away at the Tapion Hospital, on the outskirts of the…
October 2, 2013
Eight alleged lottery scammers for court
The eight alleged lotto scammers held in simultaneous operations by the Major Organised Crime and Anti-corruption taskforce (MOCA) and US law enforcement agencies in western Jamaica last week are to appear in court to answer charges against them…
October 2, 2013
Haiti pulls envoy over Dominican Republic court decision
The Haitian Government said Tuesday that it is recalling its ambassador in the Dominican Republic's capital over a court ruling that strips Dominican citizenship from the children of Haitian migrants. The decision by Haiti's foreign affairs…
October 2, 2013
Jack not bothered by Ian’s ‘thou shalt not lie’
Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner yesterday did not seem too bothered by statements made on a People’s Partnership political rally on Monday night by Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne. Warner described Alleyne’s appearance on the platform at Harris…