August 13, 2013
Cayman Islands Government to stop Dart 50% tax
The new Cayman Islands PPM government says it is standing firm over its objection to the former UDP government’s decision to allow the Dart group to take half of the tax it collects in all its hotels and tourism accommodation over the next decade as…
August 13, 2013
Peru’s security forces kill three Shining Path rebels
Three Shining Path rebels, including a top leader, have been killed by the security forces in Peru, according to the interior minister. Wilfredo Pedraza said the guerrillas were shot dead in the country's south. Among those killed is Alejandro Borda…
August 13, 2013
Fire at Venezuela’s Puerto La Cruz oil refinery ‘over’
The vice-president of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, Asdrubal Chavez, has said the blaze at one of the country's largest oil refineries has been extinguished. Officials say lightning sparked the fire at a storage tank of the Puerto La Cruz…
August 12, 2013
Colombia peace talks with Farc in Cuba make progress
The Colombian government and the country's main rebel group, the Farc, have hailed progress after the end of the 12th round of peace talks in Cuba. The government's chief negotiator, ex-vice president Humberto de Calle, said they had never got this…
August 12, 2013
Mexico drugs lord Caro Quintero’s release angers US
The US has reacted angrily to the early release by a Mexico court of a drugs lord who served 28 years in prison for the kidnap and murder of a US agent. The court cut short Rafael Caro Quintero's 40-year sentence for the 1985 killing of US Drug…
August 12, 2013
Kerry hopeful on Mid-East talks despite settlement move
The US has urged the Palestinians "not to react adversely" to Israel's approval of 1,200 new settlement homes only days before peace talks resume. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday's move was "to some degree expected", but stressed that…
August 12, 2013
44 People Shot Dead in Nigerian Mosque
Officials in Nigeria say gunmen have killed at least 44 people in an attack on a mosque in the north of the country. The officials said men dressed in army fatigues opened fire at the mosque outside Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria's Borno state,…
August 12, 2013
Bombs Kill 22 Iraqis Near Baghdad
Two bombs near Baghdad killed at least 22 people Monday in another day of violence in Iraq. A suicide bomber killed 16 in a crowded cafe in the town of Balad, north of the capital. Another bomb blew up near a sports field in Muqdadiyah, also north…
August 12, 2013
US Crime Kingpin Bulger Guilty of Murder and Conspiracy
A jury in the northeastern U.S. city of Boston has found former crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger guilty on charges of murder and racketeering, following a two-month high-profile trial. The 83-year-old Bulger was charged with committing or ordering…
August 12, 2013
US Court says NYPD ‘Stop-and-Search’ Violates Rights
A U.S. judge has ruled the New York Police Department has violated the rights of tens of thousands of people by intentionally discriminating against racial minorities with its controversial "stop-and-search" policy. But New York Mayor Michael…