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March 22, 2011

World Bank: Five Years, $235 Billion for Japan Recovery

World Bank officials say it may take five years for Japan to recover from the recent earthquake and tsunami with costs running as high as $235 billion. Monday's report from the bank says the damage may turn out to be the equivalent of 4 percent…

March 22, 2011

UN Appeals for Patience as Haitians Await Election Results

The United Nations is urging the Haitian people to show patience and restraint as they await…

March 22, 2011

Extradition treaty compromised Jamaica’s sovereignty, says PM

Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding has charged that the extradition treaty between Jamaica and the United States is tilted heavily in favour of the superpower, and has effectively compromised the island's sovereignty. On Friday, Golding told…

March 22, 2011

CARICOM energy ministers meet this week to discuss oil prices

Amidst the current volatility of oil prices on the world market, ministers responsible for energy in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will gather in Georgetown, Guyana, this week to scrutinise an overview of the energy situation and trends in…

March 22, 2011

Bahamas election to be held ‘on time’ says PM

Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham would not confirm whether the general election will be called this year as has been speculated in some circles, however, he said that it "would be called on time." "Those who are speculating, that's what…

March 22, 2011

Coalition Fires More Missiles at Libyan Targets, Expands No-Fly Zone

A top U.S. military official said the multinational coalition…

March 22, 2011

Israeli Air Strikes Wound 17 in Gaza

Witnesses and militant groups say Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip late Monday, wounding at least 17 people after militants fired mortar shells and rockets into the Jewish state two days earlier. Medical officials from the Islamist…

March 21, 2011

Venezuela Deports Colombian Drug Suspect Sought by US

Venezuela has deported a Colombian wanted by the United States for drug trafficking. Officials say 53-year-old Gloria Rojas Valencia was handed over Monday to U.S. authorities. She is accused of being a member of Mexico's violent Zetas drug…

March 21, 2011

15 People Killed in Pakistan Violence

Pakistani authorities say 15 people were killed in violence across the country Monday. In the Datta Khel area of the North Waziristan tribal region, Taliban militants shot and killed four men after accusing them of spying. Local authorities said…

March 21, 2011

Workers Evacuated as Smoke Rises From Japanese Nuclear Plant

Japanese workers were forced Monday to evacuate from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant after dark smoke rose from one of the facility's six reactors. Officials said that there had been no immediate increase in radiation levels and the…