July 26, 2016
Obama and Clinton: a special and pragmatic relationship
In a highly significant move, a "fired up" President Obama took to the stage in North Carolina to offer his unequivocal backing to his former rival turned ally, Hillary Clinton. Pragmatic partnership has replaced the bitterness and distrust which…
July 26, 2016
Oscar Pistorius given six years for Reeva Steenkamp murder
South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. It comes after his initial five-year conviction for manslaughter was changed to murder last December on…
July 26, 2016
Venezuelan women push past border controls for food
About 500 Venezuelan women in search of food have broken through border controls separating the western state of Tachira from neighbouring Colombia. The women said their families were going hungry because of severe food shortages in Venezuela. Hours…
July 26, 2016
Bahamians Warned To Prepare For Scorching Heat This Week
Bahamians can expect scorching temperatures as from today Wednesday, through the weekend with the heat index expected to reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit, Senior Meteorological Officer at the Department of Meteorology Orson Nixon warned on Tuesday.…
July 26, 2016
PDM HAILS LOUISE GARLAND THOMAS AS EDUCATION AND OVERALL NATIONAL ICON
The PDM together with the country mourns the loss of Education Icon, Louise Garland Thomas who passed away earlier this month. As this we mourn and lay this giant of a lady to rest, we pause to recognize her national contribution to the area of…
July 26, 2016
France church attack: Priest killed by two ‘IS soldiers’
The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage. Police later surrounded the church and French TV said shots were fired. Both hostage-takers are now…
July 26, 2016
Australia PM calls for investigation into juvenile ‘torture’
The Four Corners programme showed footage of teenage offenders stripped naked, assaulted and tear gassed. One of the boys was hooded and cuffed to a mechanical restraint chair wearing a "spit hood". The Northern Territory's Attorney General John…
July 26, 2016
Japan knife attack: 19 killed at care centre in Sagamihara
Nineteen residents have been killed in a knife attack at a care centre for people with mental disabilities in the Japanese city of Sagamihara. Such attacks are extremely rare in Japan - the incident is the worst mass killing in decades. Police have…
July 26, 2016
Malawian ‘hyena man’ arrested for having sex with children
An HIV-positive Malawian man, who says he is paid to have sex with children as part of initiation rites, has been arrested on the president's orders. Eric Aniva, a sex worker known in Malawi as a "hyena", was the subject of a BBC feature last week.…
July 26, 2016
Pokemon Go finally launches in Japan
Amid a flurry of social media excitement, Niantic Labs, the software company behind the game, announced it was "finally broadcasting" in Japan. First released in the US, Australia and New Zealand on 6 July and now available in more than 30…