March 1, 2015
Guyana issues warning to Venezuela in oil drilling dispute
Guyana has issued a warning to neighbouring Venezuela to refrain from interfering in offshore oil exploration efforts. Venezuela has objected to the planned offshore exploration by US company Exxon. In a press release issued late Saturday, the…
March 1, 2015
Dominican President says, ‘no extension to alien regularization plan.’
President Danilo Medina said in a speech Friday that no foreign nation or international body may require the country to make sacrifices outside its constitutional and legal order, neither on migration nor on any other sovereign right. "We are…
March 1, 2015
Venezuela imposes limits on US diplomats
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has announced measures to limit the number of US diplomats working in the country. President Maduro said he wanted a review and reduction of American diplomatic staff. US citizens visiting the country would also…
March 1, 2015
Huawei and LG unveil round smartwatches
LG and Huawei have unveiled a range of new smartwatches featuring metal-framed circular designs. LG's Watch Urbane comes in two editions - a basic version powered by Android Wear, and a high-end one with a 4G chip and a new operating system. The…
March 1, 2015
US Economic Growth Slower Than First Thought
U.S. economic growth was slower than first thought in the last few months of 2014. Friday's report from the Commerce Department says the gross domestic product expanded at a 2.2 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter. That is a bit slower than a…
March 1, 2015
Russians Pay Tribute to Slain Putin Critic
Thousands of people marched in central Moscow Sunday to mourn murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Many of the marchers carried Russian flags and placards saying, "I am not afraid," in memory of the veteran liberal politician and vocal critic…
March 1, 2015
Nigerian female bomb suspect beaten to death by mob
A mob beat a woman to death in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Bauchi in the belief that she was a suicide bomber, police and witnesses say. The woman - said to be a teenager - was attacked when she refused to be screened at the entrance to a…
March 1, 2015
South Sudan boys ‘kidnapped to be child soldiers’
Hundreds of boys in South Sudan have been kidnapped and forced to become child soldiers, the United Nations children's agency says. The figure is a big increase on the 89 child abductions reported by Unicef last month. Their latest statement blamed…
March 1, 2015
Johnson Charles replaces Darren Bravo
Johnson Charles has been called up to the West Indies squad to replace the injured Darren Bravo, who was ruled out of the rest of the World Cup on Friday. Batsman Bravo failed to recover from the hamstring injury he suffered during the Windies'…
March 1, 2015
Windies still confident as preparations start for India
West Indies arrived in Perth yesterday still smarting from Friday's heavy loss to South Africa but hoping to regroup ahead of next week's clash with reigning world champions India. The Caribbean team has been their usual inconsistent selves, winning…