Associated Press
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 08:13
An American diplomat who police say was speeding crossed the center line in his SUV and rammed into a full mini-bus, killing a father of three whose widow is six months pregnant, officials said Friday.
U.S. Embassy officials in Nairobi rushed the American and his family out of Kenya the next day, leaving the crash victims with no financial assistance to pay for a funeral and for hospital bills for the eight or so others who were seriously injured.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 00:00
The riot and militarization of the prison comes a day after the release of an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights report that said inmates control Honduras' 24 prisons because the state has abandoned its role in rehabilitating people convicted of cr
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 00:00
The five named Sunday are the only ones Amnesty currently recognizes as prisoners of conscience in Cuba.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 00:00
Police Commissioner Owen Ellington says there will immediately be a boost in police patrols in Linstead.
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 00:00
For the recall to succeed, at least 1.2 million voters would need to cast ballots. That is by no means certain given past turnout.
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 00:00
A Honduran tribunal has convicted four police officers in the 2011 killing of the son of the president of Honduras National Autonomous University and his friend.
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 13:52
More than 1,000 people were killed in Iraq in July, the highest monthly death toll in five years, the U.N. said Thursday, a grim figure that shows rapidly deteriorating security as sectarian tensions soar.
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 06:37
Among the countries of the Arab Spring, Tunisia is widely considered to have the best chance for a successful democracy, but the emergence of an armed al-Qaida-linked jihadi group threatens to derail the tenuous transition.
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 00:00
Special prosecutor for common crime Kenia Reconco said gangs first began extorting money and killing residents of the working class neighborhoods where the gang members lived but as they grew they began targeting the middle class.
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 00:00
The case of Amarildo de Souza, a 42-year-old father of six who has not been seen since he was picked up for police questioning on June 14, has sparked widespread outrage.