Dozens beaten, some arrested after Zimbabwe opposition leader denied bail
HARARE, June 27 (Reuters) – Zimbabwean police beat dozens of opposition supporters and arrested several outside a court in the capital Harare on Thursday, after…
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Bolivia reels from short-lived coup attempt as apparent calm returns
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Calm returned to Bolivia’s capital on Thursday after troops led by a top general stormed the presidential palace, then quickly retreated,…
More than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the Florida Keys
MIAMI (AP) — A group of more than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the lower Florida Keys on early morning Wednesday,…
Belize: Suspect held after gunshots fired at the home of top cop
Police Commissioner Chester Williams has confirmed that one person is in custody in relation to gunshots fired at his home on Tuesday night “If they…
Dengue fever spikes in US Virgin Islands
Visitors and residents of the US Virgin Islands have been advised to take precautions and remain vigilant as new data has shown an increase in…
Brazilian to become first head of Interpol from developing world
BRASILIA, June 25 (Reuters) – Interpol’s executive committee on Tuesday for the first time elected a police official from a developing nation to head the…
Haiti Must Center Women in Its Transition to Succeed
Sasha Filippova is the Senior Staff Attorney for the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH). IJDH is a U.S.-based human rights non-profit organization…
Argentina advances to Copa America quarterfinals, beats Chile 1-0 on Martínez 88th-minute goal
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After nearly 90 minutes of total domination, Lionel Messi and defending champion Argentina advanced to the Copa America quarterfinals after…
A US journalist goes on trial in Russia on espionage charges that he and his employer deny
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his supporters cheered…