KINGSTON, Jamaica – A former governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands and an ex-finance director in the U.S. Caribbean territory have been arrested on embezzlement charges. Acting Attorney General Claude Walker on Tuesday announced the arrests of former Gov. John DeJongh and Julito Francis, once a director of the islands’ …
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JERUSALEM – Israeli authorities have denied a request by a top Hamas leader to allow his three sisters in Israel to visit the Gaza Strip for his son’s wedding. The Israeli defense body COGAT said on Thursday that Ismail Haniyeh’s request was denied because of “Israeli humanitarian cases” in Gaza. …
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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – A Burkina Faso court says 22 candidates have been officially registered to run in the October elections. The High Court announced the candidate list on Saturday and said it will publish the final official candidate list by Aug. 29. Transitional authorities have ruled Burkina Faso since …
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DAMASCUS, Syria – Syria’s state-run news agency says an artillery shell hit a petrol station in the central city of Homs, killing at least five people. SANA says more than 30 others were wounded in the attack in the Inshaat neighborhood Wednesday as a fuel truck was delivering a shipment. …
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian activists are putting more pressure on embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak to resign with major street rallies this weekend following allegations of suspicious money transfers into his accounts. Najib who has been fighting for political survival after leaked documents in July showed he received some …
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KATHMANDU, Nepal – Hundreds of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transvestites paraded through Nepal’s capital to demand that rights for sexual minorities be included in the country’s new constitution that is being finalized. The colorful rally in downtown Kathmandu — an annual affair — drew about 500 participants. The activists say …
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IDAN HANEGEV INDUSTRIAL PARK, Israel – The chief executive of SodaStream, the beverage maker that is shuttering its West Bank factory in the face of international boycott calls, is accusing his company’s critics of anti-Semitism and hurting the interests of the Palestinian workers they claim to protect. SodaStream has been …
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen says his predecessor is the country’s candidate to head the U.N. refugee agency. Loekke Rasmussen said Friday Helle Thorning-Schmidt “has (the) strong political leadership experience and an international profile” needed for the post of U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees which “must …
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Puerto Rico with a delegation of top state officials to develop a partnership with the U.S. territory and help it emerge from a deepening economic crisis. Cuomo pledged Tuesday that New York officials will share their expertise in …
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – A Hungarian camerawoman caught on video kicking and tripping migrants near the Serbian border has offered a qualified apology for her behavior. Petra Laszlo said in the letter published Friday in the daily Magyar Nemzet newspaper that she was “sincerely sorry for what happened,” but she also …
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