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Police say that two men armed with a gun at about 20:30 hours yesterday robbed a family of $11,000, jewellery and articles at Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara.

The lawyer for Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad, who has been indicted in New York over a US$50M mortgage fraud, is looking to stall the May 21 commencement of his trial in order to address a “complicated, recently emergent issue.”

BANGKOK, (Reuters) – Thai police arrested a British citizen today after the bodies of six babies thought to have been used in a black magic ritual were found stuffed into travel bags in a Bangkok hotel room.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez’s public assurances that he will beat cancer have failed to quell Venezuelans’ frenetic speculation about whether the illness will ruin his chances of winning another six-year term in October.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has not been seen or heard in public since returning a week ago from his latest cancer treatment in Cuba but was well enough to monitor a jail riot in Caracas, an ally said today.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Pentagon said today it believes China spent up to $180 billion on its military buildup last year, a far higher figure than acknowledged by Beijing, and it accused “Chinese actors” of being the world’s biggest perpetrators of economic espionage.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – “Suriname wants to become the food basket of the region, but we must feed ourselves first.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England captain Andrew Strauss described a feeling of release after ending an l8-month wait for a century with an polished unbeaten 121 in the first test against West Indies at Lord’s yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) Gay and transgender organisations in Belgium have promised to end their protest at Reggae concerts featuring acts who are known to have recorded songs bashing their lifestyle.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Newly installed Anglican Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Right Reverend Dr Howard Gregory, is urging the church to dissociate itself from tainted money, which continues to circulate in the society where corruption is rampant.

Police last evening found the car of murdered GTM manager Lionel Bert Whyte parked on a street at Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice but so far there has been no sighting of the suspect.

(Barbados Nation) There will be no local autopsy or coroner’s inquest into the apparent suicide of United States Embassy official George Gaines.

(Reuters) Delhi You cannot escape Bollywood and the drama that comes with it, not even in the hallowed environs of the Rajya Sabha.

(Reuters) – Bollywood actor and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) owner Shah Rukh Khan was banned today from entering Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium for the next five years but the decision may not be cast in stone yet.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach has been arrested on molestation and assault charges, a senior Delhi Police official said toiday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England fast bowler Stuart Broad struck with the first ball of the second day to dismiss West Indies for 243 in the first test at Lord’s today.

(Trinidad Express) A security guard is expected to be charged with the beating of former beauty queen, Candice Worrell.

(Trinidad Express) Police have seized a truck transporting 21 barrels of diesel which were to be shipped to Grenada.

(Trinidad Express) Attorneys representing former prime minister Basdeo Panday are seeking a stay of proceedings after a Port of Spain magistrate ruled that he had a case to answer on charges of failing to declare the assets of a London-based bank account to the Integrity Commission.

(Jamaica Gleaner) After yet another major ganja bust, the Police High Command says it is encouraged by the efforts being made by officers to rid the nation’s streets of illicit drugs.