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MCALLEN, Texas, (Reuters) – Two illegal immigrants pleaded guilty in Texas today to possessing 27,000 rounds of assault rifle ammunition along the U.S.-Mexico

(Jamaica Gleaner) The three men who were charged with the murder of hotelier Sandra McCleod were today freed after the Director of Public Prosecutions decided not to prosecute the case.

WICB) St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board is preparing to launch a Player Lifestyle Development (PLD) programme which will be geared towards developing well rounded cricketers at all levels.

A 56-year-old mother of six was early this morning found dead with her clothing disturbed at a shop located at Waikabra, Linden/Soesdyke Highway.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – A former Kenyan player is under investigation by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for interfering with matches, Tom Sears, the outgoing Cricket Kenya chief executive officer has said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – When London marathon medical director Sanjay Sharma was called to attend someone who had collapsed with suspected cardiac arrest a mile from the finish line last month, he expected to find a man in his seventies.

(Jamaica Observer) A Jamaican who was convicted in the UK, who said he was illegally detained before being deported, has won £1 in damages from the Home Office, the Telegraph reports today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The St. Catherine Police have now charged the man accused of fatally stabbing his common-law wife.

LIMA/SANTIAGO  (Reuters) – A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook the border area straddling southern Peru and northern Chile early today, but there were no reports of damage, the Andean neighbors’ national emergency offices said.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The agricultural sector in general is declining at an alarming rate.

(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The meeting between Suriname and the European Union (EU) scheduled for 17 and 18 May will now be held in Paramaribo on 30 May.

NORTHAMPTON— West Indies suffered a crushing 10-wicket defeat to England Lions yesterday, just four days ahead of their clash with World number England in the opening Test at Lord’s.

(Trinidad Express) Two men are dead following what police believe is a shootout with each other at Upper Bournes Road, St James, late on Saturday night.

(Trinidad Express) A mother who wanted nothing more than to be reunited with her estranged son on Mother’s Day was brutally beaten on the head by the man, who afterwards took his own life yesterday.

A Guyanese man died in a hit-and-run accident in Queens, New York today.

LONDON, (Reuters) – With Manchester City’s dream dying in the embers of an exhilarating Premier League season Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero wrote themselves into club folklore with stoppage-time goals to seal a breath-taking 3-2 victory over Queen Park Rangers today and snatch their first title for 44 years.

(Reuters) – England have named uncapped wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow in the 13-man squad to face West Indies in the first match of the three-test series starting at Lord’s on Thursday.

CADEREYTA JIMENEZ, Mexico,  (Reuters) – Suspected drug gang killers dumped the headless bodies of 49 people on a highway near Mexico’s northern city of Monterrey in one of the country’s worst atrocities in recent years.

Renowned artist and sculptor Phillip Moore has passed away at the age of 90.

(Trinidad Guardian) Inmate Nadia Pooran has come a long way since being incarcerated at the Women’s Prison, Arouca.