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AMMAN, (Reuters) – Cooperation with Fateh al-Sham, formerly al Qaeda’s Nusra Front, could bring “dire consequences” for Syria’s mainstream rebel groups once a proposed U.S.-Russian

Sarojini Warnauth, the North Road woman who was shot in her mouth by her husband one month ago, remains admitted at a private city hospital in a stable condition.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The notes are handwritten on a legal pad and provide a verbatim account of the shock, pain and grim determination aboard Air Force One on Sept.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) on Friday issued a ban on the in-flight use and battery charging of the recently re-called Samsung Galaxy Note 7, following a directive from the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority.

CARACAS (Reuters) – The leader of Venezuela’s opposition-led parliament accused President Nicolas Maduro’s government yesterday of blocking legislators from Margarita island for a session alongside this week’s Non-Aligned Movement summit.

MADRID (Reuters) – Several thousand people rallied in Madrid yesterday to demand a ban on bullfighting, adding their voices to a growing animal rights movement that has prompted some local authorities to clamp down on the centuries-old tradition.

TORONTO (Reuters) – A new film about the true story of an African king and white British woman whose marriage triggered a political crisis is first and foremost a love story, its star and director said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Greta Friedman, the woman in white kissed by a sailor in New York’s Times Square in a photograph symbolizing the end of World War Two, has died at age 92, media reports said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Chaguanas teenager was gunned down as he limed with friends on Thursday night.

Guyana’s Ambassador to Kuwait today explained the circumstances of a charge against him in 2002 by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and which has raised questions here about his suitability for a diplomatic posting.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, has made no apology for his controversial leadership style but says mutual respect must be the critical element in the relationship between himself and senior players.

While an investigation is in process, one male juvenile has been recaptured, the police say.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Chaguanas teenager was gunned down as he limed with friends on Thursday night.

In wake of the Public Health Ministry’s controversial leasing of a Sussex Street bond to store drugs, AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said that identifying the point of contact between bond owner Larry Singh and the government is not a priority, only fixing the situation in the public’s interest.

Bahamian police are currently investigating the murder of a Guyanese woman, who was stabbed multiple times in her Nassau Village apartment yesterday morning.

President David Granger has called on the Georgetown Mayor & City Council to act in a more humane manner when dealing with vendors and says a suitable alternative location must be found before they are removed as they are conducting legitimate business.

Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday defended his decision to widen the scope of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) to investigate offences outside of financial crimes but signalled that he is open to scaling back its remit if there is overwhelming consensus.

Ian Thorn, the Chairman of a Community Policing Group, was yesterday charged with assaulting two children, including a 10-year-old boy, whom he allegedly handcuffed after finding him in his yard.

Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday expressed surprise that Guyana’s envoy to Kuwait had been convicted in 2003 of an offence under the US Securities Exchange Act and said an ongoing investigation will determine the gravity of the matter and ultimately the government’s decision.

The family of Hema Singh, the 11-year-old who was struck down by a speeding driver on Canal Number One Public Road two weeks ago, is calling for justice after doctors informed them that the girl is now brain dead.