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ABUJA, (Reuters) – More than 8,000 people have died while being detained by Nigeria’s armed forces during the campaign against militant Islamist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International said yesterday, allegations that the military denied.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica is indebted to foreign governments and agencies to the tune of J$53.9 billion, nearly half of which is owed to China.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Facing a wave of protests calling for his resignation, Honduran President Juan Hernandez said yesterday that his 2013 presidential campaign took money from companies linked to one of the worst corruption scandals in the country’s history.

BUJUMBURA, (Reuters) – Burundi’s electoral body has delayed planned local and parliamentary elections in response to an appeal from African leaders, the head of the election body said yesterday, after more than a month of protests against the president’s bid for a third term.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – One of Guatemalan former dictator Efrain Rios Montt’s defense lawyers was gunned down in the country’s capital yesterday, authorities said, the latest twist to a tumultuous genocide trial.

VIENNA, (Reuters) – Venezuela sought to open a new front in its months-long verbal assault on the U.S.

(Barbados Nation) United States (US) trade officials are increasing pressure on Barbados as they maintain claims that American cable programming is being intercepted and retransmitted in Barbados without permission and adequate payment.

Amid a major crisis in the sugar industry, the government today announced that Chief Executive Officer Dr Rajendra Singh has been sacked.

(Reuters) – Australia bowled out the West Indies for 148 on the opening day of the first test in Dominica today, but the home team struck back by taking three wickets in the final session.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Interpol put two top former FIFA officials on its “red notice” wanted list at the request of U.S.

Further to a press release made earlier today in relation to the deaths of Parbatie Vyraum and Ramdat Persaud of Tain, Corentyne, Berbice, police say that the investigations are now centred on a double murder.

(Trinidad Express) One month before the May 2010 general election, a company owned by former FIFA vice-president and Chaguanas West MP Jack Warner paid Ross Advertising five cheques totalling TT$1,719, 215.75.

Close to 600 acres of prime housing lands along the East Bank Demerara stretching from Providence to Golden Grove were sold to private developers within the last four years and an investigation has since been launched to determine whether these were properly acquired, sources within the Housing Ministry say.

There is no major surprise on the APNU+AFC list of persons who will represent the governing coalition in the 11th Parliament.

Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Nine Claire Singh was on Monday sent on leave by the Ministry of Communities and APNU+AFC campaigner Carl Parker, who is also an APNU councillor on the present Regional Democratic Council (RDC), is now the acting REO.

Three of the four suspects charged with the murder of electrical engineer Saleem Azeez Abdool, who was shot dead in Prashad Nagar last year, were yesterday committed to stand trial at the High Court.

Police in `C’ Division say they are working on a number of leads in their investigation into the fatal armed robbery of rice farmer Hardat Kissoon and are optimistic that there will be a breakthrough.

The investigation into the execution-style murder of mechanic Terrence Lanferman, who was shot dead in his home at Mocha, East Bank Demerara, is ongoing, police said yesterday.

The cash-strapped Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has managed to secure $400M from the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica after modification of its loan terms and the struggling company was the subject of Cabinet discussions yesterday but a decision on a bail-out was put off.

An in-law of Jason Ramotar, the man who police say was fatally stabbed during an attempt to break into his cousin’s house at Kaneville, is expected to be charged with murder today.