By Khaleda Rahman NEWSWEEK A passenger was allegedly sexually assaulted by a male nurse on a cruise ship that ported in Nassau, Bahamas, on Tuesday, according to reports. It reportedly occurred when the 43-year-old woman visited the ship’s infirmary seeking medical attention early that morning. Police responded and arrested a 34-year-old man. An American cruise […]
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) – A former Venezuelan treasurer, who also served as an aide to late President Hugo Chavez and was convicted in the U.S. of money laundering, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday. Claudia Diaz, a former Navy sergeant who served as […]
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean Community leaders have agreed on plans to introduce bans in their countries on assault-style weapons mostly manufactured in the U.S. to curb spikes in gun violence and weapons smuggling in the 15-nation Caricom bloc. The decison came late Tuesday at the end of a two-day summit in Trinidad on crime. […]
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By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will discuss Venezuela in wide-ranging talks with Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday, including U.S. willingness to further ease sanctions on the OPEC nation only in return for concrete steps toward free elections there, a senior administration official said. Previewing the leaders’ first meeting, […]
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SAN JOSE, April 19 (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s president on Wednesday presented a set of security measures in response to surging crime rates in the Central American country, which is currently on track this year to beat 2022’s record murder rate. “I want people to be able to walk down the street in peace,” President […]
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BRASILIA, April 19 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s top national security adviser resigned on Wednesday, the presidential palace said, amid a scandal related to the aide’s presence during the storming of government buildings in the capital. The resignation of General Marcos Goncalves Dias, which the president accepted, followed a report from […]
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MEXICO CITY, April 19 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address Mexican lawmakers on Thursday by video, the lower house of Congress said, as he seeks support in his country’s war with Russia. The Mexican government has said it wants to remain neutral in the conflict, and some supporters of Ukraine have criticized leftist […]
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By Dave Sherwood and Nelson Acosta HAVANA, April 19 (Reuters) – Cuban lawmakers on Wednesday easily re-elected Miguel Diaz-Canel as president for a second term as the country faces one of the biggest social and economic crisis since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution. Diaz-Canel, leader of the Communist Party – the country’s only recognized political movement […]
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By Micaiah Morgan CNW Reports are that a Florida boat captain was killed on Sunday after his boat was believed to have been struck by lightning, officials said. He has been identified as 39-year-old Peter Strong of West Melbourne. A passenger was also injured. According to a statement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation […]
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Fox settled a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million A UN report says India is set to overtake China to become the world’s most populous country, Porn on the Kindle app has prompted warnings from Google and App Today’s Top News Dominion CEO John Poulos and lawyers speak to the media, Delaware […]
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