Dalai Lama prays for Tibetans who self-immolated
DHARMSALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama fasted and led prayers Wednesday to honor nine Tibetans who set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule, while Beijing criticized the Tibetan spiritual leader’s support as inciting “terrorism in disguise.” The…
Clinton in Libya to offer new aid package
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The Obama administration on Tuesday increased U.S. support for Libya’s new leaders as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made an unannounced visit to Tripoli and pledged millions of dollars in new aid, including medical care…
Crime ‘driving Jamaicans crazy’
KINGSTON, (AP): Dr Aggrey Irons, the president of the Medical Association of Jamaica, believes many Jamaicans are suffering from mental illnesses brought on by the country’s high crime rate. Speaking Friday at a Mental Health Day symposium at the Alhambra…
Bangkok may face new eastern flood front
BANGKOK (AP) — Floodwaters pressed toward Bangkok on several fronts Tuesday as soldiers and residents raced to pile sandbags and officials sounded a new alarm about vulnerable areas east of the capital near the international airport. Much of the efforts…
Judge puts L’Oreal heiress under protection
COURBEVOIE, France (AP) — France’s richest woman, the cosmetics heiress Liliane Bettencourt, was ordered Monday to be placed under the legal protection of relatives by a French court in the latest twist in a family drama worthy of television’s “Dallas”…
Gordon Ramsay pulls out of Dubai restaurant
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Celebrity chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay is saying goodbye to Dubai. The famously foul-mouthed Briton’s company said by email Monday that his consultancy deal with Verre restaurant in the Gulf city-state is coming…
Heroes Day Messages For Jamaica
KINGSTON, (AP): As Jamaica celebrates its national heroes, Governor General Sir Patrick Allen says the country should focus on the social values and cultural traditions that were taught to us by our forefathers to assist in solving the problems that…
Search for aid workers in Kenya yields vehicle
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A police official says Kenyan troops and six helicopters have been deployed to the Somali border in hopes of finding two Spanish women kidnapped by Somali gunmen. The searchers found their vehicle was found stuck in…
Sleep expert: Drugs caused Michael Jackson’s death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A UCLA sleep expert described Dr. Conrad Murray’s use of a cocktail of drugs on Michael Jackson as “unethical, disturbing and beyond comprehension.” The combination of drugs used as Jackson struggled to fall asleep on the…
Eight killed in Southern California salon shooting
SEAL BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Police in Southern California say a woman who survived a massacre at a hair salon remains in critical condition. Sgt. Steve Bowles says the woman remains hospitalised Thursday but is showing some improvement. Her name…
