Prosecutors describe teen as thrill killer
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri teenager who confessed to murdering a 9-year-old girl faces the possibility of life in prison when she’s sentenced. Prosecutors described Alyssa Bustamante, 18, as a thrill killer who lacked remorse. Defense attorneys said…
Jamaica government destroys 2,000 guns in furnace
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Roughly 2,000 firearms were melted down in a blazing furnace Tuesday as part of an effort designed to combat gun trafficking and corruption in Jamaica while reducing violent crime. Police, government and U.N. officials destroyed pistols…
‘Halftime in America’ ad creates political debate
DETROIT (AP) — People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler’s “Halftime in America” ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country’s most economically distressed city or amounts…
Dickens’ birthday
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles led ceremonies yesterday to mark the 200th birthday of novelist Charles Dickens — a writer as popular today as he was during his lifetime. The heir to the British throne laid a wreath on the writer’s…
Contador doping verdict another blow for cycling
MADRID (AP) — Eddy Merckx wonders if someone is trying to “kill cycling.” The cycling great deplored the decision Monday to strip Alberto Contador of his 2010 Tour de France title and ban him for two years for doping. The…
Candidacy tests Mexico’s culture of machismo
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s conservative ruling party is gambling that this country known for machismo is ready for a female president and have chosen a devout Roman Catholic and popular former congresswoman who says she sympathises with the causes…
Last known WWI veteran Florence Green dies at 110
LONDON (AP) — Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets. But Green, who has died aged 110, was the last known surviving veteran of World War I. She was serving with…
Greece, Bulgaria battle flooding; eight dead
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A swollen river in Greece bursts its banks, flooding homes and forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency Tuesday, officials said, as rescuers scrambled to a Bulgarian village nearly washed away when a dam collapsed,…
Woman who lived in Cayman found murdered
The body of a woman who lived in Cayman has been discovered buried in a house in Jamaica. Detectives think Stacey-Ann “Dionne” Smith died as a result of asphyxiation and have launched a murder inquiry. The 35-year-old labourer had been…
Queen concert
LONDON (AP) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney will star in a musical tribute to Britain’s queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee. The pop superstar will headline the concert to be held in front of Buckingham Palace. The concert will honour…
