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‘Dozens die’ in China knife attack at Kunming train station

- An attack by knife-wielding men at a train station in Kunming in south-west China, has left at least 27 dead, the state...

Indian lawmaker pepper sprays colleagues in Parliament

NEW DELHI (AP) — A lawmaker sprayed pepper-spray inside India's Parliament on Thursday, creating chaos that left his colleagues coughing and crying as they...

Corruption across EU ‘breathtaking’ – EU Commission

- The extent of corruption in Europe is "breathtaking" and it costs the EU economy at least 120bn euros (£99bn) annually, the European...

‘No shots fired’ day urged to honour Martin Luther King Jr.

- People worldwide should honor the memory of Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr. by making Monday a "no shots fired" day and...

Obama: Marijuana is not more dangerous than alcohol

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said he doesn't think marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol, "in terms of its impact on the individual...

Scientists invent hydrating, hangover-free beer

- Sunglasses and Advil might not be the only cure for a hangover these days. Australian scientists have brewed up a hangover-free beer, allowing...

Maryland mother kills 2 of her children, wound 2 others during attempted exorcism

- A Maryland mother stabbed two of her children to death and wounded two others while attempting an exorcism, authorities said. Zakieya L. Avery,...

Arizona mother admits to killing daughter, poisoning other children on Christmas Day

- An Arizona mother has admitted to suffocating her 13-year-old daughter and trying to kill her other children by poisoning them, police said...

Indian woman miscarries 10 babies in one Night

 - In what's being called a medical record in India, a 28-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh miscarried 10 babies in one night this week. The Indo-Asian News...

Mandela laid to rest in Qunu, ending a journey that transformed South Africa

  (CNN) -- With military pomp and traditional rituals, South Africa buried Nelson Mandela on Sunday, the end of an exceptional journey for the prisoner...

Recent Articles

“It hard on me” – woman whose husband is incarcerated; children unable to attend...

By: Andrew Carmichael Parbatie Mahadeo, a 36-year-old security guard who resides at Rose Hall Town in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), has said she is struggling...

“Do not stop vehicles asking for licenses; look for guns, drugs, and thieves” –...

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force have been given a stern warning to refrain from stopping vehicles and asking drivers for licenses, instead, they...

Budget 2025 ‘will incentivise people to work harder’ – Jagdeo

    Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said this year’s National Budget will see adjustments in the tax system to benefit the public and private sector...

A tragedy that 2020 election fraud charges yet to see the light of a...

    Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has registered his concerns that the 2020 election fraud charges are yet to see the...

Chinese national in Demerara River Bridge accident was not wearing life jacket – MoL

    See full statement from the Ministry of Labour: The Ministry of Labour, through its Occupational Safety and Health Department, has initiated an investigation into a...

Ministers allowed private investments, but cannot use influence for personal gain – VP

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday explained that ministers are allowed to own businesses but they must declare their income to the Integrity...

State will pay $24M compensation for unlawful killing of Quindon Bacchus – Jagdeo

Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed that the State will be paying the $24 million compensation for the unlawful killing of Quindon Bacchus...

Elections 2025: PPP will not stoke instability; security to be bolstered – Jagdeo

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that his party will not be responsible for fueling any instability...

Credible elections will be delivered in 2025 – GECOM

See full statement from the Guyana Elections Commission: The Guyana Elections Commission has taken note of the contents of two (2) letters authored by R....

PNC responsible for continued impasse of top judicial appointments – AG

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has asserted that the ongoing impasse regarding the substantive appointments of a Chief Justice and...