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Blind Chinese activist arrives in New York

Sunday, 20 May 2012 22:18
page31NEW YORK--Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the two countries.

Chen escaped from house arrest in northeastern China last month and sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, embarrassing China and...

NATO to hand combat role to Afghans by mid-2013

Sunday, 20 May 2012 22:16
page32CHICAGO--NATO will hand over the lead role in combat operations to Afghan forces across the country by mid-2013...

Group says 60 arrested, some injured in anti-NATO clashes

Sunday, 20 May 2012 22:15
CHICAGO--Baton-swinging police clashed with anti-war protesters marching on the NATO summit in Chicago on Sunday and...

Pentagon: Chinese entities world's biggest economic spies

Friday, 18 May 2012 21:38
WASHINGTON--The Pentagon said on Friday it believes China spent up to $180 billion on its military buildup last year...

SpaceX test flight to space station seen as milestone

Friday, 18 May 2012 21:35
MDF75118CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida--An Obama administration plan to cut the cost of space flights faces a key test on Saturday...

CDC: All baby boomers should get hepatitis C test

Friday, 18 May 2012 21:34
WASHINGTON--All baby boomers should be tested at least once for the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus, according to...

US suspends sanctions on investment in Myanmar

Thursday, 17 May 2012 22:03
MDF73509WASHINGTON--The United States on Thursday suspended sanctions barring U.S. investment in Myanmar in response to...

US Senate Republicans block Iran sanctions vote

Thursday, 17 May 2012 22:01
MDF72896WASHINGTON--U.S. Senate Republicans blocked legislation for new economic sanctions on Iran's oil sector on Thursday...

Plan for ads about Obama's ex-pastor ignites firestorm

Thursday, 17 May 2012 21:59
WASHINGTON--A proposed $10 million conservative ad campaign seeking to revive President Barack Obama's link to his...

Healthy meals

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 22:31
MDF68874Students in the Munroe Elementary School after-school garden club Anai Carrillo (L) and Jessica Grimaldo chop...

House Speaker Boehner reopens debt limit brawl

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 22:30
WASHINGTON--U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner drew an election-year battle line over the U.S...

Top Republican opposes caps to US missile shield

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 22:29
WASHINGTON--A top Republican in the U.S. Senate urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to refrain from giving Russia...

In Republicans' push for tax overhaul, popular deductions on the block

Monday, 14 May 2012 21:31
MDF66702WASHINGTON--It has been nearly 20 years since President George H.W. Bush lost his bid for re-election after making a...

Obama camp targets Romney firm as job-killing "vampire"

Monday, 14 May 2012 21:30
MDF66563WASHINGTON/NEW YORK--President Barack Obama's campaign released a video on Monday calling Mitt Romney's private...

Weary warriors favor Obama

Sunday, 13 May 2012 22:25
MDF64162COLUMBIA, South Caorlina--Mack McDowell likes to spend time at the local knife and gun show "drooling over firearms,"...

Obama talks gay rights at Clooney fundraiser

Friday, 11 May 2012 21:46
page27LOS ANGELES--President Barack Obama called his endorsement of same-sex marriage a "logical extension" of his vision...

More arrests of people linked to bizarre abduction, murder case

Friday, 11 May 2012 21:46
NASHVILLE, Tennessee--Four neighbours of a man who authorities say abducted a Tennessee family and killed the mother...

US resumes Bahrain weapons sales despite rights concerns

Friday, 11 May 2012 21:45
WASHINGTON--The United States will resume some military sales to Bahrain, a key Gulf ally facing Iran, despite human...

US sues controversial Arizona sheriff over racial profiling

Thursday, 10 May 2012 23:00
page39PHOENIX--The U.S. Justice Department sued a controversial Arizona sheriff on Thursday for civil rights violations...

Obama places big bet on gay marriage issue

Thursday, 10 May 2012 22:59
WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama called his decision to support same-sex marriage the result of a personal...

Divorce courts mirror society as more women pay alimony

Thursday, 10 May 2012 22:59
NEW YORK--Tables have turned in U.S. divorce courts with more women paying their former husbands alimony and child...

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Islands
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Vaccination Open House
Monday, 21 May 2012
A number of parents and guardians turned out to the Youth Health Care Section-organised Vaccination... Read more...
Recruitment Expo 2012 attracts many yearning to return home
Monday, 21 May 2012
ROTTERDAM--Yearning to return to their island, more than 1,100 students, graduates and young... Read more...
Regional
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Lottery scam mastermind among 28 held by police
Monday, 21 May 2012
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica--Police Saturday reported a major achievement in their crackdown on the... Read more...
Acting Chief Justice critically injured, as four die in crash
Monday, 21 May 2012
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad--Acting Chief Justice and Appeal Court Judge Wendell Kangaloo has been... Read more...
U.S.
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Blind Chinese activist arrives in New York
Sunday, 20 May 2012
NEW YORK--Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and... Read more...
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NATO to hand combat role to Afghans by mid-2013
Sunday, 20 May 2012
CHICAGO--NATO will hand over the lead role in combat operations to Afghan forces across the country... Read more...
International
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Serb rightist Nikolic wins presidency, backs EU path
Sunday, 20 May 2012
BELGRADE--Opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic, last in power when Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia was... Read more...
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Italy earthquake kills six, damages historic buildings
Sunday, 20 May 2012
SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy--A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed at least six people, injured... Read more...
Business
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Iraqi Kurdistan will push ahead with oil export plan
Sunday, 20 May 2012
ARBIL, Iraq--Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said on Sunday it expects to start exporting its... Read more...
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World leaders back Greece, vow to combat financial turmoil
Sunday, 20 May 2012
CAMP DAVID, Maryland--World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to... Read more...
Opinion
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Oral Gibbes owes an apology
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Dear Editor,   On one of Oral Gibbes’ live television shows he had the former union leader,... Read more...
Roads- we can do better than this
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Dear Editor, Allow me some space in your well-read newspaper throughout the island and Eastern... Read more...
Sports
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Sharapova delayed by Rome rain but beats Li for title
Sunday, 20 May 2012
ROME-- Maria Sharapova saved a match point to beat Li Na in the Italian Open final on Sunday after... Read more...
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Heat overpower Pacers to tie playoff series
Sunday, 20 May 2012
INDIANA - The Miami Heat bounced back from their back-to-back defeats to the Indiana Pacers to win... Read more...
People
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Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62
Sunday, 20 May 2012
LONDON--Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who with brothers Barry and Maurice helped define the disco era... Read more...
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Status update: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg gets married
Sunday, 20 May 2012
NEW YORK--Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wed longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on... Read more...
Supplements
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Sisters are doing it for themselves!
Friday, 18 May 2012
~ Lifelong friends reunite annually, this year in St. Maarten ~ By Lisa Davis-Burnett Sometimes I... Read more...
Nurse ‘Lizzie’
Friday, 18 May 2012
By Will Johnson No one can say that Saba has not been studied. In the past several hundred years,... Read more...
Editorial
Editorial - Ambitious targets
Sunday, 20 May 2012
On the eve of his demitting office, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Affairs Theo... Read more...
Editorial - Community Policing
Friday, 18 May 2012
The partnership established between the local Justice Department and the Miami Dade School of... Read more...
Classifieds
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Community
Notices May 21
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Saturday, May 26 TALENT SHOW Organised by Sr. Borgia School PTA Place: Sister Borgia School Time:... Read more...
Notices May 19
Friday, 18 May 2012
Saturday, May 19 BEACH YOGA SESSION Organised by: Art of Living Foundation Time: 6:30 - 7:30am... Read more...