[caption id="attachment_5599" align="alignleft" width="300"] Buju Banton[/caption] ROSEMARY Duncan, coordinator of the Buju Banton Defense Support Committee, says the incarcerated reggae artiste was "pressured into an agreement" to drop any further appeals. Buju Banton (given name Mark Myrie) is currently serving a mandatory 10-year sentence in a Georgia...
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Cuba has established a banking relationship in the United States, clearing another major obstacle to the countries re-establishing diplomatic relations, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. The official refused to identify the bank, though news reports had suggested Cuba was...
[caption id="attachment_5593" align="alignleft" width="300"] Justin Gatlin[/caption] BEIJING, China - Controversial sprinter Justin Gatlin ran into a fresh row on Tuesday when he flew home on the eve of the Beijing World Challenge meeting, angrily claiming organisers had told him they did not want him to compete. The...
Montreal (AFP) - Canadian police arrested 10 young people at Montreal's airport last weekend for trying to join the Islamic State group, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. Charges have yet to be filed against the members of the group who are suspected of attempting to...
Multiple Grammy award-winner Beyonce has paid a visit to Haiti to look at the progress made since the massive earthquake shattered the French-speaking Caribbean country five years ago. On Saturday, Haiti UN mission spokeswoman Sophie Boutaud de la Combe said that the American superstar was also...