International

US requests extradition of 7

July 03, 2015 in International

A formal request has been sent by the United States to Switzerland for the extradition of seven FIFA officials arrested in Zurich, while Trinidad and Tobago Attorney General, Garvin Nicholas, said yesterday that the process has been “advanced for some, if not all”. The request is...

US-Cuba ties: Washington and Havana announce embassies

July 02, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_6405" align="alignleft" width="300"] Mr. DeLaurentis (left) handed the letter to the Cuba's interim Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina (source: bbc)[/caption] The US and Cuba have agreed to reopen embassies in each other’s capitals, a major step in re-establishing diplomatic ties severed in 1961. Cuba said Havana and...

Mexico won’t send contestant to Miss Universe

July 01, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_6386" align="alignleft" width="300"] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump casts a shadow against papers he used while speaking to members of the City Club of Chicago, Monday, June 29, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)[/caption] MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's national beauty pageant director confirms...

Tim Hardaway: I won’t forget Phil Jackson’s diss

June 30, 2015 in International

[caption id="attachment_6347" align="alignleft" width="300"] Tim Hardaway Jr. meets the Atlanta media on Monday, days after his draft night trade from the Knicks. Photo: AP[/caption] New Hawks shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. says he will use Knicks president Phil Jackson’s critical remarks about him Friday as motivation. In...