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Christopher Okello Onyum, a man accused of killing four children, appears in court at the Ggaba Community Church grounds, in Kampala, Uganda, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
13 Apr, 2026 0

Trial in a tent draws crowds as Uganda debuts mobile court for man accused of killing four kids

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The trial of a Ugandan man accused of killing four children began on Monday in a tent not far from where the crime was committed, after the president ordered a mobile court…
The shoes of victims of a deadly stampede sit by the main entrance of the Citadelle Laferriere in Milot, Haiti, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ketlain Difficile)
13 Apr, 2026 0

Haiti arrests five police officers and two other suspects over deadly fortress stampede

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities in Haiti have arrested seven suspects, including five police officers, after a fatal stampede killed at least 25 people at a historic mountaintop fortress over…
The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
13 Apr, 2026 0

Another boat strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean leaves two dead, US military says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US military said it carried out another strike Monday on a boat accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people. The campaign of attacks on…
The Citadelle Laferrière in the town of Milot.
13 Apr, 2026 0

Several killed in mass stampede at mountaintop fortress

PORT AU PRINCE (CMC): At least 30 people, many of them school-age children as young as 12, have died after a gathering promoted on TikTok turned tragic on Saturday at Haiti’s historic mountaintop…
Gloria McField-Nixon
13 Apr, 2026 0

First female deputy governor appointed

GEORGE TOWN (CMC): Gloria McField-Nixon is set to make history as the Cayman Islands’ first female deputy governor when she assumes the post in July, succeeding Franz Manderson, who is retiring after…
Haitian Bridge Alliance executive director, Guerline Jozef.
13 Apr, 2026 0

Haitian group condemns Trump’s ‘weaponisation of violence’ to target Caribbean immigrant communities

SAN DIEGO (CMC): The San Diego, California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) on Friday condemned United States President Donald Trump for what it described as the president’s “weaponisation of…
Roland U.C. ‘Patel’ Matthews.
13 Apr, 2026 0

Move to boost diaspora investment through new initiative

CMC: The New York-based Consulate General of St Vincent and the Grenadines says it is moving ahead with a strategic initiative to strengthen the role of the diaspora as a key partner in sustainable…
United States Vice President J.D. Vance (centre) walks up a flight of stairs to meet with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks about Iran on Saturday in Islamabad.
12 Apr, 2026 0

US-Iran ceasefire talks continue after midnight

ISLAMABAD (AP): The United States and Iran continued historic face-to-face negotiations early Sunday in Pakistan, days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced, as the war that has killed…
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12 Apr, 2026 0

NY subway stabbings leave 3 hurt, attacker killed

NEW YORK (AP): A man with a machete who attacked three people randomly at a major New York City subway station Saturday morning was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Officers responding to…