Jamaica Gleaner International
Published: Monday Tuesday | May 12, 2009
IRAN - American journalist released
Iran (AP):An American journalist imprisoned on espionage charges in Iran for four months was freed yesterday and reunited with her smiling, tearful parents, who prepared to return home with her to the US in the coming... Read More...
UNITED STATES - Prison relocation awaits funding
WASHINGTON, DC (AP): A war funding bill headed to the floor next week would provide the $50 million sought by the Pentagon to relocate prisoners from the United States detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba... Read More...
VENEZUELA - Authorities seize two tons of cocaine
Venezuela (AP): Venezuelan authorities have seized about two tons of cocaine and arrested three suspects in their largest drug bust in recent months, the country's top counter-drug official said yesterday... Read More...
BRAZIL - Gov't boosts aid efforts
Brazil (AP): Brazil intensified efforts to ship aid to areas isolated by severe flooding as waters continued rising yesterday in a jungle state nearly the size of Alaska and more than 300,000 people remained homeless... Read More...
UNITED STATES - Swine flu cases worse than estimated
WASHINGTON, DC (AP): The number of cases of swine flu may have been several times higher than reported and the potential for rapid spread of the illness justified the World Health Organisation's decision to raise the global pandemic alert... Read More...