Guatemala's top three police officials have been fired after hundreds of pounds (more than 100 kilograms) of cocaine allegedly disappeared from a shipment seized by authorities.

On a mission to improve ties with Africa's most prosperous nation, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met Saturday with South African President Jacob Zuma and later toured a housing project she had visited twice in the past.

Hundreds of Beatles fans swarmed Abbey Road on Saturday, singing songs and snarling traffic to mark 40 years since John, Paul, George and Ringo strode across the leafy north London street and into the history books on iconic pop photos.

Goods estimated at millions of dollars went up in smoke yesterday morning as fire destroyed the Best Value Wholesale store on Evelyn Street, Ocho Rios, St Ann.

The Latest statistics from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) show a massive reduction in the number of reprisal killings over the past six years. But there are several question marks about the numbers, which defy the reality of many Jamaicans.