Jamaica Gleaner International
Published: Monday Friday | August 21, 2009
Place dying bomber under house arrest - Obama
WASHINGTON (AP): President Barack Obama said the Libyan convicted in the Pan Am 103 bombing and freed yesterday by Scottish authorities must not receive a hero's welcome in Libya and should be placed under house arrest.Obama said his administration... Read More...
New indictments for drug kingpins
WASHINGTON (AP): Mexican drug cartels have spread to "our own backyards," Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday as he announced a dozen new indictments aimed at capturing suspected kingpins so they can stand trial in United States courts. Read More...
Teens charged as adults for hate crime
BALTIMORE (AP): Two teenagers were charged as adults yesterday in what police say was the racially motivated beating of an elderly black fisherman. Zachary Watson, 17, and Emmanuel Miller, 16, told police they were with Calvin E... Read More...