WORLD – Mental health tests for New Zealand attack suspect Barbados Today04/04/201910314 views CHRISTCHURCH – The man accused of killing 50 people in last month’s attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been ordered to undergo mental health tests. Australian Brenton Tarrant,… Read more
UK: Four people hurt in ‘random attacks’ Barbados Today31/03/20190285 views BBC – Four people have been stabbed in a spate of “cowardly and senseless” attacks in north London that police believe could be linked. Over a period of nearly 10… Read more
Trump-Russia inquiry: President ‘did not conspire with Russia’ Barbados Today24/03/201922326 views BBC – President Trump’s campaign “did not conspire” with Russia during the 2016 election campaign, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report says. A summary of Mr Mueller’s report released on Sunday… Read more
Ethiopian Airlines: ‘Clear similarities’ with Indonesia crash Barbados Today17/03/20192374 views BBC – Flight data from the Ethiopian Airlines disaster a week ago suggest “clear similarities” with a crash off Indonesia last October, Ethiopia’s transport minister has said. Both planes were… Read more
Man charged with mosque murders in Christchurch had white supremacist symbols on guns Barbados Today16/03/201936322 views Sky News – A 28-year-old Australian man has been charged with murder after a terror attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand left 49 people killed. Brenton Tarrant, handcuffed… Read more
WORLD – Boeing jet under scrutiny after Ethiopia crash Barbados Today12/03/20190330 views HEJERE, Ethiopia — Airlines in Ethiopia, China, Indonesia and elsewhere grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner Monday after the second devastating crash of one of the planes in five… Read more
No survivors as Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes with 157 people on board Barbados Today10/03/201940331 views BBC – An Ethiopian Airlines jet has crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all on board, the airline says. It said 149 passengers and eight crew members were… Read more
UK – Seven lawmakers quit Labour over EU, anti-Semitis Barbados Today18/02/20193436 views LONDON — Seven British lawmakers quit the main opposition Labour Party on Monday over its approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism — the biggest shake-up in years for one of Britain’s… Read more
WORLD-US ex-cardinal defrocked over abuse claims Barbados Today16/02/20197339 views BBC – A former Roman Catholic cardinal has been defrocked after historical sexual abuse allegations. Theodore McCarrick is the most senior Catholic figure to be dismissed from the priesthood in… Read more
USA – ‘El Chapo’ convicted Barbados Today12/02/20194320 views NEW YORK — Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation after a three-month trial packed with Hollywood-style tales of… Read more