Jamaica Gleaner International
Published: Monday Thursday | January 1, 2009
UNITED STATES - Blagojevich shocks many with Senate appointment
CHICAGO (AP): The governor of Illinois created a new distraction for his state by making an appointment to the United States Senate even while he faces federal corruption charges, accused of trying to sell the very seat he now is trying to fill...
CUBA - From a jungle hut, Castro led final push to power
COMANDANCIA DE LA PLATA, Cuba (AP):Before he was Cuba's unchallenged 'Maximum Leader', Fidel Castro was a guerrilla warrior who slept in a hut made of sticks and palm leaves, with a hole-in-the-ground outhouse at the bottom of a hill...
PAKISTAN - Suspect confesses to Mumbai attacks - officials
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP):A militant arrested in Pakistan has confessed involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks and is giving investigators details of the plot, a senior Pakistani government official said yesterday...
BRAZIL - Brazilian airline founder faces murder accusations
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP):For the second time in a month, Brazilian authorities have asked for a murder indictment against a co-founder of Brazil's No. 2 airline, a police spokeswoman said yesterday...