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August 12, 2026
Former President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes
DAMASCUS (AP): A Syrian court yesterday sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad and his brother in absentia for murder, torture and crimes against humanity committed before and during the country’s…
August 12, 2026
US sees strategic gains in steel plant reopening
PORT OF SPAIN (CMC): United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Monday said the reopening of a steel plant in Trinidad and Tobago reflects a commitment by the leaders of both…
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August 12, 2026
Chik-V no longer at epidemic levels – health officials
PARAMARIBO (CMC): Suriname is no longer in the epidemic phase of chikungunya, although the virus continues to circulate and cases are still being recorded, particularly in Paramaribo and Brokopondo,…
August 12, 2026
PM floats removal of judges over lenient sentences
ST JOHN’S (CMC): Prime Minister Gaston Browne is seeking public advice on whether underperforming members of the judiciary should be removed from Antigua and Barbuda over concerns about sentencing in…
August 12, 2026
Earthquake tests new president
PEREIRA (AP): Rescue crews and civilians painstakingly searched through rubble yesterday in the hopes of finding survivors trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake left thousands missing in…
August 12, 2026
Trinidad jolted by 5.1 magnitude earthquake
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago was rocked by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on Wednesday, the Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the…
August 12, 2026
ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. ICE plans to…
August 12, 2026
Tropical Storm Cristobal forms in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Cristobal formed Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean well west of the Azores, and a Pacific storm system could threaten Hawaii this weekend, forecasters said. There were no…
August 12, 2026
Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country's first total solar eclipse in over a century
MEDINACELI, Spain (AP) – Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth…