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Residents wade through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Petit-Goave, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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Devastating floods leave at least 12 dead in Northwest Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian authorities on Wednesday confirmed that at least 12 people have died after flood waters struck the Northwest Department earlier this week. According to a preliminary report from the Departmental Directorate of Civil Protection, the April 11-13 rains were particularly devastating for the municipalities of Port-de-Paix, Saint-Louis du Nord, and Anse-à-Foleur.

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A crime scene unit van of the Royal Bahamas Police Force
April 14, 2026

Bahamas police release US man questioned after his wife disappeared from the couple’s boat

Police in the Bahamas have released a Michigan man who said his wife disappeared after falling overboard from a small boat in waters off the island nation, authorities said Monday. Brian Hooker, of…
Turkish security forces and emergency staff stand at the courtyard of a high school where an assailant opened fire, in Siverek, south east Turkey, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, (Mevlut Bayraktar/IHA via AP)
April 14, 2026

Gunman opens fire at high school in Turkey, wounding at least 16 before killing himself

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, before killing himself, an official said. The 18-year-old…
Phillip J’ Pierre, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
April 15, 2026

PM warns of ‘horrendous’ impact for St Lucia if oil prices increase significantly

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre has warned that if global oil prices, as some experts predict, reach US$200 per barrel due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East…
Factory workers march to demand a salary increase in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
April 14, 2026

Surging oil prices spark protest in Haiti as workers demand salary increases

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 1,000 workers organized a protest Monday in Haiti’s capital to demand a higher minimum wage as the conflict in Iran deepens, driving up oil prices. Workers at…
Halimatu Kamara, a rickshaw driver, poses for a portrait in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
April 13, 2026

Female rickshaw drivers rise above stigma to earn a living and empower women

FREETOWN (AP): As the late afternoon sun settles over Freetown’s main transit park, Hawa Mansaray pulls up her motorized three-wheeled vehicle and steps away for a break and to pray. Mansaray is one…
Pope Leo XIV holds a rosary as he leads a vigil for peace inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.
April 14, 2026

Pope Leo XIV denounces the ‘delusion of omnipotence’ he says fuels the US-Israeli war in Iran

ROME (AP): In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the “delusion of omnipotence” that is fuelling the US-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate…
This image released by the US Navy shows an aerial view of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Island group.
April 13, 2026

Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support

LONDON (AP): Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic UK-American military base is on indefinite hold because US President Donald Trump’s administration…
People load their bicycles onto a public bus to cross the Bay Tunnel in Havana, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
April 13, 2026

Cuba’s fuel rationing driving some commuters to underwater bus

HAVANA (AP) — On a recent sweltering afternoon in the Cuban capital, dozens of commuters on bicycles, scooters and electric motorcycles gathered in a tidy row at the entrance of the Havana Bay…
Christopher Okello Onyum, a man accused of killing four children, appears in court at the Ggaba Community Church grounds, in Kampala, Uganda, Monday, April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
April 13, 2026

Trial in a tent draws crowds as Uganda debuts mobile court for man accused of killing four kids

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The trial of a Ugandan man accused of killing four children began on Monday in a tent not far from where the crime was committed, after the president ordered a mobile court…