Wendy Tafares

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – Muslim leaders yesterday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and called on the world to respond by recognising East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.

JAKARTA,  (Reuters) – Indonesian prosecutors charged a former parliament speaker yesterday in connection with a $170 million graft scandal after he held up proceedings for hours at the opening of his trial, saying he was ill.

BOSTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Climate activists said on Tuesday they would take a tough shareholder resolution off the table at Exxon Mobil Corp after the company agreed to provide new details about how climate change could affect its business.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition received a European Union prize for human rights yesterday and urged the world to keep a close eye on an upcoming presidential election where it aspires to end two decades of socialist rule in the OPEC nation.

BUENOS AIRES/WASHINGTON  (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization failed to reach any new agreements yesterday, ending a three-day ministerial conference in discord in the face of stinging U.S.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – A new study sheds light on how the mosquito-borne Zika virus causes a rare neurological condition, and the findings could have implications for companies working on Zika vaccines, U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans reached a deal on final tax legislation yesterday, clearing the way for final votes next week on a package that would slash the U.S.

A man was stabbed to death with a broken bottle yesterday afternoon at the Bourda Market, in Georgetown.

A man died six hours after he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed into a truck yesterday at Mahaicony.

A feasibility study and design for a new bridge across the Demerara River has been presented to Cabinet by the Minister of Public Infrastructure (MoPI), David Patterson.