Riding on strong support from his home region and his ability to dispense largesse, Kyrgyz leader Bakiev is almost certain of re-election.

Еще один цикл разрушительных изменений в системе образования Румынии оставил учащихся в беде.

Some in Europe want to shut down the international envoy's office in Bosnia, but that hardly means the job is done.

The president urges some to forgo the Hajj and spend that money on their poorer countrymen. From EurasiaNet.

Freedom of Internet expression is coming under fire from governments across the former Soviet Union.

Send photos from your graduation ceremonies in June or July, along with detailed captions, and we will publish them. Email to editor@gleanerjm.com or drop off at 7 North Street, Kingston....

Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw will today share with the country the Government's thinking on a Cabinet submission and provide a more definitive assessment on whether Jamaica should, at this time, resume a borrowing relationship...

Jury selection began yesterday in the case of the three men charged with the murder of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gilbert Kameka. The empanelling lasted for the entire day but was not completed because there were not enough jurors.

SEEKING TO facilitate recycling at high-profile local public events, Carreras Ltd will sponsor receptacles to collect plastic bottles at this year's Reggae Sumfest.This latest effort comes after the successful launch of the initiative at the 2009...

WESTERN BUREAU: THE ST James police are working with their Trelawny counterparts to determine all possible links to the theft of a trailerload of steel from Tank-Weld Metals in Montego Bay on the weekend. Up to last night, investigators attached

The Government has successfully completed the purchase of the National Commercial Bank's (NCB) King Street, downtown Kingston, building at a cost of $128 million which will facilitate the creation of Justice Square.Justice Square will accommodate...

Hyacinth Norine, principal of the Robin's Bay Primary School in St Mary, has taken the initiative to decrease the level of financial stress parents undergo by designing ways to offset extra charges throughout the school year...

Amnesty International has given the Jamaican Government a pat on the shoulder in a report in which it provides a mixed review of the island's state of public security.In the report, to be released today, the international human-rights lobby continues...

MINISTER WITH responsibility for local government, Robert Montague, has given the Portland Parish Council 30 days to clean up its act and improve its performance and governance or face sanction. Montague, who was addressing directors of the council and parish

Headlines for July 21, 2009; Despite Pledge to Cut Military Ties to Coup Regime, US Continues to Train Honduran Soldiers at School of Americas; "From Arbenz to Zelaya: Chiquita in Latin America"; As Obama Continues Push for Healthcare Reform, House

Headlines for July 20, 2009; Walter Cronkite (1916-2009): Legendary CBS Anchorman Was Critical of Media Consolidation, Wars in Vietnam and Iraq; NAACP Turns 100: The History and Future of the Nation's Oldest and Largest Civil Rights Organization

NUMMI (New United Motors Manufacturing Inc.) is a 25-year old venture between GM and Toyota that is the only auto plant operating on the West Coast.

Shanghai Michelin Warrior Tire operates two factories in China

India presents many opportunities to U.S. manufacturers, but just as many operational challenges.

How to anticipate and manage shifting channels