US military drops espionage charge against Muslim

SAN FRANCISCO: Military prosecutors agreed to drop an espionage charge against a Muslim interpreter accused of spying at the camp for terror detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, his defence attorney said yesterday.

Charred remains of USVI teenager identified

CHARLOTTE AMALIE: The charred remains of a teenager were positively identified after firefighters found the body in a flaming car near a St Croix beach, police said yesterday, bringing the homicides tally to 25 in the US Caribbean territory of 110,000, police said.

Ten Afghans released from Guantanamo Bay

KABUL: At least 10 Afghans, including a nomad leader who fought with the Taliban, have been released from a US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

“per the request of the government of Afghanistan,” American military spokesman Major Scott Nelson said.

Montserrat resumes airport construction

OLVESTON: Construction of a new airport has resumed after an almost three-month stall due to landslides that damaged the runway, officials said yesterday.

U.S. Virgin Islands to bury power lines to prevent blackouts during storms

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (AP) – Officials plan to bury nearly 14 miles (22.5 kilometers) of power lines in the US Virgin Island of St Croix to prevent blackouts during storms, an official said Wednesday.