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'Ketamine Queen' jailed for 15 years over Matthew Perry drugs
AFP, Published on 09/04/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A British-American dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" who sold the drugs that killed "Friends" star Matthew Perry, and boasted she supplied an elite circle of Hollywood VIPs, was jailed for 15 years on Wednesday.
In El Salvador's mass trials, 'the innocent pay for the guilty'
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» SOYAPANGO, El Salvador - Wearing white uniforms, their heads shaved, rows of bewildered-looking men are beamed by video link from prisons across El Salvador into a courtroom conducting a mass trial of alleged gang members.
Gang crackdown carried out without 'abuses,' Guatemalan defense chief says
AFP, Published on 25/03/2026
» GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala has cracked down on gangs while safeguarding human rights, its Defense Minister Henry Saenz told AFP in an exclusive interview, rejecting the brutal methods neighboring El Salvador has used to curb rampant criminal activity.
Two-thirds of Cuba, including Havana, hit by blackout
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» HAVANA - A grid failure knocked out power Wednesday to two-thirds of Cuba including Havana, the national electric company UNE said, the latest electricity collapse for residents suffering daily impacts of US-imposed energy restrictions.
Trump-backed Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras presidency
AFP, Published on 25/12/2025
» TEGUCIGALPA - Nasry Asfura, a conservative businessman backed by US President Donald Trump, was declared winner of the Honduran presidential vote Wednesday, weeks after a razor-thin election marred by delays and allegations of fraud.
Far-right candidate Kast wins Chile presidential election
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» SANTIAGO (CHILE) - Chilean voters elected the most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday, with official results showing arch-conservative Jose Antonio Kast with a thumping victory and his rival quickly conceding defeat.
Doctor jailed for supplying ketamine to 'Friends' star Matthew Perry
AFP, Published on 04/12/2025
» LOS ANGELES - A doctor who supplied Friends star Matthew Perry with ketamine in the months before he fatally overdosed, musing to a fellow physician over "how much this moron will pay" for the drug, was jailed in California on Wednesday.
Trump threats reverberate as Hondurans vote for president
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» TEGUCIGALPA - Hondurans go to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election dominated by US President Donald Trump's threats to cut aid to the country if his right-wing champion loses.
Countries qualified for 2026 World Cup, as Curacao seal fairytale
AFP, Published on 19/11/2025
» KINGSTON (JAMAICA) - The tiny Caribbean nation of Curacao became the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday as Haiti booked their return to the tournament for the first time in 52 years along with Panama.
'Ketamine Queen' pleads guilty over Matthew Perry death
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» LOS ANGELES - A dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" pleaded guilty to supplying the drugs that killed Friends actor Matthew Perry, when she appeared in a California court on Wednesday.