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A surfer is killed an apparent shark attack in Morro Bay, off the coast of California, United States. It is the first fatal shark attack in the area since 2003.
2021-12-24

Colombia reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in an international traveller who arrived in Cali from the United States.
2021-07-24

The Bahamas announces that travelers from the United States will be required to either present a negative COVID-19 test or quarantine for 14 days.
2020-07-31

Voters in the Bahamas go to the polls to elect all 39 members of the House of Assembly.
2017-05-10

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain issue a travel warning for their citizens heading to American cities where protests are occurring following ethnic tensions in the country. This comes after The Bahamas issued its own travel warning yesterday, after the shooting of Dallas police officers.
2016-07-10

Following the death of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the shooting of white police officers in Dallas, Texas, The Bahamas issues a rare travel warning for its citizens traveling to the United States.
2016-07-9

President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai reprimands Russia after its forces enter the country without permission and "violate Afghan sovereignty" in a joint mission with United States agents. Karzai orders an investigation.
2010-10-30

After a federal investigation by the United States, 47 foreign-born gang members are arrested in New England, including members of the "True Somali Bloods", "True Sudanese Bloods" and the "Asian Boyz". Over half are arrested in the U.S. state of Maine.
2010-08-22

Colton Harris-Moore, otherwise known as the "Barefoot Bandit", pleads guilty to illegally landing a plane in The Bahamas, and currently faces jail or deportation.
2010-07-13

President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has applied for a visa to visit the United States next week for the Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference, and State Department spokesman Philip Crowley has said they will likely be approved, although "a face-to-face meeting between a US diplomat and an Iranian diplomat is highly unlikely"
2010-04-28