Queen’s flamboyant performance at Live Aid 20 years ago has been crowned the world’s greatest rock gig.

In a close and tense general election fraught with fears of political violence, Jamaicans today voted for politicians promising to stem spiralling crime and kick-start a sluggish economy.

Jamaica’s leader ordered the entire army to be deployed across the island last night, trying to restore calm after three days of politically charged violence left at least 20 people dead.

Security forces and criminal gangs have continued gun battles in Jamaica's capital for a second-straight day.

Four people were killed in a gun battle between police and gang members in Jamaica’s capital Kingston, police said today.