Month: March 2011

March 14, 2011

Dwyane Wade wins custody fight for sons

When the Miami Heat ended practice Sunday, Dwyane Wade(notes) went home to his sons. That will be a regular event going forward. Ending a long and often-vengeful fight, a Chicago court has awarded Wade sole “care, custody and control” of his two…

March 14, 2011

Another million-dollar heist

Gunmen in Jamaica on Saturday morning held up an Atlas vehicle and…

March 14, 2011

St Lucia braces for gay attack

As St Lucia braces for the possible fallout from an attack on three gay men from the United States as they showered together in a cottage in the west coast town of Soufriere, tourism officials are this week arranging meetings with the visitors to…

March 14, 2011

Cuba Releases Prominent Dissident

Cuba has released from prison one of its most prominent dissidents. Oscar Elias Biscet was freed Friday and returned to his home in Havana. The 49-year-old physician was serving a 25-year sentence.   Biscet was part of a group of 52 dissidents…

March 14, 2011

US Targets Mexican Drug Gang

U.S. law enforcement officials announced Wednesday that 10 Mexican nationals associated with a notorious criminal gang have been charged in last year's murder of a U.S. consulate employee and two other people in Juarez, Mexico.   The announcement…

March 14, 2011

Japan quake: Explosion at Fukushima nuclear plant

A second explosion has hit the nuclear plant in Japan which was damaged in…

March 14, 2011

Japan’s Nikkei falls 4.5% in first session after quake

Japanese shares have tumbled on the first trading day after the massive earthquake and…

March 14, 2011

Chevron appeals against Ecuador Amazon pollution fine

US oil giant Chevron has launched a legal appeal against a $9.5bn (£5.9bn) fine by an Ecuador court for polluting much of the country's Amazon region. Chevron accused lawyers and supporters of the indigenous groups who brought the case of…

March 14, 2011

Greece, Portugal Face New Credit Warning

A leading financial services company says it could further downgrade the credit standing of Greece and Portugal as the two countries struggle to control the finances of their debt-ridden governments. Standard & Poor's said Wednesday it is keeping…

March 14, 2011

European Leaders Agree to Closer Economic Cooperation

Leaders of the 17 European nations that use the euro have agreed “in principle” to limit public debt and coordinate their economic policies. The so-called “pact for the euro” is to be formally adopted at a summit of all 27 European Union members…