May 17, 2011
US Renews Burma Sanctions Citing Continued Repression
U.S. President Barack Obama has renewed American economic sanctions on Burma for another year, saying the large-scale repression of the democratic opposition in that country has not been resolved. The move came late Monday as the State Department…
May 17, 2011
Rights Group Demands Vietnamese Probe of Hmong Protest
A leading human rights group is calling on Vietnam to conduct a thorough and public investigation into recent disturbances involving ethnic Hmong in northwestern Dien Bien province. In a statement issued in New York Tuesday, Human Rights Watch…
May 17, 2011
US Senior Diplomat to Visit 4 Southeast Asian Countries
The U.S. State Department has announced that its top official for East Asian and Pacific Affairs will travel to four Southeast Asian countries this week. The statement issued Monday says Kurt Campbell will depart Tuesday for a visit to Singapore,…
May 17, 2011
Who will guard Durrant?
We don’t have the Lakers, Spurs or the upstart Grizzlies in the Western Conference…
May 17, 2011
Game 1 of Bulls-Heat draws record viewership on cable TV
The Eastern Conference finals opening game between the Bulls and Heat was the most-viewed NBA game in history on cable television, TNT announced Monday. The network's coverage of the Bulls' 103-92 romp drew 11.1 million total viewers and a 6.2…
May 17, 2011
Appeals court backs NFL, lockout remains in place
The NFL's lockout remains in place, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. That means the league likely won't get back to business until at least next month - and maybe much longer than that. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the lockout…
May 17, 2011
Sammy moves up 10 places in rank
West Indies captain Darren Sammy moved up 10 places to 29th in the latest Reliance ICC Test Bowling Rankings following his Man-of-the-Match performance in the team’s 40-run win over Pakistan in Guyana over the weekend. Sammy, who had figures of…
May 17, 2011
Rugby players to honour Hennessy with black armbands
In recognition of Allyson Hennessy, well known as one of T&T’s most enthusiastic rugby supporters, black armbands will be worn by all players in the match against Barbados on Sunday. Leslie Figaro, President of the T&T Rugby Football Union…
May 17, 2011
Rihanna Addresses Twitter Anger over Following Chris Brown
Exes Chris Brown and Rihanna are following each other on…
May 17, 2011
Cassidy Suspected In One Murder, Two Attempted Murders
Philadelphia rapper Cassidy has been named a suspect in a murder case after he was arrested on a suspected probation violation. According to reports, Cassidy was arrested this weekend in Hackensack, New Jersey, after Philadelphia police issued an…