July 17, 2011
Met Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson quits
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has resigned following the phone hacking scandal. Britain's most senior police officer has faced criticism for hiring former News of the World executive Neil Wallis - who was questioned by police…
July 17, 2011
Obama Picks Chief for Consumer Agency
U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen the former attorney general of the Ohio to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The White House says Mr. Obama will introduce Richard Cordray as his appointee on Monday. In choosing Cordray, Mr.…
July 17, 2011
Vietnamese Hold Anti-China Protest Despite Crackdown
Police in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, on Sunday arrested more than a dozen protesters denouncing Beijing's actions in the South China Sea. The demonstrators were hauled away on buses after a brief demonstration near the Chinese embassy. Another group…
July 17, 2011
Top Karzai Aide, Lawmaker Killed in Kabul
Afghan officials say a senior adviser to President Hamid Karzai and a member of parliament have been killed during an attack in the capital, Kabul. The officials said Jan Mohammad Khan, a former governor of southern Uruzgan province and a close…
July 17, 2011
Iranian Raid Kills Two Kurdish Rebels in Northwest
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has killed at least two Iranian Kurdish rebels in a raid that destroyed one of the group's headquarters in northwestern Iran. The hours-long gunbattle between Iranian forces and militants from the Party of Free Life of…
July 15, 2011
SPEECH BY MINISTER HENRY BELLINGHAM
I am delighted to be back in the Turks and Caicos Islands within a year of my first visit to the territory. I said when I visited last year that I hoped it would be the first in a series of regular visits by Ministers and senior officials. And so it…
July 15, 2011
CSA PRESS STATEMENT
In the past few days there has been re-assignment of several posts at the executive level within the Interim Administration. The CSA wishes to extend its thanks those outgoing members of the Administration for whatever positive contributions they…
July 15, 2011
Henry Bellingham visits the Turks and Caicos Islands
UK Minister for the Overseas Territories, Henry Bellingham arrived in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) this afternoon at the start of his second visit to the British Overseas Territory. The Minister’s visit comes after the making of…
July 15, 2011
Kate Winslet drama Mildred Pierce leads Emmy pack
Kate Winslet's TV drama Mildred Pierce leads this year's race for the US Emmy awards, with 21 nominations. The Oscar-winning actress is up against Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern and Jean Marsh in the best actress in a mini-series category.…
July 15, 2011
Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries to Marry Next Month
Kim Kardashian and her fiance Kris Humphries, who began dating last November, have announced that August 20 will be their wedding day. E! cameras for her reality series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” will likely film the event for a future…