Month: December 2011

December 19, 2011

Death Toll from Philippines Storm Exceeds 650

The death toll from tropical storm Washi in the Philippines reached 652 people Sunday, as rescuers continued to search for more than 900 others still missing. Washi struck the southern island of Mindanao Friday night, blanketing the area with…

December 19, 2011

Egyptian Activists, Security Forces Clash for 3rd Day in Cairo

Egyptian anti-government activists and security forces have engaged in a third day of street battles in Cairo. Protesters are demanding that the country's military rulers hand power to a civilian administration. The anti-government activists…

December 19, 2011

More Protests in Russia Over Alleged Election Fraud

Thousands marched again Sunday in Moscow and St. Petersburg against alleged fraud in this month's Russian parliamentary elections. The Communist party organized the Moscow protests while several different parties were behind the St. Petersburg…

December 18, 2011

Political turmoil flares in Iraq as U.S. pulls out

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is asking lawmakers to withdraw confidence from his deputy…

December 18, 2011

Barry Bonds’ House Arrest Sentence Delayed Pending Appeal

Barry Bonds will remain free while he appeals his conviction for…

December 18, 2011

Accused NFL Drug Dealer Sam Hurd Taps Former Death Row Attorney David Kenner

Accused Chicago Bears drug dealer Sam Hurd has hired high-powered defense attorney David Kenner to represent him in his federal drug dealing case. The former wide receiver was arrested on Wednesday (December 14), after he met with an undercover…

December 18, 2011

Deion Sanders Announces Divorce from Wife Pilar

Back in September we reported that football Hall of Famer, Deion Sanders, took to Twitter to deny that he and wife Pilar were getting divorced after 11 years of marriage. The supposed reason for the divorce was that he didn’t want Pilar to become a…

December 18, 2011

Mike Tyson Floats Idea of ‘Over 40’ Boxing Tournament

Mike Tyson has an idea. Speaking to Fightnews.com during the WBC convention in Vegas this week, “Iron” Mike says he’s come up with a way to make some money by having past-their-prime heavyweights aged 40 and over battle it out in an elimination…

December 18, 2011

Digicel goes after LIME’s fixed line customers in Barbados

MOBILE phone provider Digicel says market penetration for cellphones in Barbados is…

December 18, 2011

LIAT seeks to allay concerns among regional travelers

Despite a breakdown in mediation talks with pilots, LIAT management is promising to maintain scheduled flights. The assurance was given to allay concerns among regional travelers during the Christmas season – one of the busiest periods for the…