February 5, 2012
US Senator: China Cannot Avoid ‘Arab Spring’
A leading U.S. senator and one-time presidential candidate is warning China, “the Arab Spring is coming.” Republican Senator John McCain made the comment to Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun Saturday during a high level security…
February 5, 2012
Russians Brave Cold to Rally For Fair Elections
Despite bitter cold temperatures tens of thousands of protesters turned out in Moscow and other Russian cities Saturday to demand fair elections, but also to support the government. Russian news media say up to 35,000 people participated in the…
February 3, 2012
Jamaican ambassador calls on US to improve policy alignment towards Caribbean
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Audrey Marks has called on the US government to improve the alignment of the various aspects of US domestic and foreign policy targeted toward Jamaica and the Caribbean, in order to support development…
February 3, 2012
LIAT to review strategies to ensure survival
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says shareholder governments of the regional airline LIAT have come up with a short-term plan to ensure the survival of the airline. Gonsalves, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister…
February 3, 2012
HOVENSA refinery closure USVI’s ‘worst nightmare’
The sudden announcement last month that thousands of United States Virgin Islands residents would be on the breadline from the middle of this month has pushed the island government into crisis mode. While not disclosing any details, government…
February 3, 2012
Colts’ Peyton Manning cleared for contact
Peyton Manning has received the OK from his surgeon to start taking hits again. A spokesman for Dr. Robert Watkins said in a one-paragraph email sent late Thursday night that the Colts' star was cleared to play. ESPN, citing unidentified sources,…
February 3, 2012
Lakers, Clippers, Heat each have two All-Star game starters
From Kobe Bryant to Chris Paul, Blake Griffin to Andrew Bynum, the NBA All-Star game is shaping up as an L.A. story. Two Lakers and two Clippers were voted as starters Thursday for the game, the first time in 15 years that two pairs of teammates…
February 3, 2012
John Terry: FA strips England captaincy from Chelsea defender
John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy, the Football Association has confirmed. The 31-year-old Chelsea centre-back was informed of the decision by FA chairman David Bernstein in a phone call at 1000 GMT. He is due to stand trial in…
February 3, 2012
Harry Redknapp prosecutors say NOTW tape ‘extremely telling’
Harry Redknapp's admission of lying to a News of the World reporter is "extremely telling", a court has heard. In closing statements, prosecution lawyers asked the jury for a "cold, clinical analysis of the issues". Mr Redknapp, 64, denies…
February 3, 2012
GB defeat Dutch in Fed Cup match
Great Britain battled hard to defeat the Netherlands 2-1 in their second Fed Cup Euro/Africa Zone Group I match. British number two Anne Keothavong lost 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 to Bibiane Schoofs. Elena Baltacha responded from being a break down in the…