March 13, 2012
Reggae Sumfest set for July 15-21
ORGANISERS of Reggae Sumfest — the Jamaica's premier reggae music festival — have announced that this year's event is to be staged from July 15-21 at Catherine Hall in Montego Bay. Robert Russell, director of Summerfest Productions, which…
March 13, 2012
Vybz Kartel Penned Poem “Guilty before trial”
Vybz Kartel continues to proclaim his innocence behind bars. With the help of University of The West Indies professor, Carolyn Cooper, Kartel has released two letters to the public, via the Jamaica Gleaner. Kartel who is facing murder, drug and…
March 13, 2012
Haiti: UN peacekeepers sentenced for raping teenage boy
A Pakistani military tribunal has convicted two United Nations peacekeepers for raping a 14-year-old Haitian boy. UN spokeswoman Sylvie Van Den Wildenberg said judges from a Pakistani military tribunal came to Haiti to hold the trial that…
March 13, 2012
Cuba cardinal to give TV address about papal visit
The Roman Catholic Church says Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega will give a televised speech about Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit. Church spokesman Orlando Marquez says Ortega's speech is to air Tuesday evening on state-run channel Cubavision. A…
March 13, 2012
Former Guatemalan soldier gets 6060-year sentence in massacre
A former member of an elite Guatemalan military force extradited from the United States last July was sentenced to 6,060 years in prison Monday for his role in the killings of 201 people in a 1982 massacre. Pedro Pimentel Rios was the fifth…
March 13, 2012
Moss, 49ers agree to one-year deal
Randy Moss is ready to show the world he can still be that dynamic deep threat who once dominated NFL defensive backs. Even after a year away. Even at age 35. Even with a reputation he says isn't all it's made out to be. Moss is getting a another…
March 13, 2012
Tiger Woods says he hopes to play next week at Bay Hill
Tiger Woods said Monday night his left Achilles tendon is mildly strained and he is hopeful he can still play next week at Bay Hill. Woods withdrew from the Cadillac Championship at Doral on Sunday after hitting his tee shot on the 12th hole. "Got…
March 13, 2012
US, EU and Japan challenge China on rare earths at WTO
The US, Japan and the European Union have filed a case against China at the World Trade Organization, challenging its restrictions on rare earth exports. US President Barack Obama announced the filing at the White House, accusing China of breaking…
March 13, 2012
Yahoo sues Facebook over 10 disputed patents in the US
Yahoo has filed an intellectual property lawsuit against Facebook. Yahoo claims the social network has infringed 10 of its patents including systems and methods for advertising on the web. Facebook denies the allegation. The move comes ahead of…
March 13, 2012
Hungary aid frozen by EU over budget deficit
The European Union has decided to suspend 495m euros ($655m; £417m) of funds due next year to Hungary, because of the country's budget deficit. This is the first case of the EU taking action over the budget deficit of any of its members. But the…