June 24, 2012
Western Powers Condemn Syria for Downing Turkish Military Jet
Western powers have condemned Syria for shooting down a Turkish military jet in a maritime border area, and have pledged to cooperate with Ankara in holding Damascus to account for Friday's incident. In a statement issued Sunday, U.S. Secretary of…
June 24, 2012
Islamist Morsi Wins Egypt’s Presidential Election
Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi has been declared the winner of Egypt's presidential run-off, opening a new phase for the country following the toppling of Hosni Mubarak's government. A huge cheer went up from Tahrir square, where…
June 24, 2012
Greece’s New Leaders to Miss EU Meeting
Greece has run into a snag in its efforts to renegotiate its European-led bailout, as health problems sidelined the new prime minister and finance minister ahead of a critical meeting with the European Union. The government said Sunday that…
June 24, 2012
Turkey Accuses Syria of Shooting Down Jet in International Airspace
Turkey Sunday accused Syria of shooting down a Turkish military jet in international airspace and called for a NATO meeting on how to respond to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the pilots were…
June 24, 2012
A disapointing finish for Delano Williams at trials
Turks & Caicos tracks star Delano Williams took part in the Olympic trails on Sunday afternoon in the UK. In his first trial, Delano ran 20.91 in the heats which was a significant qualifying time for the 200 meters, however had a bad start and came…
June 24, 2012
Chambers wins but misses Olympic mark
Dwain Chambers ran his fastest time of the year to win the 100 metres final at the British Olympic trials yesterday but that still wasn't enough to get him a spot on the team. The 34-year-old, banned in 2003 after failing a drugs test, recently,…
June 24, 2012
England bow out on penalties
England suffered penalty agony once more as Italy won a shoot-out after the Euro 2012 quarter-final finished goalless in Kiev. Italy were vastly superior to England over the course of 120 minutes - but the resilience and organisation that have…
June 24, 2012
England beat West Indies in T20
Alex Hales hit 99 as England beat West Indies by seven wickets in the Twenty20 international at Trent Bridge. The Nottinghamshire batsman was denied England's first-ever T20 century when he was bowled by Ravi Rampaul with four runs needed to win.…
June 22, 2012
Julian Assange ‘abandoned by Australia’
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says he has sought refuge in the Ecuador's London embassy because his native Australia abandoned him. Mr Assange is seeking diplomatic asylum to prevent him being sent to Sweden to answer accusations of rape and…
June 22, 2012
Paraguay’s President Fernando Lugo faces impeachment
Paraguay's parliament has voted to have President Fernando Lugo impeached after deadly land clashes last week. The opposition-controlled lower house overwhelmingly approved the move. The Senate quickly followed suit and announced it would hold the…