July 11, 2012
WI hunt clincher in ODI series
West Indies enter today's third One-Day International (ODI) against beleaguered New Zealand knowing a win will hand them their first series triumph over a top-eight side in four years. The Caribbean side, propelled by exhilarating form by opener…
July 11, 2012
Fraudster rips off Nicki Minaj in Trinidad
Nicki Minaj and the producers of her music video "Pound the Alarm" which was filmed in Trinidad last week were reportedly duped by a man said to be known among members of Trinidad’s entertainment fraternity. The Trinidad Express reports that the…
July 11, 2012
Spike Lee to do MJ flick
Spike Lee worked with Michael Jackson and considered him a friend, but the director says even he learned a lot combing through footage of the icon for a planned documentary about the singer's Bad album. Lee calls it a "treasure chest of findings."…
July 11, 2012
Hunger Games confirms fourth film
The final instalment in bestselling book trilogy The Hunger Games will be split into two films. According to film studio Lionsgate, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 will be released in November 2014, with Part 2 to follow 12 months later. The…
July 11, 2012
Cruise and Holmes reach divorce deal
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have reached an agreement to settle their divorce, representatives of both film stars have confirmed. "The case has been settled and the agreement has been signed," Holmes' lawyer, Jonathan Wolfe, said in a statement to…
July 11, 2012
Haitian migrant drowns, 79 detained
A military official in the Bahamas says one woman drowned when a boat carrying dozens of Haitian migrants ran aground in the country. Lt. Origin Delevaux of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force says immigration authorities have detained 79 people but the…
July 11, 2012
Hugo Chavez says his recuperation from cancer will not affect his re-election bid
President Hugo Chavez said Monday he’s completely free of cancer and assured Venezuelans that physical limitations stemming from his recuperation will not affect his re-election campaign. Speaking at a news conference, Chavez said he’s “totally…
July 11, 2012
Jamaican man among three killed in NY – 63 spent shells at the scene
Enraged gunmen — one of them packing an AK-47 — stalked and executed three men on a Queens street in a hail of bullets that friends say was sparked by a nightclub glance at the wrong woman.The killers sprayed 63 shots around 5 a.m. Saturday as the…
July 11, 2012
FBI issues reward for Fast and Furious murder
The FBI has offered a $1m (£644,000) reward for information on four suspects wanted over the killing of a US border patrol agent in December 2010. In an indictment issued on Monday in Arizona, the men are accused of murdering Brian Terry. Two…
July 11, 2012
ILO warns eurozone risks losing 4.5 million more jobs
The eurozone could lose 4.5 million more jobs in the next four years unless the region shifts away from austerity, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned. That rise would take unemployment in the 17-nation bloc to 22 million. The ILO…