February 18, 2013
Amazon dismisses German warehouse security firm
Online retailer Amazon has ended the contract of a security firm employed at one of its German warehouses, following complaints about workers' conditions. The company, Hensel European Security Services (Hess), was accused of harassing seasonal…
February 18, 2013
Pound continues to weaken against dollar and euro
Sterling has continued to weaken against the dollar and the euro on continued worries about the health of the UK economy. Against the dollar, sterling fell to a seven-month low, and against the euro it was nearing a 15-month low. The falls came…
February 18, 2013
Heathrow airport hits record 70 million passengers
A record 70 million passengers used Heathrow last year, boosting the airport's revenues by 8% to £2.46bn. The airport, the UK's busiest, is operating at close to capacity, with 471,341 flights during 2012, just below the legal limit of 480,000 a…
February 18, 2013
Israel Prisoner X: Ben Zygier ‘leaked Mossad secrets’
Israel secretly imprisoned an Australian man who worked for its Mossad spy agency because it believed he had divulged details of his work, an Australian news programme has reported. ABC News said Ben Zygier was suspected by Israel of informing…
February 18, 2013
UN Report Criticizes Both Factions in Syrian Conflict
A member of the U.N.'s commission of inquiry on the Syria conflict says the International Criminal Court should be called in to probe war crimes in Syria. Carla del Ponte said Monday the U.N. Security Council and the international community must…
February 18, 2013
Al-Qaida Affiliate Claims Baghdad Blasts
Al-Qaida's Iraqi wing has claimed responsibility for a series of car bomb blasts in the capital that killed at least 28 people and wounded around 100 others in predominantly Shi'ite districts. The al-Qaida affiliate, Islamic State of Iraq, said…
February 18, 2013
Militants Attack Government Office in Pakistan
Officials in Pakistan say militants wearing police uniforms have attacked the office of a senior government official in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing at least five people and wounding seven. Authorities say at least two of the…
February 18, 2013
US Celebrates Presidents’ Day
Millions of workers across the United States are getting the day off Monday as part of the annual observance of the Presidents' Day holiday. It first became a federal holiday in 1879 to celebrate the February 22 birthday of George Washington, the…
February 11, 2013
Police investigating a number of incidents
Police in Providenciales are investigating a number of incidents reported from Saturday 9th February through to Monday 11th February - these includes six burglaries. The thieves targeted home electronics in all cases. They are also investigating…
February 11, 2013
Valentines for CIBC
CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank, the largest regional bank in the English and Dutch speaking Caribbean, has announced a special Valentine’s Day package for its customers across its 100 branches and offices. Trevor Torzsas, Managing Director of Customer…