May 22, 2013
Toots’ Alleged Attacker Named, Behind Bars
The 19-year-old man who allegedly hit Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert, who performs as Toots and the Maytals, in the head with a bottle on Saturday night has been named. According to AP, He is William C. Lewis of Henrico, Virginia, USA. He has been…
May 22, 2013
Record price for rare illustrated Harry Potter book
A rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, with annotations and drawings by author JK Rowling, has sold for a record price. After a bidding war between two buyers the book sold for £150,000, a new record for a printed book by…
May 22, 2013
Kelly Rowland joins Demi Lovato on The X Factor USA
Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland has confirmed that she will join the judging panel for the next series of The X Factor USA. She will star alongside Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell who have already signed on to the show. "It's taken more than a…
May 22, 2013
George Michael ‘lay bleeding on M1’
Pop legend George Michael lay bleeding on the M1 after a car crash, a woman who stopped to help him has said. Katherine Fox, 23, from Dunstable, sat with the former Wham! star after the smash near St Albans last week. She stopped her car to help the…
May 22, 2013
Apple’s Tim Cook defends tax strategy in Senate
The technology giant Apple has been defending itself against accusations that it's avoided paying tax on tens of billions of dollars in profits. Chief executive Tim Cook told a US Senate committee Apple paid all the taxes it owed, complying with…
May 22, 2013
British inflation eases by more than expected
Official figures show that consumer price inflation in Britain eased in April, largely on the back of lower fuel prices and airfares. The Office for National Statistics said Tuesday that the annual rate fell to 2.4 per cent in April from 2.8 per…
May 22, 2013
Obama opposes bill on Keystone pipeline
The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House of Representatives bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. The White House said Tuesday that the bill “seeks to circumvent longstanding…
May 22, 2013
Former Saab Automobile chiefs arrested for accounts fraud
Three former top executives from carmaker Saab Automobile have been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of accounting fraud. The three are "suspected of aggravated attempts to avoid tax controls", according to Swedish prosecutor Olof Sahlgren. Mr…
May 22, 2013
HK Mercantile Exchange in police and regulator probe
Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, which trades commodities, is being probed by the police and market regulators over alleged financial irregularities. The Securities and Futures Commission initiated an investigation of the two-year old market on 15…
May 22, 2013
Iran’s Ahmadinejad to contestbar on ally Mashaei
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will contest the disqualification of his ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei from next month's presidential poll. Mr Mashaei and ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani have been excluded by the Guardian Council,…