January 8, 2014
Will Smith pays tribute to Bel-Air co-star James Avery
Will Smith has paid tribute to his former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air co-star James Avery, who died last week. Smith, who played Avery's nephew in the 1990s sitcom, posted a photo of him with Avery and other cast members on his Facebook page. He wrote…
January 8, 2014
IMF to raise its global growth forecast
The International Monetary Fund will raise its forecast for global growth according to its managing director, Christine Lagarde. She said the revision would come in the next three weeks but did not elaborate, saying that it would be premature to…
January 8, 2014
Angry Dennis Rodman defends North Korea visit
Dennis Rodman has angrily defended his visit to North Korea, ahead of a basketball game to mark leader Kim Jong-un's birthday. In an interview with CNN, Rodman was asked if he would raise the issue of a US citizen jailed in North Korea. The former…
January 8, 2014
Chinese, Russian Vessels Break Free from Antarctic Ice
Reports from Antarctica say a Chinese icebreaker and a Russian research vessel broke free from thick ice on Tuesday, with both vessels moving toward open waters. China's official Xinhua news agency, reporting from on board the Xue Long, said the…
January 8, 2014
Record Cold Freezes Much of United States
Relief is on the way to the United States, which has seen days of life-threatening cold due to record low temperatures. Temperatures are expected to rise to near normal in the Midwest by Thursday with spring-like weather expected in the East by the…
January 8, 2014
Pentagon Announces New Troop Deployment to South Korea
The Pentagon has announced the deployment of an additional 800 troops to South Korea, along with combat tanks and other military hardware, as Washington seeks to counter any regional threats from North Korea. Tuesday's deployment announcement came…
January 8, 2014
Israel Seeking to Extend Peace Talks Beyond April Deadline
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon says Israel is looking for a framework to extend peace talks with the Palestinians beyond the April deadline. Yaalon said Tuesday it is clear there are big gaps with the Palestinians that are not new; but, he…
January 8, 2014
EMA fines Petrotrin $20M in Trinidad
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has fined State-run Petrotrin $20 million for breaching the terms of its certificates of environment clearance (CEC) by its allegedly poor response to the December 17 oil-spill at La Brea that ruined…
January 8, 2014
Ex-Miss Venezuela Murdered in Robbery
A former Miss Venezuela-turned-soap opera star and her ex-husband have been found shot to death in the South American country in an apparent robbery attack. Authorities say the bodies of 29-year-old Monica Spear and her 39-year-old former husband…
January 8, 2014
T&T gov’t launches attack on criminals following 19th murder in 2014
These include to find the sources of the spill; to monitor the clean-up and assessment of the environmental impact of the spills by State bodies; to establish a Shoreline Clean-up and Assessment team to survey damage; to assess the fate of the oil…