Month: June 2014

June 12, 2014

Oil prices spike as Iraq violence flares

Oil prices spiked Thursday to levels not seen in nine months as escalating violence in Iraq sparked worries about crude exports. Light crude oil futures touched $106 a barrel, up nearly 2% and the highest price since September 2013.  The price of…

June 12, 2014

Iraq Militants Threaten Move on Baghdad

Islamist Sunni militants are threatening to advance on Iraq's capital, pushing to within 100 kilometers to the north, after seizing several other key cities in a blow to the country's Shi'ite-led government. A spokesman for the Islamic State in Iraq…

June 12, 2014

Brazil defeats Croatia 3-1

Neymar stole the show as Brazil came from behind to open the World Cup with a victory over Croatia in Sao Paulo, but the match turned on a controversial penalty. The poster boy of this World Cup came into the tournament with the responsibility of…

June 12, 2014

Rafael Nadal loses grass-court opener

Top seed Rafael Nadal suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to Dustin Brown in his first match on grass this year at the Gerry Weber Open in Germany.  The Spaniard, who won his ninth French Open title on Sunday, lost his serve three times as he lost…

June 12, 2014

Michel Platini withdraws Sepp Blatter Fifa presidency support

Uefa president Michel Platini say he will not support his Fifa counterpart Sepp Blatter at next year's election. Blatter, 78, who has been under pressure over the 2022 Qatar World Cup, recently indicated he was to seek re-election for a fifth term.……

June 11, 2014

House of Assembly to meet on June 11th & 12th,2014

The first (1ST) sitting of the eight meeting of the second session of the tenth (10TH LEGISLATURE) of the House Of Assebmly will be held on Thursday 5TH June 2014 at Hon. N.J.S. Francis Building, in Grand Turk. The meeting of the house is expected…

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June 11, 2014

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June 10, 2014

Usain Bolt ‘not ready’ to race yet after foot injury

Six-time Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt has delayed his return to competition after falling behind in training because of a foot injury.  The world record holder has withdrawn from this month's Ostrava Golden Spike and Paris Diamond League…

June 10, 2014

Moscow and Kiev seek ‘end to bloodshed’

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko have called for a quick end to the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine, Russian officials have said.  The two leaders were meeting for the first time since Mr Poroshenko's…

June 10, 2014

IMF warns Osborne over housing bubble risk

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned George Osborne that accelerating house prices and low productivity pose the greatest threat to the UK's economic recovery. It said rising property values could leave households more vulnerable to…