November 20, 2014
North Korea Threatens Nuclear Test Over UN Vote
North Korea is threatening to conduct a fresh nuclear test in response to a U.N. committee's condemnation of Pyongyang's alleged human rights abuses. In a statement Thursday, the North's foreign ministry said Pyongyang will be "unable to refrain any…
November 20, 2014
Ferry Operator Gets 10 Years in Jail
A South Korean court has given a ten-year jail sentence to the head of the company that operated the ferry that capsized in April, killing over 300 people. Chonghaejin Marine CEO Kim Han-sik was found guilty Thursday of negligence for allowing the…
November 20, 2014
Marine Forecast for Wednesday through to Friday.
WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS BEHIND THE FRONT OVER OPEN WATERS. SEAS: 2 TO 4 FEET AHEAD OF THE FRONT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE OCEAN. WEATHER:…
November 20, 2014
Honda shows off new hydrogen fuel cell car
Honda is planning to release a hydrogen-powered car in March 2016 that, in an emergency, could even power your house. The clean-energy car called the FCV, which emits only water as a waste product, will have a range of 300 miles (480km) and seating…
November 20, 2014
Samsung to stop making so many phones
Samsung is rethinking its spaghetti-on-the-wall strategy for smartphones. Robert Yi, Samsung's head of investor relations, recently told analysts that the company would trim the number of phones it makes by as much as 30%. Samsung has released 52…
November 20, 2014
Apple Watch apps on the way
The Apple Watch is still months away, but developers can start writing apps for the wrist starting today. Apple (AAPL, Tech30) released its WatchKit software to developers on Tuesday. It allows app makers to create Apple Watch notification features…
November 20, 2014
Two men arrested in deaths of Honduran beauty queen
A Honduran beauty queen and her sister were found dead Wednesday, police said, and the sister's boyfriend and another man have been arrested. The bodies of María José Alvarado Muñoz, the reigning Miss World Honduras, and her sister, Sofia Trinidad…
November 20, 2014
Ex-prosecutor wanted to charge Bill Cosby
A former prosecutor who declined to bring charges against Bill Cosby a decade ago said Wednesday that he wishes he could've nailed the comedian on an allegation that he drugged and molested a woman at his Pennsylvania home. Bruce Castor also told…
November 20, 2014
Windies Women suffer ODI whitewash against Aussies
West Indies Women suffered an excruciating 148-run clobbering at the hands of Australia Women in the fourth and final One-Day International here yesterday. The defeat meant the West Indies Women finished the series winless as the Australians revel…
November 20, 2014
Reggae Boyz defeat T&T to take 2014 Caribbean Cup
Jamaica won the Caribbean Football Union Cup last night after outscoring Trinidad and Tobago 4-3 on penalties in front of a vociferous crowd at the Montego Bay Sports Complex. After neither team was able to find the target during 90 minutes of…