October 5, 2015
The Martian Arrives in First Place at Weekend Box Office
The Martian has landed in first place at the box office. The sci-fi drama, starring Matt Damon as a stranded astronaut on Mars, opened in the top spot by earning an estimated 55 million dollars over the weekend. The previous box office champ, the…
October 5, 2015
Germany faces 1.5 million asylum claims this year
The number of people seeking asylum in Germany this year will be as high as 1.5 million - almost double the previous estimate, German media report. The German government has not confirmed the new estimate, which comes from an internal official…
October 1, 2015
Lloyd praises Simmons but knocks comments
Chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd has praised suspended West Indies head coach Phil Simmons for his role in helping to build the regional side, but says his controversial comments were ill-advised. The legendary former captain said that differences…
October 1, 2015
VW takes 4,000 cars off the UK market
Volkswagen is suspending the sale of 4,000 vehicles in the UK in the wake of the emissions scandal. The company said the vehicles may be equipped with the device that cheated emissions tests in the US. The move will involve vehicles across the VW…
October 1, 2015
Hackers steal T-Mobile data on 15 million US customers
Hackers have stolen personal information on about 15 million T-Mobile US customers and applicants. The breach was at a unit of the credit agency Experian, which T-Mobile uses to process information on subscribers. Names, birth dates and social…
October 1, 2015
At least 11 dead in Afghanistan Hercules crash
At least 11 people have died after a US Hercules aircraft crashed at an airport in Afghanistan, the US military says. The C-130 plane crashed at around midnight local time (19:30 GMT Thursday) in Jalalabad airport. US Army Colonel Brian Tribus told…
October 1, 2015
Lauryn Hill Working on Follow-Up to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Says Producer
After contributing to the soundtrack for Netflix's Nina Simone documentary, Lauryn Hill is said to be working on a possible sequel to her 1998 classic album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. In a recent feature in The FADER, Jayson Jackson, producer…
October 1, 2015
10 Dead, 7 Wounded in Oregon College Shooting
An angry President Barack Obama demanded the American people push Congress to pass "common sense" gun laws after a gunman murdered 10 people Thursday and wounded seven at an Oregon college. A grim Obama appeared on television hours after the…
October 1, 2015
Earthquake rattles St Lucia
The National Emergency Management Organization, (NEMO) says sections of the island were rocked by an earthquake on Thursday afternoon. The Seismic Research Centre at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine campus in Trinidad and…
October 1, 2015
Former Transport and Works Minister slams UK prison plan as Cameron tells Caribbean to look beyond reparation for slavery
Veteran Jamaican parliamentarian Mike Henry yesterday said that Britain was adding "insult to injury" with its £25-million grant to help construct a new prison in Jamaica and vowed to take his fight for reparation for slavery to the International…