August 17, 2016
India: Three die as kite string slits their throats
Three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slit by glass-coated strings used for flying kites on India's Independence Day. Saanchi Goyal, 3, and Harry, 4, were looking out through the sunroof of their cars in different…
August 17, 2016
North Korea diplomat in London defects to South
A top North Korean diplomat who disappeared from the country's embassy in London has defected to South Korea, officials in Seoul have confirmed. Thae Yong-ho and his family are under the government's protection, a South Korean official said. Mr Thae…
August 17, 2016
North Korean diplomat at London embassy ‘defects to another country’
A diplomat at the North Korean embassy in London has defected to another country, BBC News understands. The diplomat left the embassy, based in Ealing, west London, earlier this month for a "third country", reports in the South Korean media say. The…
August 17, 2016
South Africa rape: ‘Shocking’ levels of violence in mining area
One in four women living in a key platinum mining area in South Africa has been raped in her lifetime, a survey by medical charity MSF has said. About half of women in Rustenburg had been subject to sexual violence or intimate partner violence, it…
August 17, 2016
Syrian conflict: Russian bombers use Iran base for air strikes
Russia's defence ministry says it has used a base in western Iran to carry out air strikes in Syria. Tupolev-22M3 long-range bombers and Sukhoi-34 strike fighters took off from Hamedan today, a statement said. The aircraft attacked jihadist…
August 17, 2016
Guantanamo Bay: US in largest detainee transfer under Obama
The US says it has sent 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates - the largest single transfer during President Barack Obama's administration. The Pentagon says the transfer of 12 Yemeni nationals and three Afghans brings the total…
August 16, 2016
BAHAMAS FORECAST
THIS IS THE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TUESDAY 16TH AUGUST 2016 GENERAL SITUATION: AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING ACROSS THE BAHAMAS CONTINUES TO CREATE UNSETTLED WEATHER SPECIAL WARNINGS: BEACHGOERS AND MARINERS IN THE…
August 16, 2016
The victorious QSK Team
The HAB Group TCICA Summer Cricket Competition continued on Sunday 14 August 2016, at the Downtown Ball Park Providenciales; with Quality Super kings were inserted to bat first, and reached 216 for 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Erion Charles…
August 16, 2016
Cath Kidston continues advance as targets Latin America
Mention the name Cath Kidston and more often than not the mind will drift to the floral prints the brand is famous for. Long a staple in the UK where there are now 70 stores, the designs have been growing in popularity around the world. There are…
August 16, 2016
US rate hike in September ‘possible’
An influential member of the US central bank has said that an interest rate rise is "possible" in September. "We're edging closer towards the point in time where it will be appropriate I think to raise interest rates further," said William Dudley,…