June 18, 2012
CHAIR OF FORUM RESPONDS TO BELLINGHAM
Thank you Minister Bellingham. Let me take this opportunity to welcome you on behalf of the entire population of the TCI back to our beautiful shores. Minister Bellingham, I defer to your assessment of our progress in meeting the Milestones and…
June 18, 2012
Rodney King Death Details Emerge: He Had Been Drugging and Drinking
Details began to emerge Sunday about the death of Rodney King, a key figure in the 1992 Los Angeles riots. As we reported earlier, King was 47 and died of an apparent drowning at his Rialto, California home. Here’s an update from the LA Times:…
June 18, 2012
Drake To Be Charged Over Brawl With Chris Brown
Hip-Hop star Drake will be charged with reckless endangerment over a brawl that left five people injured, including singer Chris Brown. According to the New York Post, if Drake does not agree to surrender by next week, police are considering…
June 18, 2012
Ninja Man returns to Sumfest
After two years behind bars, one of dancehall's more controversial figures, Ninja Man, has found himself among a line-up of stars for Reggae Sumfest's dancehall night. The event's organisers, who are celebrating Sumfest's 20th year, have…
June 18, 2012
Radiohead stage collapse victim named as Scott Johnson
A man killed when a stage collapsed ahead of a Radiohead concert in Toronto, Canada, has been named as 33-year-old Scott Johnson, a drum technician from South Yorkshire. A relative confirmed the death of Mr Johnson, from Doncaster, who worked for…
June 18, 2012
Jack Osbourne diagnosed with MS, Ozzy and Sharon reveal
The Osbournes have revealed that son Jack has multiple sclerosis (MS). The TV and music star family said Jack was diagnosed from tests taken when he lost 60% vision in his right eye earlier this year. He told Hello! that after first feeling angry…
June 18, 2012
Egypt’s military ‘grants itself sweeping powers’
Egypt's ruling military has issued a declaration apparently granting itself sweeping powers, as the country awaits results of presidential elections. The document by the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (Scaf) reportedly says new general elections…
June 18, 2012
Iran nuclear talks to resume in Moscow
A new round of talks on Iran's controversial nuclear programme is due to open in Russia's capital, Moscow. The two-day meeting between Iran and six world powers follows inconclusive sessions in Istanbul and Baghdad over the last two months. Earlier…
June 18, 2012
Greece Conservatives Win Parliamentary Elections
Greece's pro-bailout parties won a slim parliamentary majority in Sunday's elections, after an inconclusive general election in May failed to produce a government. The radical leftists who had vied for first place conceded defeat, after official…
June 18, 2012
Greek political leaders share optimism, casting ballots in critical national polls
Greek political leaders shared optimism over the outcome of Sunday's critical national polls, the second in six weeks that could determine the country's economic future and whether it could stay in the eurozone. "I am certain my fellow Greek…