July 15, 2012
UPDATE ON ADDRESS CONFIRMATION
To date eighty percent (80%) of Streets in Providenciales have been confirmed. The Survey and Mapping Department is working assiduously to complete Grand Turk, which is currently about seventy-five percent (75%) complete. Mr. Demarco Williams…
July 15, 2012
Protests as Clinton holds meetings in Egypt
Egyptian protesters threw tomatoes and shoes at U.S. Secretary of…
July 15, 2012
Tornadoes hit Kujawy-Pomorze and Wielkopolska in Poland
One person has been killed and at least 10 others injured during a series of freak tornadoes in northern and western Poland. The extreme winds hits the country's Kujawy-Pomorze and Wielkopolska provinces, destroying 100 homes. Some 400 hectares of…
July 15, 2012
Syria in civil war, Red Cross says
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says fighting in Syria is so widespread that the conflict is now in effect a civil war. The change in status means combatants will now be officially subject to the Geneva Conventions, leaving…
July 15, 2012
Hillary Clinton meets Egypt military leader Tantawi
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has met the head of Egypt's top military council, Field Marshal Mohamad Hussein Tantawi, on the second day of her visit to the country. Mrs Clinton discussed the transition of power to newly elected…
July 15, 2012
Chinese tourists drop big bucks in US
Chinese tourists have developed quite a reputation for dropping big bucks during their US travels. According to the Department of Commerce of the United States, on average, Chinese tourists each spent 37.5 thousand yuan, or approximately 6,000 US…
July 15, 2012
Torrential Rains Strand Thousands in Japan
Japanese troops have airlifted supplies to thousands of people who remain cut off by floods and mudslides triggered by days of torrential rains that have killed at least 26 people. More than 3,000 people are stranded in Fukuoka prefecture,…
July 15, 2012
Lopez to leave American Idol
Following the departure of Aerosmith's Steve Tyler, singer Jennifer Lopez has announced…
July 15, 2012
Son of Sylvester Stallone, Sage, found dead at 36
Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone has been left "devastated and grief-stricken" following the sudden death of his actor son, Sage. Sage Stallone, 36, was found unresponsive in his flat in Studio City, near Hollywood, on Friday. He was pronounced…
July 15, 2012
Christina Milian Throws Poo at The Dream – Bad Dad
Break ups can get really ugly, especially when there are kids involved. Despite The Dream and Christina Milian being separated for some time now, some mud is still being thrown. Christian interviewed with Houston’s 97.9 The Box recently and…
