October 30, 2013
Public workers get salary increase in St Vincent
Public servants in St.Vincent will benefit from a salary increase of 1.5 per cent which will not be taxed when they are paid this week. The money is half of the three per cent salary increase owed to them since January 2011. Half of the amount was…
October 30, 2013
Sirte gunmen snatch $54m from bank van
Libya's state news agency says gunmen have stolen $54m in an attack on a van carrying foreign and local currency for the Libyan central bank. Ten men stopped the van as it entered the city of Sirte from the airport. The cash delivery had been flown…
October 30, 2013
Briton Charged With Hacking US Government Computers
A British man has been arrested for allegedly hacking into the computers of several U.S. government agencies and the U.S. military. Lauri Love has been charged with infiltrating thousands of computer systems, including those of the Pentagon's…
October 30, 2013
US woman to face trial for dumping newborn
An eastern Pennsylvania woman has been ordered to stand trial on charges accusing her of giving birth in a sports bar bathroom, wrapping the newborn in a plastic bag and hiding him in a toilet tank. Twenty-six-year-old Amanda Hein, of Allentown, was…
October 30, 2013
EU Confronting US Over Surveillance
European Union lawmakers have begun a series of meetings aimed at confronting U.S. officials about allegations of widespread American spying on their allies. The 23-member European Parliament delegation met Monday with U.S. lawmakers and officials…
October 30, 2013
Red Sox Take 3-2 World Series Lead
The Boston Red Sox are returning home with a chance to win the Major League Baseball World Series, after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in game five Monday night. The victory puts the Red Sox ahead three games to two in the best-of-seven…
October 30, 2013
Putin insists gay and lesbian athletes have nothing to fear at next year’s Winter Olympics
Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted gay and lesbian athletes have nothing to fear at next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Mr Putin told Thomas Bach, the head of the International Olympic Committee, that gay athletes - and…
October 30, 2013
Penn St. agrees to pay $59.7 million
Penn State said Monday it is paying $59.7 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the hands of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The school said 23 deals are fully signed and three are agreements in principle, but…
October 29, 2013
Expert Hired to Fix Obamacare Website says It Will Be Ready Next Month
The expert the White House hired to fix the massive problems with the Obamacare website says he expects it to be running smoothly by November. Jeffrey Zients told reporters Friday the problems with Helathcare.gov are fixable. Thousands of people…
October 29, 2013
Small Tsunami After Earthquake Strikes off Japan’s Coast
Japanese authorities have canceled all tsunami warnings after a strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook the ocean floor east of Japan. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck 326 kilometers off the coast, about 3 a.m. local time Saturday It…