October 20, 2013
306 pounds of cocaine found concealed in cocoa beans from Dom Republic
The United States Coast Guard says a joint law enforcement team, comprising its members and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, discovered and seized about 306 pounds of cocaine concealed among a shipment of cocoa beans coming from the…
October 20, 2013
Argentine train crashes into Buenos Aires Once station
A commuter train in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has crashed at the end of the line, leaving at least 80 people injured. The train failed to stop as it arrived at Once station, crashing through the buffers and ending up wedged between the…
October 20, 2013
Mexico ‘clown’ gunmen kill ex-drug chief Arellano Felix
The authorities in Mexico have said gunmen dressed as clowns have shot dead a former leading member of a once-powerful and violent drug cartel. Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix, 63, was killed in a beach resort in Baja California in north-western…
October 20, 2013
Fire in Brazilian port of Santos burns tonnes of raw sugar
A fire in Brazil's largest port has burnt some 180,000 tonnes of raw sugar, damaging six warehouses and pushing international prices to a one-year high. The authorities in the port of Santos said it took six hours to bring the fire under control.…
October 20, 2013
England stunned by Italy in Rugby League World Cup
England suffered a shocking 15-14 defeat by Italy only one week before the start of the Rugby League World Cup. Josh Mantellato kicked a drop-goal 90 seconds from time to give Italy - at 13 the second-lowest ranked team in the World Cup - victory in…
October 20, 2013
Jorge Lorenzo wins as Marc Marquez disqualified in Australian MotoGP
Jorge Lorenzo's MotoGP world title hopes remain alive after he won a dramatic Australian Grand Prix which saw championship leader Marc Marquez disqualified. Yamaha's Lorenzo, who started from pole and led throughout, now trails his fellow Spaniard…
October 20, 2013
Manchester United boss not blaming Sir Alex Ferguson exit
Manchester United boss David Moyes has rejected claims that the Premier League champions have lost their fear factor since he succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson. United are eight points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal after being held to a 1-1 draw…
October 20, 2013
LeBron James wants to play in NFL
LeBron James said he wants to play a game in the NFL in a wide-ranging question and answer session with fans on Twitter Friday night. Saying he'd answer questions for 15 minutes around 11:30 p.m. ET, the Miami Heat star stayed online for 50…
October 20, 2013
Time trial confusion in Carib Champs
Participants of Saturday’s time trial at the Caribbean Cycling Championships (CCC) will have to wait more than 24 hours to learn their fate. “Sunday at the award ceremony the official results will be posted,” read an advisory posted on the event’s…
October 20, 2013
Wealthy Luxembourg Holds Early Elections
Europe's longest-serving leader faces a tough test Sunday as voters in Luxembourg go to the polls. Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who has been in power since 1995, hopes to keep the job and lead a new government headed by his Christian Social…