June 29, 2013
Bert Stern, Monroe photographer, dies in New York
Famed US photographer, Bert Stern, best known for his images of Marilyn Monroe in what became known as The Last Sitting, has died at the age of 83. Film-maker Shannah Laumeister, 43, who said the two were secretly married in 2009, confirmed he died…
June 27, 2013
$100m upgrade for LIAT
LIAT, with the partial backing of some Caribbean governments, is enhancing and transforming its fleet, with 12 new aircrafts over the next two years that will cost investors US$100 million. Earlier today, the regional airline paraded the first of…
June 27, 2013
NFL’s Aaron Hernandez charged with murder
An American football star has been charged with murder after a fellow player was found dead last week in a Massachusetts industrial park. Aaron Hernandez, 23, was taken in handcuffs from his home south of Boston in connection with the death of Odin…
June 27, 2013
EU finance ministers reach draft deal on bank bailouts
European Union (EU) finance ministers have agreed an outline plan on how to rescue troubled banks - without leaving taxpayers to face the bill. The deal was reached early on Thursday morning after another long session of talks between the 27 EU…
June 27, 2013
Italy to spend 1.5bn euros to boost youth employment
Italy's government has announced it will spend 1.5bn euros ($2bn; £1.2bn) to try to boost youth employment. The funds include tax breaks for companies that hire people aged 18-29, and will target the country's deprived southern areas. Two in five…
June 27, 2013
UBS France fined 10m euros amid tax evasion probe
The French unit of UBS has been fined 10m euros (£8.5m; $13m) by regulators for failing to tighten proper controls on money-laundering and tax evasion. UBS and its French branch are being formally investigated for allegedly helping wealthy clients…
June 27, 2013
EU summit in Brussels wrestles with youth unemployment
The record unemployment blighting much of Europe will be the focus of attention at a two-day EU summit set to open in Brussels. Across the EU, nearly a quarter of people aged 18 to 25 have no job. In Greece and Spain more than half of people in that…
June 27, 2013
LTE-Advanced 4G network launches in South Korea
South Korea has started offering what are billed as the fastest ever 4G data speeds made available to consumers. SK Telecom says its LTE-Advanced network allows files to be downloaded at up to 150 megabits per second. That is twice as fast as before…
June 26, 2013
Police arrest 4 in DEA agent’s slaying
Police in Colombia have arrested four people accused of killing a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent during an attempted robbery. Colombia's National Police said the four suspects they arrested were part of a criminal network of thieves.…