May 22, 2012
The Avengers tops US box office again
Superhero movie The Avengers has topped the US and Canadian box office for the third week in a row, taking $55.1m (£34.8m), studio estimates suggest. The film easily saw off new release Battleship, which took $25.4m (£16.1m). The Avengers also…
May 22, 2012
Adele wins 12 Billboard Music awards in Las Vegas
The British singer picked up the top artist prize and best album for her second record, 21, winning 12 awards in total from 18 nominations. Adele's awards were not presented during the live show and the singer wasn't present at the event. Other…
May 22, 2012
Colombia says Farc kills 12 soldiers in border attack
Officials in Colombia say left-wing Farc rebels have killed 12 soldiers in an ambush near the border with Venezuela. A security official in the northern department of La Guajira said the troops were attacked during a routine patrol. The army said it…
May 22, 2012
Dominican Republic election: Medina declares victory
The governing candidate in the Dominican Republic's presidential election, Danilo Medina, has declared victory. Mr Medina won 51% of the vote, avoiding a run-off next month. But the result is being contested by the opposition, which accuses the…
May 22, 2012
First tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season forms.
The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) is reporting that at 5 pm eastern time Tropical Storm Alberto was located near latitude 32.2 north longitude 77.7 west or about 140 miles east southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. The 5 pm EDT NHC advisory…
May 22, 2012
CARICOM’s concerns to be heard
The CARICOM/Mexico Summit has been hailed as a most productive and beneficial meeting and the regional grouping has been given the assurance, that their concerns will be raised at the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit to be held in Mexico.…
May 22, 2012
PM calls for Mexico help in crime battle
The illicit drug trade, trafficking in illegal guns, gang violence, human trafficking and smuggling are all challenges facing the Caribbean, said Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar as she addressed the Second Caricom-Mexico Summit in…
May 22, 2012
Thunder thunder hoooo!!!!!!, eliminates the LA Lakers
Russel West brook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles 106-90 in Game 5 on Monday night and eliminate the Lakers from the playoffs. The…
May 22, 2012
Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win Italian Open
Rafael Nadal beat world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win a record sixth Italian Open title. The Spaniard won 7-5 6-3 in the final, which had been delayed by a day because of rain in Rome on Sunday, to return to second in the world…
May 22, 2012
England v West Indies: Hosts cruise home in Lord’s Test
England wrapped up a five-wicket victory in the first Test as a stand of 132 between Alastair Cook and Ian Bell saw off an early West Indies charge. When Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen both went cheaply inside the first hour on the fifth day,…