April 16, 2012
Virgin Atlantic to appeal against BMI sale to BA
Virgin Atlantic is to appeal against the European Commission's decision to allow the owner of British Airways to buy the airline BMI. IAG, which also owns Spain's Iberia, has been given the go-ahead to buy its smaller rival from Lufthansa for…
April 16, 2012
Fighting Ends in Afghan Capital
Afghan officials say all fighting with insurgents across the capital has now ended. That announcement Monday came hours after residents of Kabul awoke to a second day of intense gunfire and loud explosions. Afghan officials said at dawn that…
April 16, 2012
Coordinated Taliban Strikes Rock Afghanistan
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have carried out coordinated attacks in the capital, Kabul, and three eastern provinces as part of what they call their “spring offensive.” The attacks targeted the parliament, NATO headquarters in Kabul and an…
April 16, 2012
Obama: US Offered No ‘Freebies’ to Iran
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday insisted his administration did not “give away anything” to Iran during the latest round of nuclear talks in Turkey. Speaking to reporters in Cartagena, Colombia, where he attended the Summit of the Americas,…
April 15, 2012
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie announce engagement
Hollywood A-listers Angelina Jolie, 36, and Brad Pitt, 48, are engaged to be married, a spokeswoman has confirmed. But no wedding date has yet been set, she added, describing the engagement as "a promise for the future". The couple, who are among…
April 15, 2012
India anger at Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan detention
India has reacted angrily to the detention of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan by US authorities for 90 minutes at White Plains airport near New York. This "policy of detention and apology by the US cannot continue", External Affairs Minister SM…
April 15, 2012
Erykah Badu Wants to Blow Your Mind with Two Albums
She wears a lot of hats these days, including mommy, midwife, spokeswoman, and singer and she’s not slowing down a bit. Erykah Badu is ready to get back in the studio for some more of that good music. She said she’s working on a solo project and a…
April 15, 2012
Naomi Campbell Being Blamed for Russian Boyfriend’s Divorce
Naomi Campbell tries to live a low profile life, but sometimes, things get out of hand. She’s being dragged into her man’s divorce case from estranged wife, Ekaterina, who is citing her as the reason for their divorce. But the model is confused…
April 15, 2012
Bolt, Blake sizzle at UTech Classics
Usain Bolt opened his season at Saturday’s University of Technology (UTech) Track and Field Classics inside the National Stadium, but it was his training partner, Yohan Blake, who brought the most heat on a wet evening in Kingston. Bolt, brought…
April 15, 2012
Livorno midfielder Morosini dies after cardiac arrest during match
Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini died Saturday after suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing on the field during a Serie B match at Pescara. He was 25. Edoardo De Blasio, a cardiologist at Pescara's Santo Spirito hospital, confirmed the…