January 17, 2012
Fears grow for Concordia missing
Rescue crews have blasted holes in a stricken cruise ship in order to gain easier access as hopes fade of finding survivors among the 29 people missing. Six people are known to have died after the Costa Concordia crashed into rocks off Italy's…
January 17, 2012
Wikipedia joins web blackout in Sopa Act protest
Wikipedia plans to take its English-language site offline on Wednesday as part of protests against proposed anti-piracy laws in the US. The user-generated news site Reddit and the blog Boing Boing have also said they will take part in the…
January 17, 2012
Clinton Meets With Ivory Coast President
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has held talks with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara about challenges that remain in the country following its disputed presidential election. Clinton met with Mr. Ouattara Tuesday at the presidential…
January 17, 2012
Samsung to invest record 41.7 bln USD in 2012
South Korea's largest conglomerate Samsung Group said Tuesday that it planned to invest a record 47.8 trillion won (41.7 billion U.S. dollars) this year in a bid to secure new growth engines. Samsung Group, which controls tech giant Samsung…
January 17, 2012
Eurozone Sees Drop In December Inflation Rate
The eurozone saw a slightly larger than expected drop in the December inflation rate, down to 2.7 percent. Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, predicted the December rate would drop to 2.8 percent from November's rate of 3 percent…
January 17, 2012
China GDP Grows at Slowest Rate Since 2009
China's economy grew at its slowest pace in two-and-a-half years during the final quarter of 2011, as Beijing fought chronically high inflation and faced weakened demand for its exports. The growth of China's gross domestic product in the fourth…
January 17, 2012
Philippine Police Arrest Suspect in Kidnapping of US Missionary Couple
Philippine police say they have arrested an Islamic militant suspected of involvement in the 2001 kidnapping of an American missionary couple. Security officials said Tuesday the man, known as “Abu Ismael,” was captured on the remote southern…
January 17, 2012
11 sentenced to prison after billionaire burns himself to death in N China
A Chinese court Tuesday sentenced 11 people to prison for illegal financing, eight months after their billionaire boss burnt himself to death in Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Altogether 11 people, all employees of the Baotou Huilong Trading…
January 17, 2012
Statement from RBC Royal Bank, Providenciales
“We are dismayed that another serious incident has occurred at our branch and concerned at the rising level of bold crime in our community. Our first concern is always for the safety of our clients, staff and other visitors to our premises. We take…
January 17, 2012
The new CEO to announce this week the proposed five new Ministries and which PS will head them
TCIG Chief Executive Patrick Boyle is expected to host a news conference this week during which he will announce the proposed five new Ministries and which Permanent Secretary will head them. The press conference is scheduled 10:30-11:30 a.m. on…