January 31, 2012
Haiti judge: Try Duvalier on corruption charges
A Haitian judge said yesterday that former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier should face trial for corruption, but not the more serious charges of human rights violations committed during his rule. Investigative Magistrate Carves said the statute of…
January 31, 2012
Paul leads Clippers past NBA-leading Thunder
Blake Griffin's jaw-dropping one-handed jam over Kendrick Perkins sent Los Angeles Clippers fans into a frenzy, fired up his teammates, lit up the Twitterverse and burned the Oklahoma City Thunder…
January 31, 2012
Gayle to make Jamaica return
Chris Gayle is to make a return to the national senior cricket team after missing this month's third annual Caribbean Twenty20 Tournament. Also returning is Brendan Nash, who missed the Regional Super50 and the Caribbean Twenty20 after asking the…
January 31, 2012
WWE Welcomes Mike Tyson to its Hall of Fame
Mike Tyson fans can now boast that their guy is a member of not one, but two halls of fame. That’s because the legendary boxer is going to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Tyson will be inducted during the ceremony at American Airlines Arena…
January 31, 2012
Bow Wow and Ex-Falcons Star Jamal Anderson in Tax Debt
These young artists have no idea what to do with their money when they get it, especially three time tax offender, Bow Wow. He’s had a tax lien against him for unpaid taxes from 2006 for $91,105.61, 2008 for $15,279.62, and now 2010 for $19,70.91.…
January 31, 2012
The Help triumphs at SAG film awards
Civil rights drama The Help has won three prizes at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, including best cast and best actress for Viola Davis. Another of the film's stars, Octavia Spencer, was named best supporting actress. "Dream big and dream…
January 31, 2012
India censors block Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hollywood's remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is unlikely to screen in India after local censors called for the removal of "explicit" scenes. Indian censor official JP Singh said they had objected to some scenes in the film and "wanted…
January 31, 2012
Liam Neeson movie The Grey tops US box office
Action movie The Grey, starring Liam Neeson as a survivor of an airplane crash, has gone straight to the top of the North American box office chart. The film took $20m (£13m) between Friday and Sunday, according to industry estimates. Neeson leads…
January 31, 2012
UK and Czechs refuse to join fiscal compact
Twenty-five of the EU's 27 member states have agreed to join a fiscal treaty to enforce budget discipline. The Czech Republic and the UK refused to sign up. UK Prime Minister David Cameron said his government would act if the treaty threatened UK…
January 31, 2012
Honda sees sharp drop in profit
Japan's third biggest carmaker, Honda, has announced a 41% drop in quarterly profit, as it continues to feel the impact of Japan's March disasters, the floods in Thailand, and the high yen. Net profit for the third quarter fell to 47.6bn yen…