December 21, 2011
Japanese exports fall on strong yen and euro troubles
Japanese exports have fallen again as demand for the country's goods continues to suffer. Overseas shipments fell 4.5% in November from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed. The strength of the Japanese yen as well as the ongoing European…
December 21, 2011
Syria crisis: Nearly 200 lives lost’ in last two days
Almost 200 people have died in two days of clashes in Syria, activists say, as the violence there intensifies. Two activist groups put Tuesday's toll at 84 - the majority in Idlib province in the north-west. Video has emerged of a young boy, whose…
December 21, 2011
Indian Activist Threatens Hunger Strike Over Corruption Bill
Veteran Indian activist Anna Hazare says he is opposed to a landmark anti-corruption bill that is set to be introduced to parliament later this week. India's Cabinet on Tuesday approved the legislation, which would create a nine-member oversight…
December 21, 2011
Chinese Villagers Win Rare Compromise In Standoff Against Provincial Government
Southern Chinese officials have given into the demands of protesting villagers in southern China in a rare agreement to release several detained village leaders. Protest leaders in Wukan, in the southern Guangdong province, say a senior…
December 21, 2011
Activists Say Syrian Troops Kill More Than 100 Civilians
Syrian rights activists say government troops killed more than 100 civilians and dozens of army defectors Tuesday, in one of the deadliest days since an anti-government uprising began in March. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
December 21, 2011
Voting in Egypt Continues AfterViolence
Voters in nine Egyptian provinces have begun voting in runoff elections in the country's multi-stage parliamentary poll, which comes after days of deadly clashes between protesters and security forces in the capital. The voting Wednesday is…
December 20, 2011
Beyonce’s Parents Finalize Divorce
Beyoncé's parents, Tina and Mathew Knowles, have finalized their divorce. The couple, who…
December 20, 2011
Vybz Kartel remanded again
Embattled dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel was remanded in the Home Circuit Court today in relation to the Clive “lizard” Williams murder case. Supreme Court judge Leighton Pusey ordered that Kartel and the others with whom he is charged…
December 20, 2011
Sherlock Holmes sequel leads US box office
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows has topped the US and Canada box office in a slow weekend of takings. The adventure sequel, starring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law, made $40m (£25.8m), down on the $62.3m (£40.2m) opening the first Holmes had in…
December 20, 2011
Michael Jackson house auction raises $1m
The contents of the house where Michael Jackson lived before he died have sold at a Los Angeles auction for almost $1 million (£646,000). Some 500 items were for sale from the mansion the singer rented, including furniture, ornaments and…