October 17, 2011
Arsenal win, Tottenham held
Robin van Persie fired Arsenal into the top half of the Premier League table with a classy double in a 2-1 victory over Sunderland, while Newcastle denied Tottenham a fifth-straight win with a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw yesterday. Van Persie…
October 17, 2011
Haiti prison break trial to begin today
Fourteen police officers and prison officials in Haiti will be…
October 17, 2011
Residents stranded after parts of main road cave in
Heavy rains on Saturday left residents of some 60 homes along Corial Road, Williamsville marooned when several parts on the main access roads collapsed. Residents complained that for more than 30 years they have been surviving on less than the…
October 17, 2011
UK to boost Caribbean trade and integration
In this difficult economic climate, Britain has given tangible expression of its continued commitment to supporting Caribbean trade and integration, through the £10 million Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund (CARTFund) at…
October 17, 2011
20 inmates killed in Mexico prison fight
A bloody, hours-long fight in a prison in the Mexican border city of Matamoros on Saturday left 20 inmates dead and 12 injured, state officials said. The fight apparently started with a dispute between two inmates and other prisoners joined in,…
October 17, 2011
Chavez proposes shooting down drug planes
President Hugo Chavez is proposing that Venezuela's legislators consider allowing the shooting down of suspected drug-trafficking planes that ignore orders to land. Chavez said in a televised speech Thursday that such a threat would discourage…
October 17, 2011
Iran Warns US About Assassination Plot Allegations
Iran says it is ready to study U.S. allegations of an Iranian plot to kill the Saudi…
October 17, 2011
5 Troops Killed in Syria Clashes
Syrian activists say clashes between security forces and gunmen believed to be army defectors have killed five government troops. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday the fighting occurred near a town in Homs province.…
October 17, 2011
Obama Bus Tour to Campaign for Jobs Proposals
U.S. President Barack Obama begins a bus tour of two southern states on Monday, hoping to rally public support for his calls on Congress to pass his recent proposal for creating jobs. Mr. Obama’s first stop is Asheville, North Carolina. He is…
October 17, 2011
Jordan’s Prime Minister Resigns
Jordanian government officials say the prime minister has resigned. Officials said Monday that King Abdullah plans to ask Awn al-Khasawneh, a judge in the International Court of Justice, to succeed Marouf al-Bakhit as prime minister and form a new…