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October 13, 2011

Strauss-Kahn sex case: French inquiry dropped

A French inquiry into attempted rape claims against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been dropped. The prosecutor's office said the evidence suggested sexual assault - a less serious offence than attempted rape, with a shorter statute of…

October 13, 2011

Raj Rajaratnam jailed for 11 years for insider trading

A former hedge-fund manager has been sentenced to 11 years in jail in New York for one of the biggest insider trading cases in American history. Raj Rajaratnam, 54, was also fined $10m (£6.4m). The Galleon Group founder made well over $50m from…

October 13, 2011

Obama censures Iran over ‘plot’

President Barack Obama has said the US can back up all its allegations of an Iranian conspiracy to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington. In a White House news conference, Mr Obama accused the Iranian government of reckless behaviour. The…

October 13, 2011

Haiti gov’t links to old regime prompts scrutiny

Back from exile, former strongman Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier lives in a villa in the…

October 13, 2011

Prison riot in northern Mexico leaves 7 dead

Mexican security officials say seven inmates have died in a prison riot that may have been set off by the arrest of a top drug cartel lieutenant. Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Jorge Domene says about 60 inmates at a prison near the city of…

October 13, 2011

U.S. Delegation Arrives in Guyana for Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) Commission Meeting

A U.S. delegation will arrive in Guyana this week to participate in the October 13-14 Second Meeting of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) Commission. Headed by Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Caribbean and Central America Julissa…

October 13, 2011

CIBC FirstCaribbean To Provide Customers with Global Investment Management Expertise

CIBC FirstCaribbean’s customers in TCI now have more investment opportunities with the launch of CIBC AXIOM Portfolios, a new addition to CIBC FirstCaribbean’s wealth line-up that will further expand the bank’s offering to investors. Addressing…

October 13, 2011

Chris Tucker To Lose $6 Million Home

Rush Hour star Chris Tucker's $6 million Florida mansion is in…

October 13, 2011

Whitney Houston Loses Cool on Delta Flight

It's been said before, and it's happened again: Houston, we have a problem. Whitney Houston, that is, who was involved in an incident aboard an Atlanta-to-Detroit Delta flight Wednesday, a source close to the singer confirms to PEOPLE. Houston,…

October 13, 2011

US Congress votes through South Korea trade deal

US lawmakers have approved a long-delayed free trade agreement with South Korea, calling it the…