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May 6, 2011

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Syrian activists are preparing to take to the streets on Friday for what they are calling a "day of defiance". Tanks are reported to have withdrawn from the city of Deraa, where a human rights groups says the government has carried out a 10-day…

May 5, 2011

DIGICEL TCI CEO E. JAY SAUNDERS, DELIVERS AT BLACKBERRY WORLD 2011

E. Jay Saunders, CEO of Digicel TCI…

May 5, 2011

International Firefighters Day 2011 observed

International Firefighters' Day is observed each year on 4th May.  On this date we pause to pay tribute to firefighters worldwide, present and past, who brave the dangers in order to save lives and property and protect the environment. It is also a…

May 5, 2011

Mosley understands role against overwhelming favorite Pacquiao

Shane Mosley knew what was coming from the minute he signed to fight Manny…

May 5, 2011

Obama Will Not Release bin Laden Death Photo

President Barack Obama decided Wednesday not to release photographs of al-Qaida terror…

May 5, 2011

UN: Panel Links River to Haiti Cholera Outbreak

A United Nations panel of experts say the cholera outbreak in Haiti that killed almost 5,000 people was caused by contamination of the Artibonite River, which runs near a peacekeepers' base. The panel's report released Wednesday found sanitation…

May 5, 2011

Australian Police Makes “Record” Drug Bust

Police in Australia say they have seized a record 239 kilograms of methamphetamine, a drug commonly known as “ice.” Officials said Thursday that the drugs were seized in several raids in Sydney an Perth. They said the estimated value of the drug…

May 5, 2011

Palestinians Sign Unity Pact in Cairo

Rival Palestinian leaders from the Fatah and Hamas groups formally ended a bitter, four-year rift Wednesday, but Israel's prime minister denounced their reconciliation as a “tremendous blow to peace” and a “victory for terrorism.” Fatah's leader,…

May 5, 2011

Last WWI combat veteran Claude Choules dies aged 110

The world's last known combat veteran of World War I, Claude Stanley Choules, has died in Australia aged 110. Known to his comrades as Chuckles, British-born Mr Choules joined the Royal Navy at 15 and went on to serve on HMS Revenge. He moved to…

May 5, 2011

Holyfield eyes world title fight

Former heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield, is hoping to line up a world championship fight if he can beat Brian Nielsen in a non-title bout on Saturday. The 48-year-old Holyfield (43-10-2), who held the world heavyweight title four times,…