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April 9, 2011

Bombing Plot Foiled In Northern Ireland

Police in the British-ruled province of Northern Ireland say they defused a 225-kilogram van bomb near the Irish border Saturday. Officials say it might have been built by dissident members of the Irish Republican Army. The bomb was discovered south…

April 9, 2011

Suicide Bomber Wounds 10 in Afghan Capital

Afghan police say a suspected suicide bomber has attacked an Afghan army bus in the country's capital, wounding 10 people. Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanekzai said the Saturday blast in the eastern part of the city wounded seven soldiers and…

April 8, 2011

Dudus/Manatt Commission of Enquiry says no more

THERE will be no further sitting of the Commission of Enquiry into…

April 8, 2011

Bad year ahead for Caribbean tourism, says CHTA chief

The CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Alec Sanguinetti said on Wednesday that the industry is having its worse period in its history due to the ongoing global financial crisis and government taxation policies. "The…

April 8, 2011

Gunman kills 11 students in Brazil school

Eleven students were killed and 22 others injured when a gunman opened fire in a school classroom in this Brazilian city Thursday, Xinhua reported. The gunman opened fire on some 40 students in an eighth grade classroom, witnesses said. One of…

April 8, 2011

Barbados company urges enquiry to list accusations

A Barbadian company and its chairman who have been named as parties to the commission want to know the allegations they are facing before tendering any documentary evidence. Jonathan Walker, the attorney for Proman's Holdings (Barbados) Ltd and…

April 8, 2011

Lawyers want grim Jackson autopsy photos excluded from trial

Gruesome photos of Michael Jackson's autopsy should not be shown to the jury in the involuntary manslaughter trial of the pop singer's doctor, defense attorneys argued in court papers released on Thursday.

April 8, 2011

Webbie Arrested for Drug Possession in Tennessee

Rapper Webbie has been arrested in Tennessee on drug possession and tampering with evidence charges after he was pulled over by Highway Patrol following a performance in Kentucky. Webbie, whose real name is Webster Gradney Jr., was riding in a…

April 8, 2011

Fergie joins “X Factor” contenders as producers squabble

Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie is in the running for a judge's spot on the upcoming U.S. version of "The X Factor," but creator Simon Cowell said on Thursday that producers were still juggling dozens of names for the TV talent show. Latin singer…

April 8, 2011

Paris Hilton won’t return borrowed jewels: lawsuit

Paris Hilton is holding $60,000 of jewelry that does not belong to her and should give it back, a new lawsuit contends. A German insurer, Allianz SE, has sued the celebrity socialite and heiress to the Hilton Hotels fortune, saying she has ignored…