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May 6, 2011

Cuba ex-minister Roca-Iglesias jailed for corruption

A former Cuban government minister, Alejandro Roca-Iglesias, has been jailed for 15 years at the end of a high-profile anti-corruption trial. His co-defendant, Chilean businessman Max Marimbo - a close friend of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro…

May 6, 2011

Obama lays wreath at Ground Zero

US President Barack Obama is visiting Ground Zero, the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York,…

May 6, 2011

US election 2012: Key Republicans sit out debate

The first debate on the road to the Republican 2012 presidential nomination is being held with…

May 6, 2011

Share this page * Email * Print Share this page 74 * Share * Facebook * Twitter Syria protests: Banias fear amid Deraa pullout reports

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 Tanks are reported to have withdrawn from the city of Deraa, where a human rights groups says the government has carried out a 10-day…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…