Russian wanted by Lithuania arrested in London
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A Russian businessman who owns Portsmouth Football Club and has tried to invest in cash-strapped car maker Saab has been arrested in London in connection with a money laundering probe that has rocked Lithuania and Latvia,…
JK Rowling: UK press left me feeling under siege
LONDON (AP) — Writer J.K. Rowling and actress Sienna Miller gave a London courtroom a vivid picture on Thursday of the anxiety, anger and fear produced by living in the glare of Britain’s tabloid media, describing how press intrusion made…
Lobster Pot fire
Firefighters were called to a George Town restaurant after a blaze sent smoke billowing into the air. Police cordoned off North Church Street around 5.30pm Thursday after the fire at the Lobster Pot. No one was injured and damage was…
Yemen president of 33 years to quit amid uprising
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s autocratic leader agreed Wednesday to step down after months of demonstrations against his 33-year rule, pleasing the U.S. and its Gulf allies who feared that collapsing security in the impoverished nation was allowing an active…
US awaits release of three students
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Family and friends of three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo waited anxiously Friday for news that they had been released from police custody. Derrik Sweeney, Luke Gates and Gregory Porter, who attend the American…
“Cayman won’t hold out begging bowl”
Premier McKeeva Bush has told the British government that Cayman would never again “hold out the begging bowl” because of overspending, instead promising to rely on private-sector investment for infrastructure projects. Signing the Framework for Fiscal Responsibility this week in London,…
