Executed teen found innocent 18 years later
By Li Rongde From CaixinOnline Inner Mongolia High People’s Court delivers 30,000 yuan in condolence money to family on reversal of ruling for which teen received death penalty (Beijing) – Nearly two decades after his execution, a court declared a…
A glitch on Amazon let shoppers buy items for only a penny
By Tim Chesteruk From Mashable LONDON — Christmas came a few weeks early for some shoppers at the weekend as a glitch on the Amazon website meant users could grab items for a penny a piece. The technical problem was…
Fare-dodging banker banned from City
By Joe Miller Business reporter, BBC News Mr Burrows has since paid back the £42,550, plus £450 in legal costs. A London banker who regularly avoided buying a train ticket on his commute to the City has been banned from…
The charts that show we’re living through Earth’s warmest year on record
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable This year is almost certain to become the warmest year the planet has had since instrument records began, and very likely for at least 4,000 years before that. Even though November was tied with 2008…
US marine charged with murder in Philippines transgender death
From BBC Prosecutors in the Philippines have charged a US marine with murder in connection with the death of a Filipina transgender woman. Pte First Class Joseph Pemberton is suspected of killing Jennifer Laude, who was found dead in a…
CONCACAF Announces 2015 Gold Cup host cities, venues, group seeds and group stage dates
Canada to host Gold Cup games for first time; USA, Costa Rica & Mexico announced as seeded nations; holiday packages and exclusive presale offering now available MIAMI (Tuesday, December 16, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean…
As world homicide rate declines, killings rise in Latin America, Caribbean
By John Zarocostas From The State South Carolina GENEVA — Since the beginning of the 21st century, the homicide rate worldwide has dropped by double digits, except in the Caribbean and Latin America, where it’s more than four times above…
Apple found not guilty in $1 billion iPod antitrust trial
By Ray Jablonski, Northeast Ohio Media Group From Cleveland.com Apple has won an antitrust case against claims the company increased its prices on iTunes music between 2006-2009. After just a few hours of deliberations, the eight-member federal jury sided with…
INTERPOL operation nets almost 30 tons of drugs in Central America and Caribbean
By Eurasia Review More than 27.5 tons of drugs have been seized in Operation Lionfish II, an INTERPOL-led initiative targeting the illicit trafficking of drugs and firearms by organized crime groups across Central America and the Caribbean. The seized drugs…
Guilty by Sherwinn Dupes Brice
Guilty by Sherwinn Dupes Brice – www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2R3s27rEw8 About Guilty by Sherwinn “Dupes” Brice Welcome to the beautiful island of St. Lucia. The perfect location for a destination wedding and 2014 Caribbean’s Leading Honeymoon Destination. Dupes’ latest music video for his…
