At least 61 Kenyans dead after pipeline explosion
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A leaking gasoline pipeline in Kenya’s capital exploded on Monday, turning part of a slum into an inferno in which at least 61 people were killed and more than 100 hurt. Flames leapt out from the…
Police recovery gun
Police have recovered a gun and bullets after a raid in George Town. At about 2.30pm on Friday officers responded to a report from members of the public of a man in possession of an unlicensed firearm at a central…
Days of rain trigger widespread floods
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — Stretches of the swollen Susquehanna River in New York and Pennsylvania were receding Friday morning after days of rainfall from what had been Tropical Storm Lee flooded communities around the Northeast, sweeping homes off their foundations…
Google buys restaurant review service Zagat
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has swallowed restaurant review service Zagat to ramp up its efforts to connect people with local businesses. The founders, husband and wife team Nina and Tim Zagat, said they will remain co-chairs of the 32-year-old…
Celebrating better health
The Cayman Islands will join the region in observing the annual Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday, 10 September. In its fourth year of observance, the theme remains Love that Body, with a sub theme of From Local to Global as…
Packers outlast Saints 42-34
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — As far as Aaron Rodgers is concerned, that should just about silence any further questions about why the Green Bay Packers didn’t work out as a team during the lockout. If Thursday’s season opener at…
NYC heightens security to counter potential threat
NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg rode the subway Friday morning to assure commuters that the city is fully prepared for a potential terror threat before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. “We take every single threat…
iCommunity events
ADITL IV ARTIST LECTURE: Nasaria Suckoo-Chollette: Tuesday 13th September at 6:00pm Nasaria Suckoo-Chollette will be hosting her artist’s lecture to discuss the work she completed during her residency at the Gallery.Lecture begins at 6:00pm. Admission is free for members and…
Bono, The Edge rock Toronto film fest with U2 doc
TORONTO (AP) — U2 singer Bono, guitarist The Edge and their band mates have let their guard down for a revealing documentary about their creative development and a pivotal career shift 20 years ago. “From the Sky Down” opened the…
