Suarez apologises for snubbing Evra handshake
LONDON (AP) — Luis Suarez apologised Sunday for refusing to shake hands with Patrice Evra while Liverpool criticized its player for the first time in this protracted racism dispute that has tarnished the reputation of one of England’s storied clubs….
UN consultant shot dead in Cairo
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian woman who worked for the United Nations as a freelance consultant was fatally shot in the head while driving through an upscale Cairo neighborhood on Sunday, security officials said. It was not immediately clear whether…
Investigators seek answers to Houston’s death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators worked Sunday to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry’s biggest names gathered for a Grammy Awards show that felt as much like a memorial as a celebration. Coroner’s officials say they…
Radio ‘godfather’
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Wilmot Perkins, a veteran Jamaican journalist considered the island’s “godfather of talk radio,” has died. He was 80. Perkins died Friday at his home after a brief illness, according to statements from his former employers. The…
Filipino Bishop warns of priest sex abuse cases in Asia
ROME (AP) — A culture of silence across Asia may be keeping many victims of clergy sex abuse there from coming forward, a top Asian church official told a Vatican-backed conference on Thursday. Monsignor Luis Antonio Tagle, the archbishop of…
Jamaicans must adopt culture of tolerance and healing
Jamaican Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding says it is important for Jamaicans to adopt a culture of tolerance and healing, as the country celebrates its 50th year of Independence from Colonial rule. He explained that part of…
Family plucked from Pacific after boat capsizes
HONOLULU (AP) — Three family members attempting their first voyage across the Pacific in a sailboat were left adrift in rough seas hundreds of miles from land when their mast broke in high winds. Just when they thought they were…
Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican troops have made a historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco, an amount equivalent to half of all meth seizures worldwide in 2009. The sheer scale of the…
Donald Trump blasts plans for Scottish wind farm
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The feel-good era between New York property tycoon Donald Trump and Scotland’s political leaders seems to have come to a dramatic end. Trump has launched a blistering attack on Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond over plans…
Elizabeth Taylor auctions raise $183 million
LONDON (AP) — Paintings, jewelry and fashions belonging to the late Elizabeth Taylor have sold for more than $183 million, with all of the more than 1,800 items on offer snapped up, Christie’s auction house said Thursday. Christie’s said 1,817…
