Kidnapped British woman freed in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A British tourist snatched by Somali gunmen from a resort island in Kenya was freed on Wednesday after more than six months in captivity, Britain’s Foreign Office said. Judith Tebbutt was taken in September. Gunmen killed…
Quake hits Mexico, damaging hundreds of homes
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit southern Mexico on Tuesday, damaging some 800 homes near the epicentre and swaying tall buildings and spreading fear and panic hundreds of miles away in the capital of Mexico City. One…
French police prepare to storm building
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — An official says French police plan to storm an apartment building shortly if a gunman suspected in seven killings and claiming allegiance to al-Qaida doesn’t surrender. Cedric Delage, regional secretary for a police union, said the…
With hat trick, Messi sets Barcelona goals record
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Step aside John Cruyff. Move over Laszlo Kubala, Romario and Ronald Koeman. And, please, don’t even mention Ronaldinho. If anyone doubted who is the best scorer to don Barcelona’s burgundy and blue, Lionel Messi ended the…
UK to cut top income tax rate
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s finance minister has cut the rate of tax the country’s wealthiest citizens will pay but insisted the rich will pay more through a raft of measures to prevent tax avoidance and a punitive new charge on…
French school killer may have filmed shootings
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — A gunman who killed four people at a French Jewish school may have filmed the attack, the interior minister said Tuesday, as hundreds of police combed southern France for the killer, suspected in three other deaths….
Dame Edna Everage bids 57-year stage career adieu
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Dame Edna Everage, the Tony Award-winning drag act known for her purple hair and oversized rhinestone eyeglasses, will soon open her final stage show tour in Australia. It comes 57 years after her debut. Barry Humphries,…
Clinton wades into Amelia Earhart mystery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is wading into one of the 20th century’s most enduring mysteries: the fate of American aviator Amelia Earhart, who went missing without a trace over the South Pacific 75 years ago….
Branson says Kutcher is space line’s 500th client
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday his venture to launch paying tourists into space has netted its 500th customer, and it’s none other than Ashton Kutcher. Branson made the announcement on his blog, saying he gave…
In Switzerland dolphins could be a no show
This is an article I received from Jake Richardardson of Care2 (www.care2.com) and I know it will annoy the C.I. Government and people behind the importation of the dolphins here in Cayman. Coming after the good news a captive dolphin…
