Chavez: April summit should be last without Cuba
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he thinks a bloc of left-leaning nations should attend the upcoming Summit of the Americas despite their opposition to Cuba’s exclusion. Chavez (pictured) said he thinks members of the Bolivarian Alliance,…
UK budget: how much to help the rich?
LONDON (AP) — Fifty pence doesn’t buy you very much in austerity-hit Britain — except for a great deal of attention and heated argument. This Wednesday, George Osborne, the U.K.’s finance minister, will unveil his budget, the annual update of…
Bolt says England will be home away from home
Usain Bolt reckons London’s thriving Jamaican community could help propel him to another monumental Olympic performance as the sprinter seeks to repeat his triple gold-medal haul from Beijing four years ago. With less than five months to go until Bolt…
Eminem drops in on 50 Cent’s ‘Get Rich’ SXSW show
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The rumours were true: Eminem joined 50 Cent to recreate “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” Friday night at South By Southwest. It was a throwback to the heyday of gangster rap at the music conference and…
London games organisers unveil Olympic torch route
LONDON (AP) — Schoolchildren, charity fundraisers, war veterans and a centenarian are among 8,000 people who will carry the Olympic flame in the torch relay for the 2012 London Games, organisers announced Monday. London Games officials unveiled a street-by-street map…
Gunman kills four outside Jewish school in France
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — A motorcycle gunman opened fire Monday in front of a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse, killing a rabbi, his two small sons and one other child, the prosecutor’s office said. It was at…
Kate makes maiden speech to UK children’s hospice
IPSWICH, England (AP) — The Duchess of Cambridge has delivered her first public address, giving a confident albeit brief speech at a children’s hospice in eastern England. The former Kate Middleton spoke clearly and deliberately as she addressed staff and…
Mexican cartel says no violence during papal visit
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Banners purportedly signed by one of Mexico’s drug cartels and hung in Guanajuato promise there will be no violence during next weekend’s visit to the state by Pope Benedict XVI, an official said Sunday. At least…
Despite concerns, North Korea defends rocket launch
BEIJING (AP) — Despite China’s concerns, a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator reiterated his government’s position on a planned long-range rocket launch after holding talks Monday with his counterpart in Beijing. Ri Yong Ho said the launch of the satellite…
Former Rooster DJ dies
John Garabo died March 16 in California. According to a Facebook post from his daughter, Ashley, he had been very sick with diabetes and died peacefully in his sleep. Garabo’s career of more than a quarter century included stints at…
