Atlanta police arrest Wall Street protesters
ATLANTA (AP) — With helicopters hovering overhead, police moved into a downtown Atlanta park and arrested around 50 Occupy Wall Street protesters who had been encamped there for about two weeks early Wednesday. Like in many other cities, protesters had…
Thousands leave flood-surrounded Thai capital
BANGKOK (AP) — Bangkok residents jammed bus stations and highways on Wednesday to flee the flood-threatened Thai capital, while others built cement walls to protect their shops or homes from advancing waters surging from the country’s flooded north. “The amount…
Coroner: Amy Winehouse died from too much alcohol
LONDON (AP) — A coroner says Amy Winehouse died as the unintended consequence of drinking too much alcohol. Coroner Suzanne Greenaway gave a verdict of “death by misadventure,” saying the singer had voluntarily consumed alcohol and risked the consequences. The…
Second murder charge for Vybz
Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel has been charged with a second murder. Last night, detectives from the Constant Spring Criminal Investigation Branch issued a press release; confirming that Kartel along with Kiro Jones o/c “Ray Jones,” were charged for the murder…
Libyans bury Gadhafi in unmarked grave
MISRATA, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi was buried early yesterday morning in an unmarked grave in a modest Islamic ceremony, closing the book on his nearly 42-year rule of Libya and the eight-month civil war to oust him. A Gadhafi…
Two week old baby rescued after Turkish quake
ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — A two-week-old baby girl, her mother and grandmother were pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building in a dramatic rescue Tuesday, 48 hours after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake toppled some 2,000 buildings in eastern Turkey….
UK lawmakers say they’ll defy gov’t over Europe
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David Cameron pleaded with Conservative Party lawmakers on Monday to drop their support for a national referendum on Britain leaving the European Union, comparing the bloc and its economic crisis to a house on fire…
U2 honoured as ‘Greatest Act’ in last 25 years
LONDON (AP) — Rock icons U2 have something new to brag about — winning Q Magazine’s Greatest Act of the Last 25 Years award. The annual music awards by Britain’s best-selling music monthly took place Monday in London and the…
IFNA President Honoured
The International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) President, Mrs Molly Rhone, received the Order of Jamaica at the Jamaica National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House on National Heroes Day, October 17. In 1999 the government of Jamaica awarded…
Jackson doc’s defense to finally question expert
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For several moments, the milky white substance that authorities say killed Michael Jackson dripped down into an IV line a few feet away from jurors. Sometimes the drops fell fast, until their rate was slowed by…
