No new trial for Stanford
Antigua: R. Allen Stanford, convicted of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, lost a retrial bid after complaining that Twitter comments by reporters may have influenced the jury that found…
Month: March 2012
Is Damascus next? Opposition says yes
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces attacked rebel strongholds Friday as the EU froze his relatives’ assets and hit them with a travel ban. The rebels, meanwhile, said they’ll bring the fight to the capital city of Damascus.
After NK launch, Japan prepares
The Japanese defense minister said Friday that he had ordered the country’s military to prepare a missile defense system ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea next month.
Mexico spends millions to greet pope
It has been a project of celestial proportions, but it’s finally ready. Construction workers have labored nonstop for months.
U.S. soldier faces murder charges
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales faces 17 counts of murder and six counts of assault and attempted murder when he is charged Friday for his alleged role in the killings of Afghan villagers, a senior U.S. official said.
Injured Mathews out of first England Test, future as bowler doubtful
Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka allrounder, has been ruled out of the first Test against England with a calf injury that has quickened speculation that his ability to bowl at international level is now open to serious doubt
Why wasn’t French shooter stopped?
French police had no grounds on which to arrest gunman Mohammed Merah before he carried out three attacks in which seven people died, Prime Minister Francois Fillon told French radio station RTL Friday.
Renegade soldiers’ Mali coup
Renegade Malian soldiers declared Thursday that they have seized power in the nation and dissolved public institutions because of the government’s handling of an insurgency in the north.
Owners in talks to sell Rajasthan Royals
The owners of the Rajasthan Royals are believed to have agreed to sell the majority of the IPL franchise to a Kolkata-based businessman for $200 million, ESPNcricinfo has learned
Owners in talks to sell Rajasthan Royals
The owners of the Rajasthan Royals are believed to have agreed to sell the majority of the IPL franchise to a Kolkata-based businessman for $200 million, ESPNcricinfo has learned
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