Thai flood holdouts complicate relief efforts
BANGKOK (AP) — There’s no food left for sale anywhere near Thipawan Pipatkul’s house. In fact, there’s not much of her house left above the surface now that the fetid black waters have poured in. Yet, like thousands in Bangkok’s…
Probe says hockey team crash caused by pilot error
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian jet crash that killed 44 people, including an entire professional ice hockey team, was caused by pilots inadvertently putting on the brakes during takeoff, investigators said Wednesday, blaming poor crew training and lax oversight. The…
Kardashian apologises to fans for failed marriage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian says she never meant to hurt anyone by ending her marriage after just 72 days. The 31-year-old reality TV star posted a message to her fans on her website Tuesday, one day after filing…
MURDER ARRESTS: Cops question two over the Andrew Baptist shooting
Two people were last night being quizzed by detectives in connection with the murder of 24-year-old Andrew Baptist. During a police operation early yesterday morning, officers arrested the pair – one in West Bay and the other in Newlands. Mr…
Ganja found after sea chase
Five men are in police custody and more than seven hundred pounds of Ganja has been recovered following a high speed sea chase. Shortly after 2am on Tuesday officers aboard Marine Vessels Niven D and Tornado were conducting maritime border…
FBI says Russians were a ‘new breed’ of spy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anna Chapman wasn’t just a member of one of the largest rings of Russian sleeper agents ever rolled up by the FBI, officials say. The 29-year-old former real estate agent, who became a lingerie model and corporate…
Libya’s new PM balances demands of ex-rebels
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A U.S.-educated engineering professor with little political experience is Libya’s new prime minister, a choice that suggests the country’s interim rulers may be trying to find a government leader palatable both to the West and to…
‘Glee’ singer Charice’s dad killed in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The estranged father of singer Charice Pempengco of the hit TV show “Glee” was stabbed to death in her hometown in the Philippines, leading the teen star Tuesday to pull out of a concert in Singapore….
Study shows experiment is working
Scientists, attempting to halt Dengue fever, for the first time released mosquitoes into the wild that had been genetically modified to pass on deadly DNA that kills their offspring. About 19,000 lab-altered insects were released into 25 acres on Grand…
Government achieves reporting deadline
The Government of the Cayman Islands has achieved another milestone by submitting its 2010/11 Consolidated Financial Statements to the Office of the Auditor General by the 31 October deadline as prescribed by the Public Management and Finance Law. The PMFL…
