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Hurricane Earl, now Category 4, may be headed to New England (photo) Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:23AMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines.
U.S. Braces for Hurricane Earl Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:14AMHurricane Earl continued its march toward the coastal United States Wednesday, prompting people along the Atlantic coast to brace for the powerful storm's expected impact later this week.
Powerful Earl heads toward U.S. Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:14AMA boy takes cover Monday from a wave caused by the approaching Hurricane Earl in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. In the Caribbean, Earl caused flooding in low-lying areas and damaged homes on islands including Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla and St. Maarten.
U.S. Braces for Hurricane Earl Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:58PMHurricane Earl churned through the Caribbean Tuesday evening on a path toward the United States, prompting people along the Atlantic coast to brace for the storm’s expected impact later this week.
'Intense' Hurricane Earl heads toward the United States Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:39PMAuthorities in North Carolina ordered the evacuation of Ocracoke Island late on Tuesday as Hurricane Earl whips closer to the United States.
Earl worries Carolinas, New England Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:00PMEarl worries Carolinas, New England
Hurricane watch issued for North Carolina ahead of Earl Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:48PMThe Category 4 storm is forecast to run parallel to the U.S. coast, but any small shift in the predicted track could send it onto land.
Hurricane Earl on course for U.S. East Coast Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:11PMHurricane Earl, a powerful Category 4 storm, is swirling toward the U.S. East Coast after dumping heavy rain on several islands in the northeastern Caribbean.
Earl threatens US Coast after hitting Caribbean Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:38AMASSOCIATED PRESS
Earl threatens US Coast after hitting Caribbean • Region (www.HometownAnnapolis.com - The ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:37AMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines.
Fiona Remains A Weak Tropical Storm Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:36AMThe six named storm of this year's hurricane season, Tropical Storm Fiona, is expected to pass just north of the Leeward Islands in the next 24 hours or so. At 7 a.m., the center of Fiona was located about 500 miles east of the Leeward Islands. The system, which had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, was moving to the west-northwest near 24 mph.
Earl threatens US Coast after hitting Caribbean Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:33AMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines. Talk about this topic
Earl threatens US Coast after hitting Caribbean Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:32AMHurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power...
Hurricane Earl threatens US Coast after hitting Caribbean Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:31AMHurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the US coast early today after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines.
Earl batters Caribbean, threatens US East Coast Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:31AMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and roof-ripping winds Monday, rapidly intensifying into a major Category 4 storm on a path projected to menace the United States.
Powerful Earl threatens US East Coast Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:30AMHurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday with Tropical Storm Fiona close on its heels.
Earl threatens US Coast after hitting Caribbean Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:29AMAn Image provided by Nasa shows Hurricane Earl as is passes over the Leeward Islands Monday Aug. 30, 2010.(AP Photo/NASA) Hurricane Earl, now a powerful Category 4 storm, barreled toward the U.S. coast early Tuesday after battering tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and winds that damaged homes and toppled power lines. [...]
Tropical Storm Fiona warnings remain in effect from Antigua to St. Eustasius Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:24AMWinds remain near 40 mph
Bermuda Sets Watch for Strongest 2010 Hurricane Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:03PMHurricane Danielle, the strongest Atlantic storm this season, is heading toward Bermuda with waves high enough to dwarf a three-story building and winds capable of knocking down trees.
Brussels Diamond League meeting results Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:20PMResults from the Diamond League athletics meeting in Brussels.
Brussels Diamond League meeting results Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:08PM(Adds later results)
Blanca Games acquires Cereus Poker Network Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:47AMST. JOHNS, Antigua and Barbuda -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Blanca Games, Inc., led by e-gaming entrepreneur Stuart Gordon, today announced that Blanca has acquired the Cereus Poker Network, one of the largest poker networks in the world. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Danielle Becomes Year’s Strongest Atlantic Hurricane Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:33AMHurricane Danielle strengthened into a Category 4 storm, the second highest on the five-step Saffir- Simpson scale, packing winds of 135 miles (215 kilometers) an hour on a course that’s forecast to bypass Bermuda.
Danielle Becomes Atlantic Season's First Major Hurricane; May Miss Bermuda Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:55AMHurricane Danielle became the Atlantic season’s first “major” storm, packing sustained winds of 120 miles (195 kilometers) an hour on a course that’s forecast to bypass Bermuda.
Six regional countries endorse Copenhagen Accord Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:06AMJAMAICA is among six Caribbean countries which have endorsed the controversial Copenhagen Accord, a key outcome of the 15th United Nations climate change conference held in Denmark last December.
Blanca Games Acquires Cereus Network Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:52PMST. JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Blanca Games, Inc. (Blanca), led by e-gaming entrepreneur Stuart Gordon, today announced that Blanca has acquired the Cereus Poker Network (Cereus), one of the largest poker networks in the world. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Blanca's acquisition of Cereus includes the Network operations, software, the absolutepoker.com ...
Gaining on death, cooling therapy catches on slowly Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:51PMIt was a cold, drizzly March morning this year when Ed Sproull's heart stopped beating.
10-digit local dialing to debut in 918 area code Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 4:14AMIf you live in northeastern Oklahoma, get ready to dial 10 digits for local telephone calls.
Special Reports Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:30PM( WMR ) -- The one-time global financial empire of jailed former Stanford Financial Group chief Allen Stanford was even murkier than original media reports first indicated.
Maldives hosts meeting on climate change Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 11:54PMThe Maldives is hosting an innovative meeting of developing and rich world countries that want strong international action on climate change, the Maidivian presidential office said on Saturday in a statement.
July 17: Letters to the editor Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 4:26AMToday’s topics: census uproar, female priests, fighter jets ... and more
Kuwaiti PM visits Cuba to strengthen cooperation Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 10:09PMKuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmad Al-Sabah arrived here on Friday on a visit aimed at boosting cooperation between the two nations.
Athletics-Diamond League Paris results Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 3:36PMDiamond League results in Paris on Friday.
Diamond League Paris results Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 3:07PMDiamond League results in Paris on Friday. Men's 100m 1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 9.84 secs 2. Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 9.91 3. Yohan Blake (Jamaica) 9.95 4. Daniel Bailey (Antigua and Barbuda) 10.00 5. Christophe Lemaitre (France) 10.09 6. Churandy Martina (Netherlands Antilles) 10.09 7. Trell Kimmons (U.S.) 10.14 8. Martial M'Banjock (France) 10.20 Men's 400m 1. Jeremy Wariner (U.S.) 44.49 secs 2 ...
Digicel Fiji Launches Ground Breaking Mobile Money Service in Partnership With Fiji Post Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 1:16PMDigicel Plans Roll-Out of Mobile Money Service Across Pacific Markets
St. Kitts to impose first sales, hotel taxes Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 12:57PM(AP:BASSETERRE, St. Kitts) St. Kitts and Nevis is planning a new 17 percent sales tax and a 10 hotel levy to boost revenue, taking a page from other Caribbean nations that have overhauled their tax schemes as tourism replaces sugar as the main source of income.
Digicel Fiji Launches Ground Breaking Mobile Money Service in Partnership With Fiji Post Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 11:55AMSUVA, FIJI--(Marketwire - 07/15/10) - Digicel Fiji today announced details of the new "Digicel Mobile Money" service, which offers the people of Fiji a range of mobile financial capabilities including the ability to transfer money to friends and family nationwide, top up mobile phones and pay Digicel postpaid bills. The innovative service, offered in partnership with Post Fiji and -- in the ...
Research and Markets: Caribbean Countries - Telecoms - Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados and Bermuda Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 8:00AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Caribbean Countries - Anguilla to Bermuda" report to their offering.
Kuwait signs MoU with Antigua and Barbuda Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 2:46AMKuwait signs MoU with Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua Pursuing Trade Sanctions Against US, Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 7:37AMAntigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Winston Baldwin Spencer has said that the territory may have to take sanctions against the United States to settle a longstanding internet gaming trade dispute.
Evelyn Leopold: Here Comes the Queen: A Sense of History Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 8:14PMQueen Elizabeth II addressed the UN General Assembly for the first time since 1957. The 2010 speech by the 84 year-old queen was much meatier than the 9 paragraphs she recited in 1957 and the sense of history was palatable.
Queen Elizabeth Addresses UN General Assembly Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 7:42PM(RTTNews) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II addressed the UN General Assembly on Tuesday for the first time in 53 years, praising the world body for the achievements it made since her last address in 1957.
Gunmen seize 12 sailors in ship attack off Nigeria: navy Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 2:55PMGunmen kidnapped 12 foreign sailors after attacking a cargo ship in the waters off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region, a Nigerian navy officer said Saturday.
Gunmen kidnap 12 sailors off Nigeria Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 2:16PMGunmen have attacked a cargo vessel and kidnapped 12 foreign sailors off the coast of Nigeria.
Gunmen kidnap 12 sailors off Nigeria Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 12:46PMGunmen have kidnapped 12 foreign sailors after attacking a cargo ship in the waters off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region, according to a Nigerian navy officer.
Lighthouse Bay Resort: Extend Your Idyllic Stay in Barbuda With New Summer Special Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 6:22PMGuests Can Now Enjoy Complimentary In-Room iPads While Basking on the Secluded, Pink-and-White Sand Beaches at This Exclusive Resort
Lighthouse Bay Resort: Extend Your Idyllic Stay in Barbuda With New Summer Special Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 6:12PMLOW BAY, BARBUDA--(Marketwire - 06/28/10) - Lighthouse Bay Resort, an idyllic, secluded luxury resort situated on the largely undeveloped island of Barbuda, has now added iPads to its list of upscale amenities available for guests. So take advantage of the resort's summer promotion -- stay three nights from now through Aug. 31, add one complimentary night; stay five nights, and add two ...
Fedor Around The World Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 3:34PMNo fighter seems to capture the interest of the world more than Fedor Emelianenko . The 33-year-old Russian fighter faces Fabricio Werdum on Saturday at Strikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Werdum” and the event will have a worldwide audience spanning over 100 countries.
Indígenas protestan en las afueras de la sede de Cumbre Alba-TCP Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 2:44PMECUADOR-ALBA Quito, 25 jun (EFE).- Decenas de indígenas protestaron hoy porconsiderarse excluidos de la Cumbre de la ALBA, que reúne en laciudad ecuatoriana de Otavalo a los presidentes de Ecuador, Boliviay Venezuela, y a delegados de otros países, precisamente para tratarde la integración de los nativos y de los afrodescendientes.
Antigua boasts pristine beaches and luxe new properties Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 12:43PMAntigua boasts pristine beaches and luxe new properties