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(Barbados Nation) The wait is over for Rihanna fans. The singer premiered Diamonds, the lead single off her upcoming seventh album, this morning.

(Reuters) – Andy Williams, who charmed audiences with his mellow delivery of songs like ““Moon River” and “”Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” in the 1950s and 60s, has died at his home in Branson, Missouri, his family said today.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Egypt opposes foreign military intervention to stop the civil war in Syria and prefers an inclusive, negotiated settlement, Egypt’s new Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, said today.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – The son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Justin Trudeau, will seek the leadership of the once-mighty but now-floundering Liberal Party, according to media reports today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Hundreds of commuters and drivers were left stranded as Cedros residents defied the police and set up fiery blockades in the south-western peninsula to highlight deplorable roads, extensive flooding, high unemployment, inadequate health facilities and poor representation.

(Jamaica Gleaner) An eight-year-old girl who was raped by two men who forced their way into her home in Irwin Point, St James is out of surgery and has been admitted to hospital in stable condition.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Syrian rebels bombed a military complex in Damascus today, striking at the heart of President Bashar al-Assad’s power and igniting a fire which gutted the army command headquarters.

(Jamaica Gleaner) An 11-year-old girl was on Monday admitted to the St Ann’s Bay Hospital, reportedly pregnant for her 63-year-old grand uncle, who she lived with in Carlton Mountain, Claremont in St Ann.

(Barbados Nation) The entertainment fraternity is mourning the loss of one of its own.

(Barbados Nation) A well deserved and fitting tribute was paid to Sir Wesley Hall yesterday at St Giles Primary school by staff and pupils as they saluted the man who has done our nation proud in cricket, politics and religion.

(Trinidad Express) The father of murdered teenager, Marcus Akiel Peters, yesterday called on the police to find the gang of men who beat his son and stabbed him to death in Chaguanas on Monday.

(Reuters) – Australian Simon Taufel will end his international umpiring career after the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka to groom the next generation of elite match officials, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said today.

(Trinidad Express) Hours before the expiration of the deadline set by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley for Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to fire Attorney General Anand Ramlogan by today, Ramlogan yesterday expressed confidence that he would survive the Section 34 fiasco.

POLOKWANE, South Africa,  (Reuters) – South African ANC renegade Julius Malema was charged with money laundering today in a high-profile corruption court case his supporters say is part of a political plot to silence the fierce critic of President Jacob Zuma.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – An El Nino event, usually associated with significant changes in rainfall, is likely to develop this month and next in the Pacific, affecting global climate patterns, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today.

ROME,  (Reuters) – The head of the postal service in the Italian Senate was arrested today for trafficking cocaine, police said, in the latest episode to undermine public faith in the country’s political institutions.

Cape Canaveral, Fla., (Reuters) – Piecing together 10 years of Hubble Space Telescope images, astronomers today unveiled the deepest view yet of a small sliver of the night sky, revealing a kaleidoscope of galaxies and other celestial objects.

LONDON, (Reuters) – More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change, a report commissioned by 20 governments said today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Contractor General Greg Christie has described his office as a toothless bulldog that will remain that way unless there’s political will to bring about the changes needed for the Office of the Contractor General (OCG) to fulfil its mandate.

(Reuters) – The Twenty20 World Cup super eight groups and fixtures after Pakistan became the last team to reach the stage by beating Bangladesh on Tuesday.