CaribbeanFever.Com's Blog – December 2011 Archive (5)

Three women who fought injustice, dictatorship and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen accepted the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, calling on repressed women worldwide to rise up against male…

She split her own lip with a pin, scraped her knuckles with sandpaper and had her friend punch her in the face. Investigators say she even ripped open her blouse, then wet her pants to give the appearance she had been knocked unconscious.

But it was all part of what authorities said Friday was an elaborate hoax by the woman to convince her husband she was raped so they could move to a safer…

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Very Emotional 'X Factor' Elimination

"X Factor" is no stranger to drama, but Thursday night's drawn-out elimination between 13-year-old Rachel Crow and aspiring Usher-to-be Marcus Canty was gut-wrenching.…

OS ANGELES (AP) -- Alec Baldwin issued an apology Wednesday to fellow passengers on an American Airlines flight that was delayed by his refusal to stop playing a cellphone game. The "30 Rock" actor's note, posted to the Huffington Post, didn't apologize to the airline or the flight attendant involved in the Tuesday incident. Instead, Baldwin said he's aware that airlines struggle financially but the result is that…