February 7, 2011
India’s economic growth under ‘threat’ from inflation
India's prime minister has warned that the country's rapid economic growth is under "serious threat" from inflation. Manmohan Singh said getting inflation under control was a matter of urgency, raising the prospect of an eighth interest rate rise in…
February 7, 2011
Egypt unrest: Mubarak moves to restart economy
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has held talks with ministers to try to revive an economy hit by a wave of anti-government protests. Banks will reopen on Sunday. Finance Minister Samir Radwan says the economic situation is "very serious". Analysts…
February 6, 2011
Egypt opposition wary after talks
Egypt's opposition groups say government proposals on how to end the political crisis are not enough. The banned Muslim Brotherhood and other groups took part in landmark talks with the government after 13 days of street protests aimed at forcing…
February 6, 2011
Belgian students removed from Ryanair Spanish flight
Spanish police have removed more than 100 Belgian students from a plane that was due to fly from the Canary Islands to Belgium. The Irish budget airline Ryanair says police were called after the university students became disruptive. They refused to…
February 6, 2011
Tunisia suspends Ben Ali’s RCD party
Tunisia's former governing party is to be suspended and its offices closed, the interior ministry has announced. In a statement broadcast on state television, the ministry said the ban had been imposed pending a decision on the dissolution of the…
February 6, 2011
Security transfer to Afghan control will start in March, Karzai says
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that a critical phase in the transfer of security authority from international to domestic forces would begin March 21, a precursor to a planned full handover three years hence. Karzai made the announcement…
February 6, 2011
Police find remains of 5 men, 13 others killed in northern Mexico
Police discovered Sunday the remains of five men discarded along the highway between Monterrey and Reynosa, in northern Mexico, Notimex reported. The state news agency said the bodies were naked, except for plastic bags. In other violence, gunmen…
February 6, 2011
Jordanian tribal figures criticize queen, demand reform
In unprecedented criticism of Jordan's royal family, three dozen prominent Jordanian tribal figures issued an urgent call for reform Sunday and warned that the country may follow Tunisia and Egypt into turmoil without it. The statement from 36…
February 6, 2011
Google’s Bermuda Tax Avoidance “Unethical”
Google has become one of the worst global corporate citizens after deciding to…
February 6, 2011
EU provides record funding to CARICOM states
The European Union (EU) said Friday it had made available a record high €130.2 million (US$162.7 million) in grant funding to nine Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries last year. A statement from the Barbados-based European Union Delegation to…