Month: April 2011

April 15, 2011

UN to Announce Ruling in Croatian Generals’ Trial

The United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague is to deliver verdicts in the trial of three Croatian generals on Friday. Ante Gotovina, Ivan Cermak and Mladen Markac have been accused of war crimes against ethnic Serbs during a military…

April 15, 2011

Hamas: Italian Activist Found Dead in Gaza

Hamas security officials say they have found the body of an Italian peace campaigner in an abandoned Gaza City house following his abduction by radical Palestinian militants. The officials said Friday that Hamas police stormed an apartment in…

April 12, 2011

Retail banks should be ring-fenced, says commission

UK banks' retail operations should be "ring-fenced" from their investment banking arms, the Independent Commission on Banking has recommended. However, in its interim report the commission stopped short of recommending the two should operate as…

April 12, 2011

IMF says risks not expected to derail economic recovery

The global economy remains firmly on a path to recovery but threats to growth remain, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. Among the challenges are rising oil prices, unrest in the Middle East, continued inflation in China and debt…

April 12, 2011

UK ‘will get Iceland money back’

Iceland's President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson has said that the UK and the Netherlands will get back the 4bn euros (£3.5bn) they paid when Iceland's banking system collapsed in 2008. That is despite the country rejecting the latest repayment plan in…

April 12, 2011

Ivory Coast: Gunfire in Abidjan despite Gbagbo arrest

Sporadic gunfire can be heard in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, a day after former President…

April 12, 2011

Nuclear crisis raised to Chernobyl level

Japanese authorities have raised the severity rating of their nuclear crisis to the highest level, seven. The decision reflects the total release of radiation at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant, which is ongoing, rather than a sudden…

April 12, 2011

Libya: Nato must do more, say France and UK

Nato must do more to destroy heavy weaponry used by Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Libya, the French and British foreign ministers have said. Libyan civilians remain at risk, France's Alain Juppe said, despite the ongoing Nato-led bombing campaign.…

April 12, 2011

Swaziland police arrest democracy activists in Manzini

Police in Swaziland's main city, Manzini, are arresting anyone in a group ahead of planned protests to demand reform in Africa's last absolute monarchy. The demonstrations were called to mark the 38th anniversary of the banning of political…

April 12, 2011

Mitt Romney exploring 2012 presidential run

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has taken the first formal step towards running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Mr Romney, who ran a failed bid in 2008, is setting up a committee to explore the feasibility of a run.…