Month: June 2011

June 27, 2011

Palestinians to Seek UN Recognition in September

The Palestinian Authority says it will go to the United Nations in September and ask for recognition of an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, a move opposed by both Israel and the United States. The official…

June 25, 2011

Bank of England calls for audit of eurozone crisis risk

The Bank of England's new financial policy committee (FPC) has called for an audit of UK…

June 25, 2011

Conrad Black ordered back to prison

A US judge has resentenced former media tycoon Conrad Black to 42 months in prison for fraud and obstruction. He is likely to serve just 13 months because of time already served. The Canadian-born British peer was convicted in 2007 of defrauding…

June 25, 2011

US economic growth is revised upwards

The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 1.9% in the first three months of the year, slightly faster than previously thought, official figures have shown. This equates to a 0.5% quarterly rise. The last estimate by the Commerce Department…

June 25, 2011

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao due in UK

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is due to arrive in the UK later for the UK-China Strategic Summit. Mr Wen will visit the MG car plant at Longbridge, near Birmingham, on Sunday. The plant used to make MG Rover cars, but is now owned by China's Shanghai…

June 25, 2011

Labour lost touch with public and members – Ed Miliband

Labour leader Ed Miliband is to admit his party's leadership lost touch both with its own…

June 25, 2011

Protesters, Security Forces Face Off in Syria; 12 Dead

At least 12 people were killed Friday when Syrian security forces fired on crowds as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets nationwide in another round of demonstrations aimed at overthrowing President Bashar Assad. The demonstrators…

June 25, 2011

Suspected al Qaeda militants escape from Yemeni jail

Dozens of suspected al Qaeda militants escaped Wednesday from a jail in the Yemeni city of Mukalla, a senior security official said. An Interior Ministry official said 63 members of al Qaeda had managed to break out of Almakla prison, according…

June 25, 2011

New York Senate Approves Same-Sex Marriage in Major Gay Rights Victory

Lawmakers in the U.S. state of New York have voted to approve same-sex marriage, handing American gay rights advocates a major victory in their quest for equality. After extensive debate, the New York State Senate approved the legislation Friday…

June 25, 2011

Nevis goes to the polls July 11

Premier and leader of the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP), Joseph Parry,…