April 30, 2012
Labour market ‘alarming’
The International Labour Organization has warned that the global employment situation is "alarming" and unlikely to improve soon. The agency said that austerity measures, especially in advanced economies, were hurting job creation. That comes as…
April 30, 2012
Ford earnings fall amid Europe’s economic weakness
US carmaker Ford has reported lower quarterly profits following weak sales in Europe and higher tax charges. Ford, the second-largest US carmaker, said first quarter net income was $1.4bn (£862m), down from $2.6bn for the same quarter last year.…
April 30, 2012
Google staff ‘knew of wi-fi snooping’, report says
The Google engineer who wrote a program that collected personal data from wi-fi networks told at least two other colleagues, a report has revealed. Google released the full investigation conducted by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).…
April 30, 2012
Spain in Recession
Spain's economy has slumped into a recession. Spain's National Statistics Institute data showed Monday that the country's economy shrank 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2012, after a similar contraction in the final three months of last year.…
April 30, 2012
Suicide Bombing Kills 5 in Eastern Nigeria
Authorities in eastern Nigeria say a suicide bombing targeting a police official has killed at least five people. Officials said the explosion Monday in Jalingo, the capital of the largely peaceful Taraba state, was triggered near the state ministry…
April 30, 2012
Al-Qaida Offers Hostage Release for Freeing of Cleric
A statement on a militant website says al-Qaida's north African branch has offered to release a British man abducted in Mali if Britain frees radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada. The statement attributed to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM),…
April 30, 2012
Gunmen Kill 15 During Christian Service in Northern Nigeria
Gunmen in northern Nigeria attacked a university theater used for church services, killing at least 15 people. Security officials say the gunmen threw small explosives into the site at Bayero University in Kano on Sunday, then fired on worshippers…
April 30, 2012
Burma Opposition Ends Boycott
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Monday she and her fellow opposition lawmakers have ended their boycott of parliament and will pledge to “safeguard” the constitution, accepting a term that created the dispute. Aung San Suu Kyi and…
April 27, 2012
Charles Taylor Convicted of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity by a special tribunal in The Hague. The Special Court for Sierra Leone ruled Thursday that Taylor aided and abetted severe human rights abuses…
April 27, 2012
UN’s Ban: Syria Violating Pledge to Pull Weapons From Civilian Areas
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has accused Syria of violating a pledge to withdraw heavy weapons from population centers and demanded that the government comply with that commitment “without delay.” In a statement released Thursday,…