October 30, 2012
Colombia rebel ambush kills six officers, police say
Six Colombian police officers have been killed while on patrol in the south-west of the country in an ambush blamed on left-wing rebels, officials say. The officers were shot dead in Cauca province by suspected Farc guerrillas, local police said.…
October 30, 2012
US markets to remain closed on today amid Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy has continued to disrupt business in the US East Coast, including forcing US stock markets to close again on Tuesday. Sandy has flooded subway and road tunnels in much of Lower Manhattan. Beyond New York City, public transport has…
October 30, 2012
Japan boosts stimulus measures to spur growth
The Bank of Japan has boosted its key stimulus measure amid concerns that Japan's economic recovery may be running out of steam. It has extended its asset purchase programme, under which it buys bonds to keep long-term borrowing costs down, by 11…
October 30, 2012
Apple’s Scott Forstall and John Browett to leave firm
Apple has announced a major shake-up of its management, with two senior executives to leave the company. The announcement follows embarrassing problems with its new mapping software and disappointing quarterly results. Scott Forstall, head of its…
October 30, 2012
BP profits fall but dividend is raised 12.5%
Oil giant BP has reported a fall in profits for the past three months. Replacement cost profit, which strips out the effect of oil price movements, was $4.69bn (£3bn), down from $5.27bn for the quarter last year. However, chief executive Bob Dudley…
October 30, 2012
Storm Sandy causes severe flooding in eastern US
"Super-storm" Sandy has swept into the US East Coast with hurricane-force winds, bringing flooding, cutting power and claiming at least 13 lives. Sandy caused a record surge of seawater in New York City, flooding subway and road tunnels and plunging…
October 30, 2012
Huge Storm Slows US Presidential Campaign
With one week until election day, U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, are balancing how to make their final pitches to voters while tens of millions of people along the country's east coast deal with a massive…
October 30, 2012
Afghanistan Sets Date for Presidential Election
Afghan election officials say the country has set a date for its next presidential election. The country's Independent Election Commission said in a statement Tuesday that the election will be held April 5, 2014. The date was given, according to the…
October 30, 2012
South African Police Fire Rubber Bullets to Disperse Striking Miners
Police in South Africa have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a group of striking miners who are refusing to return to work until their pay demands are met. The miners are among 12,000 workers that Anglo American Platinum fired earlier…
October 30, 2012
Burma Unrest Could Radicalize Rohingya Muslims
The head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is warning that ongoing sectarian violence in western Burma could radicalize minority Rohingya Muslims and threaten the stability of the whole region. ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan is…