International

April 15, 2011

China’s Growth Slows, Inflation Rises

Chinese officials said Friday that the economy grew at a robust but slightly slower pace in the first quarter of 2011, while inflation rose, despite efforts to lower living costs. The National Bureau of Statistics said the gross domestic product…

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

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.…

April 11, 2011

S. African Leader: Gadhafi Accepts Cease-Fire Plan

South African President Jacob Zuma, leading a delegation of…

April 11, 2011

Life Sentence for Australian Who Threw Daughter from Bridge

An Australian court sentenced a man to life in prison Monday for killing his four-year-old daughter in front of her two young brothers. Arthur Freeman, 37, was convicted of murdering his daughter Darcey by throwing her from Melbourne's West Gate…