February 22, 2013
Nas to headline Glastonbury stage
Nas will headline the newly-named Silver Hayes area at this year's Glastonbury Festival in Somerset. The US rapper is one of the artists named to perform in the field formerly known as the Dance Village. It will include the 7,000-capacity Sonic tent…
February 22, 2013
Ukraine ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko ‘can return to prison’
Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is well enough to return to prison after spending nine months in hospital, the health ministry has said. Tymoshenko was being treated for back problems after being jailed in 2011 for abuse of…
February 22, 2013
Oscar Pistorius granted bail in Reeva Steenkamp case
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who faces murder charges over the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, has been granted bail after a four-day hearing. Magistrate Desmond Nair said the state had not made a case that he would flee, or that he had…
February 22, 2013
Italy election: Bersani, Monti and Berlusconi campaign
Candidates in Italy's general election are completing their final day of campaigning ahead of two days of voting, beginning on Sunday. The election is being closely watched in the eurozone, with the Italian government's future commitment to…
February 22, 2013
North Korea to offer mobile internet access
North Korean mobile phone provider Koryolink is planning to launch a 3G data service for foreign visitors and residents from abroad. Egyptian telecoms firm Orascom, which is a partner in Koryolink, estimates that more than 1 million North Koreans…
February 22, 2013
UN rejects Haiti cholera compensation claims
The United Nations has formally rejected compensation claims by victims of a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed almost 8,000 people. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Haitian President Michel Martelly to inform him of the decision. The…
February 22, 2013
Hugo Chavez’s ‘breathing problems persist’
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering breathing problems following his return from Cuba where he was treated for cancer, officials say. Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said Mr Chavez was continuing to receive treatment at a…
February 22, 2013
Mexican police charged with rape of Italian
Two Mexican policemen have been charged with rape and abuse of authority after allegedly attacking an Italian woman in the resort of Playa del Carmen. A third man, reportedly their commander, is still being sought. It is alleged the woman was raped…
February 22, 2013
High turnout at Barbados polls
Local observers reported a steady stream of voters throughout the course of the day as the two competing parties assisted in ensuring their supporters reached one of the island’s 541 polling stations yesterday. Among the mid-morning voters was…
February 22, 2013
Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier avoids appearing in court
Haiti's former ruler Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier has been ordered to appear in court in Port-au-Prince after failing to attend a hearing. Relatives of some of those allegedly killed or tortured by his militias in the 1970s and 1980s want him…