April 25, 2012
Venezuela denies rumors Chavez died in Cuba
Officials in President Hugo Chavez’s government denied rumors that the leftist leader may have died while undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba six months ahead of an election in South America’s top oil exporter. In the nine days since he left for…
April 25, 2012
St Vincent PM admitted to hospital in Barbados
The prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), Dr Ralph Gonsalves, was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados at the weekend after complaining of feeling unwell. Investigations and tests conducted by medical staff at the…
April 25, 2012
Cayman Islands premier facing three police investigations
A spokesman for the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) confirmed on Saturday that Cayman Islands premier McKeeva Bush is now the subject of three separate police investigations. According to police, one of the investigations involves…
April 25, 2012
Iran Says Cyberattack on Oil Industry Had Little Impact
Iran says a suspected cyberattack on its state-run oil industry had little impact on operations thanks to rapid measures taken by experts to limit the spread of the virus. Iranian state news agency IRNA quotes an Oil Ministry official as saying…
April 25, 2012
Apple doubles quarterly profits to $11.6bn (£7.2bn)
Apple has reported its profits almost doubled in the first three months of the year. Apple said its net profit came in at $11.6bn (£7.2bn), up from $6bn in the same period last year and much better than had been expected. The technology giant sold…
April 25, 2012
Government hits annual borrowing target
The UK government borrowed more than expected in March, official figures have shown, but still met its borrowing target for the year. Public sector net borrowing, excluding interventions such as bank bail-outs, came in at £18.2bn in March, the…
April 25, 2012
BP oil spill: First criminal charges filed in US
The US justice department has filed the first criminal charges linked to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A former BP engineer was arrested on charges of intentionally destroying evidence. Kurt Mix of Katy, Texas, faces two counts of obstruction of…
April 25, 2012
Google Drive to offer free storage in the cloud
Google has launched a new consumer service offering up to 16TB (terabytes) of storage for photos and other online content. Dubbed Google Drive, the service goes head to head with rival cloud services such as Dropbox and Microsoft's SkyDrive. It…
April 25, 2012
Romney Faces Little Challenge in 5 Republican Presidential Primaries
Mitt Romney has won the primary elections in Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island, taking another step toward capturing the Republican presidential nomination. Romney is also expected to win in Pennsylvania and New York — two other states where…
April 25, 2012
Annan Alarmed by Reports of Syrian Attacks in Areas Visited by Monitors
International envoy Kofi Annan has expressed “alarm” about media reports that Syrian troops have attacked civilian areas visited by U.N. soldiers trying to monitor a shaky truce in the government's year-long conflict with rebels. U.N. diplomats…