May 1, 2012
Fighting Erupts in Mali
Witnesses in Mali say heavy gunfire has broken out in the capital, Bamako, about a month after a military coup d'état. The witnesses say the shoot-out on Monday involved troops who took part in the March coup and presidential guard members loyal to…
May 1, 2012
US Sends Japanese Turtle Smuggler to Prison
A court in Los Angeles on Monday sentenced a Japanese man to 21 months in prison for smuggling live turtles into the United States. Atsushi Yamagami was also ordered to pay an $18,000 fine. He pleaded guilty to charges of hiding 55 turtles and…
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…