August 2, 2011
Plane from New York crashes at Guyana airport
A plane has crashed and broken in two on landing at Guyana's main airport in the capital, Georgetown, causing injuries but no deaths. The Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737-800 flight BW-523 from New York had 163 people aboard. The plane apparently…
August 2, 2011
Panama police seize more than half a tonne of heroin
Police in Panama have seized more than half a tonne of heroin - one of the biggest ever drug hauls in the country's history, officials say. Officers found hundreds of plastic packages of the drug in a car in the remote Caribbean coastal town of…
August 2, 2011
Gun & Ammunition Also Seized From SailBoat
The Bermuda Police confirmed today [Aug.2] that in addition to seizing a “substantial amount” of drugs from a sailboat yesterday, they also found a firearm and ammunition on the boat. Police said that the Latvian man they arrested had diverted to…
August 2, 2011
Norway attacks: Breivik makes ‘unrealistic’ demands
The man who has confessed to killing 77 people in Norway has made a list of "unrealistic"…
August 2, 2011
Spain PM postpones holiday as debt fears hit record
Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero has been forced to postpone his holiday as investors continue to flee his country's debt. Mr Zapatero had been due to leave for south-west Spain. But on Tuesday, the yield on Spanish bonds reached 4.04…
August 2, 2011
US to avoid default as Senate backs debt ceiling rise
The US Senate has passed a deal struck between Republicans, Democrats and President Barack Obama to increase the US debt ceiling and avert a default. The bill passed the Senate by 74 votes to 26. Mr Obama is due to speak shortly and then sign the…
August 2, 2011
Fall in US consumer spending fuels economic worries
US consumers cut their spending in June for the first time in almost two years, according to new data. They also saw their incomes grow at the smallest pace for nine months, fuelling further concerns about economic growth. The US Department of…
August 2, 2011
Barclays profits fall by a third
Barclays has reported pre-tax profits of £2.6bn for the first six months of the year, down 33% from last year. The bank also said it aimed to cut at least 1,400 more jobs in 2011, having cut 1,400 posts already this year. The fall in half-year…
August 2, 2011
IMF details risks to UK economic growth
The International Monetary Fund says there are still "significant" risks to inflation, growth and unemployment in the UK. In its latest assessment of the UK, the IMF said growth would be 1.5% this year - less than the government expects. It backed…
August 2, 2011
Ambassador: US Not Against Mugabe’s Party
The U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe says the United States is not against the party of President Robert Mugabe, which it has accused of human rights abuses. In a speech on U.S.-Zimbabwean relations, Ambassador Charles Ray said “the U.S. does not favor…