July 29, 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Maid ‘may file civil suit’
The hotel maid who accuses ex-IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape may file a civil suit if prosecutors do not press criminal charges, her lawyer says. The Manhattan district attorney's office has publicly announced they had doubts…
July 29, 2011
Ollanta Humala is sworn in as new Peru president
Former army officer Ollanta Humala has been sworn in as Peru's new president, vowing to eradicate poverty and social exclusion. His inauguration was being attended by regional leaders, although not by outgoing President Alan Garcia. Mr Humala…
July 17, 2011
Volkswagen sells record 4m vehicles over six months
Volkswagen has sold more than 4 million vehicles during the first half of the year, a record for Europe's largest carmaker. Deliveries increased by 14% on the same period last year, led by strong growth in Asian markets. Volkswagen, headquartered in…
July 17, 2011
Met Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson quits
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has resigned following the phone hacking scandal. Britain's most senior police officer has faced criticism for hiring former News of the World executive Neil Wallis - who was questioned by police…
July 17, 2011
Obama Picks Chief for Consumer Agency
U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen the former attorney general of the Ohio to lead the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The White House says Mr. Obama will introduce Richard Cordray as his appointee on Monday. In choosing Cordray, Mr.…
July 17, 2011
Vietnamese Hold Anti-China Protest Despite Crackdown
Police in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, on Sunday arrested more than a dozen protesters denouncing Beijing's actions in the South China Sea. The demonstrators were hauled away on buses after a brief demonstration near the Chinese embassy. Another group…
July 17, 2011
Top Karzai Aide, Lawmaker Killed in Kabul
Afghan officials say a senior adviser to President Hamid Karzai and a member of parliament have been killed during an attack in the capital, Kabul. The officials said Jan Mohammad Khan, a former governor of southern Uruzgan province and a close…
July 17, 2011
Iranian Raid Kills Two Kurdish Rebels in Northwest
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has killed at least two Iranian Kurdish rebels in a raid that destroyed one of the group's headquarters in northwestern Iran. The hours-long gunbattle between Iranian forces and militants from the Party of Free Life of…
July 15, 2011
SPEECH BY MINISTER HENRY BELLINGHAM
I am delighted to be back in the Turks and Caicos Islands within a year of my first visit to the territory. I said when I visited last year that I hoped it would be the first in a series of regular visits by Ministers and senior officials. And so it…
July 15, 2011
CSA PRESS STATEMENT
In the past few days there has been re-assignment of several posts at the executive level within the Interim Administration. The CSA wishes to extend its thanks those outgoing members of the Administration for whatever positive contributions they…