October 23, 2011
Marco Rubio admits wrong dates in Cuban parents ‘exile’
A Florida Republican often touted as a possible 2012 vice-presidential candidate has admitted his Cuban parents did not come to the US as exiles from Fidel Castro's rule. Senator Marco Rubio acknowledges "getting a few dates wrong" about when…
October 23, 2011
Bahamas Security Minister Hails Success of Electronic Monitoring Syst
Seventeen persons have been remanded to Her Majesty’s Prisons, Fox Hill, for breach of the terms of the Electronic Monitoring System, Minister of National Security the Hon. O.A.T. “Tommy” Turnquest said. The programme is currently being…
October 23, 2011
EU leaders urge action from Italy to reduce debts
European leaders have demanded that Italy make a major effort to reduce its 1.9tn euro (£1.6tn)…
October 23, 2011
BP wins approval to resume drilling in Gulf of Mexico
BP has won approval to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, 18 months after a well blowout killed 11 workers and caused an environmental disaster. Regulators approved plans for drilling to depths of up to 6,000ft about 200 miles off the coast of…
October 23, 2011
Private Banks May Have to Forgive Half of Greek Debt
International lenders say private banks lending money to Greece may have to forgive the debt-ridden country more than a half of what it owes them. The latest review by European Union and International Monetary Fund experts shows that a Greek bond…
October 23, 2011
Obama Signs Korea, Colombia, Panama Trade Deals
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. Supporters say the deals will boost U.S. exports by billions of dollars and preserve or create hundreds of thousand of jobs in the United…
October 23, 2011
Libya’s new rulers declare country liberated
Libya's transitional government has declared national liberation before a jubilant crowd in Benghazi, where the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi began. Tens of thousands of people packed into Freedom Square to hear National Transitional Council…
October 23, 2011
Floods Devastate SE Asia
Thailand authorities are battling to protect the capital, Bangkok, from the flood waters that devastated central provinces, while officials in neighboring Burma said Sunday floods there killed at least 100 people. Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand…
October 23, 2011
Three European aid workers kidnapped in Algeria
Three European aid workers have been kidnapped from a refugee camp in western Algeria. Two Spanish workers and an Italian were seized overnight from the Rabuni camp near Tindouf, their foreign ministries confirmed. The camp houses Sahrawi refugees…
October 23, 2011
Dozens die as strong quake rocks eastern Turkey
A strong quake has shattered buildings near the eastern Turkish city of Van, killing at least 70 people and trapping an unknown number under rubble. Casualties are reported to be particularly high in the town of Ercis, close to the Iranian…