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April 17, 2011

Raul Castro pushes Cuban Communist Party ‘rejuvenation’

Cuban President Raul Castro has said top political positions should be limited to two…

April 17, 2011

1.2 million bootleg CDs destroyed

ANTI-piracy campaigners yesterday organised the destruction of 1.2 million bootleg CDs and 212,000 DVDs confiscated by the police. As part of Intellectual Property Week 2011, the Jamaica Anti-Piracy Alliance (JAPA) hopes that the destruction,…

April 17, 2011

Mexico arrests suspect over Tamaulipas mass graves

The Mexican navy says it has captured the main suspect in the murder of 145 people whose bodies were found in mass graves in the northern state of Tamaulipas earlier this month. Omar Martin Estrada - known as El Kilo - is accused of being the…

April 17, 2011

Bolivia protests challenge Evo Morales

Protesters in Bolivia have blocked main roads and clashed with police, on the ninth day of nationwide demonstrations against the government. Police used tear gas to clear the main road south of La Paz, and protesters fought back with stones and…

April 17, 2011

US resumes deportations to Haiti

Despite what has been described as a humanitarian crisis, the United States has  started the second round of deportations to Haiti. Immigration officials said that 19 Haitians, who had been convicted of crimes in the US, were sent back to the…

April 17, 2011

Britain Considers Equal Succession Rights to the Throne

The British government is considering changing laws of royal succession…

April 17, 2011

Gbagbo Camp Urges Supporters to End Ivory Coast Violence

The party of former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo is calling on its supporters to lay down their arms. The leader of Mr. Gbagbo's Ivorian Popular Front called on party loyalists Saturday to stop fighting. He said the war has ended following…

April 17, 2011

Clinton in Seoul to Discuss North Korea Nuclear Program

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is meeting Sunday with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to discuss efforts to ratify a free trade agreement and to coordinate strategy regarding North Korea. Clinton met Saturday with Foreign Minister…

April 17, 2011

US House passes $6.2tn spending cut plan

The US House of Representatives has passed a 2012 budget plan which aims to cut $6.2 trillion (£3.8tn) in spending by the government over the next decade. The plan, introduced by Republican Paul Ryan, would cut healthcare and social programmes…

April 17, 2011

Lethal US spring storms move east to Carolinas

Three days of severe spring storms have left 21 people dead in the US south, with the Carolinas the latest states to take a battering as they move east. Three deaths were reported in North Carolina. A tornado destroyed a church near Bonneau, in…