April 15, 2011
Cuba faces its worst drought for 50 years
Cuba is facing its worst drought in half a century, with tens of thousands of families almost entirely reliant on water trucks for essential supplies. The drought started two years ago, and reservoirs are now down to a fifth of their normal…
April 15, 2011
Colombia mudslide engulfs bus after heavy rain
A mudslide caused by heavy rain has engulfed a bus in Colombia, killing at least 14 people, officials. say. The bus was leaving the central city of the city of Manizales when it was hit by a collapsing hillside and swept into a ravine. Rescuers have…
April 15, 2011
Brazil’s airports ‘will not ready for World Cup 2014’
Most of Brazil's airports being improved for the World Cup in 2014 will not be ready in time, a report warns. Of 13 terminals being upgraded, 10 are unlikely to be completed by June 2014, the government-backed Institute for Applied Economic…
April 15, 2011
Allies Vow to Push Libya Campaign Until Gadhafi Goes
The leaders of Britain, France and the United States say the NATO coalition will continue its…
April 15, 2011
China’s Growth Slows, Inflation Rises
Chinese officials said Friday that the economy grew at a robust but slightly slower pace in the first quarter of 2011, while inflation rose, despite efforts to lower living costs. The National Bureau of Statistics said the gross domestic product…
April 15, 2011
UN to Announce Ruling in Croatian Generals’ Trial
The United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague is to deliver verdicts in the trial of three Croatian generals on Friday. Ante Gotovina, Ivan Cermak and Mladen Markac have been accused of war crimes against ethnic Serbs during a military…
April 15, 2011
Hamas: Italian Activist Found Dead in Gaza
Hamas security officials say they have found the body of an Italian peace campaigner in an abandoned Gaza City house following his abduction by radical Palestinian militants. The officials said Friday that Hamas police stormed an apartment in…
April 12, 2011
Retail banks should be ring-fenced, says commission
UK banks' retail operations should be "ring-fenced" from their investment banking arms, the Independent Commission on Banking has recommended. However, in its interim report the commission stopped short of recommending the two should operate as…
April 12, 2011
IMF says risks not expected to derail economic recovery
The global economy remains firmly on a path to recovery but threats to growth remain, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. Among the challenges are rising oil prices, unrest in the Middle East, continued inflation in China and debt…
April 12, 2011
UK ‘will get Iceland money back’
Iceland's President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson has said that the UK and the Netherlands will get back the 4bn euros (£3.5bn) they paid when Iceland's banking system collapsed in 2008. That is despite the country rejecting the latest repayment plan in…