The British public's trust in Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has hit an all-time low, results of a new poll suggested Tuesday, as data showed the country's public sector debt soaring. France honours Zimbabwe PM for fighting for democracy
France on Tuesday gave Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai a prestigious award for his efforts in fighting for democracy in the southern African country. S.Leone, China sign $15mln fibre optic deal
Sierra Leone and China have signed a $15 million (12 million euro) loan agreement for the installation of a fibre optic cable which will boost Internet capabilities, national radio reported Tuesday. Capriles tries to outdo Chavez in display of dynamism
GUIGUE, Venezuela (Reuters) – Anyone doubting Henrique Capriles’ commitment to a daunting election battle with Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez should take a look at his neck. Or his elbows. Painful scratches bear witness to the over-excited female supporters who mob the opposition leader during tumultuous stops on his campaign to end nearly 14 years of rule by the South American country’s socialist leader. …
Syrian official warns US against intervention
A Syrian government official warned the United States Tuesday that military intervention in Syria could lead to regional turmoil as regime forces bombed a northern village and stormed a rebel-held Damascus suburb, killing dozens of people, activists said. RB Clinton Portis to formally announce his retirement; last played for Redskins in 2010
ASHBURN, Va. – Clinton Portis is announcing his retirement, nearly two years after he played his last NFL game.
Feds say Chicago man prompted JetBlue emergency landing Sunday after groping pregnant woman
DENVER – Federal prosecutors say a Chicago man prompted a JetBlue flight to make an emergency landing in Denver after making passengers uncomfortable and groping a pregnant woman.
Man accused of prompting emergency landing of JetBlue flight after groping pregnant woman
DENVER – A Chicago man is accused of groping a pregnant woman and refusing to follow crew instructions on a JetBlue flight, prompting the plane to make an emergency landing in Denver.
Court ruling lets Romania president return to post
Romania's constitutional court ruled Tuesday that a referendum on whether to oust the country's president had failed because the minimum voter threshold was not reached, clearing the way for Traian Basescu to return to his post. But comments from a top government official calling Basescu "an illegitimate president" suggested that the power struggles in the eastern European country were by no means over. Turkmenistan formally ends 1-party system
Turkmenistan has formally ended its one-party system with the creation of a business-oriented political party. But the new group’s arrival is unlikely to substantively lead to democratization in the authoritarian state.
Former Cuban officials get prison terms for corruption
HAVANA (Reuters) – Three former vice ministers in Cuba’s Basic Industry Ministry and nine nickel industry executives have been sentenced to long prison terms for corruption, Cuban state media said on Tuesday. The officials and a former head of negotiations for Cubaniquel, the state-run nickel company, received sentences ranging from six to 12 years for “crimes associated with corruption during the negotiation, contracting and execution of the expansion of the Pedro Soto Alba (nickel) plant,” in eastern Cuba, according to the Communist Party newspaper Granma. …
Afghan rockets damage US general's plane
An insurgent rocket attack damaged the plane of the top U.S. military general as it sat parked at a coalition base in Afghanistan on Tuesday, dealing another blow to the image of progress in building a stable country as foreign forces work to wind down the 10-year-old war. Americans tune out Afghan war as fighting rages on
It was once President Barack Obama's "war of necessity." Now, it's America's forgotten war. IMF chief in Egypt for talks over $3.2 billion aid
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is in Egypt to try to revive stalled talks over a $3.2 billion aid package for its battered economy.
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