The Venezuelan government has rejected an order by the interim government in Honduras to recall its remaining diplomatic staff from the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.
Law enforcement officials in the United States today searched the home of Michael Jackson’s former doctor as part of the investigations into the pop star’s death.
Six Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are to benefit from an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) initiative that provides funding for 30 small-scale cultural development projects, according to a report on www.cananews.net.
A Chinese factory that makes iPhones said today that it has suspended several staffers after an employee committed suicide, apparently under duress when a prototype went missing, according to a report on www.edition.cnn.com.
A total solar eclipse today swept across a narrow swathe of Asia, where hundreds of millions of people watched the skies darken, though in some places thick summer clouds blocked the sun, according to a report by Sunil Kataria and Lucy Hornby on www.reut
Sales of the flu drug Relenza shot up 1,900 per cent from a year ago as governments around the world stockpiled in preparation for a swine flu pandemic, drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said today, according to a report on www.edition.cnn.com.
Japan Prime Minister Taro Aso dissolved the country’s lower parliament yesterday as the country is expected to go to the polls at the end of next month.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a federal judge to prevent the court-appointed receiver from suing investors in the Allen Stanford fraud case.
Japan\'s Prime Minister Taro Aso has publicly apologised for what he called his failures and for his ruling party\'s string of local election losses, according to a report on www.news.bbc.co.uk.
H1N1 swine flu has killed more than 700 people around the world since the outbreak began four months ago, says the World Health Organization (WHO), according to a report on www.news.bbc.co.uk.
The son of China’s President has been linked to bribery allegations where a Namibian consultancy company tried to win a contract with a state -owned firm.
Pressure for a resolution to a political standoff in Honduras has increased after the breakdown of talks between the two sides over the weekend, according to a report on edition.cnn.com.
Midfielder David Beckham has said \"you can\'t be liked by everybody\" after being involved in a confrontation with unhappy supporters in his first home fixture for the Los Angeles Galaxy since returning from his spell on loan with AC Milan, according to
British airlines have put into effect measures to stop people with H1N1 formerly called swine flu, boarding flights in a bid to prevent the virus from spreading further, according to an article on www.edition.cnn.com.
A South Korean mother who left hospital with the wrong baby after giving birth more than 16 years ago has won some US$56,000 ($34,000 British pounds) in damages.
The Interim Government of Honduras has rejected a proposal to solve the country\'s political crisis, by effectively ending talks with the ousted president.
