Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears Al Jazeera | Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to leave the Eurozone. | The failure by Greek politicians to form a government underscores a lack of public and political support for ...
Europe's economy to dominate G8 summit Al Jazeera | Europe's financial woes are expected to dominate the G8 summit a summit in the US. | Leaders of the world's most industrialised nations are meeting at Camp David, just outside Washington, DC. | Hours before welcoming the participants, US President ...
Spain to name banking sector auditors Al Jazeera | Spain will announce the names of two independent auditors entrusted with conducting an analysis of its banking sector, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, the deputy prime minister, has said. | Santamaria announced the move on Friday after a governmen...
Facebook floats IPO on NASDAQ Al Jazeera | Facebook, the world's biggest social-networking site, is raising $16bn for itself in a highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO). | The social networking site floated 421 million shares of common stock at $38 in Friday's IPO, ...
Syria unrest hits border trade with Turkey Al Jazeera | In 2010, cross-border trade between the Syria and Turkey was estimated at about $2.5bn. | However, the violence in Syria means that this has now dropped considerably. | One of the worst hit cities in Turkey is Hatay, a tradtional&nbs...
Weak economy set to influence Egypt voters Al Jazeera | One of the main issues in Egypt's upcoming presidential election is the economy. | Since last year's uprising, there has been a fall in both tourism and foreign investment. | Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros travelled to the northern city of Tanta ...
Is your online personal data up for sale? Al Jazeera | Facebook is likely to smash Wall Street records when it floats on the NASDAQ stock exchange this week. | But in an age when we increasingly live our lives online, how worried should we be about what companies and governments do with our personal da...
Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears Al Jazeera | Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to leave the Eurozone. | The failure by Greek politicians to form a government under...
Tiger Resources Provides Update on Kipoi Central Diamond Drilling Mineweb Tiger Resources | Tiger Resources Limited (ASX/TSX: TGS) is pleased to announce the results of the drilling recently completed at Kipoi Central at the Company's Kipoi Copper Project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The results will be used...
DRC court threatens Vodacom auction Business Day | VODACOM Group may lose its shares in a wireless unit in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a court ordered the confiscated stock be auctioned next month if a $21m dispute with a consultant is not settled. | The commercial court, based in the ca...
Jacques of All Trades Keeps Refugee Camp Safe All Africa [RNW Africa] Goma - Thousands have fled from Northern Kivu to escape renewed fighting between the Congolese army and rebels. This adds to an estimated two million displaced peoples in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | ...
Minister calls for support for tough new arms trade treaty The Guardian | Alan Duncan says arms trade 'has become the greatest threat to development, beyond disease and disaster' Alan Duncan hopes to persuade the US to back the new treaty. He says: ‘Our resolve is clear and we are taking a lead’. Photograph: Ray Tang...
Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya The Guardian | LGBTI people fleeing persecution in home country among most vulnerable and isolated of all refugees, finds study In Uganda, 'public rhetoric demonising homosexuality has been particularly vicious' since an anti-gay bill was introduced, says the study. Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA | African homosexuals who flee persecution in their own countries a...
Nigeria suicide attack targets police chief, killing ten The Independent | The attacker rode a motorcycle into the convoy in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba state in north-east Nigeria, before detonating his explosives. | The attack targeted police commissioner Mamman Sule, who was being driven toward his offices, near the governor's office, said police spokesman Ibiang Mbaseki. | The bomber missed injuring Mr Sule, but ...
