International

• Tuesday, May 31st 2011 - 07:39 UTC

  Blatter denies FIFA crisis, admits ‘great image damage’ by corruption allegations

  

  Sepp Blatter has insisted that Fifa is not in crisis, despite the “great damage” done to its image by ongoing corruption allegations. “Football is not in a crisis, only some difficulties,” said the Fifa president.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2011 - 07:28 UTC

  France reports 77 bodies have been recovered from the ocean bed

  

  A total of 127 bodies have been recovered since the start of the search for the Air France Airbus A330 plane that crashed in the Atlantic in June 2009, a Brazilian association of the victims' families said on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2011 - 07:22 UTC

  WHO celebrates NO Tobacco Day and recalls 2003 milestone convention

  

  On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates the successes of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in the fight against the epidemic of tobacco use. At the same time, WHO recognizes that challenges remain for the public health treaty to reach its full potential as the world's most powerful tobacco control tool.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2011 - 03:02 UTC

  Major setback for Mexican telecommunications tycoon and richest man in the world

  

  Telefonos de Mexico SAB, the country’s largest phone carrier plunged the most in the stock market since December 2008 after the government rejected its application to start offering video services.

• Monday, May 30th 2011 - 00:41 UTC

  “Fish pedicure” in the UK fuels health and animal welfare concerns

  

  One of the fastest-growing beauty treatments in Britain, fish pedicures – during which tiny toothless carp smooth down feet by eating dead skin – has come under new scrutiny from health experts and animal rights campaigners, reports the Sunday UK media.

• Saturday, May 28th 2011 - 07:48 UTC

  Weak sterling more significant than VAT for UK inbound tourists, says WTM Vision

  

  Overseas visitors to the UK will not be deterred by high VAT, providing sterling remains weak against key inbound currencies, reveals a report released this week at the World Travel Market (WTM) Vision Conference-London.

• Saturday, May 28th 2011 - 07:32 UTC

  IMF-head hopefuls visit next week Brazil as part of their global campaign for support

  

  The two leading candidates for the position of IMF Managing director will be visiting Brazil next week. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde plans to travel to Brasilia on Monday to seek support for her candidacy, the French embassy said Friday.

• Saturday, May 28th 2011 - 07:24 UTC

  Even if US tightens liquidity, hot money to emerging economies will continue

  

  Capital flows to emerging markets won’t significantly slow when the US Federal Reserve ends its bond-purchasing program known as quantitative easing, said Olivier Blanchard, chief economist at the IMF.

• Saturday, May 28th 2011 - 07:21 UTC

  Over 100 injured in Barcelona as police takes protestors with rubber bullets and tear gas

  

  Over 100 people were injured on Friday when police forcibly evicted protesters who have been camped out for two weeks in the main square of Barcelona as part of a nationwide mobilization against youth unemployment, austerity, corruption and the country’s political class

• Saturday, May 28th 2011 - 07:18 UTC

  Tough prospects for Japan: car output down; credit rating lowered and recession

  

  A complicated week for Japan: car production in April plunged as manufacturers continue to face a shortfall in parts supply and credit rating agencies downgraded the outlook on the country’s debt to negative from stable.