Politics

• Saturday, January 29th 2011 - 00:26 UTC

  President Mubarak Devoted to protecting Egypt as Unrest Continues

  

  Saying he remains devoted to protecting Egypt, a defiant President Hosani Mubarak vowed to change his Cabinet to help bring social, economic and political reforms to the country, but defended his security forces' crackdown on anti-government protesters.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 21:25 UTC

  “Trade is the Biggest Wealth Creator,” Says Prime Minister Cameron Welcoming Doha Report

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed a new report, which claims that for the Doha agreement to be successful, negotiations should be concluded in 2011.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 21:19 UTC

  Nelson Mandela Released From Hospital

  

  Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from Milpark Hospital on Friday and will continue treatment at home.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 21:13 UTC

  IMF Assessment of Brazil Is ‘Wrong and Stupid’

  

  The International Monetary Fund’s assessment that Brazil’s fiscal situation is worsening and putting at risk the government’s targets is “totally wrong” and “stupid,” Finance Minister Guido Mantega said.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 19:56 UTC

  Tory Leaders Will Stick With Cuts, Adjustment Will Not Be Without Struggle

  

  David Cameron and George Osborne have insisted they will stick to their spending cuts programme despite deepening economic gloom and renewed threats of co-ordinated strike action.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 19:46 UTC

  Organised Crime on Agenda at Davos

  

  The World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Organised Crime, meeting in Davos, has issued a three page report on the international organised crime situation.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 19:13 UTC

  Cuba: Reportedly Still Holding A Hundred Political Prisoners

  

  The Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation says that the island's communist government is still holding a hundred political prisoners, in spite of releasing numerous imprisoned dissidents last year.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 18:52 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon Says World Leaders Need to “Lead By Action”

  

  United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today called for “revolutionary action” to achieve sustainable development, warning that the past century’s heedless consumption of resources is “a global suicide pact” with time running out to ensure an economic model for survival.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 14:27 UTC

  Muslim Birth Rate Drops

  

  Decreasing birth rates will slow the world’s Muslim population growth over the next twenty years, reducing it from 2.2% a year in 1990-2010 period to 1.5% up until 2030 a new study says.

• Friday, January 28th 2011 - 14:22 UTC

  Euro is Not Going Through a Crisis According to European Central Bank President

  

  The euro is not going through a crisis, although in some countries if the EU there are problems which must be solved, said the President of the European Central Bank Jean Claude Trichet. “There is no euro crisis. That is absolutely clear,” he added.