Monthly Archives: August 2013
Cartel heads roll as Peña Nieto turns up heat
For the second time in a month, a drug kingpin has been captured in Mexico, leading to questions about the strategies employed by former...
Sierra Leone diamond exports up 43 per cent
Sierra Leone exported $102 million worth of diamonds in the first half of this year, a substantial rise on the $71 million of exports...
Threatened boycott won’t delay presidential poll
The government of Mozambique has said it plans to stick to a schedule for elections later this year and in 2014 even though the...
Interior Minister quits over ‘interference’
Libya’s Interior Minister Mohammed Khalifa al-Sheikh submitted his resignation on Sunday over differences with the prime minister, according to an official at the prime...
Opposition jumps on special May redactions
Home Secretary Theresa May is under attack for using her powers to censor a report by Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine....
Britain commits further investment to innovation
Business Secretary Vince Cable has outlined a significant expansion in the groundbreaking Catapult centres that help turn great ideas into commercial realities.
Established by the...
University brings massive boost to UK economy
University study delivers huge benefits to both graduates’ earnings and the wider UK economy, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts will announce.
As hundreds of...
Get active to get healthy
One year on from the Olympics and Paralympics more than half the adult population is doing the recommended amount of physical activity, but worryingly...
Africa's booming funerals business
From fish-shaped to beer bottle coffins, funerals in Africa are lavish affairs, providing a lucrative opportunity for insurance companies looking for business in some...
UK condemns attack at a mosque in Nigeria
Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds has condemned as “contemptible and cowardly” an attack on a mosque in northeastern Nigeria in which suspected Islamic extremists...
