The Pakinstan Government is reporting that more than one thousand militants have been killed in a military offensive against al Qaeda and Taliban fighters since the start of the month.
The Association of British Travel Agents is continuing to lobby hard against hikes in a passenger tax that will send up the cost of flights from the UK to the Caribbean over the next two years.
Pakistan\'s army has temporarily lifted the curfew in large parts of the Swat Valley, to allow civilians to flee the intense fighting against the Taleban.
The Organisation of American States (OAS) has welcomed news that President Barrack Obama has nominated a senior US diplomat for relations with Latin America and the Caribbean.
US President Barack Obama is seeking to block the release of new photographs showing U.S. personnel allegedly abusing prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan.
US authorities say the social security and Medicare systems, which provide pensions and health care for older people, are set to run out of money sooner than expected.
Mexico\'s health minister has denied allegations by Fidel Castro that the country intentionally failed to reveal the existence of the H1N1 Influenza A or swine flu, last month.
