A pregnant British woman jailed in Laos could be transferred to Britain to serve her sentence if she’s convicted under an agreement signed between the United Kingdom and Laos.
Nearly 300 guests and staff at a hotel in Hong Kong have been released after being held in quarantine for a week due to a feared outbreak of swine flu.
The United Nations is reporting that about 200,000 people have been displaced and another 300,000 about to flee following a Pakistani offensive against militants in the Swat Valley.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is to convene a meeting with experts next week to discuss the possibility of making a vaccine for the H1N1 influenza virus.
Mexico said it has written to the World Trade Organization demanding an explanation from countries, which have restricted its imports over the H1N1 flu outbreak.
US President Barack Obama has proposed outlawing offshore tax-avoidance techniques in a move that could significantly affect companies with overseas divisions.
