Archive for April, 2009

Chrysler crisis

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date Apr 30th, 2009 | filed Filed under: Have Your Say

Your views on the financial state of the US carmaker

US Supreme Court judge ‘retiring’

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date Apr 30th, 2009 | filed Filed under: Americas

US Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans to step down at the end of the court’s term in June, US media reports say.

Growing anger

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date Apr 30th, 2009 | filed Filed under: Europe

French economic woe to fuel May Day protests

Mexico prepares for flu shutdown

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date Apr 30th, 2009 | filed Filed under: Americas

Mexico is poised to begin a five-day shut-down of parts of its economy in a bid to slow the spread of swine flu.

Swiss bank refuses US tax request

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date Apr 30th, 2009 | filed Filed under: Americas

UBS, Switzerland’s biggest bank, refuses to hand over to a Florida court the details of US customers suspected of tax evasion.

Mumbai apathy

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date Apr 30th, 2009 | filed Filed under: South Asia

Election turnout thin in terror-struck Indian city

Rail-replacement bus use opposed

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date Apr 30th, 2009 | filed Filed under: United Kingdom

Train companies are being asked to sign a pledge to use buses only as a last resort when services are disrupted by engineering work.

Al-Qaeda ‘agent’ in US court plea

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date Apr 30th, 2009 | filed Filed under: Americas

A man accused of being an al-Qaeda agent pleads guilty in the US to conspiring to provide support for terrorism.

Kenya church arson case dismissed

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date Apr 30th, 2009 | filed Filed under: Africa

A case against four men accused of involvement in burning to death 33 people in a church at Eldoret in Kenya is thrown out.

Champions Ahly face tough test

author Posted by: BBC News | World | UK Edition on date Apr 30th, 2009 | filed Filed under: Africa

A look-ahead to the weekend’s Champions League games, as Egypt’s Al Ahly must overcome poor form and injuries to go through to the group stage.