UK Border Agency blasted over convict deportations

October 27, 2011

In excess of 5,000 foreign criminals currently awaiting deportation still remain in Britain, an official report has insisted. The amount of those who aren't deported or can't be deported when their jail sentence ends is increasing, according to John Vine, the UK Border Agency's independent inspector, who also said that the ...

Gadaffi killed on home soil

October 20, 2011

Libya's former leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was killed in Libya today after an assault on Sirte, his birthplace, officials say. Although the circumstances of Gadaffi's death aren't yet clear, footage has emerged purporting to show him being captured alive then bundled on to the back of a truck. Those loyal to ...

European banks might need to raise billions in euros

October 13, 2011

European banks might have to raise 200bn euros to boost capital reserves. The proposal has been made by the EBA, the European Banking Authority, which wants banks to have funds in reserve to aid in protecting them from future shocks in the financial market. The EBA, Europe's banking main industry regulator, wants ...

Mexico arrests cartel big hitter

October 6, 2011

Mexican forces have apprehended a man they allege is a key component of the country's most ruthless and powerful drugs cartel. Mr Noel Salgueiro Nevarez apparently runs the Sinaloa cartel's operations across the state of Chihuahua, located in the north of the country and close to the US border, where drug ...