Herald

Thursday, February 09 2012

Breaking News

Pundit suspended over Beckham jibe (05:49)

CNN suspended political analyst Roland Martin for "offensive" tweets during the Super Bowl that some critics said were anti-gay.

Food price rises fuel inflation (05:29)

China's inflation rebounded in January as food prices soared, renewing pressure on Beijing to control living costs as it tries to boost slowing growth amid warnings of a looming global downturn.

Deadlock in Greece austerity talks (05:03)

A crucial meeting between Greece's prime minister and debt inspectors on averting the country's bankruptcy has ended with no definite results.

New regime urged to prevent attacks (04:58)

Security forces in the Maldives attacked supporters of ex-president Mohamed Nasheed, failed to protect them from counterdemonstrators and detained five members of parliament, Amnesty International has said.

News Corp thriving despite probes (04:28)

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said that net income grew by nearly two-thirds in the final quarter of 2011, despite expenses related to ongoing phone hacking investigations of its UK newspaper unit.

Santorum looking to build momentum (04:18)

Rick Santorum is looking to build on his surprising victories in three Republican contests and establish himself as a serious rival to Mitt Romney for his party's nomination to run against President Barack Obama.

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