Muscat sworn in as Malta's new PM

MALTESE Labour leader Joseph Muscat has been sworn in as prime minister after his party swept to power for the first time in 15 years in the eurozone's smallest member state. The 39-year-old Muscat, an ex-journalist and former member of the...

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S Africa state TV reels as directors quit

SOUTH Africa's troubled public broadcaster has revealed the chairman of the board and his deputy have resigned amid allegations of political interference. Ben Ngubane was appointed chairman by President Jacob Zuma in 2009, and his deputy Thami...

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Latvia enjoys strongest growth in EU

LATVIA'S economy grew 5.6 per cent last year - the best performance among the 27-country European Union - thanks to robust trade and manufacturing. The national statistics agency said on Monday that growth accelerated from 5.4 per cent in 2011....

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N Korea accused of crimes against humanity

A UN human rights monitor has accused North Korea of committing a string of crimes against humanity, laying out a litany of abuses before the world body's top rights forum. Marzuki Darusman told the UN Human Rights Council he had identified nine...

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Cuba lost best friend: Castro on Chavez

FORMER president Fidel Castro has eulogised Venezuela's Hugo Chavez as "the best friend Cuba ever had", in his first remarks since the death of his protege and his country's long-time benefactor. Writing in the daily Granma newspaper, Castro eulogised...

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Local militias used in Syria mass killings

THE Syrian regime appears to be using local militias known as Popular Committees to carry out sometimes sectarian mass killings in Syria, a UN inquiry team says. "In a disturbing and dangerous trend, mass killings allegedly perpetrated by Popular...

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OECD sees signs of eurozone growth

EUROZONE economic growth is beginning to emerge, especially in Germany, leading OECD indicators show. In France and Italy, the second and third biggest eurozone economies after Germany, the trend was not as strong however, the Organisation for...

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