Black Britons have mixed feelings about Margaret Thatcher legacy
theGRIO REPORT - In Britain, Thatcher was a divisive force, who you either loved or loathed...
Mali's PM forced to resign, after arrest by junta
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Soldiers arrested Mali's prime minister and forced him to resign before dawn on Tuesday, showing that the military remains the real power in this troubled West Africa nation...
Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi dies
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's long-time ruler and a major U.S. counter-terrorism ally who is credited with economic gains but blamed for human rights abuses...
Woman claims she dressed like Obama for Berlusconi
In yet another bizarre twist in former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's ongoing underage sex trial, a young woman who attended 'bunga bunga' parties at his house claims she once dressed up as a burlesque version of President Obama as part of the entrainment...
Aussie PM jokes with Obama on prejudices
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard enjoys joking with President Barack Obama that she faces more prejudices as a childless, unmarried, atheist woman than he does as an African-American...
Haiti PM resignation threatens reconstruction
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The government announced Gary Conille's resignation in a brief statement and said Martelly would address the nation in a live, televised speech later Friday...
Can Jamaica survive without British rule?
theGRIO REPORT - Jamaica's new Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller, has recently announced the pledge to replace the British monarch as head of state and make the island a republic.
Portia Simpson Miller sworn in 2nd time as Jamaica prime minister
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Portia Simpson Miller was sworn in for the second time as Jamaica's prime minister Thursday, pledging to ease its deep poverty, boost the sputtering economy, heal political divisions and sever colonial-era links with Britain...
Senegal music star Ndour makes bid for presidency
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - World music icon Youssou Ndour says he plans to run in Senegal's presidential election next month, challenging an 85-year-old incumbent whose plans to seek a third term have sparked violent protests...
Jamaica's youngest leader in tough re-election bid
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - The center-right party of Jamaica's youngest prime minister was in a tight race Thursday against the slightly left-leaning party headed by the island's first female leader in a battle to win control of the government for the next five years...
