Israel's hard-line foreign minister has said that there was "no chance" a Palestinian state would be established by 2012 — a message that threatened to cloud the latest visit by President Barack Obama's Mideast envoy.
Mr Aquino, speaking in Tagalog, took his oath as yellow confetti fluttered down from two helicopters. He promised to fight corruption and to bring a new era of good governance and reforms to benefit his people.
Hunted by security forces across Jamaica, reputed drug baron, Christopher "Dudus" Coke sought out a preacher's advice and tried to turn himself in to US marshals.
The wealth of Asia's high net worth individuals — those with liquid assets of at least $1 million — jumped 31 per cent last year to $9.7 trillion, surpassing Europe's $9.5 trillion, according to a report by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Capgemini.
Celestine Owusu, the woman at the centre of the controversial DNA test has made her first appearance at an Accra Circuit Court charged with conspiracy and child stealing.
