calumny
. The president said it was no surprise that a campaign to
destabilize
them had been launched now just as they were about to
embark on
an ambitious reform of the pension system.
World news from the BBC.
The Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro is shortly expected to make his first appearance on live television since 2006 when he retired from public life. Mr. Castro was invited by Cuban state television to discuss the state of affairs in the Middle East. It is not known whether he will
refer to
domestic affairs in the 90-minute show.
News just in: the United States government has imposed a new moratorium on offshore deepwater drilling as a result of the huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill. It had last since all the end of November.
Last month, a US judge
ruled against
an earlier moratorium after lawyers for the oil industry argued that it would destroy businesses.
Hundreds of thousands of ecstatic Spanish football fans have jammed the street of Madrid to celebrate their national team’s World Cup win. Inching through the crowds on an open-top bus, Spain’s victorious football has
parade
d the golden World Cup trophy. Sarah Rainsford joined the celebrations.
It’s huge crowd by the revelry Madrid has been building for hours. They’ve been chanting and singing here; they’ve been drinking and dancing, savoring the moments of their country’s first ever World Cup victory. Many have been partying all through the night ever since the winning goal went in. And across the capital here, Spanias have crowded onto the streets to greet the team itself. The players have been on an open top bus tour of the city,a lot of honor. They’ve been passing the Cup from hands to hands. This cocks weather end up soon. There’ve been jet planes here, roaring overhead. They painted the entire sky yellow and red, in the colors of the Spanish national flag.