moderate
, promising to keep existing free market policies. He also pledged to tackle
inequality
and corruption.
"The
extraordinary
profits of the mining companies must
contribute to
the national effort to reduce poverty. Contracts will be respected and business will continue, but have no doubt, this significant contribution will benefit the whole country."
The hotel maid who's accused the former chief of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, of sexually assaulting her says she's been left traumatised. At a news conference convened by her supporters in New York, Nafissatou Diallo said she'd been called many bad names.
"These past two months, like I say I'm
going through
a lot. I was crying. My daughter told me people call you bad names. People tell bad things about you because they don't know you. You have to remember this guy, he's a powerful man. Everybody knows that. But for you, only the people that you work with or our neighbours know(s) you for those people say good things about you."
The New York authorities are considering dropping the case against Mr Strauss-Kahn because of concerns over Ms Diallo's credibility. He denies the charges.
Fresh allegations have emerged of phone hacking at the British newspaper, the News of the World.
It now appears that the mother of a murdered schoolgirl, Sara Payne, may have had her mobile phone hacked by an investigator who worked for the paper.