Officials in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) said an independent review of British Offshore Financial Centres shows that the BVI has been yielding to international standards.
The Mount Redoubt volcano in the US state of Alaska has erupted for the sixth time in 24 hours, spewing ash and steam 15 kilometres or 9.3 miles into the air.
US president Barack Obama has told Americans that he sees signs of economic recovery, but urged them to be patient and look beyond their short-term interests.
Researchers at the United Nations have published a comprehensive study on global inequality, which shows that the world\'s wealth is owned by 2 percent of the global population.
The father of American teenager Natalee Holloway who went missing in 2005 said a US private investigator has begun searching a pond in Aruba for signs of his daughter.
The Premier of the British Virgin Islands is expressing confidence that the territory\'s regulatory system will withstand scrutiny in the wake of the visit of the head of the UK independent review of British offshore financial centres.
