Russell: Down payment requirements to drop (The Nassau Guardian)

Government is preparing to slice away half of the down payment requirements for Bahamians seeking loans through the Mortgage Corporation—an effort to protect dreams of home ownership quickly evaporating along with job security, Guardian Business has learned.

Home Office to investigate alleged leak to the Sun (Guardian Unlimited)

The Home Office is to investigate an alleged government leak to the Sun newspaper of secret evidence claiming that extremist preacher Abu Qatada plotted to skip bail and flee Britain, a court has heard. Today, the Special Immigration Appeals Commission was told reports in the News International newspaper on Monday, claiming Qatada planned to flee to the Lebanon, appeared to be based on a ...

UK police withheld details of sex abuse at orphanage from Albanian authorities (Guardian Unlimited)

British police helped cover up a horrific sex abuse scandal at a Christian missionary orphanage in Albania, a Guardian investigation has found.

Governor's Homeland Security Director Discusses Earthquakes (MyMotherLode.com)

"Hi, this is Matthew Bettenhausen, director of the California Office of Homeland Security, filling in for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with another California Report.

EU weighs measures against Mauritania: France (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The European Union will consider "appropriate measures" to punish Mauritania after it failed to take sufficient steps toward restoring constitutional rule, the French foreign ministry said Thursday.