And Here in The Americas

Ex-CIA agent blasts White House
Ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame says senior US officials "recklessly"revealed her secret identity in 2003.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/6460227.stm

$4.4bn debt relief for L America
Five of the poorest nations in Latin America and the Caribbean are to have their $4.4bn (£2.3bn) debt cancelled.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/6461277.stm

Mexico City embraces gay unions
The first civil partnerships among same-sex couples are celebrated in Mexico City under new legislation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/6461159.stm