Somali rebels move Spanish hostages to Kismayu: army
But Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), the organization for which the hostages Blanca Thiebaut and Montserrat Serra work, said on Tuesday it did not know the location of the two women.The militants shifted the two aid workers, who were kidnapped last week from a refugee camp in Kenya, to the southern port city from the village of Taabto to the north on Monday, as Kenyan and Somali forces advanced through the area, the general said.”These type of incidents are extremely complex and must be handled with the utmost caution and discretion,” Jose Antonio Bastos, the head of MSF in Spain, told a news conference in Barcelona, according to a statement late Tuesday.Bastos also ruled out any plans for an armed rescue attempt.”The organization is very worried because any use of force could put the security of our colleagues and their quick release at risk,” he said.
Lisbon Fashion Week: A frivolous affair?
While covering Lisbon Fashion Week, photographer Rafa Marchante spoke with fashion designers, models, photographers and journalists, asking them if they thought the fashion world was frivolous.
BOJ Sept minutes: a few members mentioned future easing
The BOJ held off on loosening policy at the meeting, saving
its scant ammunition for later with the yen having stabilised
after spiking to a record high against the dollar on Aug. 19.At a subsequent meeting last week, the bank again stood pat
while maintaining its view that Japan’s economy will recover
moderately, supported by reconstruction spending following the
March earthquake and by the resilience of emerging
markets.
China arrests Wal-Mart employees in pork scandal
China’s official Xinhua news agency cited local police as
saying seven people had been put under house arrest and three
had been released on bail in addition to the two employees who
were arrested. Thirty-seven people have been implicated in the
case so far, the report said.On Monday, Wal-Mart said in a statement that it had agreed
to temporarily close the retail locations for 15 days to
“complete comprehensive actions to upgrade the standards” of the
stores.The municipal government of Chongqing, in the southwest of
China, will fine the stores 2.69 million yuan ($423,088) after
they brought in 730,000 yuan in illegal income, Xinhua said in
an earlier report.Police are still investigating the case, Xinhua said.A Wal-Mart spokesman said the company was cooperating with
the investigation.
