Radio racism

Washington, April 14 (Reuters): US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that radio host Don Imus’s comments about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team were “disgusting”.

Imus called the women players “nappyheaded hos” — racist remarks that resulted in a barrage of protests.

Castro better

Caracas (Reuters): Fidel Castro has almost entirely recovered from surgery last year and has informally taken back a “good part” of his role of governing the country.