US and EU call for Assad to resign

US and EU call for Assad to resign
Seventeen killed in Israel attacks
Hazare agrees deal for anti-graft protest
Clamour for amendments to Italian austerity
Senator Grassley quizzes SEC on file purging
Protests in Madrid ahead of papal visit

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 12:20 PM PDT

International pressure on the Syrian president has grown with Washington and Europe calling for him to go and signalling tighter sanctions on his regime

Seventeen killed in Israel attacks

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 05:09 AM PDT

Israeli airstrikes kill six following multiple roadside attacks that left at least 11 dead and dozens injured on the southern border with Egypt

Hazare agrees deal for anti-graft protest

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 10:51 PM PDT

Indian campaigner Anna Hazare has negotiated a deal for his public anti-corruption hunger strike

Clamour for amendments to Italian austerity

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 05:05 AM PDT

The Berlusconi government's ability to pass a €45.5bn decree swiftly through parliament is being jeopardised by a slew of amendments

Senator Grassley quizzes SEC on file purging

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 02:36 PM PDT

Senior Republican senator seeks a response to a whistleblower's claim that the regulator has destroyed more than 9,000 documents on high-profile cases

Protests in Madrid ahead of papal visit

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 03:00 AM PDT

Seven people were arrested and 11 injured in overnight clashes between Spanish police and thousands of demonstrators