Chaos reveals glimpses of Libya’s links to west

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:44 AM PDT

The story of an alleged successful US plot to capture Abdul Hakim Belhadj, a terror suspect, and send him to Libya is the most striking tale so far from secret files

Secret Beijing project heralds eviction woes

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Posters announce that houses are to be 'collected', a euphemism for demolished, to make way for a government site near the halls of power

Turkey PM considers Gaza visit

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:24 AM PDT

Recep Tayyip Erdogan may visit the Gaza Strip, in what would be one of the most dramatic moves to date in Ankara's dispute with Israel

Tea Party chief defends Perry’s record

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Texas governor Rick Perry's previous support of Democrats was dismissed as irrelevant by the Tea Party's Jim DeMint who said 'people change'

Business braced for Chile tax rise

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:03 AM PDT

Companies in Chile are bracing themselves for tax hikes amid expectations that the government will bow to pressure for education reform

Greece defends progress on reform package

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 07:05 AM PDT

Finance minister says long-delayed structural reforms will be accelerated following the suspension of talks with lenders on the next round of bail-out funds

Rich look set to escape higher tax burden

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 09:40 AM PDT

Since the 1970s governments have moved away from levying very high rates on the wealthy, suggesting their call to pay more could go unheeded

Swiss and US set to clash again on bank secrecy

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 10:13 AM PDT

Reports say Washington has given Bern an ultimatum to deliver further names of American taxpayers with undisclosed Swiss accounts

Dominique Strauss-Kahn returns to France

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 04:07 AM PDT

Socialist former finance minister is greeted by a media storm as he returns to France after being cleared of sexual assault charges in the US

EU warns Kiev over Tymoshenko ‘show trial’

Posted: 04 Sep 2011 08:04 AM PDT

Free trade agreements may not be ratified by EU members amid concern the investigation against former PM is politically motivated