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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Moscow protesters arrested

Moscow protesters arrested

Moscow protesters arrested

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 10:59 AM PST

Putin expected to comfortably win presidential election in March, despite mounting opposition,

Hong Kong on avian flu alert

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 04:39 AM PST

Man in China dies of avian flu just days after Hong Kong slaughters thousands of chickens

Nigeria declares state of emergency

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 09:28 AM PST

Goodluck Jonathan declares a state of emergency in areas plagued by Islamist insurgency

Iceland names new finance minister

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 09:54 AM PST

Women outnumber men in government after Oddny Hardardottir becomes finance minister

US court blocks new emissions rules

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 05:10 PM PST

The ruling ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to delay implementing regulations designed to limit interstate air pollution, giving a boost to power companies

Gingrich weeps recalling mother’s illness

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:49 PM PST

One of the most sharp-elbowed and pugnacious politicians of his generation broke down in tears as he talked about his mother's battles with mental illness
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Friday, December 30, 2011

Monitors raise heat on Damascus

Monitors raise heat on Damascus

Monitors raise heat on Damascus

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:19 AM PST

As Arab League inspectors tour the country activists launch mass rallies, making it hard for the regime to reconcile killings with assurances of peace

Spain warns of deficit overshoot

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 11:06 AM PST

Autonomous regional governments blamed 'principally and fundamentally' for the larger than expected revision

Romney gains from fragmented Iowa field

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:22 AM PST

The ex-governor has about the same support he had in 2008 when he finished second, but this year that level could be enough for victory

Moscow bistro serves wine, foie gras – and revolution

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:48 AM PST

A French restaurant has become the unlikely meeting place for the high-income, middle class protesters fed up with Putin's autocratic rule

Qatari owners lure top soccer coach to Paris

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:05 AM PST

Carlo Ancelotti, the leading Italian football manager, has been recruited by Paris Saint-Germain to propel the club into European elite

Subsidy cuts put Italy’s newspapers at risk

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:14 AM PST

Some 100 titles are facing closure, including notable and independent voices, after Mario Monti's administration slashed public spending budgets

China manufacturing activity falls again

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:40 PM PST

Falling orders lead to second consecutive monthly decline for HSBC purchasing managers' index but there are tentative signs of stabilisation

North Korea warns policies will not change

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:39 PM PST

Statement from the powerful National Defence Commission refutes suggestions by some analysts that new leader Kim Jong-eun will adopt a new approach

Tribal loyalties sway votes in south Egypt

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 08:32 AM PST

Rural Egyptians complain it is always the same politicians who win elections, with family and tribal loyalties looking set to return an old order

Decline and fall of Greece’s Olympic legacy

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 08:22 AM PST

Once a source of national pride, many facilities built for the 2004 games lie empty and neglected, their development tangled in red tape
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Thursday, December 29, 2011

China push to put astronaut on the moon

China push to put astronaut on the moon

China push to put astronaut on the moon

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 05:26 AM PST

Beijing announces intention to achieve a manned lunar mission as part of an ambitious expansion of its space exploration programme

Monti declares Italy back from brink

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:34 AM PST

Technocrat prime minister says high borrowing costs are not justified, and calls on the EU to substantially increase the bail-out fund

Spanish duke faces corruption charges

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:14 AM PST

Iñaki Urdangarin, the son-in-law of King Juan Carlos, must answer charges of diverting taxpayers' money, fraud and falsification of documents

Kim Jong-eun appears before Pyongyang crowds

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 04:51 AM PST

Memorial for late dictator Kim Jong-il calibrated to give a show of stability, with his son and successor flanked throughout by political veterans

Optimism over US economy but danger lurks

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:35 AM PST

Hopes are rising on growth and jobs, yet the EU debt crisis and housing are worries

China rebuffs scheme to cut steel emissions

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:08 PM PST

Not a single steelmaker could be persuaded to join a project to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, in an embarrassment for the World Steel Association

Egypt police raid civil rights groups

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:30 AM PST

PCs seized and staff detained at at least six organisations calling for accountability, on an order from the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces

Hungary poised to widen rift with west

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:22 AM PST

A controversial law rushed through parliament that limits the independence of the central bank is raising concern about an erosion of democracy

Iran’s rhetoric sets diplomacy on edge

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 10:56 AM PST

Threat to close the Strait of Hormuz if the US and EU press ahead with a fresh round of sanctions is being dismissed by western diplomats

Floods lay bare Philippine disaster response

Posted: 29 Dec 2011 07:01 AM PST

Officials acknowledge that measures contained in a 2010 framework on disaster preparedness and response have yet to be fully implemented
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Syria renews bloody crackdown in Homs

Syria renews bloody crackdown in Homs

Syria renews bloody crackdown in Homs

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:47 AM PST

Security forces resume violence against civilians after monitors from the Arab League move to other locations to evaluate progress of the peace plan

Jobless rise puts pressure on Sarkozy

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:14 AM PST

President to host employment 'summit' involving employers and trade unions in a bid to blunt political threat

Thousands strike at LG Display China plant

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:36 AM PST

Dispute over factory employees' year-end bonuses moves towards resolution as Beijing becomes increasingly nervous over industrial unrest

Kim’s funeral draws tens of thousands

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:03 AM PST

North Koreans brave snow and sub-zero temperatures to see their former ruler's cortege on the opening day of an emotional final farewell

Italian debt costs tumble after auction

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:15 AM PST

Boost not only for Mario Monti's technocratic government and its emergency austerity budget but also for the ECB's liquidity programme for banks

Drug gangs strike back in Rio’s ‘pacified’ slums

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:32 AM PST

A police programme to restore law and order to the city's violent favelas has had its successes but a lack of resources is undermining it

Japan’s 2012 budget makes grim reading

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:14 AM PST

For the fourth year in a row, government revenue from bond issuance is set to exceed that from all taxes

China rail crash blamed on bad management

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:36 AM PST

High-speed network will be more cautiously expanded across the country, after a report into the collision in July that killed 40 people and sparked outrage

Putin softens stance towards protesters

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:58 AM PST

Russian prime minister says he backs the idea of negotiations, the first time he has made such a gesture since mass demonstrations began

Hazare cuts short his hunger strike

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:54 AM PST

India's most prominent anti-graft campaigner fails to replicate the success of his Delhi campaign by attracting only a few thousand in Mumbai
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Arab League monitors reach Homs

Arab League monitors reach Homs

Arab League monitors reach Homs

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:14 AM PST

Video clips show angry protesters demanding international protection as the monitors pass through areas of the Syrian protest flashpoint

Japan relaxes weapons export ban

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:11 AM PST

Move comes amid concern among policymakers over China's increasing military strength and could have implications for western contractors

Record use made of ECB deposit facility

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:57 AM PST

Banks placed almost €412bn with the central bank during the Christmas holiday in an attempt to reduce tension in the financial system

Republicans target farm subsidies in Iowa

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 05:43 AM PST

Once suicidal stance of campaigning against farm subsidies in Iowa is now both common and not seen as a hindrance

Obama in fresh move to fill Fed seats

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:40 AM PST

The US president has nominated candidates with Republican and Democratic affiliations in an apparent attempt to neutralise resistance in Congress

Markets braced for Italy debt auction

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:08 AM PST

Bond issues are the first market test as Rome auctions €20bn of debt following the launch of three-year loans for banks by the ECB

Oil price climbs amid Iranian threats

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 08:23 AM PST

First vice-president warns that Tehran will close Strait of Hormuz if oil sanctions are imposed

Saudi Arabia sets lavish spending figure

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:52 AM PST

The oil-rich kingdom has approved a public expenditure increase on last year to be spent primarily on health, education and transport

Africans sow seeds of a green revolution

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 09:51 AM PST

Kofi Annan is leading the push to transform agricultural production after this year's famine heightened the urgency of the battle for food security

China and Japan agree currency push

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 01:25 AM PST

The two Asian economies say they want to reduce costs and risks for their companies in an implicit call for less reliance on the US dollar
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Monday, December 26, 2011

Report slams response to nuclear crisis

Report slams response to nuclear crisis

Report slams response to nuclear crisis

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 05:47 AM PST

The operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant and its regulators failed in their duty to prepare for and respond to a major emergency, contributing to the worst nuclear accident in a quarter century, according to a committee investigating the disaster

Nigeria hit by Christmas day bomb attacks

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 11:30 PM PST

Boko Haram Islamist sect claims responsibility for deadly blasts that kill at least 27 people

French unemployment at 12-year high

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 10:02 AM PST

The number of jobless people in France hit a 12-year high in November in the latest sign the French job market is deteriorating ahead of the April-May presidential election
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Saturday, December 24, 2011

A generation at last in ferment

A generation at last in ferment

A generation at last in ferment

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 11:31 AM PST

The Arab youth have defied clichés and clampdowns to fracture an adamantine order, writes Roula Khalaf

Iowa Republicans say yes to ‘Dr No’

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 10:15 AM PST

Ron Paul, the 76-year-old hopeful for the GOP nomination, is polling well ahead of the state's caucuses on January 3, despite his libertarian views

US seeks to keep influence in Iraq

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 09:55 AM PST

The Obama administration has its biggest embassy in the country, where troops withdrew this month after nearly nine years of conflict

Russia’s rich get jitters amid fresh protest

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 09:39 AM PST

With tens of thousands expected to rally in Moscow this weekend, concern over cracks in Vladimir Putin's regime is said to be spurring capital flight

Japan approves $1.16tn draft budget

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 06:28 PM PST

Ruling party yet to reach a consensus on raising the politically unpopular sales tax as prescribed by economists and policymakers to rein in debt

Cuba set to release 2,900 prisoners

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 06:17 PM PST

The decision to free inmates, including some convicted of crimes against 'the security of the state', comes ahead of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI next spring
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Friday, December 23, 2011

Payroll tax extension vote lifts Obama

Payroll tax extension vote lifts Obama

Payroll tax extension vote lifts Obama

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 09:31 AM PST

The US Congress approved a two-month extension of payroll tax cuts, handing a pre-Christmas political victory to President Barack Obama

Russia unexpectedly cuts refinancing rate

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 03:59 AM PST

Refinancing rate reduced by a quarter point to 8 per cent in move that brings central bank closer to inflation targeting

Pakistan army chief denies coup plan

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 07:32 AM PST

Pakistan's army chief said the military was not planning a coup, after the country's premier warned of a conspiracy to oust the government

India set to launch infrastructure push

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 05:58 AM PST

India is set to launch a fresh push to restart many of the country's most important stalled infrastructure projects

Thousands continue protest in Tahrir Square

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 09:18 AM PST

Propaganda campaign by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces fails to halt number of rallies linking up in central Cairo

France to help fund removal of breast implants

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 05:13 AM PST

Health minister recommends that women with the implants made by the now defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese ought to have them removed at government expense

Syria blasts kill 40 at security agencies

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 08:54 AM PST

State news agency suggests al-Qaeda behind bombings but activists accused the government of staging the violence to intimidate Arab League observers

US personal spending remains modest

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 07:11 AM PST

Durable goods demand in the US for November increased by an unexpectedly high 3.8 per cent, almost entirely due to new aircraft orders

Strong earthquakes hit New Zealand city

Posted: 23 Dec 2011 01:16 AM PST

Series of tremors rocks Christchurch, driving terrified residents from buildings 10 months after earlier quake there killed almost 200
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Bini Smaghi urges bold decisions

Bini Smaghi urges bold decisions

Bini Smaghi urges bold decisions

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 10:33 AM PST

Departing European Central Bank board member urges action, saying that not deciding, or delaying action on the eurozone, leads to worse outcomes

Medvedev urges far-reaching reforms

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 09:49 AM PST

Russian president nears end of term proposing series of measures aimed at taking heat out of anti-Kremlin protests

Baghdad blasts raise sectarian fears

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 09:21 AM PST

The series of attacks come as a brewing political crisis threatens to undermine the power-sharing government formed a year ago

VW gives BlackBerry-wielding workers a silent night

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 11:04 AM PST

VW's email server will stop routing messages 30 minutes after the end of staff shifts amid worker anger at the blurring of home and the workplace

Partners grabbed for fresh Falklands dance

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 09:56 AM PST

Argentina has upped the tempo in the old dispute by calling in its regional allies, while Britain in adamant the islanders must join in the 'tango'

French vote sparks Turkish reprisals

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 09:41 AM PST

National Assembly in Paris approves law making it a crime to deny Armenian genocide, a move likely to trigger a split with Ankara

Iowa Republicans say yes to ‘Dr No’

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 10:15 AM PST

Ron Paul, the 76-year-old hopeful for the GOP nomination, is polling well ahead of the state's caucuses on January 3, despite his libertarian views

US says it and Pakistan share blame for air strike

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:52 AM PST

A US investigation says that both American and Pakistani forces were responsible for air strikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last month

Austerity set to increase inequality in Portugal

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 05:55 AM PST

Welfare groups fear that next year's austerity budget, together with record unemployment and a contracting economy, will widen the income gap further

China’s domestic workshops struggle to keep apace

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 11:16 AM PST

Owners are being told to diversify as the economy matures but they are struggling to survive, faced with rising taxes and falling orders
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Demand for ECB loans rises to €489bn

Demand for ECB loans rises to €489bn

Demand for ECB loans rises to €489bn

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 12:48 PM PST

European Central Bank indicates that take up for unprecedented offer of unlimited three-year loans exceeds expectations

Foreign carriers must pay EU carbon fees

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 03:35 AM PST

US airlines must abide by a European Union regulation requiring them to pay for their carbon pollution, Europe's highest court rules

Indignant rich round on protest movement

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:18 AM PST

As fury, invective and protests add to their vilification, America's rich are fighting back by focusing on the terms of engagement, tax and the election

Iranian currency plunges to record low

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 07:58 AM PST

Sharp drop fuels speculation the government is deliberately devaluing its currency to help slash massive budget deficit

Wukan villagers agree peace deal

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:34 AM PST

A village that has spent the last 10 days outside the government's control has reached a tentative resolution with officials

Syria death toll mounts despite peace moves

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 10:34 AM PST

Violence continues even after regime signed an Arab League proposal designed to allow international monitors to enter the country

Ex-Lehman chief to run Spain’s economy

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 12:38 PM PST

As finance minister, Luis de Guindos will be charged with regaining the confidence of international investors

Sonia Gandhi attacks India’s anti-graft crusader

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 07:48 AM PST

Sonia Gandhi defended her government's efforts to tackle corruption, as she attacked Anna Hazare, India's anti-graft champion

Data highlight US housing market weakness

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 09:28 AM PST

The average number of US existing-home sales was revised down for the 2007 to 2010 period, showing that the property market downturn was worse than originally thought

China accuses US of protectionism

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 10:12 AM PST

Beijing says US must stop applying 'countervailing duties', used to restrict imports deemed to be state-subsidised, on Chinese imports
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