‘Great Successor’ takes power in N Korea

‘Great Successor’ takes power in N Korea
North Korea faces tough survival battle
ECB warns of global contagion risks
Kremlin accused of move to split protesters
Republicans defy temporary fix on US stimulus deal
Support for Gingrich begins to fade
Activists plotting Egypt’s fall, claims general
EU warns Ukraine over ‘political justice’
Crisis shows signs of bursting Brussels bubble
Bankruptcy tourists cross Irish Sea

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 10:11 AM PST

Kim Jong-il's youngest son has taken the reins of power in North Korea after the ruthless dictator died from a heart attack over the weekend

North Korea faces tough survival battle

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:50 AM PST

With the death of Kim Jong-il, North Korea faces its toughest battle for survival since the collapse of Soviet economic support in the late 1980s and early 1990s

ECB warns of global contagion risks

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 11:25 AM PST

The eurozone faces a serious risk of its debt crisis engulfing further member states, the European Central Bank has warned

Kremlin accused of move to split protesters

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 12:19 PM PST

A pro-Kremlin website has published phone conversations in which protest leaders called each other 'scoundrels', 'bitches' and 'prostitutes'

Republicans defy temporary fix on US stimulus deal

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 10:50 AM PST

Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have challenged Democrats and the White House to renegotiate a bill to cut payroll taxes and renew jobless benefits,

Support for Gingrich begins to fade

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 11:37 AM PST

Polls show former Georgia congressman now tied with Romney following heightened scrutiny of his record and attacks from his opponents

Activists plotting Egypt’s fall, claims general

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 11:40 AM PST

Gen Adel Emara, a member of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, lambasted both protesters and the media 'for seeking to destroy the country'

EU warns Ukraine over ‘political justice’

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 08:50 AM PST

The EU warned Ukraine it could block an agreement bringing free trade and closer political ties if Kiev pursued 'politically motivated justice'

Crisis shows signs of bursting Brussels bubble

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 09:04 AM PST

Inside the building that is the beating heart of the European project, workers are beginning to entertain once-unthinkable worries about the security of their jobs

Bankruptcy tourists cross Irish Sea

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 07:56 AM PST

Facing a punitive insolvency regime at home, debt-laden Irish citizens are opting to declare themselves bankrupt in the UK instead