Greek parties agree €3.3bn austerity cuts

Greek parties agree €3.3bn austerity cuts
Draghi attacks bankers over ECB fears
Syrian forces continue assault on Homs
Kremlin has plan B for poll runoff
Housing deal set to boost US economy
Republicans face clash over union rights
Twitter ‘apostasy’ threatens Saudi web culture
Wukan challenges party line democracy
Ousted Maldives ruler calls for intervention
Spanish judge Garzón barred for 11 years

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:17 AM PST

Eurozone finance ministers poised to work late into the night to structure a bail-out package targeted at cutting Greek debt to 120% of GDP

Draghi attacks bankers over ECB fears

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 11:04 AM PST

The president of the ECB has accused bankers of 'statements of virility' for saying they fear a stigma from accepting long-term ECB loans

Syrian forces continue assault on Homs

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:06 AM PST

The regime's intention appears to be to drive out fighters from the Free Syrian Army and to show Syrians the price of allowing dissidents to set up base

Kremlin has plan B for poll runoff

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:23 AM PST

Stalinist warhorse of Russian communism is well placed, as before, to allow Putin to triumph in possible run-off of presidential election

Housing deal set to boost US economy

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:56 AM PST

The $40bn settlement between US regulators and banks could drag house prices down in the short term if banks start to seize homes again

Republicans face clash over union rights

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:50 AM PST

Infighting and the unpopularity of governor John Kasich after he tried to restrict collective bargaining undermine Republican chances of taking the swing state

Twitter ‘apostasy’ threatens Saudi web culture

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:00 PM PST

Response, including violent threats and offers of rewards to those who kill Hamza Kashgari, merited a firm reaction from the authorities

Wukan challenges party line democracy

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 09:21 AM PST

Chinese leaders and academics argued China was not suited to democracy and it would slow down economic development

Ousted Maldives ruler calls for intervention

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:04 AM PST

Mohamed Nasheed says international community needs to 'help keep the peace' to prevent the island nation from descending into violence

Spanish judge Garzón barred for 11 years

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:51 AM PST

Found guilty of ordering illegal wiretaps during his probe of alleged corruption within the ruling party