Iran struggles to find new oil customers

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• Iran struggles to find new oil customers
• Scientists prepare test-tube burger
• Assad extends Damascus crackdown
• Greek indignation threatens to spread
• Eurozone seeks central banks’ help in Greek bail-out
• India detains Italian marines over fishermen deaths
• Putin stands at political crossroads
• Acidic oceans seen as threat to marine life 
• Santorum retreats from jibe at Obama
• Misurata embraces normality but traumas linger

Iran struggles to find new oil customers Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:48 AM PST Iran is rushing to find a new customer to buy a quarter of its normal oil exports as European and Asian companies stop importing from Tehran

Scientists prepare test-tube burger Posted: 19 Feb 2012 03:51 AM PST Researchers believe meat grown in factories, rather than on farms, will be a more sustainable, less environmentally harmful source of food

Assad extends Damascus crackdown Posted: 19 Feb 2012 09:32 AM PST The president's forces deployed heavily in Damascus after a mass protest there, as international divisions over the crisis hardened ahead of a crucial meeting

Greek indignation threatens to spread Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:08 AM PST Even if Athens clears this latest financing hurdle, the damage done by outsiders dictating terms to a sovereign government may be irreversible

Eurozone seeks central banks’ help in Greek bail-out Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:41 AM PST Eurozone governments are looking to the ECB and national central banks to help pare back the cost of a second rescue package for Greece

India detains Italian marines over fishermen deaths Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:23 AM PST Detention for allegedly killing fishermen after mistaking them for pirates threatens to escalate into a dispute over India's legal reach

Putin stands at political crossroads Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:26 AM PST Diminishing approval ratings present Russia's prime minister with a dilemma and his response to protests is crucial

Acidic oceans seen as threat to marine life  Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:17 AM PST Acidification of the oceans – seen until recently as a side-effect of man-made climate change – is worse threat to marine life than warming waters

Santorum retreats from jibe at Obama Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:11 AM PST The social conservative who has surged to the front of the pack of Republican hopefuls had previously questioned the US president's Christian values

Misurata embraces normality but traumas linger Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:30 AM PST Impact of the conflict is not just evident in the debris on the city's streets but also in some of the outrages that continue to take place

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