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Monday, February 27, 2012

Merkel gets Bundestag to back bail-out

Merkel gets Bundestag to back bail-out


Merkel gets Bundestag to back bail-out

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:01 AM PST

German parliament accepts €130bn bail-out, provided Athens keep its pledges, and private creditors agreed to restructure debt

World Bank warns China on growth fears

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:14 AM PST

World Bank warns that China must implement sweeping reforms urgently if it is to maintain growth and avoid being ensnared in a 'middle-income trap'

Eurozone bank lending stabilises

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 08:09 AM PST

Data support the view that the European Central Bank's willingness to pump cheap money into the economy may help stave off a credit crunch

Qatar backs arming Syrian rebels

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:51 AM PST

The Gulf state echoed fresh calls from opposition figures for a military response to the relentless regime bombardment of anti-government strongholds

Poll win belies hard road ahead for Gillard

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 08:08 AM PST

Monday's comprehensive victory has bought Julia Gillard time but it is questionable whether she can cling to power until the next election

Israel gets ready for Iran retaliation

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 09:14 AM PST

Though some dismiss such threats as bluster, most senior officials fear that the country's home front would be severely tested in a conflict with Iran

Putin launches tirade against US

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:36 AM PST

Assertive foreign policy continues to play well with Russian voters, many of whom share his slightly conspiratorial vision of international relations

Romney solidifies lead in Republican race

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:58 AM PST

Poll shows former Massachusetts governor edging into a two-point lead over Rick Santorum in the Arizona primary and tied for the lead in Michigan

Hollande talks tough in Elysée race

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 08:20 AM PST

Presidential hopeful François Hollande is hardening his tone to shake his image as a soft-centred politician but his bark looks to be sharper than his bite

Taliban claims Afghan bomb attack

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 08:12 AM PST

A suicide car bomb attack has killed at least nine people at a military airport in Jalalabad in the latest protest over the burning of copies of the Koran

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