Madrid commits to reforms despite strike

Madrid commits to reforms despite strike
Brics nations threaten IMF funding
Villagers fight over patents in rural China
Blasts shake Baghdad as Iraq hosts summit
Obama and Romney in policy clash
Chongqing in limbo after Bo Xilai downfall
World Bank job favourite ‘lacks expertise’
German shoppers drive growth
OECD presses G7 nations to sustain recovery
Dozens killed in Libya violence

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:16 AM PDT

Factory workers, miners, teachers and others join general strike called by unions over labour reforms and austerity plans

Brics nations threaten IMF funding

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 11:07 AM PDT

Developing countries refuse to increase fund's firepower to fight European debt crisis unless they are given greater sway

Villagers fight over patents in rural China

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 08:34 AM PDT

Chinese villagers, once migrant workers and pig farmers, now fight over patents in a sign that reflects the sophistication of the economy

Blasts shake Baghdad as Iraq hosts summit

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 06:33 AM PDT

Kuwait's emir arrives in Iraq for first visit since 1990 invasion of his country, as leaders of other Gulf states stay away from regional summit

Obama and Romney in policy clash

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 09:40 AM PDT

The Obama and Romney campaigns have fired the first substantive foreign policy shots in this year's election campaign, setting up a fierce debate about Russia, Iran, Israel and defence cuts

Chongqing in limbo after Bo Xilai downfall

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 02:31 AM PDT

Former Communist party secretary made a pronounced mark on the city and residents are now questioning who will replace the powerful leader

World Bank job favourite ‘lacks expertise’

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:30 PM PDT

Jim Yong Kim lacks the 'appropriate development credentials' to do the job properly, says one of his chief rivals for the position

German shoppers drive growth

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 12:04 PM PDT

German unemployment saw a further drop this month, extending an almost three-year decline in jobless totals that has tilted the economy decisively towards domestic-driven growth

OECD presses G7 nations to sustain recovery

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 06:15 AM PDT

The economic watchdog calls on G7 policy makers to press ahead with measures to keep up the economic momentum amid danger signs that cloud optimism

Dozens killed in Libya violence

Posted: 29 Mar 2012 07:37 AM PDT

Clashes between Arabs and Tabu tribesmen have erupted in the southern city of Sabha, with the army sent to restore calm