Annan calls for ‘bold steps’ from Assad

Annan calls for ‘bold steps’ from Assad
More than a dozen injured in Kenya blast
Romney emerges as a potent adversary
Export growth boosts Portugal’s prospects
World waits on Russia to stop backing Assad
Spotlight turns on Hong Kong graft agency
Blair denies striking deal with Murdoch
Lazio captain arrested over match-fixing
Slowing economy hits India’s poorest
Beijing disciplines former rail chief

Posted: 28 May 2012 10:34 AM PDT

As attacks by regime forces were reported in Hama, Kofi Annan said he had been 'shocked and horrified' by the Friday massacre in Houla

More than a dozen injured in Kenya blast

Posted: 28 May 2012 09:35 AM PDT

Dense smoke billows from a badly damaged building in the business district of Nairobi but the cause of the explosion not immediately clear

Romney emerges as a potent adversary

Posted: 28 May 2012 06:50 AM PDT

Having shaken off detractors from within the Republican party and beyond, Mitt Romney must now prove himself against Barack Obama

Export growth boosts Portugal’s prospects

Posted: 28 May 2012 07:18 AM PDT

Shoes, 'designer' toilet paper and vehicles are among the sales successes helping cut the trade deficit and offering hope for the economy

World waits on Russia to stop backing Assad

Posted: 28 May 2012 09:06 AM PDT

Some diplomats admit that western powers will hide for as long as possible behind the Annan plan, in the faint hope that Moscow will eventually changes its mind

Spotlight turns on Hong Kong graft agency

Posted: 28 May 2012 09:16 AM PDT

The Independent Commission Against Corruption is under greater scrutiny after its investigation into the Kwok brothers' property dealings

Blair denies striking deal with Murdoch

Posted: 28 May 2012 06:10 AM PDT

Former PM says he took a strategic decision to 'manage' ties with the press and that he had a 'working relationship' with the media baron

Lazio captain arrested over match-fixing

Posted: 28 May 2012 06:29 AM PDT

Lazio's Stefano Mauri is held after police make a series of arrests over suspected match-fixing involving teams in the Italian league's top three divisions

Slowing economy hits India’s poorest

Posted: 28 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Casual labourers bear the brunt of changes as rates of pay and numbers of jobs available have both fallen since economic growth began slowing

Beijing disciplines former rail chief

Posted: 28 May 2012 09:13 AM PDT

China has expelled its one-time railways minister Liu Zhijun from the Communist party for alleged bribery and abuse of his position