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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Iran helps Syria defy oil embargo

Iran helps Syria defy oil embargo


Iran helps Syria defy oil embargo

Posted: 17 May 2012 09:58 AM PDT

A tanker attempts to evade detection by switching flags and ownership, as it assists the Assad regime in bypassing international sanctions

Consumers return Japan to growth path

Posted: 17 May 2012 09:10 AM PDT

Private consumption was the main driver of better than expected first quarter growth but economists warn that the country will struggle to maintain it

US urges allies to make Afghanistan pledges

Posted: 17 May 2012 10:53 AM PDT

The Obama administration is engaged in last-minute arm-twisting to secure financial support for Kabul from other Nato members ahead of a weekend summit

Nicosia acts to shores up Cypriot bank

Posted: 17 May 2012 11:50 AM PDT

Cyprus attempts to reduce its vulnerability to the Greek debt crisis by moving to underwrite a €1.8bn share capital increase by Popular Bank

Gulf union yet to attain modest goals

Posted: 17 May 2012 08:22 AM PDT

Questions over the strength of political will for closer ties cloud attempts for Gulf the Co-operation Council to reach political accord

Greek caretaker government takes office

Posted: 17 May 2012 05:07 AM PDT

A 16-member cabinet made up of technocrats with affiliations to the main political parties is sworn in to oversee fresh national elections

Romney gains on Obama in funds race

Posted: 17 May 2012 09:19 AM PDT

President Obama raised $43.6m in April, while Mitt Romney was close behind with $40.1m, but May's figures will be the first to be on a level playing field

Brown cuts threaten social safety net

Posted: 17 May 2012 11:31 AM PDT

California governor Jerry Brown takes axe to services for elderly, poor, disabled and unemployed to close the state's projected $15.7bn deficit

Disco queen Donna Summer dies, 63

Posted: 17 May 2012 12:41 PM PDT

In her 1970s heyday the singer captured the spirit of a more liberated age, but she also had dance hits as recently as 2010

Mladic trial hears Srebrenica evidence

Posted: 17 May 2012 07:18 AM PDT

Presiding judge scolds prosecutors for errors in evidence made available to the defence and says the next phase of the trial may be delayed

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