Romney hedges bets on gambling tycoon

Romney hedges bets on gambling tycoon
US Fed extends Operation Twist
New Greek coalition government agreed
Merkel ambushed by crisis lectures at G20
Egypt’s ‘deep state’ claws back freedoms
Monti in fight for survival – of Italy and euro
Iran faces fresh US sanctions push
Rio+20 lacks ambition, says UN chief
Indonesia army to train tax collectors
Assange faces arrest for bail breach

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 11:14 AM PDT

Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands chairman, is set to be the Republican candidate's biggest backer after donation to super-Pac supporting his campaign

US Fed extends Operation Twist

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 01:10 PM PDT

A plan to sell short-term bonds while purchasing longer-term securities in order to support the slowing US economic recovery was put into action

New Greek coalition government agreed

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 07:24 AM PDT

Three parties agree terms to form a coalition that would be led by Antonis Samaras of the centre-right New Democracy party

Merkel ambushed by crisis lectures at G20

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Standoff could make awkward the mini-summit between chancellor Merkel, Hollande, Monti and Spanish prime minister Rajoy

Egypt’s ‘deep state’ claws back freedoms

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 09:39 AM PDT

In one tumultuous week the military and judiciary appear to have wiped away many of the democratic gains achieved by the revolt over the past year

Monti in fight for survival – of Italy and euro

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Government hopes to raise €10bn this year by asset sales and to save €5bn euros by spending cuts – but this might not be enough to offset need to raise taxes

Iran faces fresh US sanctions push

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 11:21 AM PDT

The US Congress is considering imposing tougher sanctions on Iran after the latest round of diplomatic talks over Iran's nuclear programme ended in Moscow without progress

Rio+20 lacks ambition, says UN chief

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 10:15 AM PDT

Delegates get stuck in traffic on the way to the summit, as Ban Ki-moon criticises slow movement on transport, congestion and pollution

Indonesia army to train tax collectors

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 04:17 AM PDT

Indonesia's army is to train tax collectors in an attempt to raise the paltry tax take and stamp out corruption and evasion

Assange faces arrest for bail breach

Posted: 20 Jun 2012 06:50 AM PDT

The WikiLeaks founder faces arrest for breaching his bail terms by entering the Ecuadorean embassy in London and requesting political asylum