Bomb strikes at heart of Syrian regime

Bomb strikes at heart of Syrian regime
Full-scale battle for Damascus begins
HSBC’s Mexico nightmare on money laundering
Greek leaders identify two-thirds of spending cuts
Frenchman linked to Bo flies to China
Israel remains wild card amid US bluster
Children bear brunt of Yemen hunger crisis
Thaksin unclear on return to Thailand
Bulgaria bus blast kills Israeli tourists
N Korean leader stamps authority on army

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT

Defence minister and Assad's brother-in-law were among those who were killed in a blast in Damascus, as clashes continued

Full-scale battle for Damascus begins

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 09:10 AM PDT

The explosion at a security building that took the lives of at least three of his most senior security officials is a devastating blow for Bashar al-Assad

HSBC’s Mexico nightmare on money laundering

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:54 AM PDT

HSBC tried to change culture – the problem, say US Senate investigators, is the bank's business interests were trumping its compliance obligations

Greek leaders identify two-thirds of spending cuts

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:28 AM PDT

Leaders of the three-party coalition gave broad backing on Wednesday to measures worth €7.5bn-€8bn out of a total of €11.5bn of cuts

Frenchman linked to Bo flies to China

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 08:30 AM PDT

French foreign ministry says Patrick Devillers has voluntarily agreed to leave Cambodia and travel to co-operate with the Chinese judiciary

Israel remains wild card amid US bluster

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:24 AM PDT

The flurry of visitors from Washington suggests the Obama administration is still not certain it has convinced Israel that it will prevent Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon

Children bear brunt of Yemen hunger crisis

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:08 PM PDT

About 267,000 youngsters estimated by Unicef to be in a state of severe acute malnutrition, reflecting a crisis experts say is near catastrophic levels

Thaksin unclear on return to Thailand

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 09:40 AM PDT

Court clears way for rewriting of constitution, which could annul charges against Thaksin, but says referendum must be held on new measures

Bulgaria bus blast kills Israeli tourists

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:21 AM PDT

Seven people are reported dead and 27 injured at Sarafovo airport on Black Sea – police called the explosion a terrorist attack

N Korean leader stamps authority on army

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 04:12 AM PDT

Kim Jong-eun has moved to secure his hold on the country's military, though analysts say that he may be going against his father's wishes