Germany to defend ‘safe haven’ status

Germany to defend ‘safe haven’ status
Greece under scrutiny as ‘troika’ arrives
Brooks and Coulson charged over hacking
Conflict squeezes life in Damascus
German private sector woes mount
Hedge funds back gay marriage
US deficit-cutting duo step up mission
Ghana’s ailing president dies
Egypt irrigation minister to be premier
Lee Myung-bak apologises for corruption scandal

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:16 AM PDT

Leaders of the bloc's strongest economies hit back at the decision by rating agency to downgrade the outlook of Germany and the Netherlands

Greece under scrutiny as ‘troika’ arrives

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:04 AM PDT

Civil servants staged protests and work stoppages as Antonis Samaras lashed out at foreign politicians for doubting his country's efforts to solve its problems

Brooks and Coulson charged over hacking

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 09:20 AM PDT

Seven former News of the World staff and a private detective are accused of conspiracy to intercept voicemails and phone calls of up to 600 victims

Conflict squeezes life in Damascus

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 10:24 AM PDT

The ripple effect of the clashes in Damascus has killed commerce in many areas that would expect to be busy during Ramadan

German private sector woes mount

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:48 AM PDT

Survey shows Germany's private sector is shrinking at its fastest rate in more than three years, underscoring spread of crisis to eurozone's core

Hedge funds back gay marriage

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 11:39 AM PDT

A group of wealthy pro-Republican hedge-fund managers is backing efforts to legalise same-sex marriage in four US states that will vote on the issue in November

US deficit-cutting duo step up mission

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson are redoubling their efforts for a "grand bargain" with a new campaign – called Fix the Debt – backed by top figures from both parties

Ghana’s ailing president dies

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Vice-president John Dramani Mahama to be sworn in after sudden death of incumbent, John Atta Mills, who had been suffering from throat cancer

Egypt irrigation minister to be premier

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 04:51 AM PDT

President has asked Hisham Kandil, who is unknown outside his field of managing water resources, to form new government

Lee Myung-bak apologises for corruption scandal

Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:08 AM PDT

Lee Myung-bak, the South Korean president, has apologised to the public over a "disgraceful and scandalous" corruption scandal involving his brother