Job figures a setback for Obama

Job figures a setback for Obama
Euro doubts fuel leap in bond yields
Merkel’s public approval ratings soar
Member of Assad’s inner circle defects
Shadow army takes over Libya’s security
US advocate of regulation takes on Libor
Cyprus asks Moscow for €5bn loan
Mexico poll result faces legal challenge
Australia enjoys boom in Chinese tourists
Sweden’s mining boom sets town on move

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Unemployment remains unchanged at 8.2 per cent, dashing hopes that the labour market might be improving after the slump of the past few months

Euro doubts fuel leap in bond yields

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 11:19 AM PDT

Spanish and Italian debt yields rise dangerously high after the 'breakthrough' agreed by EU leaders at last week's summit pales

Merkel’s public approval ratings soar

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 10:06 AM PDT

The mood flies in the face of days of political sniping over the results of the EU summit late last month. The chancellor stood accused of caving in to Italian, Spanish and French demands

Member of Assad’s inner circle defects

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:40 AM PDT

News gives boost to interantional opponents of Syrian regime meeting in Paris. 'Regime is unsustainable' says French foreign minister

Shadow army takes over Libya’s security

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 08:04 AM PDT

Militia bodies who toppled Gaddafi in last year's uprising now have more power than the police and armed forces and show no signs of giving it up

US advocate of regulation takes on Libor

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:24 PM PDT

Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, faces another tough climb by challenging bankers behind the benchmark that is critical to the world's financial markets

Cyprus asks Moscow for €5bn loan

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 08:52 AM PDT

If granted, the aid would give the eurozone country an alternative to European Union cash to meet its near-term funding requirements

Mexico poll result faces legal challenge

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Electoral authorities said PRI's Peña Nieto won 38.2 per cent of vote, beating López Obrador, who narrowly lost the presidential election in 2006

Australia enjoys boom in Chinese tourists

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Official figures underline the importance of Chinese visitors to Australia's tourism industry, which can no longer rely on its traditional markets

Sweden’s mining boom sets town on move

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 09:28 AM PDT

The Arctic town of Kiruna is to be dismantled and rebuilt on a site 2km away so the miner LKAB can begin tunnelling on a rich iron ore seam below it