Obama challenges Chinese car import tax

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• Obama challenges Chinese car import tax
• Fukushima crisis ‘made in Japan’
• ECB cuts interest rates to historic low
• Mali prey to terror and smugglers
• Cyprus juggles EU and Russian support
• Syria opposition chooses its battles
• Nigeria rebels swap weapons for welding
• US private sector hiring surges
• Seoul attacked over whaling plans
• India to give free medicine to millions

Obama challenges Chinese car import tax Posted: 05 Jul 2012 06:29 AM PDT US president announces on visit to pivotal states that he will challenge Chinese duties imposed on imported American vehicles

Fukushima crisis ‘made in Japan’ Posted: 05 Jul 2012 08:07 AM PDT A critical report into last year's nuclear plant disaster says the country's culture and 'reluctance to question authority' was a key factor

ECB cuts interest rates to historic low Posted: 05 Jul 2012 07:47 AM PDT Central bank cuts main policy rate to 0.75% and deposit facility rate to zero in response to increasingly gloomy prospects for eurozone economy

Mali prey to terror and smugglers Posted: 05 Jul 2012 08:59 AM PDT The global underworld has been quick to exploit Africa's growing economy and many are worried about an al-Qaeda push for a new front

Cyprus juggles EU and Russian support Posted: 05 Jul 2012 09:20 AM PDT Cyprus takes on rotating EU presidency as it plays potential creditors off against each other in bailout for its Greece-exposed financial sector

Syria opposition chooses its battles Posted: 05 Jul 2012 09:29 AM PDT Rebels may be outgunned but are striking back at the forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, who appear to attacking civilian targets

Nigeria rebels swap weapons for welding Posted: 05 Jul 2012 09:17 AM PDT A $405m-a-year amnesty programme for delta militants has been a costly but effective means of halting violence and raising oil production

US private sector hiring surges Posted: 05 Jul 2012 10:21 AM PDT Labour department says that first-time claims for unemployment insurance fell 14,000 last week to 374,000 – the biggest weekly drop since April

Seoul attacked over whaling plans Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:36 AM PDT South Korea claims scientific research is badly needed to protect local fishermen from the damage that the increasing number of whales inflicts on fish stocks

India to give free medicine to millions Posted: 05 Jul 2012 11:12 AM PDT Despite a 5.9 per cent fiscal deficit, the government plans to spend $4.85bn by 2017 on a programme to increase its citizens' access to essential drugs

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