Second major blackout hits India

Second major blackout hits India
Navalny charged with large-scale embezzlement
Punk band trial reveals Putin’s dark side
China attacks Japan over islands dispute
Economic data pierce US gloom
Chinese social media defend Ye Shiwen
Beijing pushes to improve air pollution
Spain’s largest regions defy Madrid
Hollande and Monti vow to protect euro
Romney gets friendly reception in Poland

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 09:27 AM PDT

Failure of rickety distribution occurs less than 24 hours after power was restored across north India following the collapse of the northern grid

Navalny charged with large-scale embezzlement

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 09:42 AM PDT

Leading Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny calls charge 'absurd' and claims prosecutors have changed previous accusation

Punk band trial reveals Putin’s dark side

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 08:45 AM PDT

The trial of Pussy Riot is one element in a clampdown on civil society, apparently aimed at snuffing out opposition protests that flared in the winter

China attacks Japan over islands dispute

Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:52 PM PDT

South Korea also criticised Japanese claims to contested islands, amid rising tensions between the Asian powers over maritime territorial disputes

Economic data pierce US gloom

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Data provide some rare good news ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting where officials will decide whether to take further action to boost the economy

Chinese social media defend Ye Shiwen

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:58 PM PDT

China reacts angrily to the controversy surrounding the 16-year-old swimmer whose world-record performance raised eyebrows on Saturday

Beijing pushes to improve air pollution

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT

In a multibillion dollar effort to reduce air pollution, Beijing is shutting down its coal-fired plants and replacing them with natural gas-fuelled stations

Spain’s largest regions defy Madrid

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:37 AM PDT

Two regional governments rebel against attempts by Madrid to rein in their spending as data shows the country's budget shortfall surging

Hollande and Monti vow to protect euro

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:02 AM PDT

French president and Italian prime minister welcome ECB head Mario Draghi's statement that he would do whatever it takes to protect the single currency

Romney gets friendly reception in Poland

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Last call in an overseas trip beset by controversies that have seen Republican rebuked by the UK premier and accused of racism by Palestinians