S African miners defiant over demands

S African miners defiant over demands
Stakes rise as US warned of double-dip
Egypt formally requests $4.8bn IMF loan
Japanese exports slump on EU decline
Russia joins WTO after 19 years of talks
Eurozone leaders delay Greece aid decision
Kabul deploys spies on police and army
Irish business hit as loan refusals soar
Polls show US election virtually tied
Analysts link PKK upsurge to Syrian war

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 11:47 AM PDT

Striking workers at the Marikana platinum mine say they will not return to work until they are paid a monthly wage of R12,500 ($1,500)

Stakes rise as US warned of double-dip

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:27 AM PDT

The Congressional Budget Office says if Congress takes no action – and tax increases and spending cuts take effect – the economy will fall into a double-dip recession

Egypt formally requests $4.8bn IMF loan

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 08:18 AM PDT

Fiscal problems have deteriorated since Mubarak's fall with foreign reserves declining to under half levels seen before the uprising

Japanese exports slump on EU decline

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:20 AM PDT

Japanese exporters suffer a torrid July, with government data showing exports to the EU dropping by a quarter from the same month last year

Russia joins WTO after 19 years of talks

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 09:28 AM PDT

World Bank economists estimate resulting boon for Russia's economy of $49bn a year over midterm from increased competition and foreign investment

Eurozone leaders delay Greece aid decision

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 08:37 AM PDT

Angela Merkel and Jean-Claude Juncker say they will wait for the troika report on Greece before deciding whether to supply fresh aid to the nation

Kabul deploys spies on police and army

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 10:14 PM PDT

Afghan officials are sending dozens of undercover intelligence officers to security units nationwide to combat a spate of 'insider' attacks on coalition troops

Irish business hit as loan refusals soar

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 09:48 AM PDT

A quarter of applications for loans or overdrafts by small and medium companies are being refused – the second highest rejection rate behind Greece, a report shows

Polls show US election virtually tied

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:29 AM PDT

Latest polls in US presidential election show the two tickets virtually tied, with Mitt Romney receiving little bounce from picking Paul Ryan as his running-mate

Analysts link PKK upsurge to Syrian war

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:52 AM PDT

After the truck bomb that killed nine people in south-east Turkey this week, many now believe that the two regional conflicts are fuelling each other