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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Historic souk burns in battle for Aleppo

Historic souk burns in battle for Aleppo

Historic souk burns in battle for Aleppo

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 09:11 AM PDT

Destruction of the covered market, part of a UN world heritage site, is another small tragedy in Syria's blood-soaked 18-month old conflict

Leftists march in Paris against austerity

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 09:18 AM PDT

Protesters demanded a referendum on the EU's new fiscal discipline treaty in the latest of a series of protests in countries hit by the eurozone crisis

Ireland’s emigration highest for 25 years

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 08:45 AM PDT

Public sector squeeze and union determination to protect workers' pay has reduced prospects for new job seekers, now forced to find work abroad

US candidates’ futures up for debate

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 09:34 AM PDT

Stakes are especially high for Republican candidate, who suddenly finds himself on the ropes in an election that was supposed to be close

Chinese wind farm group to sue Obama

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Ralls argues that the president's order to stop its project to build farms near a US navy test site in Oregon was unconstitutional

Georgia opposition sees support surge

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 06:32 AM PDT

Bidzina Ivanishvili's Georgian Dream stages a 200,000-strong rally ahead of election as prison abuse videos undermine western-backed ruling party

Turkey looks to Erdogan’s future

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT

Recep Tayyip Erdogan began his long goodbye as modern Turkey's most powerful prime minister in a showpiece speech that celebrated almost a decade in office

White House under fire over Libya attack

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 10:43 AM PDT

After assertions that the attack was part of spontaneous protests, the Director of National Intelligence has now concluded there were links to al-Qaeda

Japan eyes place on Myanmar starting block

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 09:53 AM PDT

Japanese businesses have joined forces on a major development, part of Tokyo's push to take advantage as Myanmar emerges from 50 years of isolation

Samaras vows to fight Greek corruption

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 10:42 AM PDT

Prime minister Antonis Samaras promises transparency after the publication of some 30 names of former and present politicians under investigation
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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Mexico approves sweeping labour reforms

Mexico approves sweeping labour reforms

Mexico approves sweeping labour reforms

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 06:05 PM PDT

The changes, introduced by outgoing President Felipe Calderón, are expected to inject greater dynamism into Latin America's second-largest economy

World fish stocks declining faster than feared

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:54 AM PDT

Over half of world's fisheries face falling stocks, with most in worse condition than previously thought, leading to yearly losses of $50bn
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Friday, September 28, 2012

Chinese Communist party expels Bo

Chinese Communist party expels Bo

Chinese Communist party expels Bo

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 08:22 AM PDT

Rulers put on forceful show of unity after biggest political scandal in decades. The former high flyer faces accusations that could lead to death penalty

Ohio mayor backs China over candidates

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 06:45 AM PDT

Obama and Romney step up tough rhetoric about China in Ohio campaign pushes, just as Toledo courts 150 potential Chinese investors

France unveils tough budget measures

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 03:33 AM PDT

Finance minister announces €20bn of taxes on companies and the wealthy and €10bn in savings in 'biggest effort since the [second world] war'

Infighting weakens Putin’s aura of authority

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:58 PM PDT

While Mr Putin still appears to be in command of the political system, mass protests against his rule are starting to weaken his authority

Steinbrück chosen to challenge Merkel

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 03:37 AM PDT

Former finance minister will lead Social Democrats against chancellor's CDU in 2013 general election and wants a coalition with the Greens

World fish stocks declining faster than feared

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:54 AM PDT

Over half of world's fisheries face falling stocks, with most in worse condition than previously thought, leading to yearly losses of $50bn

‘Rock star’ challenger troubles Chávez

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 07:37 AM PDT

With about a week left, Venezuela's youthful rival in the country's presidential race embarks on a feverish 'door-to-door' tour of the country

Saakashvili warns on Georgian democracy

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 06:04 AM PDT

President struggling to stay ahead of opposition billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili in what he calls the 'ugliest' campaign in post-Soviet history

Fuel prices lift US consumer spending

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 07:18 AM PDT

US consumer spending rises 0.5 per cent as people face higher prices at petrol stations, while disposable income growth remains tepid

Obama blocks Chinese wind farm plan

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:43 PM PDT

The US president has blocked an attempt by a Chinese-owned company to build wind farms in Oregon close to a navy site used for electronic warfare training
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Spain makes EU’s reform message its own

Spain makes EU’s reform message its own

Spain makes EU’s reform message its own

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Madrid stresses that its measures to lift the economy follow, and go beyond, recommendations from the EU, in the hope of reassuring markets

US farm drought hits growth

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:26 AM PDT

A decline in farm inventories contributed 0.2 percentage points of the cut in second-quarter growth rate to 1.3%, reflecting the damage to crops

Romney swing to right sows campaign woes

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 10:25 AM PDT

The poll will still be close but Mr Romney is losing an election that by historic standards he should be a short-priced favourite to win

Thein Sein pledges ‘irreversible change’

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 10:20 AM PDT

Myanmar president praises opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a speech at the UN in which he pledges 'unprecedented and irreversible' change

China pours $58bn into money markets

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:31 PM PDT

Beijing injects record amount over 3 days in an effort to alleviate the cash crunch that has driven up borrowing costs, the largest weekly figure in history

Carnival adds colour to Brazil scandal

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 06:12 AM PDT

Trial over alleged vote buying includes some elite personalities, not least senior government figures under ex-president Lula da Silva

Indian temperatures predicted to soar

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:19 AM PDT

Report, which focuses on Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, by UK and Indian scientists highlights vulnerability rising sea levels and changing rainfall patterns

US to ease Myanmar import ban

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:20 PM PDT

Secretary of state Hillary Clinton says gradual lifting of ban is response to continued implementation of reforms by the south-east Asian country

Radical Islamists unite under new name

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:20 AM PDT

Ansar al-Sharia – Partisans of Islamic law comprises of groups from North Africa to Yemen that are ultraconservative and wish to impose sharia law

Iranian newspaper closed over cartoon

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 02:21 AM PDT

Depiction that authorities say insults volunteer veterans of the war with Iraq has prompted the closure of a reformist daily newspaper
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Market backlash over Spain

Market backlash over Spain

Market backlash over Spain

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:27 AM PDT

European shares tumbled at start of crucial 48 hours for eurozone's fourth largest economy, which will reveal how much it needs to bail-out banking system

Riot police clash with Athens protesters

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 07:13 AM PDT

Police use teargas to disperse demonstrators outside parliament as thousands march in Athens during first major strike since new government took office

Euro crisis fuels Spanish separatism

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:00 AM PDT

The eurozone crisis that has already brought down governments across Europe's periphery now threatens the survival of a nation-state

Romney faces rocky road in Ohio

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 12:33 PM PDT

The question facing the Romney campaign now is how the candidate can force a change in the election's trajectory as polls favour Barack Obama

Pennsylvania no longer swing state

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:05 AM PDT

Perception of the Keystone State has shifted over the past few weeks towards being seen as likely to be taken by President Barack Obama

Bombs rock Syria military command centre

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 07:54 AM PDT

State television says that four people are dead and 14 wounded in explosions aimed at an army headquarters which have brought chaos to Damascus

Taking aim at China’s glass ceiling

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 05:30 AM PDT

Liu Yandong, the only woman in the politburo, is an outside contender to join the standing committee that runs China as it prepares for leadership transition

Lebedev charged with hooliganism

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:49 AM PDT

Kremlin critic who funds oppoisiton groups has been accused of violating 'public order' by punching fellow tycoon Sergei Polonsky on TV

Rwanda’s proxy forces muddy Congo conflict

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:01 AM PDT

M23 rebels are puppet of neighbouring country trying to further its expansionist goals, say diplomats as international alarm over violence grows

China courts Taiwan in dispute with Japan

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 06:41 AM PDT

Beijing pledges to protect Taiwanese fishing boats saying the two countries are 'brothers' who should 'stand united against aggression from outside'
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Secession crisis heaps pain on Spain

Secession crisis heaps pain on Spain

Secession crisis heaps pain on Spain

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Crucial period for the government of Mariano Rajoy as PM faces anti-austerity protests in Madrid and pressure for autonomy from key economic region

Obama talks tough on Mideast extremism

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 10:35 AM PDT

With one eye on the election, president tries to regain initiative on foreign policy as his approach to the Middle East looks politically vulnerable

Senkaku spat reinforces military rethink

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 04:39 AM PDT

The Japanese-controlled archipelago has erupted into a major source of tension between China and Japan – one likely to fuel extra military spending

Prison abuse videos dominate Georgia poll

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 07:11 AM PDT

Prison abuse videos have shaken up the political landscape ahead of Georgia's parliamentary elections and cast a shadow over Mikheil Saakashvili's government

West still cautious in support for Syria rebels

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 08:29 AM PDT

Diplomats and analysts say a continuing and perhaps wider civil war is likely unless the regime's collapse is precipitated by other surprise attacks

Capriles closes gap on Chávez

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 09:11 AM PDT

Campaigning in Venezuela's presidential poll is getting dirty as race draws to an end, with allegations of corruption, voter intimidation and violence

US-Cuba relations make little progress

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 07:09 AM PDT

The two countries' latest, seemingly intractable, conflict is over the fates of jailed US contractor Alan Gross and five Cuban intelligence agents

Cameron to ‘bang drum’ for UK on US TV

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Prime minister will look to promote British business and encourage American tourists to visit Britain during his interview on David Letterman's show

Security tightened for Malema court hearing

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 09:55 AM PDT

With the fiery critic of South Africa's president expected to face corruption-related charges on Wednesday, police have acted to pre-empt any violence

Sanofi cuts fewer jobs after Paris pressure

Posted: 25 Sep 2012 09:20 AM PDT

A French pharmaceutical company reduces job cuts to 900 after being confronted by the government's rearguard action against rising unemployment
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Monday, September 24, 2012

Romney’s China holdings criticised

Romney’s China holdings criticised

Romney’s China holdings criticised

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:26 AM PDT

Cnooc investment are more evidence of how the Republican's vast global share holdings have posed a challenge to his bid for the White House

Dialogue call to Libyan radical Islamists

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:25 AM PDT

Mahmoud Jebril, leader of the largest bloc in General National Congress, says Libyan political class has no plans on how to meet demands of the people

Portugal swaps pay cuts for tax rises

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:55 AM PDT

Pedro Passos Coelho's embarrassing U-turn is one of the most significant shifts by a eurozone government in response to anti-austerity demonstrations

Chávez accused of election dirty tricks

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:18 AM PDT

Political opponents raise fears over tactics such as 'chain broadcasts' and populist spending programmes that are designed to 'buy' votes

US’s MEK move angers Iranian reformists

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:49 AM PDT

Reformist politicians in Tehran fear the decision will fuel a regime crackdown and say it raises questions about the depth of US support for democracy in Iran

Wang case dashes hopes of legal reform

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:07 AM PDT

The tightly scripted trials of former police chief are seen as part of a political show that will culminate in eventual sentencing of Bo Xilai

True Finns keep Europe on national agenda

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:13 AM PDT

With municipal elections taking place next month, Timo Soini is keen to turn them as much as possible into a referendum on Europe and its bailouts

S Africa battles youth joblessness

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:20 AM PDT

Africa's largest and most developed economy suffers mass youth unemployment, a problem that is often described as a time bomb inside South African society

Israel has no Mideast roots, says Iran

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad's comments are set to dominate the UN meeting in New York as foreign policy begins to feature highly in US presidential campaign

Madrid faces regional funding backlash

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:18 AM PDT

Ruling party secretary-general hits out against speedy renegotiation of system for financing regions, which Catalonia says is drain on its finances
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Paris focuses on Athens’ Achilles heel

Paris focuses on Athens’ Achilles heel

Paris focuses on Athens’ Achilles heel

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:31 AM PDT

Athens gains unexpected boost from call for breathing space to complete its economic reforms which came after increasing pressure from the troika

US election battleground moves to Ohio

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:12 AM PDT

The campaign's schedules are becoming increasingly frantic with less than two months to the November 6 poll, and only ten days before the first of three debates

Netanyahu’s red lines mark split with US

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 06:51 AM PDT

Israeli PM has been in open, ill-tempered disagreement with country's most important ally on biggest national security issue facing Jewish state

Stronach sets up Austrian political party

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:00 AM PDT

The 80-year-old Magna billionaire's hostility towards the euro is gaining him voter appeal with 34% saying they would like him in parliament

Syrian opposition demands trio’s release

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:40 AM PDT

The government and rebels have blamed each other for the disappearance of three members of a permitted group that opposes the regime in Damascus

Palm oil producers face Africa challenges

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:29 AM PDT

Several large deals with Asian companies have been signed for land in west Africa but there has been resistance from local communities

Libya issues ultimatum to militias

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Authorities challenge very forces that led the revolution against Colonel Muammer Gaddafi

Belarus denounces opposition as ‘cowards’

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:14 AM PDT

With opposition parties boycotting the parliamentary elections there is little doubt the outcome will be a victory for the government of President Alexander Lukashenko

Investors keen to ride Brazil ‘bullet train’

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:15 AM PDT

The plan for a fast link between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo is attracting strong foreign interest, despite heavy criticism and three false starts

Ecuador offers to send Assange to Sweden

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 08:15 AM PDT

Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño may ask the UK to allow safe passage for the WikiLeaks founder as an option to solve a diplomatic stalemate
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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Libyan protesters confront Benghazi militias

Libyan protesters confront Benghazi militias

Libyan protesters confront Benghazi militias

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 04:24 AM PDT

Tens of thousands demand an end to the impunity of armed groups that fought against Col Gaddafi last year and continue to hold sway over the country

Rebel leaders move from Turkey to Syria

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT

Turkey, which is housing more than 80,000 refugees, is facing internal pressure to distance itself from the conflict and rebels are not always welcomed
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Friday, September 21, 2012

Pakistani film protests turn deadly

Pakistani film protests turn deadly

Pakistani film protests turn deadly

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Twenty people are killed as Pakistani police open fire on protesters, angry over a film deemed insulting to Prophet Mohammed

Singh defends India financial reforms

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 09:41 AM PDT

Prime minister appeals to Indians to ignore opposition parties spreading 'fear and false information', saying the time has come for 'hard decisions'

Turkish coup plot military chiefs jailed

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Three ex-commanders were given 20 years in the Sledgehammer trial that has divided the country and underlined the military's loss of political power

Romney bows to call for tax disclosure

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 12:51 PM PDT

The Republican presidential candidate's full tax return for 2011 showed that he voluntarily paid more tax than required by reducing allowable deductions for charitable contributions

Romney struggles to regain momentum

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT

The campaign seems to have gone underground, focusing on preparation for presidential debates, which remain a potential 'game changer'

Tokyo warns on impact of island dispute

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 09:21 AM PDT

Japan fears China has begun to apply diplomatic pressure through trade channels having called a halt to most anti-Japanese public demonstrations

Greece grapples with shadow of Golden Dawn

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 09:33 AM PDT

The group, which won 7 per cent of the vote in June and entered parliament for the first time, is pulling established parties to the right

Malema arrest warrant issued, says lawyer

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 09:52 AM PDT

An elite police investigative unit has been looking into former ANC youth leader's finances and into allegations of incitement over mine strikes

Gorillas in the midst of Congo conflict

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 12:10 PM PDT

An uneasy relationship exists between environmentalists who run a haven for the animals and rebels accused of war crimes

Sinai border clash leaves four dead

Posted: 21 Sep 2012 08:22 AM PDT

One Israeli soldier and three militants were killed in the latest violence to indicate that Cairo's security grip on the peninsula remains tenuous
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