Romney adviser quits campaign

Romney adviser quits campaign
Brazil’s finance chief attacks US over QE3
EU in talks over Spanish rescue plan
Italy slashes growth forecasts
No progress in Catalonia-Madrid talks
Unheralded Thein Sein pursues reforms
US courts military contacts with Myanmar
Berlin sets symbol of un-Germanic chaos
Japan floats radical ideas for energy
Air strike in Syria reportedly killed 20

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 10:17 AM PDT

Republican candidate's third attempt to relaunch his campaign in as many weeks was undermined on Thursday when Tim Pawlenty left his campaign

Brazil’s finance chief attacks US over QE3

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 08:47 AM PDT

Guido Mantega says the Federal Reserve's move is protectionist, will hurt world trade and could restart the 'currency wars'

EU in talks over Spanish rescue plan

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:26 AM PDT

Programme will focus on structural reforms to country's economy long requested by Brussels, rather than new taxes and spending cuts

Italy slashes growth forecasts

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:32 AM PDT

Third largest eurozone economy forecasts a contraction of 2.4% this year, twice as deep as expected, as austerity measures hamper fiscal consolidation

No progress in Catalonia-Madrid talks

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 09:02 AM PDT

Spanish prime minister makes no concessions to demand for a 'fiscal pact' under which the region would gain more control over its taxes

Unheralded Thein Sein pursues reforms

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:37 AM PDT

President is quietly pressing on with the struggle of pressing on with reforms even as Aung San Suu Kyi is soaking up the adulation

US courts military contacts with Myanmar

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 09:45 AM PDT

Discreet talks have been held between the US and Myanmar about prospects for re-establishing training programmes and exchanges with Myanmar's military

Berlin sets symbol of un-Germanic chaos

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 10:15 AM PDT

City areas lie barren more than 20 years after reunification and airport rebuilding suffers delays, hurting a reputation for Teutonic efficiency

Japan floats radical ideas for energy

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 08:27 AM PDT

Renewable power solutions once considered esoteric are back on the agenda as the country urgently seeks to fill the gap left by its nuclear shut-down

Air strike in Syria reportedly killed 20

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 11:42 AM PDT

Regime bombardment blows up petrol station, injuring dozens in north of country, says UK-based, pro-opposition monitoring group