Polls tighten as debate looms

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• Polls tighten as debate looms
• Fears over US banks’ mortgage dominance
• China slowdown could be nearing end
• Putin’s party trounces weak opposition
• EU to impose tough new sanctions on Iran
• Cameron and Salmond sign Scotland deal
• Talks fail to end S Africa mining strikes
• Former Cambodian king Sihanouk dies
• Syria conflict exposes Turkish fault line
• Girl shot by Taliban sent to UK hospital

Polls tighten as debate looms Posted: 15 Oct 2012 08:14 AM PDT President Barack Obama will on Tuesday seek to make a comeback at a town hall-style debate against Mitt Romney

Fears over US banks’ mortgage dominance Posted: 15 Oct 2012 10:21 AM PDT Bill Dudley, president of the New York Fed, points to 'concentration of mortgage origination volumes at a few key financial institutions'

China slowdown could be nearing end Posted: 15 Oct 2012 06:42 AM PDT Consumer price inflation dipped to 1.9% in September from 2% in August, while exports rose more strongly than had been expected

Putin’s party trounces weak opposition Posted: 15 Oct 2012 11:42 AM PDT The president's political foes failed to capitalise on the declining popularity of United Russia which won regional polls amid allegations of fraud

EU to impose tough new sanctions on Iran Posted: 15 Oct 2012 09:53 AM PDT The measures, which range from a ban on gas exports to a freeze on bank transactions, are likely to add pressure to an already strained economy

Cameron and Salmond sign Scotland deal Posted: 15 Oct 2012 11:39 AM PDT While Nationalists see the planned referendum as a major step on the road to independence, Cameron has tried to take the drama out of occasion

Talks fail to end S Africa mining strikes Posted: 15 Oct 2012 09:13 AM PDT Unrest is spreading in the gold sector, amid warnings of more job losses, after negotiations between unions and the Chamber of Mines broke down

Former Cambodian king Sihanouk dies Posted: 14 Oct 2012 07:54 PM PDT Norodom Sihanouk, the former Cambodian monarch and fervent nationalist, has died from a heart attack in Beijing at the age of 89

Syria conflict exposes Turkish fault line Posted: 15 Oct 2012 08:21 AM PDT An influx of refugees is creating tension in a border region renowned for religious diversity – sharpening criticism of Ankara's foreign policy

Girl shot by Taliban sent to UK hospital Posted: 15 Oct 2012 09:24 AM PDT Malala Yusufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner whose shooting has drawn global condemnation, will receive specialist care at a Birmingham centre

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