US campaigns gear up for final lap

US campaigns gear up for final lap
US sends carrier group into South China Sea
Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship
Canada blocks Petronas bid for Progress Energy
Gaddafi spokesman captured
Crisis strains Hollande and Merkel’s unity
Mexico unemployment near four-year low

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 11:48 AM PDT

With Romney closing fast on Obama and few undecided voters, poll will come down to whichever side is most successful at rallying core support

US sends carrier group into South China Sea

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:31 AM PDT

Visit likely to reassure Vietnam and the Philippines of American support but could annoy China, whose economic and naval strength is leading to a greater assertiveness

Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:50 AM PDT

Israel says the tight naval blockade is to prevent arms smuggling. Palestinians describe the curbs as collective punishment for Gaza's 1.6m residents

Canada blocks Petronas bid for Progress Energy

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Move could signal problems for Cnooc's C$15.1bn offer for oil producer Nexen as well as other Canadian firms hoping for foreign investment to tap their vast energy reserves

Gaddafi spokesman captured

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:56 AM PDT

Sporting a crisp British accent and a German wife, Musa Ibrahim was among the most curious characters that emerged during the conflict between the regime and Nato-backed rebels

Crisis strains Hollande and Merkel’s unity

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 09:40 AM PDT

The French president has been given more licence than Nicolas Sarkozy enjoyed to voice public differences with Berlin by the financial markets

Mexico unemployment near four-year low

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Mexico's improving prospects come as optimism grows about the chances for finally pushing ahead with long-awaited structural reforms