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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Democrats dig in over reform

Democrats dig in over reform


Democrats dig in over reform

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:25 AM PST

Some within the party are uneasy at proposals to change people's entitlement to welfare benefits

Egypt’s president speeds up constitution

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:22 AM PST

President Morsi is attempting to defuse the escalating political crisis, which is now in its sixth day, by speeding up the passage of a new constitution

Two Damascus car bombs kill at least 34

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 03:03 AM PST

Two cars exploded in the Jaramana neighbourhood of the city loyal to President Assad early in the morning, the latest in a series of attacks in the area

Democratic left keeps pressure on Obama

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 09:37 AM PST

Party liberals have returned to the barricades in recent weeks, presenting the president with a series of demands to take into talks over avoiding the fiscal cliff

Kabul Bank was massive fraud, says report

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 11:05 AM PST

Cash was smuggled out in airline food trays, says a foreign donor-funded review, which criticises an amnesty granted by Afghan presidential decree

Argentina floats offer of third debt swap

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:41 AM PST

Analysts see the move, following a tough court ruling, as a concession to 'vulture funds', to whom Buenos Aires has until now vowed not to pay a dime

US governor plans to reshape storm-hit shore

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:48 AM PST

The governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, has proposed a radical reshaping of the storm-stricken state's famous shoreline

This year among the warmest on record

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 06:17 AM PST

UN issues report ahead of climate change talks in Doha, where negotiators will work on completing a binding deal by 2015 to curb greenhouse gases

Portuguese PM keeps faith with austerity

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 08:36 AM PST

After receiving a parliamentary budget approval, the country's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho says that Portugal should press on with austerity

UN set to back Palestinian status upgrade

Posted: 28 Nov 2012 10:24 AM PST

Officials expect a majority of the general assembly to support the notion of an observer 'state', which would hand a political victory to Abbas

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