Up to 100 killed in Pakistan bombs

Up to 100 killed in Pakistan bombs
ECB hails financial market ‘normalisation’
China clamps down on media protests
Peace envoy loses patience with Assad
Obama’s choice of insiders eschews new ideas
US fears ally’s drift into Europe isolation
Three Kurdish women shot dead in Paris
Czech vote set to bring in pro-EU leader
Russians line up for Greek gas sale
Absent Chávez wins show of solidarity

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:27 PM PST

Twin blasts hit Quetta, the capital of volatile Baluchistan, one of the most deprived regions of the country, while a gathering in the Swat Valley was also hit

ECB hails financial market ‘normalisation’

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 10:33 AM PST

Financial markets have calmed down recently and the central bank's decision points to a belief that conditions are in place for a gradual recovery

China clamps down on media protests

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 06:44 AM PST

Police break-up protest outside the offices of Southern Weekend, the newspaper at the centre of anti-censorship demonstrations

Peace envoy loses patience with Assad

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 09:40 AM PST

Lakhdar Brahimi's remark that Syria's leader will 'surely' not be part of any future transitional government has the ring of criticism

Obama’s choice of insiders eschews new ideas

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:11 PM PST

The president's nominations all have a personal history with the president, reflecting the confidence of a man who will not run again for president

US fears ally’s drift into Europe isolation

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:28 AM PST

The remarks by a state department official, warning about the risks of a British referendum on EU membership, were a deliberate attempt to reflect US concerns

Three Kurdish women shot dead in Paris

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 06:26 AM PST

One of the three women shot dead in Paris in the attack is alleged to be a founding member of the PKK, which is in talks with Turkey

Czech vote set to bring in pro-EU leader

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 11:08 AM PST

The central European country's first direct presidential poll has captured the 'public imagination' and is serving as a distraction to economic troubles

Russians line up for Greek gas sale

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 10:32 AM PST

Gazprom and Sintez are strongly placed to buy DEPA and DESFA, but a sale is in doubt after warnings against opening the market to Russian interests

Absent Chávez wins show of solidarity

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 09:47 AM PST

Supporters of Venezuela's cancer-stricken president, including leaders and representatives from 22 regional states, rally in a show of support