Troubled See takes its toll on Benedict

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• Troubled See takes its toll on Benedict
• How food scares galloped across Europe’s borders
• Weidmann raises inflation red flag
• Syria-Turkey border blast kills at least 13
• Overblown Cyprus discovers painful truths
• Spain gets into ring to protect bullfighting
• Immigration cap drags on US manufacturing
• Rio police get tough on Carnival crime
• Portuguese exports surge outside Europe

Troubled See takes its toll on Benedict Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:20 AM PST Benedict XVI is the first pope to step down since 1294, but his age and frailty had left him increasingly weighed down by the church's problems

How food scares galloped across Europe’s borders Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:38 PM PST Food safety regime has been tested in recent years by a string of scandals that reveal the increasingly complex nature of food industry supply chains

Weidmann raises inflation red flag Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:18 PM PST Bundesbank head warns eurozone politicians to stay away from subject of euro's strength as forced depreciation would not improve competitiveness

Syria-Turkey border blast kills at least 13 Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:01 AM PST Three of the fatalities in an apparent bomb in a minibus at a Syria border post were Turks, raising prospect of escalation in bilateral tension

Overblown Cyprus discovers painful truths Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:37 AM PST Ministers grappling with a politically acceptable rescue programme know that drastic action could restart contagion in the eurozone's financial markets

Spain gets into ring to protect bullfighting Posted: 11 Feb 2013 10:36 AM PST Popular party will urge lawmakers to back the measure, which could provide the legal basis to overrule existing bans on bullfighting

Immigration cap drags on US manufacturing Posted: 11 Feb 2013 07:43 AM PST Calls to relax quotas on highly skilled foreign workers has long been associated with Silicon Valley, but American industry is joining the chorus

Rio police get tough on Carnival crime Posted: 11 Feb 2013 06:10 AM PST Organised criminals have long been involved in Brazil's biggest street party, using it to launder the plunder of their illegal gambling rings

Portuguese exports surge outside Europe Posted: 11 Feb 2013 07:50 AM PST Growth lends support to austerity advocates who say such measures help make Portugal more competitive, but critics say it was already exporting more

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