China’s new president in corruption battle

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:45 PM PDT

Xi Jinping has been running an anti-graft campaign since becoming Communist party chief in November, but faces a tough task to make much headway

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 07:46 AM PDT

The decision deals a blow to legislation through which Spanish lenders have repossessed nearly 400,000 properties, sparking protests

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 07:10 AM PDT

Austerity versus growth debate is likely to be the issue that could potentially generate heated debate, while Cyprus seeks a 'fair' bailout deal

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 12:56 AM PDT

Coalition agreements with rival parties are expected to be signed later on Thursday and the prime minister to present new government to president

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:56 AM PDT

Fears are mounting that Greece's bailout programme is veering off course after the government and troika disagree over civil service cuts

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:50 AM PDT

The proposed bar on guns of the type used in the Newtown school slaughter has advanced but looks certain to fail when it reaches the full chamber

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 08:28 AM PDT

Entrepreneurs who see Iraq's desperate needs and the lure of oil-generated cash as a unique opening are overcoming treacherous conditions

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 11:50 AM PDT

Pope Francis presides over his first mass in the Sistine chapel and says that the Roman Catholic church risks becoming 'a compassionate NGO'

Posted: 14 Mar 2013 02:55 AM PDT

Rome angers Delhi by reneging on a promise to return two marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen to India to face possible trial

Posted: 13 Mar 2013 03:46 PM PDT

Abductions have become rampant on both sides in a conflict driven by a chaotic proliferation of actors, with people at risk even in central Damascus

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