Counting begins in Kenya’s election

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• Counting begins in Kenya’s election
• Weibo alters China’s environmental debate
• Xi’s task exposes limits of power in China
• Hungary revisits controversial constitution plan
• London banks turn to law on bonus caps
• Obama moves to fill cabinet
• Iranians go nuts at pistachio prices
• UAE coup plot trial of 94 opens
• Italy’s protest novices evolve into party
• Swiss switch relations with world’s super-rich

Counting begins in Kenya’s election Posted: 04 Mar 2013 11:10 AM PST Polling stations are kept open beyond the official closing time to accommodate high turnout in a tense and closely contested presidential race

Weibo alters China’s environmental debate Posted: 04 Mar 2013 06:58 AM PST Citizens are increasingly turning to the Twitter-like microblog service to vent their anger over pollution, forcing government to respond

Xi’s task exposes limits of power in China Posted: 04 Mar 2013 08:00 AM PST As parliament convenes to anoint the next president, expectations of serious root and branch reforms are likely to be disappointed

Hungary revisits controversial constitution plan Posted: 04 Mar 2013 11:02 AM PST With parliament set to pass amendments to laws dropped last year, the Budapest government is being accused of renewed attempts to monopolise power

London banks turn to law on bonus caps Posted: 04 Mar 2013 11:26 AM PST Drastic options being weighed up by City bankers underline industry anxiety over moves to impose a fixed ratio pegging bonuses to salary

Obama moves to fill cabinet Posted: 04 Mar 2013 11:57 AM PST Republicans offered a generally positive reaction to Sylvia Mathews Burwell's appointment as the White House budget director, including rare praise from Paul Ryan

Iranians go nuts at pistachio prices Posted: 04 Mar 2013 08:39 AM PST Call for boycott of Persian new year tradition, with plummeting rial, soaring inflation and hoarding by merchants blamed for the higher rates

UAE coup plot trial of 94 opens Posted: 04 Mar 2013 11:54 AM PST Defendants plead not guilty while rights groups say the trial is part of a broader stifling of criticism at odds with emirate's international image

Italy’s protest novices evolve into party Posted: 04 Mar 2013 10:31 AM PST Two political unknowns are chosen by a show of hands among the Five Star Movement's 163 newly elected parliamentarians as their 'group heads'

Swiss switch relations with world’s super-rich Posted: 04 Mar 2013 10:24 AM PST The relationship with the global elite is changing, with the signs of unease going far beyond the referendum, but do not yet suggest a fundamental rupture

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