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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Obama urges Israel to strike peace deal

Obama urges Israel to strike peace deal


Obama urges Israel to strike peace deal

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 10:56 AM PDT

US president urges young audience to support deal with Palestinians, saying only this can secure country's future as a Jewish and democratic state

Cyprus targets big depositors in bank plan

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 01:01 PM PDT

Provision of emergency liquidity to Cypriot banks will be suspended if Nicosia will not have a bailout plan agreed with the EU and IMF by Monday

Cyprus orders banks to shut until Tuesday

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:57 PM PDT

Infighting is hampering Cypriot officials from finding an alternative plan to avert a banking collapse, with all back-up plans so far rejected

US Congress averts government shutdown

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 10:17 AM PDT

There is no clear path to an agreement on lifting the debt ceiling between congressional Republicans and the White House and its Democratic allies

Kurdish leader Ocalan declares ceasefire

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 11:34 AM PDT

Outlawed PKK pushes peace hopes close to all-time high among many of Turkey's 15m Kurdish population, tough details have still to be decided

UN probes Syria chemical weapons claims

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 11:54 AM PDT

Syrian government and rebels have accused each other of using chemical weapons in Aleppo province, a potentially dangerous escalation of the conflict

Ancient universe revealed by cosmic map

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 09:33 AM PDT

Long-awaited map shows the afterglow of the Big Bang that created the universe 13.8bn years ago, based on observations from ESA's telescope

China spins away from propaganda

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 05:41 AM PDT

In a sign of changing times in Beijing, China's new leaders are tailoring their image in a way that marks a clear break from their predecessors

Declining birth rate shows signs of easing

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 08:34 AM PDT

Latest fertility study that takes into account women having babies later gives relief to some world economies struggling to finance old age provision

Australia PM survives leadership test

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 12:02 AM PDT

Julia Gillard calls snap leadership ballot but main rival Kevin Rudd, a former leader of the party, decides against contesting the post

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