Rejected ballots pivotal in Kenya election

Rejected ballots pivotal in Kenya election
UK isolated as EU backs bonus cap
ECB battles demons as growth slows
Wen takes final bow leaving divided legacy
Libya’s pursuit of lost billions ‘in limbo’
Student debt is a drag on US recovery
Chávez illness seen as ‘enemy’ attack
S African tycoon tries to build bridges
Police detain Bolshoi acid attack suspect
Hungary shows determination on constitution

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 11:04 AM PST

Deputy PM Uhuru Kenyatta leads provisional presidential results but with only 42% of results counted. The IEBC said rejected ballots would now be counted

UK isolated as EU backs bonus cap

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 09:37 AM PST

Finance ministers back clampdown, leaving Britain with no more than tweaks to minor details of how EU's strictest ever pay curbs will be implemented

ECB battles demons as growth slows

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 08:33 AM PST

Central bank wants eurozone to continue enforcing budgetary discipline and implementing reforms to help lay groundwork for sustainable growth

Wen takes final bow leaving divided legacy

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 10:28 AM PST

Chinese premier sounds growth warning in final 'state of the union' address, but doubts persist over his belief in radical political reforms to the one-party system

Libya’s pursuit of lost billions ‘in limbo’

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 11:25 AM PST

Recovery of funds lost through sales of derivatives by Goldman Sachs and other institutions left hanging after PM moved to replace LIA chief

Student debt is a drag on US recovery

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 05:00 AM PST

The growing cost of education is beginning to be felt in the broader economy as a new generation of borrowers is cutting back on their spending

Chávez illness seen as ‘enemy’ attack

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 12:16 PM PST

Venezuela's president is suffering from a respiratory infection as he struggles to recover from cancer surgery, spurring speculation of a snap election

S African tycoon tries to build bridges

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 09:37 AM PST

Patrice Motsepe, the country's first black billionaire, hopes to spread riches, joining Giving Pledge and vowing to donate half wealth generated by family's assets to charity

Police detain Bolshoi acid attack suspect

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 12:46 PM PST

Raid on apartment connected to prominent Bolshoi dancer follows arrest of first suspect in the case of gruesome acid attack on theatre's director Sergei Filin

Hungary shows determination on constitution

Posted: 05 Mar 2013 10:38 AM PST

Budapest plans to vote next week on amendments to the new constitution, including parts European institutions had successfully challenged