Turkey emerges as true Iraq war victor

Turkey emerges as true Iraq war victor
Conclave to elect next pope begins voting
Spy chief warns on budget risk to security
Ryan unveils plan for deep spending cuts
East’s ‘transition backlash’ alerts core EU
France warned on ‘bad signal’ over deficit
Nabiullina to head Russia central bank
‘Sultan of Sulu’ adamant on Sabah claim
Housing crisis deepens for New Yorkers
Singapore to share Todd evidence with FBI

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 11:40 AM PDT

Demand for Turkish goods soars by an annual $2bn as exports to Baghdad increase 25 per cent a year, making it Ankara's second-most valuable market

Conclave to elect next pope begins voting

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Black smoke emerged to signal that the first ballot had failed to produce a successor to Benedict XVI, with most observers expecting proceedings to conclude this week

Spy chief warns on budget risk to security

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:14 PM PDT

The director of national intelligence says the US risks a 'downward spiral' in intelligence gathering similar to the years before the 9/11 attacks

Ryan unveils plan for deep spending cuts

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 10:41 AM PDT

Republican's US budget slashes spending on a range of social programmes by $4.6tn over a decade while sparing defence and avoiding any tax rises

East’s ‘transition backlash’ alerts core EU

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:26 PM PDT

Taken together with similar problems in Romania and Hungary, Bulgaria's troubles show something deeper is going on beyond the union's core

France warned on ‘bad signal’ over deficit

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 10:48 AM PDT

Paris's slippage on public finance contrasts with Germany, where a federal budget with no structural deficit and minimal net borrowing is due to be presented

Nabiullina to head Russia central bank

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 11:58 AM PDT

The choice of Vladimir Putin's chief economic aide rises questions about the bank's commitment to a strict inflation-fighting policy

‘Sultan of Sulu’ adamant on Sabah claim

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 09:13 AM PDT

Revival of ancient claim has resulted in dozens of deaths in clashes between the clan leader's followers and Malaysian security forces

Housing crisis deepens for New Yorkers

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 07:26 AM PDT

Since 2011, average rents have risen 44% while home prices are up 47% and city officials now fear that many will be forced to move away

Singapore to share Todd evidence with FBI

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 09:50 AM PDT

As pressure mounts from US politicians, police in the Asian city-state are to work with the FBI over death of American engineer