Israel accuses Syria of using nerve gas

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• Israel accuses Syria of using nerve gas
• Napolitano eyes Amato as Italy’s unity PM
• Sugar leaves sour taste in Indian drought
• Bomb attack on French embassy in Tripoli
• Senate plans crackdown on visa ‘abusers’
• Mahathir, the puppeteer, takes to the stump
• India protests over China border incursion
• Cartoonist taps fears over Mandela legacy
• Vienna tries to cling on to bank secrecy
• Sino-Japanese tensions mount over Senkaku

Israel accuses Syria of using nerve gas Posted: 23 Apr 2013 09:53 AM PDT Israel's top military analyst tells a conference that Syrian regime forces have 'probably' used the nerve gas sarin in several attacks

Napolitano eyes Amato as Italy’s unity PM Posted: 23 Apr 2013 11:06 AM PDT President Giorgio Napolitano has held a long day of talks to try to end two months of deadlock and form a broad unity government

Sugar leaves sour taste in Indian drought Posted: 22 Apr 2013 11:55 PM PDT Maharashtra is in the grip of its worst drought in 40 years, as man-made factors combined with poor monsoon rains leave thousands without water

Bomb attack on French embassy in Tripoli Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:30 AM PDT Incident is first of its kind in Libyan capital since end of 2011 war that ousted Gaddafi and is being linked by some to France's intervention in Mali

Senate plans crackdown on visa ‘abusers’ Posted: 23 Apr 2013 09:25 AM PDT Outsourcing companies are using H-1B visas to staff jobs such as IT support for the US financial services industry with cheaper, foreign workers

Mahathir, the puppeteer, takes to the stump Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:30 AM PDT As Malaysia heads for a cliffhanger election, the former prime minister is still suspected as a powerful string-puller behind the scenes

India protests over China border incursion Posted: 23 Apr 2013 04:29 AM PDT India says a Chinese military patrol has crossed the Himalayan border and encamped several kilometres inside territory normally controlled by Delhi

Cartoonist taps fears over Mandela legacy Posted: 23 Apr 2013 05:42 AM PDT Satirical cartoon highlights concerns that an unseemly battle could break out over Nelson Mandela's estate as he approaches his 95th birthday

Vienna tries to cling on to bank secrecy Posted: 23 Apr 2013 02:46 AM PDT Austria is under increasing pressure from the EU to share data on foreign depositors but it may fight to preserve secrecy rules for its own citizens

Sino-Japanese tensions mount over Senkaku Posted: 23 Apr 2013 01:56 AM PDT Eight Chinese surveillance vessels entered Japanese territorial waters around the disputed islands, prompting official complaints from Japan

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