EU falters over Syria arms embargo

EU falters over Syria arms embargo
Hizbollah’s Syria role seen as alienating
‘Comfort women’ gaffe wounds Osaka mayor
China eyes carbon emissions cap
Striking Arabtec workers to leave Dubai
Belfast developer seized in Senegal
AU accuses ICC of ‘chasing’ Africans
Israel to fulfil dream for Negev desert
Anger as Dutch pension funds cut payouts
Sharif poll win revives India peace hopes

Posted: 27 May 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Dutch-German plan would have seen governments able, under strict conditions, to supply weapons to groups opposing the Assad regime

Hizbollah’s Syria role seen as alienating

Posted: 27 May 2013 08:49 AM PDT

A far more secure future for the party is to be part of a national Lebanese project, necessitating more agreement, not discord, with Beirut rivals

‘Comfort women’ gaffe wounds Osaka mayor

Posted: 27 May 2013 06:46 AM PDT

Once seen as a potential kingmaker, Toru Hashimoto has been outflanked by prime minister Shinzo Abe on issues of nationalism and Japan's standing

China eyes carbon emissions cap

Posted: 27 May 2013 08:47 AM PDT

Official Jiang Kejun says that Beijing is looking at tough controls on pollution, indicating a shift of position that could help boost UN climate talks

Striking Arabtec workers to leave Dubai

Posted: 27 May 2013 04:39 AM PDT

Departure of over 460 workers, which UAE officials say is voluntary, sparks debate about the legal protections offered to foreign staff in the Gulf

Belfast developer seized in Senegal

Posted: 27 May 2013 11:10 AM PDT

Henry Fitzsimons is accused of trying to invest IRA proceeds along with the Mafia in property projects aimed at unsuspecting British and Spanish investors

AU accuses ICC of ‘chasing’ Africans

Posted: 27 May 2013 09:57 AM PDT

The court has previously dismissed claims of racism, by pointing to the fact that the referrals come from Africans themselves

Israel to fulfil dream for Negev desert

Posted: 27 May 2013 07:25 AM PDT

A $9bn move to the Negev will allow the Israel Defence Force to revitalise its ageing infrastructure and bring jobs and investment to the poorer south

Anger as Dutch pension funds cut payouts

Posted: 27 May 2013 08:27 AM PDT

The loss of income to pensioners has dealt a further blow to a Dutch economy that has already shrunk 1 per cent over the past year

Sharif poll win revives India peace hopes

Posted: 27 May 2013 12:41 AM PDT

Nawaz Sharif says it is now time to normalise relations for the good of both countries, by following up on a peace deal he signed with India in 1999