Berlusconi found guilty in sex trial

Berlusconi found guilty in sex trial
Qatar emir poised to abdicate
Organised crime soars in wake of crisis
Parts of world becoming ‘uninsurable’
US-China relations at risk over Snowden
Egyptian activists refuse to negotiate
Warring Republicans endanger Obama agenda
Barroso responds to French attack
Activist who fled China visits Taiwan
Fed fights back against ‘feral hogs’

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:07 PM PDT

Former premier sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from holding public office after being convicted in Milan trial that lasted more than two years

Qatar emir poised to abdicate

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 08:22 AM PDT

Rare voluntary handover seen as a move to cement stability in state that has backed Arab uprising but is yet to hold parliamentary elections

Organised crime soars in wake of crisis

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 10:58 AM PDT

Black market in counterfeit foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and machine parts doubled to a value of about €2bn in the early years of the recession

Parts of world becoming ‘uninsurable’

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:48 PM PDT

Insurers are concerned that increasing number and value of properties being built along waterways and coastlines is pushing up costs when disasters strike

US-China relations at risk over Snowden

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:44 AM PDT

White House says new push to build 'strategic trust' has been dealt a 'serious setback' over China's decision to let Edward Snowden leave Hong Kong

Egyptian activists refuse to negotiate

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:33 AM PDT

Tamarrod, which says it has collected 15m signatures calling for early presidential elections, says 'departure of Morsi' is only, and final, demand

Warring Republicans endanger Obama agenda

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 06:19 AM PDT

Republican Speaker John Boehner's inability to control his caucus is bad news for backers of comprehensive immigration reform and a debt deal

Barroso responds to French attack

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 09:42 AM PDT

The European Commission president has hit back against Arnaud Montebourg, the leftwing industry minister, who accused him of fueling rightwing populism

Activist who fled China visits Taiwan

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 06:21 AM PDT

Chen Guangcheng, the activist lawyer who fled to the US last year, uses his trip to Taipei to draw regional attention to human rights in China

Fed fights back against ‘feral hogs’

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:24 AM PDT

Richard Fisher, president of the Dallas Federal Reserve, warns that markets should not think the Fed will end up propping up the economy indefinitely