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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Qatar emir hands over power to son

Qatar emir hands over power to son


Qatar emir hands over power to son

Posted: 24 Jun 2013 11:34 PM PDT

In a highly unusual move among the hereditary monarchies of the Gulf, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa has stepped aside to allow his son to take control

Qatar shows how to manage a monarchy

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:34 AM PDT

The gas-rich emirate's infusion of new blood contrasts with the hardened arteries next door in Saudi Arabia and the rulers claimed by the Arab spring

China in fresh bid to calm shaken markets

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:03 AM PDT

Central bank pledge to guide interest rates to 'reasonable range' was enough to help Shanghai Composite index recover from early loss to end day flat

Putin rules out sending Snowden back to US

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 01:04 PM PDT

Russia and China say US accusations that they helped fugitive US former intelligence analyst Edward Snowden escape are unacceptable

Obama lays down conditions for Keystone pipe go-ahead

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 05:31 AM PDT

President announces his first big policy on greenhouse gases with executive orders on emissions and push for co-ordinated international action

Brazil’s love of cars begins to backfire

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 08:26 AM PDT

Protests in Brazil demonstrate the political cost of the ruling party's decision to stake the country's economic future on the automobile

Progress report: EU banking union

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 08:14 AM PDT

Peter Spiegel, Brussels bureau chief, outlines how many of the main elements of the EU's path to banking union have either been water down or delayed

Blow to US Voting Rights Act

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 09:25 AM PDT

By invalidating the central provision of the Voting Rights Act, the US Supreme Court has curbed federal civil rights oversight of state voting law

Berlin and Ankara signal EU compromise

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 04:51 AM PDT

Face-saving compromise agreed to delay new membership talks until later this year in the wake of turbulence on international markets

China factory workers hold US boss hostage

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 06:26 AM PDT

Chinese factory workers are holding the American boss of their small company hostage, accusing him of owing wages and fearing he will default

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