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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Police told to disperse Cairo protesters

Police told to disperse Cairo protesters

Police told to disperse Cairo protesters

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 10:45 AM PDT

Egypt's government orders that two Islamist protest camps in Cairo backing ousted Mohamed Morsi be dispersed, raising the possibility of more bloodshed

Italy awaits Berlusconi appeal verdict

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:55 AM PDT

Italians hold their breath as media mogul and former PM waits to hear if his conviction for tax fraud is upheld, possibly ending his political career

Zimbabwe heads to the polls under cloud

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:58 AM PDT

Weak economy remains the focus for most voters as Morgan Tsvangirai makes his third attempt to wrest the presidency away from Robert Mugabe

Obama defends Summers to Democrats

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:28 AM PDT

The president said there was little in the nature of policy differences between Summers and Janet Yellen, the vice-chair of the Fed

US tries new methods in new peace talks

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:53 AM PDT

In his first term, Obama pushed for a moratorium on settlement-building in the West Bank and called for 1967 borders to be the basis for negotiations

Kazakh politician and banker held in France

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:29 AM PDT

Confusion over origin of extradition request for former Kazakh energy minister wanted over the collapse of his BTA bank

Cyprus reforms on track but risks remain

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:20 PM PDT

A lenders' report from the European Commission, European Central Bank and IMF clears the way for the island to receive €1.6bn in aid tranches

Republican factions expose party rifts

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:14 AM PDT

Several public and nasty fights among the country's highest-profile Republicans have raised fears among supporters it is engaged in civil war

UAE to award contracts for vast rail line

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:56 AM PDT

Section will connect Abu Dhabi's Khalifa port to Dubai's Jebel Ali port and al-Ain, while completed $5.4bn network will run to Oman and Saudi Arabia

EU penalises Faroes in fishing dispute

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:37 AM PDT

Economic war came to Europe's high seas as the EU moved to punish the Faroe Islands, its tiny neighbour, for allegedly plundering stocks of herring
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Mideast talks to start within two weeks

Mideast talks to start within two weeks

Mideast talks to start within two weeks

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 10:49 AM PDT

'All core issues . . . are on table for negotiation' says US secretary of state. Discussions welcomed in region but expectations remain low

Manning found not guilty of aiding enemy

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:17 AM PDT

25-year-old still faces a prison term of many decades after the trial judge found him guilty of all but one of the other 21 charges laid against him

BoE helped sell looted Nazi gold

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:42 AM PDT

According to a hitherto unpublished history of the BoE's activities in and around the second world war, the UK's central bank sold gold on behalf of the Reichsbank

Spanish death crash driver was on phone

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:53 AM PDT

Train entered the tight curve where the accident took place at a much faster speed than allowed, according to an analysis of the train's black-box

Obama offers tax ‘grand bargain’

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 10:36 AM PDT

President's chief economic aide says the size of one-time revenue windfall would be a point of negotiation between Democrats and Republicans

Supreme court starts Berlusconi hearing

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:59 AM PDT

Italy's supreme court has started hearing a final appeal by the billionaire and former three-time prime minister against a conviction for tax fraud

Hussain elected president of Pakistan

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:21 AM PDT

Mamnoon Hussain is elected by legislators as the largely ceremonial president of Pakistan, replacing Asif Ali Zardari

Security forces fear change in Zimbabwe

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:26 AM PDT

Senior officers have previously labelled Morgan Tsvangirai a security threat but the crucial question is how they would react to an MDC victory

Indonesia youth flock to Japanese classes

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 03:27 AM PDT

Corporate investment from Japan revives interest in the language among Indonesian youngsters, as East Asian powers vie for influence

Spain’s Bárcenas still has much to explain

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:23 AM PDT

Former treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular party has been reticent when describing which companies gave cash and what they expected in return
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Monday, July 29, 2013

Doubt cast on Israeli-Palestinian talks

Doubt cast on Israeli-Palestinian talks

Doubt cast on Israeli-Palestinian talks

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:29 AM PDT

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet is sharply divided, while Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority leader, has few friends in Hamas

EU seeks compromise on Egypt

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 09:12 AM PDT

Lady Ashton seeks deal between military-backed interim government and Islamists ousted from power in a July 3 coup

Zimbabwe heads for fiercely contested poll

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 06:43 AM PDT

Campaigning has been relatively peaceful but the electoral process remains flawed and the result looks set to be contested by whoever loses

Navalny revives Moscow mayoral campaign

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 08:24 AM PDT

Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader, has recommenced his campaign to become mayor of Moscow, as he awaits outcome of appeal hearing

Paris Mercedes ban provokes fury

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:40 AM PDT

A ban by France's socialist government on the registration of several top-end Mercedes-Benz models has infuriated the German luxury carmaker and forced Brussels to step in

Syria army pushes into key Homs district

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 08:44 AM PDT

Syrian forces backed by Hizbollah pushed into a key opposition district in Homs, helping the regime consolidate its grip on a strategic security zone

Cannes diamond haul put at $136m

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:36 AM PDT

If confirmed, it would make raid one of most valuable since raid in 2003 on diamond centre in Anvers in Belgium bagged gems

Pope more conciliatory towards gay clergy

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 09:00 AM PDT

The pontiff, fielding issues unprompted, upholds Church dogma that bans the ordination of women and takes questions on the Vatican bank

Spain awaits train crash victims’ funeral

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 04:12 AM PDT

Official funeral for 79 victims of Spain's worst train accident in four decades is set to take place a day after driver tells judge he drove too fast

Bangladesh garment makers chase growth

Posted: 29 Jul 2013 06:48 AM PDT

Low wage costs expected to continue to drive expansion while large modern manufacturers impose safety controls on the hundreds of subcontractors
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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Killings put Egypt ministry in spotlight

Killings put Egypt ministry in spotlight

Killings put Egypt ministry in spotlight

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:42 AM PDT

Abuses by interior ministry forces waned under Morsi but critics say he failed to rein them in because he was eager to secure their loyalty

Benghazi blasts and jail break rock Libya

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 12:53 PM PDT

Bomb blasts follow escape of 1,000 prisoners from Kuwaifiya prison near Benghazi amid anti-Islamist protests prompted by assassinations

Israel to free 104 Palestinian prisoners

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 08:38 AM PDT

An amnesty faces less opposition from pro-settler coalition partners than would a move to freeze settlement building in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Millions of Malians go to polls

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:46 AM PDT

Head of the EU's election observer mission, said he was 'positively surprised' by the organisation, and that the conditions for the ballot were satisfactory

Italy awaits verdict on Berlusconi appeal

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 08:47 AM PDT

If the billionaire's conviction for tax fraud is upheld this week, it could end his 20-year political career and bring down the coalition government

Syrian opposition condemns rebel attack

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 11:09 AM PDT

Mainstream opponents of the regime seek to distance themselves from mounting reports of abuses by some extremist groups on the ground

Ruling party favoured in Cambodian poll

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 10:53 PM PDT

Prime Minister Hun Sen's party is expected to lead Sunday's poll amid charges that registration procedures were flawed and voters were pressured

Detroit weighs garage sale of assets

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:13 AM PDT

Scope for sales looks limited as Detroit's city manager concentrates on wringing multibillion-dollar concessions from creditors

European data protection under a cloud

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 08:02 AM PDT

In the wake of revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden, fears have grown that data stored on the cloud could be vulnerable to foreign surveillance

China to freeze trade probes in solar deal

Posted: 28 Jul 2013 11:00 AM PDT

Disputes will be left to inter-industry consultations until late next year, with Beijing freezing its own procedures in the meantime
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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Morsi supporters killed in Cairo protests

Morsi supporters killed in Cairo protests

Morsi supporters killed in Cairo protests

Posted: 27 Jul 2013 08:30 AM PDT

Violence breaks out after interior ministry vows to clear a month-old protest encampment near eastern Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque

Greek shipowner detained on fraud charges

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 02:12 PM PDT

Victor Restis, who is accused of embezzling €5.8m from a private Greek bank controlled by his family, was considered a flight risk, said the investigating magistrate
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Friday, July 26, 2013

Egyptian court looks at charging Morsi

Egyptian court looks at charging Morsi

Egyptian court looks at charging Morsi

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 10:55 AM PDT

Former president has not been seen in public for the past three weeks and his family had accused the army of kidnapping him

US tells Russia Snowden will not be tortured

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 09:25 AM PDT

Holder says whistleblower will not face death penalty if he returns to the US, seeking to counteract Moscow claim for temporary asylum

Doubt cast on Mali’s readiness for poll

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 07:16 AM PDT

Mali is holding a presidential election, one of the most important in the history of the west African country and also vital for the stability of the wider region

Burgundy vineyards devastated by storm

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 10:05 AM PDT

Winemakers in the Côte de Beaune in France's Burgundy region are reeling from a freak hail storm that in some vineyards wiped out this year's harvest

Libyan activist shot dead in Benghazi

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 01:07 PM PDT

Violent unrest pitting Islamists against their opponents in neighbouring Egypt and Tunisia could be spreading to oil- and gas-rich Libya

Opposition murder shakes Tunis government

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 09:38 AM PDT

Analysts suggest the government led by the moderate Islamist Nahda party and two-centre left groupings may avoid the same fate as the one in Cairo

Spanish police arrest train crash driver

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 08:04 AM PDT

Investigation focuses on the role played by Francisco Garzón Amo, a 52-year-old veteran driver whose career spans more than three decades

Battlelines drawn on Fed chair decision

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 10:29 AM PDT

The new controversy over who should replace Ben Bernanke was triggered by suggestions that Larry Summers was the frontrunner for the job

Pink Panther flees after jail ‘invasion’

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 10:19 AM PDT

A man linked to jewel thieves behind international robberies worth more than €300m has escaped in a daring armed raid on a Swiss prison

Taiwan yachtmakers struggle to stay afloat

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:28 AM PDT

Weak global growth has cut demand for a range of products – primarily electronics, but also boats and bicycles – that are the country's exports
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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Probe into Spanish train crash begins

Probe into Spanish train crash begins

Probe into Spanish train crash begins

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:40 AM PDT

Prime minister Mariano Rajoy declares three days of national mourning after visiting the scene of the country's worst railway accident in 40 years

Call for Egypt protests sparks concern

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 06:41 AM PDT

Leftists, Islamists and some liberals worry that the military's call for protests is an attempt to return to the repressive reign of Hosni Mubarak

Bo Xilai faces trial on corruption charges

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 08:17 PM PDT

The once high-flying politician is expected to get a life sentence if found guilty of accusations that involve tens of millions of renminbi

Tunisian opposition leader shot dead

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 09:39 AM PDT

Mohamed Brahmi, a former lawmaker and founder of the Popular Current party, was shot 11 times by gunmen as he left his home in Tunis

Details of Detroit’s woes come to light

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 09:53 AM PDT

Detroit's dire financial problems were made worse when the city tried to fix shortfalls in its pension funds with more and more complex financing deals

Spain’s jobless data boost recovery hopes

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:15 AM PDT

Figures back-up administration's assertion that two-year recession is ending, but economists say improvement due to seasonal factors

Russia approves stimulus programme

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 09:14 AM PDT

Package includes infrastructure spending and tax breaks for small and medium-sized businesses amid concerns over slow pace of Russian growth

Hizbollah shrugs off EU blacklist

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 07:19 AM PDT

Members doubt the EU's action will curtail its complex finances, highlighting the difficulty of effectively sanctioning the Lebanese Shia group

Court rules Khodorkovsky trial unfair

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 11:06 AM PDT

Europe's rights court rules Russia unfairly charged the tycoon tax arrears and unfairly sent him and his business partner to distant penal colonies

Japan relief at US ambassador choice

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:41 AM PDT

Nomination suggests US affirmation of Japan's status after existing ambassador who had been a relative unknown in the Asian country
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Egypt army chief calls for mass protests

Egypt army chief calls for mass protests

Egypt army chief calls for mass protests

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 09:28 AM PDT

General asks Egyptians to strengthen the army's mandate in a move described by supporters of the ousted president as a 'call for civil war'

Warning on Arctic ‘economic time bomb’

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 04:09 AM PDT

Rapidly melting Arctic is 'economic time bomb' likely to cost at least $60tn say researchers calculating financial consequences of region's climate

Card fees ruling sparks charged emotions

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 09:29 AM PDT

The Commission's move to cap interbank fees for card transactions, after 20 years of grinding antitrust action, came with a flourish and a sting

Obama to meet president of Vietnam

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:15 AM PDT

Washington has warned that Vietnam's accelerating crackdown on dissent is limiting how far the former foes can deepen their re-engagement

Bulgarian police free 100 trapped MPs

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 06:49 AM PDT

Police force a pathway through hundreds of protesters angered by a government decision to name a media magnate as security chief

Lawyer optimistic about Snowden’s future

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 09:17 AM PDT

Russian lawyer of Edward Snowden says his asylum status has not been resolved and that he is going to stay at the Moscow airport for now

Auditors lambast German ministry on drones

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 10:35 AM PDT

Germany's federal court of auditors accused the defence ministry of failing to impose any proper cost control on a €660m programme for unmanned drones

Uncertain future strikes fear in Detroit

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT

As Detroit's bankruptcy hits the courts, public sector workers fear for their future while private sector investors welcome the start of some action

China bans building of government offices

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 05:45 AM PDT

Country's austerity campaign driven largely by leadership's determination to address what it sees as slipping moral standards of Communist party elite

Greek shipowner faces fraud charges

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 03:30 AM PDT

Victor Restis is accused of embezzling €5.8m from First Business Bank, a small private lender in which his family held a 64% stake
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

March of Brazil’s evangelicals tests pope

March of Brazil’s evangelicals tests pope

March of Brazil’s evangelicals tests pope

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:08 PM PDT

Pope Francis' visit to Rio highlights the Vatican's concern about a decline in the church's popularity in the country with the most Catholics

Hollande optimism not shared by backers

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 09:16 AM PDT

Despite a positive outlook for the economy, the French president is struggling to convince his own backers that a significant turnround is in view

Turkey rate rise highlights dilemma

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:23 AM PDT

Price rises and weakening of capital inflows as end to US monetary easing sparked turmoil prompt move to boost lira in spite of threat to growth

Merkel’s coalition partner breaks ranks

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 10:53 AM PDT

Free Democratic party pledges to scrap the 'solidarity surcharge' that has been levied on German taxpayers to pay the costs of unification

Irish homes’ first price rise in 5 years

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 06:48 AM PDT

Official data reveal price increase of 1.2% for homes across Ireland for the first time since January 2008, as interest grows from buyout groups

US eyes curbs on menthol cigarettes

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:33 AM PDT

FDA's move comes as the EU is moving towards banning sales of menthol and other flavoured cigarettes. Last year Brazil outlawed all flavoured smokes

Entrepreneurs key to PNG resource ‘curse’

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:47 AM PDT

As an LNG project nears completion, Papua New Guinea faces the question of whether it can spread the benefits of its mineral riches more widely

Nine killed in Egypt clashes

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 04:25 AM PDT

Supporters and opponents of ousted president Mohamed Morsi continue to engage in violent clashes in Cairo and around the country

Skopje heritage project proves divisive

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 08:41 AM PDT

"Skopje 2014", encompassing huge bronze statues, new offices and museums, fountains and coloured lights, has transformed the Macedonian capital

Dissident’s wife offered return to Rome

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:30 AM PDT

The case over the detained wife of Mukhtar Ablyazov, a fugitive Kazakh dissident, strains diplomatic relations between Italy and Kazakhstan
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Monday, July 22, 2013

Portugal PM aims to keep bailout on track

Portugal PM aims to keep bailout on track

Portugal PM aims to keep bailout on track

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:20 AM PDT

The reassurances drove bonds and shares higher amid renewed investor hope that the Lisbon government would be able to push on with reforms

Libertarian Republicans delay Pentagon bill

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:49 AM PDT

The delay over the defence appropriations bill is one sign of the mounting criticism among rank-and-file members of Congress over National Security Agency surveillance

Morsi family accuses army of kidnapping

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 08:31 AM PDT

Mohamed Morsi remains in detention and has had no contact with outside world since he was overthrown, despite calls for release

Hizbollah military wing on EU terror list

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:35 AM PDT

EU foreign ministers take unanimous decision at Brussels meeting to blacklist Lebanese Shia group following a two-month campaign led by the UK

Hizbollah has become a state above the state

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:20 AM PDT

The western capitals that have acted in the interests of Lebanese stability do not seem to have noticed what is keeping the country stable

Developers jump into India’s housing gap

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 08:28 AM PDT

Private property developers are increasingly keen to build homes for people on low incomes but the push is unlikely to be enough to meet demand

Italy’s powerful lobbies flex muscles

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:58 AM PDT

Lawyers are protesting reforms that would extend the use of mandatory alternative dispute procedures, or mediation, to try to cut a backlog of civil lawsuits

Rajoy agrees to parliamentary questioning

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:29 AM PDT

Spain's prime minister says it is the 'right moment' and he is ready to appear in parliament to confront allegations over slush fund scandal

Rohani needs support of Iran’s top cleric

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:56 AM PDT

President-elect needs the support of Ayatollah Khamenei in order to tackle the country's economic crisis and to defuse international tensions over the nuclear programme

Abe urges party resolve after poll win

Posted: 22 Jul 2013 06:39 AM PDT

LDP-led coalition controls both chambers of parliament for the first time since 2007, but faces internal split over trade negotiations
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