Egypt army chief calls for mass protests

Egypt army chief calls for mass protests
Warning on Arctic ‘economic time bomb’
Card fees ruling sparks charged emotions
Obama to meet president of Vietnam
Bulgarian police free 100 trapped MPs
Lawyer optimistic about Snowden’s future
Auditors lambast German ministry on drones
Uncertain future strikes fear in Detroit
China bans building of government offices
Greek shipowner faces fraud charges

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