Portugal PM aims to keep bailout on track

Portugal PM aims to keep bailout on track
Libertarian Republicans delay Pentagon bill
Morsi family accuses army of kidnapping
Hizbollah military wing on EU terror list
Hizbollah has become a state above the state
Developers jump into India’s housing gap
Italy’s powerful lobbies flex muscles
Rajoy agrees to parliamentary questioning
Rohani needs support of Iran’s top cleric
Abe urges party resolve after poll win

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