Pentagon plans for action remain on track |
| Pentagon plans for action remain on track Posted: 30 Aug 2013 12:37 PM PDT The White House has operated on the probable assumption that it will carry out a 48-hour strike starting late Saturday or Sunday |
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UK vote isolates Obama on Syria strikes |
| UK vote isolates Obama on Syria strikes Posted: 30 Aug 2013 10:49 AM PDT The US president, having long counselled caution on Syria, is battling to convince a sceptical public that a military operation is now necessary |
| US says 1,400 killed in Syria chemical attack Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:38 AM PDT The Obama administration has released details of its Syria intelligence as it appears intent to punish Assad for suspected use of chemical weapons |
| Posted: 30 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT A series of miscalculations over Syria has raised questions about Britain's appetite to continue punching above its weight in global affairs |
| Spain hits Gibraltar with refuelling ban Posted: 30 Aug 2013 11:44 AM PDT The Madrid government of Mariano Rajoy announced that it would change environmental law to ban 'bunkering' in protected maritime zones |
| Belarus must release businessman, says Kremlin Posted: 30 Aug 2013 12:09 PM PDT Relations between the allies have worsened considerably following the arrest of Vladislav Baumgertner, the chief executive of Uralkali |
| Strikes and lawlessness hit Libyan oil Posted: 30 Aug 2013 06:12 AM PDT Production falls from 1.4m b/d to 250,000 b/d as government lacks means and authority to counter worker discontent and deteriorating security |
| ‘Sweden’s Eton’ closure prompts debate Posted: 30 Aug 2013 09:18 AM PDT Allegations of widespread bullying led to Lundsbergs being shut and wider discussion over place of paid-for education in egalitarian society |
| Grim GDP data add to India’s woes Posted: 30 Aug 2013 07:03 AM PDT Asia's third-largest economy delivers its worst performance since 2009 adding to pressure on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's crisis-hit administration |
| Football clubs go on big spending spree Posted: 30 Aug 2013 07:31 AM PDT Owners, buoyed by sport's ability to attract increasing revenues from sponsors and broadcasters, abandon moderation in frenzy of transfer megadeals |
| Populist right seeks pivotal Nordic role Posted: 30 Aug 2013 05:49 AM PDT The four countries in the region have all seen a surge in support for parties which have adopted or always have had an anti-immigration stance |
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US and UK present case for Syria strike |
| US and UK present case for Syria strike Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:40 AM PDT British intelligence briefing published claiming it is 'highly likely' Assad regime responsible for chemical attacks on population |
| Striking at Syria without a strategy Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:30 AM PDT A response to Assad is needed but it still carries risks. We may be about to witness a 'feel-good operation' that flirts with the law of unintended consequences |
| Pressure on Obama to win Congress backing Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:44 AM PDT Lawmakers appeared more concerned about president's objectives than whether administration had sufficient evidence that chemical weapons were used |
| Privacy laws trip up China investigators Posted: 29 Aug 2013 05:12 AM PDT TV confession of British fraud investigator Peter Humphrey raises questions about what forensic accountants can and cannot do in China |
| Indian industry concerned over new land law Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:01 AM PDT Indian business leaders have reacted with concern as a new land acquisition law is approved saying that it could derail projects through increased costs |
| One Irish person emigrates every six minutes Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:19 AM PDT Outflow, continuing despite dip in unemployment over past year, prompts calls for government to do more to provide opportunities for young |
| Italy cancels controversial property tax Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:55 AM PDT Letta buys time for fragile coalition by agreeing to cancel controversial property tax this year but Brussels wants details on plans to recoup revenues |
| ECB to promote more women to senior roles Posted: 29 Aug 2013 05:40 AM PDT European Central Bank aims to double number of women in senior management positions by 2019, from a very low base, but targets are not binding |
| Weak currency boosts Brazil farming boom Posted: 29 Aug 2013 05:58 AM PDT Brazil's agricultural sector promises to help the country weather one of its toughest economic periods as a consumer-driven boom slows |
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Allies face fight over Syria timetable |
| Allies face fight over Syria timetable Posted: 28 Aug 2013 12:20 PM PDT UN secretary-general throws up a further obstacle in the way of Washington's and London's apparent drive for military action |
| Echoes of Iraq are eerie but misleading Posted: 28 Aug 2013 09:09 AM PDT The situation in Syria, which has already been churned up by two years of civil war, is much more confused than in pre-war Iraq |
| Fears on aims and consequences of strike Posted: 28 Aug 2013 11:06 AM PDT Senior figures on both sides of Atlantic express concern about purpose of a military strike, fearing it could drag the west into an unintended war |
| Scientists create human ‘mini-brain’ Posted: 28 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT Development of pea-sized brains with a neural structure could help treat complex conditions such as autism and schizophrenia |
| Eurozone presses Athens over real estate Posted: 28 Aug 2013 10:06 AM PDT Proposal aimed at cutting through bureaucracy that has hampered Athens' privatisation agency, which has struggled to hit targets |
| China’s consumers take eagerly to credit Posted: 28 Aug 2013 09:00 AM PDT Last in three-part series on China's growing debt burden. While household debt is low by international standards, more consumers are tapping credit |
| Iran boosts uranium enrichment capacity Posted: 28 Aug 2013 07:26 AM PDT Talks in Vienna will be scrutinised by the west for any sign of increased readiness by Tehran to compromise in dispute over its nuclear programme |
| Russia widens potash spat into trade row Posted: 28 Aug 2013 10:32 AM PDT A spat between Russia and Belarus's potash producers deteriorated into a trade row after Moscow said it would scale back oil exports |
| Boos greet Hollande’s pension reforms Posted: 28 Aug 2013 08:09 AM PDT The shake-up, which will mean a rise in contributions, was seen as a big test for France's president and was criticised by business and workers |
| Tepco to retain control of Fukushima site Posted: 28 Aug 2013 05:15 AM PDT Despite calls for government to take control of clean-up at crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, it says operator Tepco will retain responsibility |
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US, France and UK plan Syria strike |
| US, France and UK plan Syria strike Posted: 27 Aug 2013 12:15 PM PDT Leaders prepare plans for a 48-hour operation later this week after accusing the Assad regime of deploying chemical weapons in Syria's civil war |
| Steps Obama must now take on Syria Posted: 27 Aug 2013 11:20 AM PDT The US response should be part of a wider strategy to generate the emergence of a broader coalition of states to avoid a region-wide explosion |
| Investment hangover hits Chinese groups Posted: 27 Aug 2013 09:10 AM PDT Second in a three-part series investigating China's mounting credit burden. Companies expanded too quickly to feed markets that never developed |
| UK investigator in China TV confession Posted: 27 Aug 2013 07:58 AM PDT Peter Humphrey, detained in China since July, has appeared on state TV confessing to using 'illegal acts' to gain information about Chinese citizens |
| France unveils pension reforms Posted: 27 Aug 2013 11:36 AM PDT Contributions by both employees and employers to rise, but reforms avoid some measures demanded by the EU over fears of social conflict |
| Israel lauds trade route for Turkey goods Posted: 27 Aug 2013 08:49 AM PDT War in Syria, which used to be main landbridge between Turkey and the Middle East, makes truck route to Jordan valley terminal strategically important |
| Spain tomato festival feels economic pinch Posted: 27 Aug 2013 08:41 AM PDT Charging an entry fee for Spain's legendary tomato-throwing festival, the Tomatina, is seen as a small-but-potent symbol of councils' debt burdens |
| Diplomatic spat tests Brazil-Bolivia ties Posted: 27 Aug 2013 11:10 AM PDT The incident, which challenges BrasÃlia's policy of constant neutrality, forced the president to sack her foreign minister in a bid to assuage anger in La Paz |
| France ban on Mercedes cars overturned Posted: 27 Aug 2013 07:49 AM PDT Conseil D'État court backs Daimler's appeal against a ban on registering four new models that do not comply with EU environmental rules |
| Nigeria oil output at four-year low Posted: 27 Aug 2013 05:22 AM PDT Industrial scale oil theft, sabotage and technical problems have caused crude output to drop to less than 1.9m barrels a day this summer |
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China debt habit proves hard to kick |
| China debt habit proves hard to kick Posted: 26 Aug 2013 11:54 AM PDT First in three-part series investigating China's mounting credit burden: government, corporate and household |
| Netherlands fracking moves step closer Posted: 26 Aug 2013 10:31 AM PDT The Dutch government is nearer approving fracking exploration following the publication of a report that found environmental risks were manageable |
| Putin warns west on Syria attack Posted: 26 Aug 2013 12:37 PM PDT Russian president made known his objections in a 30-minute phone call on Monday night with David Cameron, Britain's prime minister |
| UK markets regulator rejects EU guidance Posted: 26 Aug 2013 09:48 AM PDT The Financial Conduct Authority, which launched in April, has broken publicly with Brussels' formal interpretation of two different rules in the past three months |
| Bo trial exposes the man and his rivals Posted: 26 Aug 2013 05:00 AM PDT Prosecutors say that because Bo Xilai has rejected the charges against him and challenged them in court he should be shown no leniency in sentencing |
| Greenpeace icebreaker leaves Arctic waters Posted: 26 Aug 2013 08:42 AM PDT Arctic Sunrise was on Monday afternoon leaving Kara Sea and an Arctic shipping route after Russian coast guard said it had entered the area illegally |
| Palestinians cancel peace talks round Posted: 26 Aug 2013 06:54 AM PDT Israeli military says forces opened fire on a violent crowd after troops and police entered a refugee camp north of Jerusalem to make an arrest |
| Plan to put third runway in local hands Posted: 26 Aug 2013 06:33 AM PDT The idea, put forward by the Co-operative wing of the Labour party, would be a novel way to reduce the formidable local opposition to the project |
| US durable goods orders drop 7.3% Posted: 26 Aug 2013 07:02 AM PDT A fall in orders for durable factory goods points to continuing caution in the US economy as companies spend less on equipment |
| Irish unions battle for right to negotiate Posted: 26 Aug 2013 05:54 AM PDT On the anniversary of the Dublin 1913 Lockout, Irish unions are again fighting for the right to negotiate on behalf of workers in a bitter campaign |
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Twin trials showcase Egypt’s reversals |
| Twin trials showcase Egypt’s reversals Posted: 25 Aug 2013 11:39 AM PDT Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Egypt, and their arch-enemy, Hosni Mubarak, faced separate trials in Cairo – in both cases for killing protesters |
| Well-known blogger detained in China crackdown Posted: 25 Aug 2013 06:47 AM PDT Chinese-American Charles Xue is the fifth prominent microblogger to be detained in three days as Beijing launches new crackdown on social media |
| India remittances surge as rupee slumps Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:58 AM PDT Remittance flows to India have surged 25% as the country's overseas population takes advantage of the sharp depreciation of the rupee |
| Italy’s PDL closes ranks around Berlusconi Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:39 AM PDT The tone adopted by Mr Berlusconi's party has increased tensions within the governing alliance, which depends on the PDL for support |
| West eyes air strikes on Syrian military Posted: 25 Aug 2013 07:14 AM PDT UN on-site investigation into chemical weapons use to start on Monday, but US questions Syria move to allow access |
| Ghana awaits court ruling on election Posted: 25 Aug 2013 09:19 AM PDT Investors delay big decisions pending court outcome of opposition challenge to the December election victory of President John Dramani Mahama |
| Remembrance: Tension over war centenary Posted: 25 Aug 2013 06:09 AM PDT As combatant nations prepare first world war commemorations, Berlin voices concern about the UK's tone, while Turkey is locked in a dispute with Australia |
| Exports buoy eastern European recovery Posted: 25 Aug 2013 07:03 AM PDT Factories see rising demand from western Europe as the eurozones fragile revival pulls countries across the region along in its wake |
| Bo and former henchman trade barbs Posted: 25 Aug 2013 07:36 AM PDT Exchanges reveal plenty of the sort of high-level intrigues and conspiracies normally kept well-hidden by the Communist party |
| Emerging markets dominate at Jackson Hole Posted: 25 Aug 2013 04:57 AM PDT With chairman Ben Bernanke absent this year, the effects of US Federal Reserve policy on the rest of the world took centre stage |
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Greenpeace defies Arctic sea route ban |
| Greenpeace defies Arctic sea route ban Posted: 24 Aug 2013 03:42 AM PDT Russia has turned down three requests for the environmental group's Arctic Sunrise icebreaker to sail in the Northern Sea Route to protest against oil exploration |
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Bo trial exposes lavish world of China elite |
| Bo trial exposes lavish world of China elite Posted: 23 Aug 2013 10:27 AM PDT Communist party may want to promote its efforts to stamp out official malfeasance but it is just as likely to alert the masses to the obscene wealth of politicians |
| Growth revision fuels UK recovery hopes Posted: 23 Aug 2013 10:56 AM PDT Second estimate of GDP data for three months to June, helped by revisions to construction output, exports and business investments, shows 0.7% growth |
| Lagarde seeks more crisis ‘lines of defence’ Posted: 23 Aug 2013 11:59 AM PDT Jackson Hole comments a sign of growing concern among international policy makers about market turmoil in countries such as Brazil, India and Indonesia |
| Brazil central banker curbs selling fever Posted: 23 Aug 2013 11:00 AM PDT With the real sinking rapidly, Alexandre Tombini chose to stay home from Jackson Hole and launch an ambitious response to market volatility |
| Net fights back against state snoopers Posted: 23 Aug 2013 09:52 AM PDT Plan has potential to transform a large part of the web and make it more difficult for governments, companies and criminals to eavesdrop |
| Academics urge Fed to keep buying MBS Posted: 23 Aug 2013 08:55 AM PDT Buying of government bonds does little to stimulate economy but purchase of stressed assets does work, paper presented to symposium argues |
| Race to investigate Syria gas attack Posted: 23 Aug 2013 09:58 AM PDT The UN has urged Damascus to allow its chemical weapons experts access to the site in a suburb of the capital before traces of what happened vanish |
| Paris pickpockets seek out China tourists Posted: 23 Aug 2013 07:55 AM PDT Chinese are targets because they carry far more cash than visitors from other countries, mainly because of the fees for using plastic abroad |
| German growth data boost Merkel Posted: 23 Aug 2013 09:34 AM PDT Angela Merkel receives boost, with confirmation economy is steaming ahead less than month before a poll in Germany |
| Excesses take Spanish football offside Posted: 23 Aug 2013 06:14 AM PDT Spain's economic crisis has hit La Liga hard as it struggles to emerge from a debt-fuelled boom-and-bust cycle that gripped Spanish football |
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Bo lashes out at accusers in China trial |
| Bo lashes out at accusers in China trial Posted: 22 Aug 2013 09:09 AM PDT Former official Bo Xilai has been accused of receiving bribes related to efforts to cover up his wife's murder of a British businessman |
| Manning announces plans to live as woman Posted: 22 Aug 2013 07:58 AM PDT Bradley Manning, sentenced to prison for leaking military secrets, says he wants to live his life as a woman |
| France hints at use of force in Syria Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:05 AM PDT France calls for 'reaction of force' if allegations are proven as international community presses for weapons inspectors to be given access to site |
| Posted: 22 Aug 2013 10:21 AM PDT Deposed former president is taken from prison in Cairo to a military hospital in a move that is set to further fuel political tensions in Egypt |
| Fresh radiation worries at Fukushima plant Posted: 22 Aug 2013 05:35 AM PDT Tepco says it has found no further leaks at its Fukushima nuclear site, but has discovered two areas of high radiation near to the bottom of two tanks |
| Mugabe sworn in as Zimbabwe president Posted: 22 Aug 2013 06:36 AM PDT Africa's oldest leader has faced a wealth of criticism from his opponents and the west alike that his re-election vote in July was not credible |
| Eurozone PMIs show bloc gaining traction Posted: 22 Aug 2013 03:00 AM PDT Markit Purchasing Managers' Index rises to 51.7 – its highest level in two years, but weakness in France shows the rebound is uneven |
| Norway’s PM on road to election defeat Posted: 22 Aug 2013 08:48 AM PDT Norway's prime minister is likely to be kicked out of office in September's poll as the electorate tire of his government after eight years |
| German neo-Nazi inquiry urges reforms Posted: 22 Aug 2013 11:28 AM PDT German parliamentary inquiry calls for radical reforms of the police and domestic intelligence services after their failure to arrest a neo-Nazi terror cell |
| PKK peace progress falters under Erdogan Posted: 22 Aug 2013 05:40 AM PDT The Turkish prime minister was preparing to go down in history by ending the country's conflict with the Kurds – but progress has stalled |
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