Berlusconi jail sentence upheld

Berlusconi jail sentence upheld
US criticises Russia over Snowden asylum
Fugitive Kazakh banker faces extradition
Tsvangirai calls Zimbabwe poll a sham
U-turn as Brazil backs IMF aid for Greece
Rajoy admits mistake over slush fund
Forty killed by explosion in Homs
Turkey tightens grip to deter protests
ECB heads towards greater transparency
Chinese hawkers struggle amid downturn

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Italy's supreme court rejects former premier Silvio Berlusconi's appeal against tax fraud conviction but orders review of ban on holding public office

US criticises Russia over Snowden asylum

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Decision to grant temporary refuge to former intelligence contractor immediately criticised by White House and US lawmakers

Fugitive Kazakh banker faces extradition

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:30 AM PDT

French court orders continued detention of fugitive Kazakh banker wanted in connection with fraud charges at BTA Bank

Tsvangirai calls Zimbabwe poll a sham

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 07:36 AM PDT

Robert Mugabe's party says Zimbabwe's president appears to be heading for a landslide amid complaints of irregularities over voter registration

U-turn as Brazil backs IMF aid for Greece

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 12:08 PM PDT

Finance minister insists it was 'mistake' for country's representative to abstain when fund voted on latest €1.8bn tranche of aid

Rajoy admits mistake over slush fund

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 08:55 AM PDT

Rajoy offers fullest defence yet of his conduct in slush fund affair that has rocked ruling Popular party, but admits he was wrong to trust Bárcenas

Forty killed by explosion in Homs

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 11:14 AM PDT

An attack on a weapons cache in the Syrian city of Homs kills 40 as the UN prepares to send in a team to investigate claims of chemical weapons being used by the regime

Turkey tightens grip to deter protests

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 05:46 AM PDT

Ankara reacts to violent clashes with warnings ringleaders could face life sentences, and it moves to ban political chants at sports events

ECB heads towards greater transparency

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 10:22 AM PDT

Central bank keeps key rate on hold at 0.5 per cent as Mario Draghi promises proposal on 'richer communication' by the bank in the autumn

Chinese hawkers struggle amid downturn

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:45 PM PDT

Confrontations between street vendors and 'chengguan' police are rising as the economy forces more migrant workers to become street hawkers