Somalia deal raises fears on dash for oil

Somalia deal raises fears on dash for oil
Mine worker shot and killed in S Africa
US to soften petty crime stance
Mexico opens up energy sector
Obama enlists poll veterans to roll out care reform
Bavarian PM plans toll on foreign drivers
Rohani defends choice of ministers
Navalny faces campaign donors probe
Venezuela battles shortages and inflation
Colombo mosque closed as tensions rise

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 10:53 AM PDT

The contract with Mogadishu to collect onshore and offshore oil data was the first such deal to be signed by an international company

Mine worker shot and killed in S Africa

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 09:44 AM PDT

Female union shop steward's death, working for the London-listed miner, highlights the continuing tensions in the South Africa's mining sector

US to soften petty crime stance

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:23 AM PDT

The proposals aim to address the chronic overcrowding in many of the country's federal prisons and also to rein in the use of mandatory minimum sentences

Mexico opens up energy sector

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:22 AM PDT

Radical move could unleash billions of dollars of investment from oil majors struggling to find new resources elsewhere

Obama enlists poll veterans to roll out care reform

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:34 AM PDT

The map of battleground states over healthcare looks different than it did nine months ago when Mr Obama defeated Republican challenger Mitt Romney

Bavarian PM plans toll on foreign drivers

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 10:28 AM PDT

Demand presents the German chancellor with her first political dilemma for any future administration, six weeks before election day

Rohani defends choice of ministers

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:04 AM PDT

The vast majority of his cabinet are expected to secure parliamentary approval in the coming days, but the criticism highlights the extent of the challenges he will face

Navalny faces campaign donors probe

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 07:32 AM PDT

Opposition leader dismisses claims of illegal foreign contributions, noting that there are myriad reasons for donors to use an overseas IP address

Venezuela battles shortages and inflation

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:17 AM PDT

At the heart woes are price and currency controls which combined with oil industry problems have generated a foreign currency shortage

Colombo mosque closed as tensions rise

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:16 AM PDT

Muslim groups have agreed to close a controversial mosque in the capital Colombo that had been the focus of clashes with Buddhist groups