Syria rebels claim hundreds die in attack

Syria rebels claim hundreds die in attack
US military mined Twitter to track threats
Fed officials support tapering this year
Manning sentenced to 35 years over leaks
Rupee falls despite RBI liquidity pledge
Merkel stonewalls over Greece bailout
China billionaire urges clarity on policy
Rate rise fears propel US homebuyers
Egypt court orders Mubarak out of jail
Russia bars Greenpeace from Arctic route

Posted: 21 Aug 2013 10:12 AM PDT

Pro-opposition groups claim Assad regime used poisonous gas in onslaught on capital as US and allies call emergency talks over chemical allegations

US military mined Twitter to track threats

Posted: 21 Aug 2013 08:04 AM PDT

The US military was able to create detailed dossiers on people through Twitter in eight-day experiment called Quantum Leap

Fed officials support tapering this year

Posted: 21 Aug 2013 11:18 AM PDT

Federal Reserve officials broadly support tapering asset purchases this year, but disagree on when to start, minutes say

Manning sentenced to 35 years over leaks

Posted: 21 Aug 2013 07:35 AM PDT

Army private Bradley Manning is spared the maximum 90-year sentence, after being found guilty of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks

Rupee falls despite RBI liquidity pledge

Posted: 21 Aug 2013 02:47 AM PDT

The currency fell to a new low against the dollar after a promise by the RBI to inject liquidity into financial markets provided only temporary relief from sense of crisis

Merkel stonewalls over Greece bailout

Posted: 21 Aug 2013 11:18 AM PDT

German chancellor's predecessor, Gerhard Schröder, accuses her of lying to voters about the issue and tells rally country will have to pay for Europe

China billionaire urges clarity on policy

Posted: 21 Aug 2013 12:21 PM PDT

Zhang Xin, founder of one of the largest property developers in China, believes more privatisation and pro-market reforms are needed

Rate rise fears propel US homebuyers

Posted: 21 Aug 2013 08:43 AM PDT

Sales of previously owned homes increased 6.5 per cent to a 5.39m annual rate last month, National Association of Realtors' data show

Egypt court orders Mubarak out of jail

Posted: 21 Aug 2013 01:09 PM PDT

Release of former president from jail into house arrest is likely to fuel political turmoil gripping the country, seven weeks after the military removed Morsi

Russia bars Greenpeace from Arctic route

Posted: 21 Aug 2013 04:35 AM PDT

Environmental campaigning group says Moscow has rejected three separate applications to have icebreaker make passage to protest oil exploration