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Assad and Kerry vie for hearts and minds

Assad and Kerry vie for hearts and minds


Assad and Kerry vie for hearts and minds

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 10:57 AM PDT

John Kerry steps up administration efforts to win congressional backing for military action against Syria as Assad warns of retaliation for any attack

Jailed Dubai debtors go on hunger strike

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT

A group of businessmen have gone on hunger strike in Dubai's main jail to protest against their continued incarceration for writing cheques that bounced

Exit polls boost Navalny in Moscow race

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 12:58 PM PDT

Russians have voted in local elections in more than a dozen regions but all eyes are on Moscow where Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption blogger, is running

EU pressed over Israel settlement funding

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 06:34 AM PDT

Israel and the US want tough new guidelines restricting EU funding for institutions in Jewish settlements on Palestinian lands to be watered down

Abbott gets on his bike as work begins

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 04:51 AM PDT

Liberal-National coalition secures strong swing away from Labor party after highlighting its divisions and promising to repeal mining and carbon taxes

Spain tackles rising social hardship

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 04:04 AM PDT

A schools programme to support poor families by the Andalucian government demonstrates the rising social hardship caused by Spain's economic crisis

Ambrosetti upbeat over eurozone outlook

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 06:46 AM PDT

Senior bureaucrats from the European institutions enjoy a certain degree of self-congratulation for having 'saved' the currency union

Merkel embarks on final election sprint

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 09:23 AM PDT

The German chancellor used a Beatles band to invoke a feelgood factor at a big campaign rally in Düsseldorf, pitching herself as a safe pair of hands

Irish whiskey distillers order a triple

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 10:17 AM PDT

The resurgence of whiskey is part of a wider growth in Irish food and drinks' exports that is helping Dublin emerge from its financial crisis

Bloomberg critic leads NY mayor race

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 08:38 AM PDT

The city's ombudsman makes an unlikely late surge fuelled by his criticism of Mr Bloomberg and an emphasis on the city's growing economic inequality

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