Obama urges Syria strike despite G20

Obama urges Syria strike despite G20
Hollande fails to win over Europe leaders
Restaurant rules give France a bout of indigestion
Chinese ship transits Northeast Passage
Optimistic Japanese hope for Games success
‘Unelectable’ Abbott favourite ahead of Australia poll
Egypt fears return to 1990s insurgency
Xi invites Cameron to China
Somalia moves to discredit UN report
EU strikes down sanctions on Iran groups

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 09:16 AM PDT

US president sets out the case for a missile strike on Syria but G20 leaders are divided on whether to support intervention without UN approval

Hollande fails to win over Europe leaders

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 11:28 AM PDT

French president's attempt to convene a 'mini summit' of European leaders to present a common front on Syria was a conspicuous failure

Restaurant rules give France a bout of indigestion

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 06:47 AM PDT

Lawmakers prepare to debate a bill that would force restaurant owners to label dishes made in-house with fresh ingredients, and by extension, signal to customers when they are not

Chinese ship transits Northeast Passage

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 07:52 AM PDT

As global warming opens up previously impassable Arctic routes, many hope that Yong Sheng's voyage presages a new era for the global shipping industry

Optimistic Japanese hope for Games success

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 05:20 AM PDT

Country looks to be experiencing a resurgence of national confidence that mirrors boom in stock market and positive moves of Shinzo Abe, prime minister

‘Unelectable’ Abbott favourite ahead of Australia poll

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:21 AM PDT

Australians are poised to elect a prime minister they don't particularly like but that may not necessarily prove a hindrance for opposition leader Tony Abbott

Egypt fears return to 1990s insurgency

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 10:01 AM PDT

Experts warn country may be ill-prepared to handle armed rebellion as security services tighten their grip on the capital following a car bombing

Xi invites Cameron to China

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 04:08 AM PDT

Rapprochement at G20 summit draws a line under a spell of icy relations that followed Mr Cameron's meeting with the Dalai Lama in May 2012

Somalia moves to discredit UN report

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 11:36 PM PDT

Consultants' report for Mogadishu accuses UN investigators of being 'factually inaccurate and biased' and rebuts claims central bank doubles as slush fund

EU strikes down sanctions on Iran groups

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 06:07 AM PDT

Lower court's findings, citing a lack of evidence, represent a setback for the EU's sanctions regime as additional cases could be overturned