Syria dilemma threatens to bruise Obama

Syria dilemma threatens to bruise Obama
Kerry to test Russia’s Syria plan
Barroso warns on EU political instability
China turns to stock market to fund navy
US not out of the woods over Brazil spying claims
Catalans join hands in independence rally
Italy’s coalition averts collapse
De Blasio leads Democratic NY mayoral race
Jakarta vows to turn crisis to opportunity
Car bombs fuel Egypt insurgency fears

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:22 AM PDT

President is caught between demanding military action and pushing talks at the same time as he is struggling to impose his authority both in US and overseas

Kerry to test Russia’s Syria plan

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:58 AM PDT

John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov will start negotiations to bring the regime's chemical weapons under control, but the two must overcome their differences

Barroso warns on EU political instability

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 02:54 AM PDT

José Manuel Barroso warns against complacency saying progress is being put in peril by leaders attempting to return to 'business as usual'

China turns to stock market to fund navy

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:48 AM PDT

Beijing pushes state-owned defence contractors towards private sector as China Shipbuilding plans to raise $1.4bn to buy production facilities

US not out of the woods over Brazil spying claims

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:52 AM PDT

President Dilma Rousseff has demanded an explanation from the US after reports that the NSA spied on Brazilian telecoms and Petrobras

Catalans join hands in independence rally

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:44 AM PDT

Human chain stretching to the French border to the southern tip of the region is latest attempt to rally support for a historic break with Spain

Italy’s coalition averts collapse

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 05:51 AM PDT

Milan's stock market reacts favourably to the truce between Italy's main parties after they postpone vote on expelling Silvio Berlusconi from senate

De Blasio leads Democratic NY mayoral race

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:57 PM PDT

Liberal wins most votes for the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, buoyed by his sharp criticism of Michael Bloomberg's 12 years in office

Jakarta vows to turn crisis to opportunity

Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:18 PM PDT

Indonesia may be battling currency and macroeconomic turmoil but its finance minister argues that it makes the perfect time for reform

Car bombs fuel Egypt insurgency fears

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:27 AM PDT

Six soldiers die in synchronised attacks on the headquarters of the armed forces' military intelligence branch and a nearby checkpoint in Rafah