US-Russia slights could sour G20 summit |
- US-Russia slights could sour G20 summit
- Number of refugees fleeing Syria tops 2m
- Boehner backs Obama over Syria action
- Gold miners begin strike in South Africa
- Minister sacked amid China graft probe
- China blamed for new maritime tensions
- US star Rodman returns to North Korea
- Big US health insurers wary of ‘Obamacare’ exchanges
- Greece tries to ease looming foreclosures
- Irish downturn hits E Europe immigrants
| US-Russia slights could sour G20 summit Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:22 AM PDT Disagreements between Moscow and Washington threaten to hijack the debate in the form of sniping and demagoguery |
| Number of refugees fleeing Syria tops 2m Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:17 AM PDT UN refugee agency says Syrian humanitarian crisis is escalating into a 'calamity with suffering and displacement unparalleled in recent history' |
| Boehner backs Obama over Syria action Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:36 AM PDT The president met congressional leaders at the White House and insisted any US involvement in the Syrian conflict would be limited in scope |
| Gold miners begin strike in South Africa Posted: 03 Sep 2013 12:14 PM PDT A resolution appears distant, with companies saying a 6.5 per cent rise is their final offer, while the NUM is demanding increases of up to 60 per cent |
| Minister sacked amid China graft probe Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:43 AM PDT One of China's most senior regulators is dismissed from his role overseeing state-owned assets as an anti-corruption investigation widens |
| China blamed for new maritime tensions Posted: 03 Sep 2013 10:21 AM PDT The Philippines says China has brought concrete blocks to the disputed Scarborough Shoal as it prepares to start construction on the disputed reef |
| US star Rodman returns to North Korea Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:20 AM PDT The former basketball star who is on a second tour of North Korea says he will not lobby for the release of detained US citizen Kenneth Bae |
| Big US health insurers wary of ‘Obamacare’ exchanges Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:07 AM PDT Cigna, Aetna and UnitedHealthcare have said they are taking a cautious approach because they need to evaluate how the markets will work |
| Greece tries to ease looming foreclosures Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:54 AM PDT Greek finance ministry looks to protect first-home owners as protection for those who owe less than €200,000 in arrears is set to expire in December |
| Irish downturn hits E Europe immigrants Posted: 03 Sep 2013 05:15 AM PDT Many immigrants who arrived when times were good have since lost their jobs, become homeless and have been refused benefits in the subsequent crisis |
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