‘Obamacare’ website in poor health

‘Obamacare’ website in poor health
Bundesbank warns of property bubble
Paris protests over claims of US spying
New York turns on to shale gas
Iran considers cutting cash handouts
Bahrain seeks to boost tear gas supplies
Consortium wins Brazil oilfield auction
Hollande’s authority called into question
Pope grills Germany’s ‘bishop of bling’
Solidarity set to challenge Poland’s PM

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 11:32 AM PDT

Experts say problem lies in the testing process and decision to roll out the entire system to all Americans at once – contrary to technology industry best practice

Bundesbank warns of property bubble

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 11:05 AM PDT

Report says property in biggest German cities overvalued by up to 20%, adding to concerns on loose ECB monetary policy and impact of foreign investors

Paris protests over claims of US spying

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 03:11 AM PDT

Laurent Fabius, foreign minister, summons the US's French ambassador after Le Monde newspaper reports that the NSA spied on the country's telecoms

New York turns on to shale gas

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:57 AM PDT

City's first major natural gas transmission pipeline in 40 years shows how the fracking boom is transforming the biggest metropolitan areas

Iran considers cutting cash handouts

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:24 AM PDT

Officials say priority is to reduce deficit – estimated to be as high as $28bn – caused by policies of previous government and international sanctions

Bahrain seeks to boost tear gas supplies

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 12:40 PM PDT

Rights groups urge Washington to speak out against tender as Manama continues attempts to subdue confrontations between police and protesters

Consortium wins Brazil oilfield auction

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:26 AM PDT

Six injured as demonstrators decry regulator and Petrobras for going ahead with the sale of one of the world's most promising deepwater oilfields

Hollande’s authority called into question

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:48 AM PDT

French president's attempt to defuse a situation that had become a cause célèbre among his supporters is seen as a sign of his weakness

Pope grills Germany’s ‘bishop of bling’

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:30 AM PDT

Furore over the bishop's reported extravagance is being seen as a test of the Argentine pontiff's desire for more transparency and frugality in the Church

Solidarity set to challenge Poland’s PM

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 10:23 AM PDT

The leader of Poland's Solidarity labour union is hoping to revive the organisation's fortunes by taking on prime minister Donald Tusk's government