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Republicans retreat from US budget hard line

Republicans retreat from US budget hard line


Republicans retreat from US budget hard line

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 11:42 AM PDT

Eleven days into shutdown, and days before US hits its statutory borrowing limit, the White House and GOP have begun trading proposals for a budget deal

Republicans face backlash over shutdown

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 05:25 AM PDT

Republicans risk losing control of the House of Representatives next year, with those in swing seats most at risk amid political polarisation

Weapons watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 09:46 AM PDT

Award of prize to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons points to Nobel committee's desire to encourage Syrian disarmament process

Ukraine hints Tymoshenko release ‘close’

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 10:33 AM PDT

Speaker urges parliament to adopt laws to allow former premier to be sent to Germany for operation. President says 'We are looking for solutions'

Net closes on former China security chief

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 07:46 AM PDT

Zhou Yongkang 's defence of ally Bo Xilai, who was jailed for corruption, has added to his own political demise while exposing political divisions and infighting

Greek police ‘infiltrated’ by Golden Dawn

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 05:55 AM PDT

Public order minister tells the FT that the neo-Nazi group's cult of extreme violence was 'unique' among European far-right groups

Polish Church hit by sex abuse scandal

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 11:44 AM PDT

Archbishop appeared to blame children from broken homes for paedophilia, saying: 'Often abuse is released when child is looking for love'

UK demands put EU banking union on hold

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 09:05 AM PDT

Officials decline to sign off on ECB supervision as London seeks assurances that caucus will not impose rule on non eurozone members

Pope urged to block Spanish beatification

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 09:51 AM PDT

Activists have appealed to the pontiff in advance of a planned mass to honour 522 'martyrs of the faith' which has stirred a Franco-era controversy

Egypt personality cult grows around Sisi

Posted: 11 Oct 2013 08:33 AM PDT

Adoration looks destined to grow as the country moves towards elections that are the next step in establishing a new political order

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