China to ease ‘one-child’ policy

China to ease ‘one-child’ policy
Hague defends links with Commonwealth
Call to reinstate Istanbul icon as mosque
Philippines seeks to rebuild after trauma
Kenya fails to delay Kenyatta trial
Venezuela’s president jails 100 businessmen
Hope glimmers for Iran’s tourism industry
Glitches could derail Obama’s second term
Spain ‘did not break law on Gibraltar’
EU Commission warns Italy on budget

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 08:10 AM PST

Beijing still has to flesh out detailed policies but the blueprint appears to be the most ambitious reform plan to come from China in at least a decade

Hague defends links with Commonwealth

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 10:11 AM PST

Foreign secretary rejects attacks on British premier for attending summit in Sri Lanka despite criticism of Colombo over human rights record

Call to reinstate Istanbul icon as mosque

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 09:55 AM PST

Proposal to add Ayasofya to city's more than 3,000 mosques comes at a moment when Turkey's domestic political debate is already highly charged

Philippines seeks to rebuild after trauma

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 10:02 AM PST

Government officials are trying to draw up reconstruction plans a week after Typhoon Haiyan hit the country, with an eye on future storms

Kenya fails to delay Kenyatta trial

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 09:57 AM PST

An attempt failed to postpone the leader's trial at the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity and it will begin in February

Venezuela’s president jails 100 businessmen

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 08:21 AM PST

President Nicolás Maduro seizes shops and jails businessmen as he escalates what he calls an 'economic war' on alleged unfair pricing

Hope glimmers for Iran’s tourism industry

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 04:28 AM PST

Home to a treasure trove of medieval and pre-Islamic architecture, hopes are high that the political detente could entice tourists to return

Glitches could derail Obama’s second term

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 05:57 AM PST

US president faces slow-motion dismemberment of presidency and mass defection of Democrats unless troubled rollout of his healthcare system is fixed

Spain ‘did not break law on Gibraltar’

Posted: 15 Nov 2013 06:28 AM PST

European Commission calls on Spain and UK to ease flow of traffic after Madrid tightens border controls at crossing point with Gibraltar