Scientists predict 20bn Earth-like worlds

Scientists predict 20bn Earth-like worlds
Italy’s finance minister warns on euro
Swiss probe Congo gold bought by refiner
Data protection ruled out of trade talks
India makes final plans for Mars mission
Trade deal at risk from ‘unholy alliance’
Russian nationalist march goes mainstream
Morsi defiant as trial adjourned
Chinese manufacturers feel the squeeze
Kerry reassures Saudis over Iran talks

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 12:00 PM PST

First comprehensive survey of habitable planets beyond our solar system suggests the possibility of intelligent life existing elsewhere in our galaxy

Italy’s finance minister warns on euro

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 09:36 AM PST

Comments by Fabrizio Saccomanni come after the euro hit a high against the dollar. The single currency has pared back some of its gains

Swiss probe Congo gold bought by refiner

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 10:23 AM PST

Criminal probe looks at whether Argor-Heraeus knowingly bought gold sold by armed group in eastern Congo via traders in Uganda in 2005

Data protection ruled out of trade talks

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 10:55 AM PST

Brussels says data protection is outside the scope of the TTIP negotiation and could derail the EU-US free trade talks

India makes final plans for Mars mission

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:06 PM PST

India to launch first interplanetary space mission amid criticism government should be investing in other priorities including education and healthcare

Trade deal at risk from ‘unholy alliance’

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 12:06 PM PST

For several months, negotiators on Capitol Hill have tried to craft a deal on TPA that could enjoy bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate

Russian nationalist march goes mainstream

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 08:45 AM PST

Police say 8,000 people, 2,000 more than last year, took part in the Russian March on Monday in Moscow, while organisers claim that more than 20,000 joined in

Morsi defiant as trial adjourned

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 09:16 AM PST

Former president arrives at a Cairo police academy to face charges of inciting violence in a trial that raises fears of deepening instability

Chinese manufacturers feel the squeeze

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 12:15 AM PST

Manufacturers at China's Canton Fair find themselves at crossroads of global economy where weak demand meets rising wage and production costs

Kerry reassures Saudis over Iran talks

Posted: 04 Nov 2013 10:09 AM PST

Saudi Arabia is concerned that better US-Iranian relations could upset balance of power between the Sunni Gulf states and the Shia Islamic republic