West puts on united front over Iran talks

West puts on united front over Iran talks
Syria opposition sets conditions for talks
Green energy move fuels German job fears
Philippines declares ‘national calamity’
Brazil web privacy bill sparks furore
Leaders gather in Warsaw for climate talks
Expiring US jobless benefits fuel concern
China expected to cut growth target to 7%
Witness found in Iran terror funding case
India’s trade deficit rises to $10.76bn

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 10:46 AM PST

France's foreign minister says 'We are not far from an accord', rejecting claims that his country scuppered an agreement over Iran's nuclear programme

Syria opposition sets conditions for talks

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 10:54 AM PST

Coalition for the first time expresses willingness to attend peace talks, but reiterates its demand for Syria's president Assad to step down

Green energy move fuels German job fears

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 12:20 PM PST

Coalition negotiators propose removal of exemptions that have shielded companies from the cost of moving to renewable power

Philippines declares ‘national calamity’

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 05:36 AM PST

President Aquino calls for patience as the unprecedented scale of the damage makes it harder to co-ordinate relief operations

Brazil web privacy bill sparks furore

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 05:39 AM PST

Additional measure would require companies active in Brazil to duplicate infrastructure offshore by setting up huge data centres in the country

Leaders gather in Warsaw for climate talks

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 05:43 AM PST

Delegates expected to make only modest progress in halting global warming, but could lay the groundwork for comprehensive agreement in two years' time

Expiring US jobless benefits fuel concern

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 09:54 AM PST

Federal assistance for the long-term unemployed was launched in 2008, during the last recession, and renewed until the end of this year

China expected to cut growth target to 7%

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 04:25 AM PST

Cut in target would be a sign of the government's determination to push through structural reforms and steer the economy on to a more sustainable path

Witness found in Iran terror funding case

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 06:46 AM PST

WikiLeaks cables show a US then-official warned Bank of China in 2007 of the "increasing risk posed by Iran to the Chinese financial system"

India’s trade deficit rises to $10.76bn

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 04:13 AM PST

Renewed gold buying has led to India's trade deficit jumping in October from a two-and-a-half year low in September as the rupee strengthens