Khodorkovsky vows not to seek power

Khodorkovsky vows not to seek power
South Sudan crisis sparks global oil fear
Three Egyptian activists get jail term
China pressures media over cash crunch
Erdogan backs officials against bribery ‘stain’
France claims artificial human heart
Eight killed in Libya suicide blast
Chinese hotelier Kok missing after crash
Burgundy and Italy uncork their potential
Ukraine denies entry to businessmen

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 11:35 AM PST

Former tycoon, freed after more than a decade in captivity, says he has no plans to enter Russian politics or to recover confiscated Yukos assets

South Sudan crisis sparks global oil fear

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 12:13 PM PST

The veteran Saudi oil minister has warned that a supply shortage is expected, as production losses in Nigeria and Libya have added to concerns

Three Egyptian activists get jail term

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 09:38 AM PST

Defendants, who were also leading figures in the 2011 revolution, sentenced just weeks after their arrest for staging demonstration

China pressures media over cash crunch

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 04:53 AM PST

As the markets prepare to reopen on Monday media outlets have been told to avoid 'hype' when covering China's 'short-term liquidity operations'

Erdogan backs officials against bribery ‘stain’

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 12:28 PM PST

Turkey prime minister blames foreign forces and the media for allegations of bribery against his government, accusing them of preparing 'a trap' to snare his ministers

France claims artificial human heart

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 06:19 AM PST

Unlike other devices that act as a bridge until a human heart is available for transplant, the Carmat version is intended to be a permanent replacement

Eight killed in Libya suicide blast

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 06:58 AM PST

At least eight people are killed in a suicide attack near Benghazi as Islamist militias adopt al-Qaeda-style tactics in an increasingly lawless Libya

Chinese hotelier Kok missing after crash

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 06:52 AM PST

Chinese hotelier Lam Kok is missing after his helicopter crashes into the Dordogne as he celebrated his acquisition of a Bordeaux vineyard

Burgundy and Italy uncork their potential

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 07:22 AM PST

Wine merchants defend Bordeaux wines saying market shift to Burgundy and Italy reflects rising interest in different styles of wine in a growing market

Ukraine denies entry to businessmen

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 08:04 AM PST

George Kikvadze, a US-educated Georgian national employed as a top executive at Ukraine's Terra food conglomerate, was denied entry into the country