Putin vows to pardon Khodorkovsky

Putin vows to pardon Khodorkovsky
ICC prosecutor seeks to adjourn Kenyatta trial
Spy review seeks to reassure US allies
Delhi demands US drops diplomat charges
ECB fails to draw female job applicants
Turkish imam wields power from US exile
IMF warns Portugal of tough years ahead
Baucus tipped as US envoy to China
Moscow bailout spurs Ukraine sovereignty
Emerging markets take taper in their stride

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 10:53 AM PST

Move by Russian president to grant amnesty to Russia's former richest man comes as Moscow tries to deflect criticism of its human rights record

ICC prosecutor seeks to adjourn Kenyatta trial

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 11:27 AM PST

Request to delay Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta's trial over his indictment for crimes against humanity deals a blow to the International Criminal Court

Spy review seeks to reassure US allies

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 11:13 AM PST

Guidelines in review of US spying practices leave plenty of room for the sorts of espionage operations that might frustrate even close allies

Delhi demands US drops diplomat charges

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 05:31 AM PST

John Kerry, US secretary of state, expresses 'regret' over the arrest and strip-search of an Indian diplomat accused of visa fraud

ECB fails to draw female job applicants

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 09:52 AM PST

Despite the confirmation of Daniele Nouy as head of the Single Supervisory Mechanism the ECB has failed to meet its own quota for senior female staff

Turkish imam wields power from US exile

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 10:55 AM PST

Gulen's movement began with his work as an preacher in the city of Izmir in the 1960s. Its followers run schools in some 140 countries, including the US

IMF warns Portugal of tough years ahead

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 06:32 AM PST

Countdown begins to Lisbon's exit from €78bn bailout programme but the transformation of the economy 'will have to go on for another 10 to 15 years'

Baucus tipped as US envoy to China

Posted: 18 Dec 2013 09:49 PM PST

Appointment of senator, who would replace Gary Locke as ambassador in Beijing, comes at a time when tensions between US and China appear to be rising

Moscow bailout spurs Ukraine sovereignty

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 09:25 AM PST

Demonstrators see a European path as the only guarantee of rolling back Russian influence and of starting to tackle post-independence failings

Emerging markets take taper in their stride

Posted: 18 Dec 2013 09:10 PM PST

The relative calm in emerging markets suggests the US central bank prepared the ground well for the start of the end of easy money