Suicide bomb kills 16 in Russian station

Suicide bomb kills 16 in Russian station
Health reforms faces New Year’s day test
Erdogan rails against probe prosecutor
China steps up anti-corruption drive
Violence shakes Egypt as divide grows
China’s foreign students triple in decade
Swedish rightwinger hosts Syrian refugees
Eta recognises human cost of campaign
French high-earners tax approved
Italy’s Romanian experience may have lessons for UK

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 10:04 AM PST

Female suicide bomber believed to have been responsible for the blast in Volgograd, about 700km from the Winter Olympics venue of Sochi

Health reforms faces New Year’s day test

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 11:52 AM PST

People are going to start showing up at emergency rooms at midnight and the hospitals will need to figure out which insurers are covering them'

Erdogan rails against probe prosecutor

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 11:11 AM PST

In comments that could deepen a brewing showdown, Mr Erdogan suggested the judiciary's independence should not be absolute

China steps up anti-corruption drive

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 11:15 AM PST

Lawmakers in Hunan province suspended in unusual vote-buying scandal, widening a nationwide crackdown that has coincided with a broader reform push

Violence shakes Egypt as divide grows

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 09:30 AM PST

Explosion and clashes at al-Azhar university come during weekend of protests by opponents of the military-backed interim government as rhetoric escalates

China’s foreign students triple in decade

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 09:21 AM PST

More and more Chinese families are sending their children abroad to study, but the high costs do not always translate into well-paid jobs

Swedish rightwinger hosts Syrian refugees

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 09:45 AM PST

TV celebrity runs hostels for those fleeing civil war. Entrepreneur says 'I have not changed my politics but have no problem with this business'

Eta recognises human cost of campaign

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 08:01 AM PST

Basque nationalist group signals readiness to accept legitimacy of Spain's criminal justice system, though prisoners' statement stops short of apology

French high-earners tax approved

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 06:10 AM PST

Newly approved levy will raise only a few hundred million euros, a significant proportion from football clubs paying high wages to their star players

Italy’s Romanian experience may have lessons for UK

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 06:33 AM PST

Highly politicised debate rages in UK as EU restrictions that prevent Romanian and Bulgarian workers from seeking jobs in Britain expire this week