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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Former Israeli PM Sharon lies in state

Former Israeli PM Sharon lies in state


Former Israeli PM Sharon lies in state

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 08:09 AM PST

The defining face of Israel's rightwing for many years is to be given a military funeral, with his casket borne by eight Israel Defence Force generals

Romanians in no rush to reach ‘racist’ UK

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 11:03 AM PST

Romanian officials doubt that there will be a mass exodus to the UK and their views are supported by statistics that show net migration is plateauing

Japan eyes commercial prize in Africa

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST

Shinzo Abe's trip to sub-Saharan Africa, the first by a Japanese premier in eight years, signals his country's determination to catch up with China

Hollande ‘affair’ clouds policy questions

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 07:14 AM PST

Questions about French president's private life threaten to overshadow his attempts to persuade the public how he intends to revive the economy

Turkey clamps down on internet access

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 08:27 AM PST

Turkey is seeking to increase control over internet access at a time when the government is also tightening its grip on legal institutions

Little room left for dissent in Egypt

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 06:16 AM PST

The benchmark EGX30 shot up 2 per cent on Sunday, nearing a three-year high on news that General Sisi was considering a run for the presidency

Democrats a barrier to Obama on trade

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 09:46 AM PST

'Fast-track' trade legislation is essential to win congressional support for president's sweeping second-term trade agenda

The global pursuit of Yukos’ wealth

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 09:18 AM PST

Since Vladimir Putin allowed Mr Khodorkovsky to be freed, speculation has mounted over whether Russia's one-time richest man will be able to regain some of his wealth

Three more Greek neo-Nazis sent to jail

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 11:15 AM PST

Three more legislators from Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party were jailed to await trial on charges of running a criminal organisation

Chinese tourists wary of Thai protests

Posted: 12 Jan 2014 01:33 AM PST

Operators fear the visitors who have driven recent growth in the southeast Asian country's tourism industry are getting cold feet faced with street violence

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