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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Italy awaits ‘demolition man’ Renzi

Italy awaits ‘demolition man’ Renzi


Italy awaits ‘demolition man’ Renzi

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 11:54 AM PST

Matteo Renzi, 39-year-old mayor of Florence, has shown a rare dynamism along with a mastery of communication that rivals Silvio Berlusconi

US to reverse cuts to military pensions

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 12:19 PM PST

Republican capitulation on the debt ceiling and the reversal of cuts to military pensions show a waning appetite for deficit reduction

Rand Paul sues government over NSA spying

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:45 AM PST

Mass surveillance controversy elicits comparisons with American Revolution and could rally libertarians behind a presidential bid by Kentucky Senator

Jailing of Sochi activist raises concern

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 09:34 AM PST

Russian court sentences one of Sochi's most prominent environmental activists to three years in prison for spray-painting a fence

Lasers blast way forward for fusion power

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:06 AM PST

Scientists have scored a breakthrough in the quest to copy the sun's fuel process by freeing more energy in a reaction than they used to trigger it

Estranged son must pay for father’s care

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:46 AM PST

Case touches a nerve in Germany, which is dominated by concerns about the challenges and responsibilities of dealing with its ageing population

Sanusi alleges Nigeria oil subsidy racket

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:07 AM PST

The claims by Lamido Sanusi about the mismanagement of Nigeria's oil industry are ensuring a stormy end to his tenure at the central bank

Fitch upgrades Egypt to ‘stable’

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:21 AM PST

Large injections of aid from Gulf countries help stabilise Egypt's economy says Fitch agency but adds that crackdown on opposition risks fuelling unrest

Sex trade crackdown spreads in south China

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:43 AM PST

Guangdong police are targeting saunas, karaoke bars and massage parlours as part of a campaign to stamp out the province's vibrant sex trade

Cricket auction sells Pietersen for $1.5m

Posted: 12 Feb 2014 06:31 AM PST

Scandals threaten to overshadow the lucrative league as it kicks off its annual player auction selling England batsman Kevin Pietersen for $1.5m

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