Europe prepares sanctions against Russia

Europe prepares sanctions against Russia
New chill in Russia’s tepid ties with US
Feud grows as cleric hits out at Erdogan
Hunt for mystery air passengers intensifies
Bachelet reforms on shaky ground in Chile
Israel tells west not to be fooled by Iran
Brown calls for more powers for Scotland
Bayern chief Hoeness admits tax evasion
Japanese film focuses on Fukushima fallout
N Korea leader wins 100% of assembly vote

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:53 AM PDT

Russian foreign minister says western proposals 'did not fully satisfy us' and blames Washington for cancelling a trip to Moscow at the weekend

New chill in Russia’s tepid ties with US

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 06:21 AM PDT

Despite dissatisfaction with Moscow's policy there are hopes that having Russia in the WTO could prevent a trade war being added to the Ukrainian crisis

Feud grows as cleric hits out at Erdogan

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:11 AM PDT

Fethullah Gulen, the Islamic preacher embroiled in a battle with the Turkish government, wants to protect rights he says are under siege

Hunt for mystery air passengers intensifies

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 06:40 AM PDT

As search for Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared continues, efforts to identify passengers travelling on stolen passports is also intensifying

Bachelet reforms on shaky ground in Chile

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 09:22 AM PDT

Chile's returning president inherits a country whose economy is slowing but whose people are demanding a fairer share of years of growth

Israel tells west not to be fooled by Iran

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:46 AM PDT

Prime minister accuses Tehran of arming terror groups in the Middle East as he inspects arms cache seized by Israel in the Red Sea

Brown calls for more powers for Scotland

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:07 AM PDT

Two of the heaviest Scottish political hitters set out how much extra power should be given to Holyrood if Scots reject independence

Bayern chief Hoeness admits tax evasion

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 06:55 AM PDT

German football club's president confesses to evading five times the amount he has been charged with, in hope of clemency

Japanese film focuses on Fukushima fallout

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:33 AM PDT

In the immediate aftermath of the Fukushima accident local communities were evacuated but film-maker Nao Kubota has returned with his camera to show what happened next

N Korea leader wins 100% of assembly vote

Posted: 10 Mar 2014 05:04 AM PDT

The election gave Kim Jong Un the chance to publicly reaffirm his dominance over the state apparatus, three months after the purge of Jang Song Thaek