Ex-president warns Beijing on graft drive

Ex-president warns Beijing on graft drive
Tymoshenko seeks west’s military aid
Hollande fires French prime minister
Scientists clash over UN climate report
Future of Japan’s whale hunts in question
Fernández faces mother of political fights
Pakistan’s Musharraf charged with treason
Tensions rise as Koreas exchange fire
Olmert found guilty of corruption
Renzi pushes to redraw Italy’s constitution

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 08:08 AM PDT

Former Chinese leader warns against campaign seen as threatening interests and networks of some Communist party elders and stability of party rule

Tymoshenko seeks west’s military aid

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 10:21 AM PDT

Ex-PM urges the west to bolster the country's military defences and impose 'immensely strong' economic sanctions on Moscow

Hollande fires French prime minister

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 11:31 AM PDT

Manuel Valls, interior minister, succeeds Jean-Marc Ayrault as leader of a Socialist government reeling from party's worst election drubbing for years

Scientists clash over UN climate report

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 05:48 AM PDT

War of words over economic impact of global warming between IPCC document's chief author and economist over 'alarmist' and 'silly' statements

Future of Japan’s whale hunts in question

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 05:49 AM PDT

United Nation's legal arm is critical of country's annual cull of about 800 whales, which it has conducted under a research exception to global treaty

Fernández faces mother of political fights

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 10:04 AM PDT

Cristina Fernández's popularity has dived since her 2011 re-election and could drop further as the leftist leader tries to avoid economic troubles

Pakistan’s Musharraf charged with treason

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 07:19 AM PDT

Former military ruler's lawyer seeks a deal to allow Musharraf to leave Pakistan for humanitarian reasons after he is indicted on treason charges

Tensions rise as Koreas exchange fire

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 03:47 AM PDT

South Korea scrambles jets after Pyongyang fires shells into the sea off the west coast of the country in the most serious confrontation since 2010

Olmert found guilty of corruption

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 05:23 AM PDT

Charges relate to property deal while Mr Olmert was mayor of Jerusalem and is one of a number of corruption allegations against the ex-prime minister