French growth plan reopens eurozone rift

French growth plan reopens eurozone rift
Xi urges Sino-EU agreement on trade
Abdullah seeks to tap into poll passion
Brussels signs off Greek bailout
Nato to suspend co-operation with Russia
Ryan plans for balanced US budget by 2024
Big pharma’s dual approach to Africa
US ambassador resigns ahead of India poll
Lawless Colombian port key to trade pact
Venezuela's Torres on charm offensive

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 11:02 AM PDT

French president has made clear his new government needs more time to meet delayed targets on the budget deficit, setting up a potential clash with Brussels

Xi urges Sino-EU agreement on trade

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 12:53 PM PDT

President's call will be seen as a bid to build a rival to a mooted EU-US pact and other significant trade negotiations now under way around the world

Abdullah seeks to tap into poll passion

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 12:44 PM PDT

The former minister is angry about alleged fraud in 2009 but hopes to win a contest embraced by the country despite Taliban threats

Brussels signs off Greek bailout

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 09:15 AM PDT

After six-month stand-off between Athens and Brussels, finance ministers approve €8.3bn aid tranche just in time to help repay ECB-held bond

Nato to suspend co-operation with Russia

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 10:09 AM PDT

Foreign ministers of transatlantic alliance pledge to work with Ukraine to strengthen its defence capacity following Russia's annexation of Crimea

Ryan plans for balanced US budget by 2024

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 10:52 AM PDT

Ryan makes annual proposal for US budget, suggesting he can eliminate deficit within decade but he is forced to lean on controversial 'dynamic scoring'

Big pharma’s dual approach to Africa

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 09:33 AM PDT

Some drugmakers are looking at Africa commercially even as they continue to work philanthropically to fight the knottiest health challenges

US ambassador resigns ahead of India poll

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 02:39 AM PDT

A diplomatic dispute that strained relations between Delhi and Washington and imminent elections contributed to Nancy Powell's early departure

Lawless Colombian port key to trade pact

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 01:45 AM PDT

Colombia's busiest port, Buenaventura, typifies the pockets of lawlessness, ruthlessness and violence that still exist despite the country's progress

Venezuela's Torres on charm offensive

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 01:08 AM PDT

Torres is on a marketing drive to convince investors that all is well in his country's socialist economy since loosening currency controls last week