Obama urged to release torture report |
- Obama urged to release torture report
- Kiev pledges greater regional autonomy
- Court strikes down Erdogan’s new law
- Osborne warns of risks ahead for economy
- Former senator in Italy declared fugitive
- Germans reach for sky with lift test tower
- Iranian diplomat row revives old battles
- Mixed fortunes for Lebanon’s refugees
- China failed bond auction raises concerns
- Lights dim for Japan’s pachinko parlours
| Obama urged to release torture report Posted: 11 Apr 2014 10:33 AM PDT Leaked summary of a secret congressional report accuses agency of 'brutal' methods from 9/11 to 2006 and extensive efforts to evade oversight |
| Kiev pledges greater regional autonomy Posted: 11 Apr 2014 11:47 AM PDT Arseniy Yatseniuk seeks conciliation with Russian-speaking citizens to secure a unified country as separatist stand-off in the east continues |
| Court strikes down Erdogan’s new law Posted: 11 Apr 2014 09:58 AM PDT Ruling is the latest clash between the prime minister of Turkey and the judiciary, which has already overruled a Twitter ban |
| Osborne warns of risks ahead for economy Posted: 11 Apr 2014 10:47 AM PDT Geopolitical risks, particularly in Ukraine, and likelihood that US Fed will soon look at raising rates is set to fuel volatility, says chancellor |
| Former senator in Italy declared fugitive Posted: 11 Apr 2014 11:23 AM PDT The search for a former business partner of Silvio Berlusconi widened ahead of an appeal hearing against a seven-year jail sentence for mafia association |
| Germans reach for sky with lift test tower Posted: 11 Apr 2014 11:41 AM PDT Demand for taller skyscrapers has prompted ThyssenKrupp to propose a 244-metre tower that would transform the Rottweil skyline |
| Iranian diplomat row revives old battles Posted: 11 Apr 2014 05:49 AM PDT Even as negotiators from the US and Iran talk up a nuclear deal, their troubled history is resurfacing as diplomat is denied visa to the US |
| Mixed fortunes for Lebanon’s refugees Posted: 11 Apr 2014 07:41 AM PDT UN-funded cash aid programmes highlight the complex impact humanitarian crises can have on an economy already struggling to stay afloat |
| China failed bond auction raises concerns Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:05 PM PDT Stakes raised for Beijing as it tries to rein in debt levels, illustrating that even the state will have to pay a higher cost for funding |
| Lights dim for Japan’s pachinko parlours Posted: 10 Apr 2014 08:04 PM PDT Popularity of the modified version of pinball wanes as it fails to attract younger Japanese and the country embraces western-style casinos |
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