Turkish police clash with protesters

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• Turkish police clash with protesters
• Tony Blair looks for ‘pro-European role’
• Anti-EU party tests Berlin-London links
• Stifled anger in Thailand’s rice plains

Turkish police clash with protesters Posted: 31 May 2014 10:54 AM PDT Turkey is still living with the repercussions of the protests over Istanbul's central Gezi Park and the ensuing government crackdown.

Tony Blair looks for ‘pro-European role’ Posted: 30 May 2014 01:02 PM PDT Former Lab our premier offered services during meeting with German chancellor Angela Merkel after elections saw gains by anti-EU parties

Anti-EU party tests Berlin-London links Posted: 30 May 2014 02:55 PM PDT British prime minister's eurosceptic allies in Brussels are deciding whether to join forces with Germany's Alternative für Deutschland

Stifled anger in Thailand’s rice plains Posted: 30 May 2014 06:49 AM PDT Military's battle with movement that has rocked Thai society may prove as dangerous as any fight the nation has seen in the past decade

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Merkel swaps back to supporting Juncker

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• Merkel swaps back to supporting Juncker
• ECB poised to cut interest rates
• Ukraine and Russia gas talks go to wire
• Brussels welcomes Google measure
• Military hospital scandal claims department head
• Beijing family defend their ‘nail house’
• Iran hampered over access to oil revenues
• Drugs and sex add £10bn to UK economy
• John Major regrets Chilcot decision
• Brazil teaches Amazon’s cows to be green

Merkel swaps back to supporting Juncker Posted: 30 May 2014 09:55 AM PDT German chancellor supports European People's party leader for European Commission presidency, seemingly casting aside doubts she voiced a few days before

ECB poised to cut interest rates Posted: 30 May 2014 11:59 AM PDT Central bank to get backing to cut interest rates as way of tackling threat of Japanese-style deflation – including taking deposit rate below zero

Ukraine and Russia gas talks go to wire Posted: 30 May 2014 11:13 AM PDT Negotiations break up without agreement but the two sides will meet again on Monday after Kiev tries to defuse crisis by making $786m payment

Brussels welcomes Google measure Posted: 30 May 2014 09:19 AM PDT Viviane Reding, EU justice commissioner, says officials will examine Google's application but stresses that it is a move in the right direction

Military hospital scandal claims department head Posted: 30 May 2014 10:00 AM PDT Barack Obama accepts resignation of Eric Shinseki after a government report found widespread mismanagement in the care of returned soldiers

Beijing family defend their ‘nail house’ Posted: 30 May 2014 08:31 AM PDT Amid pneumatic drills, a lone family strives to defend the ancestral home from the demolition that is sweeping through China's cities

Iran hampered over access to oil revenues Posted: 30 May 2014 07:36 AM PDT 'Complicated procedures' in financial transactions and US banking sanctions had hampered Iran's ability to release oil revenues, says Akbar Torkan

Drugs and sex add £10bn to UK economy Posted: 29 May 2014 06:24 AM PDT As part of an overhaul of the national accounts, radical changes to the way the economy is measured will swell its official size by up to 5%

John Major regrets Chilcot decision Posted: 30 May 2014 04:56 AM PDT Iraq war inquiry agreement to accept information revealing only the 'gist' of Bush and Blair dialogue will allow suspicions to fester, says Sir John Major

Brazil teaches Amazon’s cows to be green Posted: 30 May 2014 09:41 AM PDT The new forestry code limits the amount of land ranchers can clear, forcing them to find a new business model based on improved productivity

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Paramilitaries seize Donetsk rebels’ HQ

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• Paramilitaries seize Donetsk rebels’ HQ
• Turkey YouTube ban ruled unconstitutional
• Renzi under pressure to deliver reforms
• Apathy over Sisi vote echoes Mubarak era
• IMF warns ‘rising’ Africa on debt risks
• Russia tries to boost investment climate
• US economy shrinks in first quarter
• Carbon rules raise heat in West Virginia
• Argentina reaches deal with creditors
• EU elections pose new trade deal threat

Paramilitaries seize Donetsk rebels’ HQ Posted: 29 May 2014 11:58 AM PDT Takeover signals a change of power within Ukraine separatist movement after weeks of infighting between its political and military leaders

Turkey YouTube ban ruled unconstitutional Posted: 29 May 2014 12:19 PM PDT Turkey's top court has ruled that the ban on YouTube is unconstitutional, in the latest rebuffs to prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Renzi under pressure to deliver reforms Posted: 29 May 2014 10:38 AM PDT Buoyed by a landslide victory in European elections, Matteo Renzi is under pressure to demonstrate that his reform agenda can move beyond slogans

Apathy over Sisi vote echoes Mubarak era Posted: 29 May 2014 10:34 AM PDT Under half the electorate take part in election, despite electoral commission extending ballot and threatening to fine non-participants

IMF warns ‘rising’ Africa on debt risks Posted: 29 May 2014 12:41 PM PDT International Monetary Fund has warned African nations issuing billions of dollars in sovereign bonds they could overload their economies with debt

Russia tries to boost investment climate Posted: 29 May 2014 07:53 AM PDT Andrei Belousov, Vladimir Putin's economic adviser, says Moscow is trying to use businesses' expertise to improve the regulatory framework

US economy shrinks in first quarter Posted: 29 May 2014 06:21 AM PDT Most economists expect growth to rally again after declining inventories caused GDP to be revised down to an annualised contraction of 1%

Carbon rules raise heat in West Virginia Posted: 29 May 2014 06:04 AM PDT The coal industry says the Obama administration's emissions limits on power plants will cause businesses to close in one of the poorest US states

Argentina reaches deal with creditors Posted: 29 May 2014 04:40 AM PDT After lengthy negotiations, economy minister Axel Kicillof agrees to pay the debt that remains from his nation's 2001 default over five to seven years

EU elections pose new trade deal threat Posted: 29 May 2014 03:36 AM PDT Legislatures on both sides of the Atlantic now have significant and potentially influential minorities sceptical of the value of EU-US trade deals

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EU faces tussle over Commission head

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• EU faces tussle over Commission head
• Obama seeks $5bn counter-terror fund
• French dismantle migrant camps in Calais
• Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘hybrid war’
• US prepares investment push into Africa
• US author Maya Angelou dies aged 86
• China’s anti-graft drive finds new target
• Moscow tested as Abkhazian president flees
• Thousands of Syrians in Lebanon cast vote
• ‘Dual economy’ blocks Turkey’s progress

EU faces tussle over Commission head Posted: 28 May 2014 09:56 AM PDT Growing fear of stand-off between prime ministers who are cooling on Juncker candidacy and the newly elected parliament, insisting he be given first shot

Obama seeks $5bn counter-terror fund Posted: 28 May 2014 11:14 AM PDT President charted a middle course between isolationism and unilateral intervention in a speech aimed at answering critics of his foreign policy

French dismantle migrant camps in Calais Posted: 28 May 2014 10:29 AM PDT Officials say public health main motivation for clearance of up to 800 currently living around the port, mainly grouped in three different camps

Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘hybrid war’ Posted: 28 May 2014 12:50 PM PDT Andriy Parubiy says Moscow is using Chechen militants and fighters from other Russian regions to destabilise region indirectly and prevent EU integration

US prepares investment push into Africa Posted: 28 May 2014 09:41 AM PDT White House looks to strengthen trade ties with the region as investment by the US in Africa falls in relation to China and other emerging countries

US author Maya Angelou dies aged 86 Posted: 28 May 2014 01:06 PM PDT Her courage and humanity, and the voice she found through writing and poetry, touched millions across generations over the past 50 years

China’s anti-graft drive finds new target Posted: 28 May 2014 09:30 AM PDT Power sector is the latest target of a widening anti-graft campaign, but some believe recent moves are more designed to weaken former premier Li Peng

Moscow tested as Abkhazian president flees Posted: 28 May 2014 10:19 AM PDT Political upheaval in Abkhazia has forced Moscow to shift attention from Ukraine to the Caucasus state it has kept afloat since the 2008 Georgia war

Thousands of Syrians in Lebanon cast vote Posted: 28 May 2014 07:30 AM PDT Syrian observers say the turnout represents a growing sense that Assad's ruling Ba'ath party system remains strong but it was unclear if all voted voluntarily

‘Dual economy’ blocks Turkey’s progress Posted: 28 May 2014 09:41 AM PDT Despite some areas having very modern companies, the country appears caught in a middle-income trap, its prospects clouded by flawed governance

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Lagarde and Carney warn financial sector

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• Lagarde and Carney warn financial sector
• Funding scandal rocks Sarkozy’s party
• Merkel blows open race for top European job
• Chechens join pro-Russians in east Ukraine
• Thai military not pulling any punches
• OECD warns on global trade slowdown
• Fight on to be Brussels’ top eurosceptic
• US to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2016
• Miners’ strike carves hole in S Africa GDP
• Modi looks to fulfil economic hopes

Lagarde and Carney warn financial sector Posted: 27 May 2014 12:12 PM PDT IMF chief warns of 'a fierce industry pushback' on reform while BoE governor sees 'malaise that must be remedied'

Funding scandal rocks Sarkozy’s party Posted: 27 May 2014 06:05 AM PDT Affair forces resignation of Jean-Francois Copé, UMP president, amid recriminations among rival contenders for the party leadership

Merkel blows open race for top European job Posted: 27 May 2014 03:33 PM PDT Declaration by chancellor after a nearly five-hour summit deals serious blow to presumptive frontrunner in the race for commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker

Chechens join pro-Russians in east Ukraine Posted: 27 May 2014 12:18 PM PDT Authorities in Kiev said the Chechens' presence was further evidence of the Kremlin's aim to destabilise the region with whatever means possible

Thai military not pulling any punches Posted: 27 May 2014 04:11 AM PDT Detentions, a clampdown on freedom of speech and a curbing of broad civil rights add to the climate of fear since the military took power last week

OECD warns on global trade slowdown Posted: 27 May 2014 09:59 AM PDT Data confirm fears that global trade had a slow start to 2014 despite forecasts from the WTO and others of a return to buoyant growth

Fight on to be Brussels’ top eurosceptic Posted: 27 May 2014 09:33 AM PDT Farage and Le Pen competing to build rightwing political groups from the throng of mutineers arriving as MEPs following Sunday's ballot

US to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2016 Posted: 27 May 2014 03:11 PM PDT Fewer than 10,000 soldiers will remain in the country for the next two years after the conclusion of the Nato combat operations this year

Miners’ strike carves hole in S Africa GDP Posted: 27 May 2014 01:36 PM PDT Economy records its worst performance since the 2009 recession as a four-month walkout in the platinum sector batters mining output

Modi looks to fulfil economic hopes Posted: 27 May 2014 02:58 AM PDT Millions of voters who placed their faith in the new PM expect a quick reversal of India's slowdown and to bring efficiency to the government

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Heads roll across Europe in wake of polls

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• Heads roll across Europe in wake of polls
• Europe short of confidence in its future
• Le Pen sets sights on Elysée Palace
• Kiev in airport offensive
• Voters count on Sisi to revive Egypt
• Narendra Modi sworn in as Indian PM
• Battle lines drawn over peace in Colombia
• Thai coup leader secures royal backing
• Draghi warns of threat to recovery
• Philippines warns on Chinese expansion

Heads roll across Europe in wake of polls Posted: 26 May 2014 11:37 AM PDT Struggle over the EU's future is due to be joined on Tuesday, when government leaders gather for dinner in Brussels to weigh the bloc's new leadership

Europe short of confidence in its future Posted: 26 May 2014 08:28 AM PDT Voters have not turned their backs on continental unity, but neither have they spoken in favour of political and economic integration

Le Pen sets sights on Elysée Palace Posted: 26 May 2014 07:47 AM PDT The stunning poll victory of her far-right National Front party's is just a 'first step' towards the 2017 French presidential elections

Kiev in airport offensive Posted: 26 May 2014 10:42 AM PDT Offensive brings fighting to within 10km of centre of biggest city in industrial east just hours after Poroshenko's win in Sunday's election

Voters count on Sisi to revive Egypt Posted: 26 May 2014 01:06 PM PDT Two-day presidential election begins, with Egyptians expected to deliver a landslide victory to the former defence minister

Narendra Modi sworn in as Indian PM Posted: 26 May 2014 08:36 AM PDT New leader says his administration will conduct a 'rationalisation' of ministries to make government more manageable and decision making clearer

Battle lines drawn over peace in Colombia Posted: 26 May 2014 08:03 AM PDT Incumbent Juan Manuel Santos presents run-off vote as a chance to end war with Farc, while challenger Óscar Iván Zuluaga says peace must have terms

Thai coup leader secures royal backing Posted: 26 May 2014 07:54 AM PDT Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha declares his coup has the backing of Thailand's monarch and warns that his junta would use force to crush anti-putsch protests

Draghi warns of threat to recovery Posted: 26 May 2014 02:25 AM PDT ECB chief gives a further hint that the ECB will offer a package of rate cuts and credit easing measures at next week's crucial policy vote

Philippines warns on Chinese expansion Posted: 26 May 2014 04:27 AM PDT Benigno Aquino concerned Beijing will begin exploration in disputed areas of South China Sea in repeat of tactic that sparked violence in Vietnam

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Eurosceptics storm Brussels

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• Eurosceptics storm Brussels
• ECB decamps to debate monetary fixes
• Piketty defends best-seller from criticism
• Zuma announces new South African cabinet
• Poroshenko claims victory in Ukraine election
• Police checked on gunman before killings
• Pope Francis prays at Bethlehem wall
• Obama visits US troops in Afghanistan
• China clamps down on US consulting groups
• Lebanon crisis leaves presidency vacant

Eurosceptics storm Brussels Posted: 25 May 2014 01:55 PM PDT Biggest exercise in democracy outside India expected to crown Nigel Farage's UK Independence party, and Greece's Syriza as largest parties in their countries

ECB decamps to debate monetary fixes Posted: 25 May 2014 12:25 PM PDT The ECB hopes the event, which will count central bank governors among attendees, will become as prestigious as the Fed Reserve's Jackson Hole retreat

Piketty defends best-seller from criticism Posted: 25 May 2014 09:25 AM PDT Economist said the available data on wealth was "imperfect" but insisted there was widespread recognition that his central thesis was correct

Zuma announces new South African cabinet Posted: 25 May 2014 12:34 PM PDT Tycoon Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed as deputy president. No indication whether he would have broader economic mandate as some observers had expected

Poroshenko claims victory in Ukraine election Posted: 25 May 2014 02:21 PM PDT Poll marred when several million voters in the east were prevented from taking part by a spreading separatist insurgency

Police checked on gunman before killings Posted: 25 May 2014 12:25 PM PDT YouTube video vents hatred of women who rejected him, as well as 'popular kids', while threatening to kill people out of loneliness and frustration

Pope Francis prays at Bethlehem wall Posted: 25 May 2014 08:39 AM PDT Pontiff is first to travel directly to West Bank rather than via Israel, in a nod to Palestinian aspirations, calling on both sides to end conflict

Obama visits US troops in Afghanistan Posted: 25 May 2014 01:09 PM PDT The unannounced trip was confined to the middle of the night at the Bagram airfield, and did not include a visit with Hamid Kazai, Afgan president

China clamps down on US consulting groups Posted: 25 May 2014 12:37 PM PDT State-owned enterprises banned from working with companies such as McKinsey because of fears they are passing on commercial secrets to Washington

Lebanon crisis leaves presidency vacant Posted: 25 May 2014 07:14 AM PDT Moment of reckoning could be near if Lebanon's political leaders cannot put rivalries aside to tackle economic challenges intensified by Syrian war

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Banda nullifies Malawi’s presidential election

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• Banda nullifies Malawi’s presidential election
• Pakistan PM to attend Modi’s inauguration
• Santos seeks his finest hour in Colombia

Banda nullifies Malawi’s presidential election Posted: 24 May 2014 07:58 AM PDT Results from about a third of polling stations show Ms Banda trailing her rival Mr Mutharika by a wide margin

Pakistan PM to attend Modi’s inauguration Posted: 24 May 2014 06:14 AM PDT Sharif came to power promising to rebuild relations with India but has been under pressure to toughen his stance from hardliners particularly within the army

Santos seeks his finest hour in Colombia Posted: 23 May 2014 04:04 AM PDT Sunday's election has become a plebiscite on peace talks with Farc guerrillas, as candidates fight a bitter campaign on how to end decades of bloodshed

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Russia’s Davos mixes opulence and unease

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• Russia’s Davos mixes opulence and unease
• Flaws found in Piketty inequality data
• Thailand’s coup leader takes a hard line
• Steinmeier feels pressure over outburst
• Ukraine strains to hold election in east
• Wilders admits campaign disappointment
• Iran hardliners crack down on social media
• Maronite leader sparks criticism
• US claims car victory over China at WTO
• Deutsche Bank refuses to fund reef port

Russia’s Davos mixes opulence and unease Posted: 23 May 2014 09:11 AM PDT Champagne toasts at Peterhof Palace turned sour as disagreements broke out over whether Russia or the west was to blame for the Ukraine crisis

Flaws found in Piketty inequality data Posted: 23 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT Investigation finds many unexplained data entries and errors in figures underlying some of key charts – undermining claims of rising inequality

Thailand’s coup leader takes a hard line Posted: 23 May 2014 04:46 AM PDT Coup by General Prayuth Chan-ocha underlined the total authority wielded by a career soldier from the Thai army's powerful 'Eastern Tigers' faction

Steinmeier feels pressure over outburst Posted: 23 May 2014 10:35 AM PDT The US and some EU hawks have been demanding from Berlin a tougher approach to Russia. But in Germany, the pressure has mostly been the other way

Ukraine strains to hold election in east Posted: 23 May 2014 10:13 AM PDT Kiev is counting on the polls to bring popular legitimacy to the government and stability to the country after Yanukovich removal

Wilders admits campaign disappointment Posted: 23 May 2014 08:05 AM PDT The Dutch far-right populist leader Geert Wilders expressed disappointment over the election campaign

Iran hardliners crack down on social media Posted: 23 May 2014 08:39 AM PDT Conservatives clash with President Rouhani over social media after a video of dancers performing to the hit song "Happy" was posted online

Maronite leader sparks criticism Posted: 23 May 2014 09:10 AM PDT Cardinal Rai's decision to join the Pope in Jerusalem has drawn criticism from Hizbollah who oppose breaking the diplomatic cordon around Israel

US claims car victory over China at WTO Posted: 22 May 2014 10:26 PM PDT The ruling on import duties comes amid rising bilateral trade tensions over allegations of Chinese hacking and friction over the strength of the renminbi

Deutsche Bank refuses to fund reef port Posted: 23 May 2014 10:22 AM PDT Adani Group's plan to raise billions of dollars to fund a port expansion near the world heritage-listed ecosystem is dealt a symbolic blow

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Sanctions in prospect after Thai coup

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• Sanctions in prospect after Thai coup
• Moscow condemns Prince Charles’ comments
• Cameron to mount ‘stop Juncker’ campaign
• Beijing admits strain in ties with Africa
• US billionaire to target climate sceptics
• Armed Ukraine partisans raise concerns
• UAE stops using British military trainers
• Cricket Board brings match-fixing charges
• Sarkozy calls for shake-up of EU
• Vietnam considers taking China to court

Sanctions in prospect after Thai coup Posted: 22 May 2014 11:40 AM PDT Ousting of the elected government comes two days after martial law imposed in response to street protests and six months of political turmoil

Moscow condemns Prince Charles’ comments Posted: 22 May 2014 10:59 AM PDT Deputy ambassador Alexander Kramarenko met Sian MacLeod, a Foreign Office official, to request official clarification of 'outrageous' remarks

Cameron to mount ‘stop Juncker’ campaign Posted: 22 May 2014 10:12 AM PDT Downing Street fears that veteran European federalist would make it harder for PM to win proposed in-out referendum for Britain in 2017

Beijing admits strain in ties with Africa Posted: 22 May 2014 10:13 AM PDT Rare comments by governor of China's central bank come amid growing criticism of Sino-African deals inside and outside the continent

US billionaire to target climate sceptics Posted: 22 May 2014 10:02 AM PDT Tom Steyer, the Democratic donor and former hedge fund manager, will spend $100m targeting Republicans in four Senate races in November's election

Armed Ukraine partisans raise concerns Posted: 22 May 2014 07:57 AM PDT 'Self-defence units' are forming all over east Ukraine to fight pro-Russia separatists, filling the void left by demoralised and passive police force

UAE stops using British military trainers Posted: 22 May 2014 11:28 AM PDT Clearout prompts some officials to push for stronger ties to reassure Abu Dhabi and other Gulf allies about the UK's commitment to regional security

Cricket Board brings match-fixing charges Posted: 22 May 2014 10:48 AM PDT Former New Zealand Test batsman Lou Vincent and Pakistani bowler Naveed Arif both face allegations over one-day game between Sussex and Kent in 2011

Sarkozy calls for shake-up of EU Posted: 22 May 2014 01:05 AM PDT Move by former French president to try to fend off populist threat in parliamentary elections, as he tries to rally voters to his centre-right UMP

Vietnam considers taking China to court Posted: 21 May 2014 10:34 PM PDT Vietnam is considering taking legal action against China as the territorial dispute over the South China Sea becomes ever more fractious

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