EU faces tussle over Commission head

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

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