Baghdad residents await Isis attack

Baghdad residents await Isis attack
Turkey ready to accept Kurdish state
Iraq makes awkward allies of US enemies
Britain left isolated by Juncker defeat
Cameron bemoans a ‘bad day for Europe’
EU sets deadline for Russia on Ukraine
Accounting firms warn HK on democracy push
Murder of Monaco doyenne ‘a family affair’
Argentina’s payment illegal, says judge
Suárez woes mount as 888 cuts ties

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 08:32 AM PDT

With a mixture of dread and defiance, residents of the capital are trying to carry on with their lives despite the potentially imminent arrival of militant sleeper cells

Turkey ready to accept Kurdish state

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 08:36 AM PDT

Independent country could serve as a buffer against the militant Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which Ankara sees as a threat

Iraq makes awkward allies of US enemies

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 08:57 AM PDT

Washington shares similar interests to Syria and Iran in crushing the Sunni insurgency, but the options for working together are limited

Britain left isolated by Juncker defeat

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 11:29 AM PDT

Decision, by 26 to 2, to select Juncker marks first time in EU history that a Commission president is not selected by consensus of national leaders

Cameron bemoans a ‘bad day for Europe’

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:45 AM PDT

Prime minister's failed attempt to stop Jean-Claude Juncker becoming European Commission president is huge setback in his attempt to reform the EU

EU sets deadline for Russia on Ukraine

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:24 AM PDT

Moscow faces the prospect of fresh sanctions if it fails to take concrete steps to implement a peace plan in eastern Ukraine by Monday

Accounting firms warn HK on democracy push

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 07:46 AM PDT

Global accounting companies EY, KPMG, Deloitte and PwC warned that some multinationals may quit the city if democracy activists disrupt business with protests

Murder of Monaco doyenne ‘a family affair’

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 08:36 AM PDT

Police investigating the killing of Hélène Pastor, a wealthy Monegasque, have moved this week to arrest family members allegedly involved in the affair

Argentina’s payment illegal, says judge

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:50 AM PDT

Argentina looks headed for default on Monday as Judge Thomas Griesa orders that money set aside to pay bondholders breaches his court ruling

Suárez woes mount as 888 cuts ties

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 03:12 AM PDT

Online gambling company 888 drops Uruguay footballer after he is banned for four months by Fifa for biting an Italian player during World Cup match