Islamist militants step up Iraq offensive |
- Islamist militants step up Iraq offensive
- Cameron heads for fresh rift with Merkel
- Cantor’s Tea Party defeat stuns Washington
- Kuwaitis protest against state corruption
- Germany to tighten arms export rules
- IMF sounds global housing alarm
- EU tax probe into Apple, Starbucks and Fiat
- France unveils new spending cuts
- Attacks highlight power of Pakistan’s army
- Rousseff relegates World Cup pessimists
| Islamist militants step up Iraq offensive Posted: 11 Jun 2014 08:16 AM PDT Insurgents push into oil refinery city of Baiji a day after seizing Mosul, as US calls on factions to come together to confront al-Qaeda offshoot Isis |
| Cameron heads for fresh rift with Merkel Posted: 11 Jun 2014 10:47 AM PDT Britain's Conservatives look set to form an alliance with the German chancellor's opponents, the anti-euro Alternative für Deutschland party |
| Cantor’s Tea Party defeat stuns Washington Posted: 11 Jun 2014 11:55 AM PDT Establishment Republicans who seemed to have headed off Tea Party challenges ahead of November's elections are watching their backs again |
| Kuwaitis protest against state corruption Posted: 11 Jun 2014 12:25 PM PDT The demonstrations in Kuwait City are the biggest since 2011-2012, and comes as the opposition revives calls for political reforms |
| Germany to tighten arms export rules Posted: 11 Jun 2014 01:03 PM PDT Sales of arms soar to countries with questionable human rights records, such as Algeria and Saudi Arabia and conflict zones like Congo |
| IMF sounds global housing alarm Posted: 11 Jun 2014 11:00 AM PDT Warning from IMF shows how an acceleration in global house prices from already high levels has emerged as one of the major threats to economic stability |
| EU tax probe into Apple, Starbucks and Fiat Posted: 11 Jun 2014 07:24 AM PDT Countries involved include Ireland, Netherlands and Luxembourg in a move that ratchets up the global crackdown on tax avoidance |
| France unveils new spending cuts Posted: 11 Jun 2014 06:19 AM PDT Hollande seeks to boost country's stuttering economy by easing the tax burden on business and households despite criticisms by 100 'Rebels' |
| Attacks highlight power of Pakistan’s army Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:03 AM PDT Karachi violence revives questions about the awkward relationship between the civilian government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the military |
| Rousseff relegates World Cup pessimists Posted: 10 Jun 2014 08:53 PM PDT Brazil president launches an impassioned plea for a sceptical nation to get behind the country's hosting of the World Cup, which kicks off on Thursday |
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