Poroshenko opens talks with Russia

Poroshenko opens talks with Russia
Sanusi given key Islamic role in Nigeria
Swedes hit Juncker’s hopes for top EU job
Senior US diplomats in bilateral Iran talks
Sponsors pile pressure on Fifa over Qatar
Sisi sworn in as Egypt’s president
Surge in migrants reaches Sicily
Prodigy lights up Brazilian football
China cracks down on ‘naked officials’
S Africa finance minister warns on growth

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 09:48 AM PDT

Billionaire oligarch sounded more emollient tone on making peace with the rebels than the uncompromising line favoured by his caretaker predecessors

Sanusi given key Islamic role in Nigeria

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 12:25 PM PDT

Appointment of leading critic of Goodluck Jonathan puts one of the most influential traditional roles in the country at loggerheads with the presidency

Swedes hit Juncker’s hopes for top EU job

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 11:26 AM PDT

Reinfeldt boosted hopes of David Cameron of blocking commission candidate, saying he disagreed with parliament, not national leaders making the appointment

Senior US diplomats in bilateral Iran talks

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 10:04 AM PDT

Intervention of two top US diplomats comes as talks between Iran and the international community over the former's nuclear plans enter a crunch phase in Geneva

Sponsors pile pressure on Fifa over Qatar

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 01:21 PM PDT

Adidas, Sony and Visa have called for investigations into the influence of Mohammed bin Hammam on awarding of the 2022 tournament

Sisi sworn in as Egypt’s president

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 08:02 AM PDT

Former army chief inherits divided country, with some viewing him as a saviour but others seeing him as a coup leader who authorised bloodshed

Surge in migrants reaches Sicily

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 09:29 AM PDT

Calm seas lead to new wave of migrants to Sicily, with officials on the island calling for more support in patrolling what it calls an EU, as well as Italian, border

Prodigy lights up Brazilian football

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 03:15 AM PDT

As Brazil prepares for the 2014 World Cup, 13-year-old Cassiano de Jesus is the latest in a long line of talent emerging from poorer communities

China cracks down on ‘naked officials’

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 06:22 AM PDT

China is clamping down on officials whose family members have emigrated amid concerns about corruption and popular resentment towards a perceived privilege

S Africa finance minister warns on growth

Posted: 08 Jun 2014 02:32 AM PDT

Nhlanhla Nene says economy has almost hit 'rock-bottom' as he concedes that Treasury's forecast of 2.7 per cent growth in 2014 looks beyond reach