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Thursday, July 31, 2014

‘Tiger’ hunt reduces Communist appeal

‘Tiger’ hunt reduces Communist appeal

‘Tiger’ hunt reduces Communist appeal

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 10:11 AM PDT

Number of people joining Chinese Communist party falls for first time in a decade

Swiss to get vote on links with EU

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 11:43 AM PDT

Brussels politicians have suggested that if Switzerland presses ahead with immigration quotas, its access to the single market could be threatened

US condemns Gaza school shelling

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 11:27 AM PDT

Shelling of UN facility housing civilians fleeing the violence 'is totally unacceptable and totally indefensible', says White House spokesman

Business warns on Republicans suing Obama

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 10:53 AM PDT

Fears that lawsuit, authorised in House, will accelerate implementation of healthcare requirements that enterprises fought to delay

Hopes remain of deal on Argentine debt

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 10:52 AM PDT

Talks between the government and bondholders have collapsed, but a consortium of private banks could still negotiate a settlement

Sberbank target of latest EU sanctions

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 10:20 AM PDT

Sberbank, Russia's largest state lender, is the most high profile target of the latest round of EU sanctions

Sierra Leone declares Ebola emergency

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 10:14 AM PDT

President Koroma says country will call in security forces to quarantine centres of deadly virus and public meetings will be restricted

Eurozone inflation falls to low of 0.4%

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 07:41 AM PDT

Dip leaves inflation at less than a quarter of the ECB's target of below but close to 2% and brings the bloc a step closer to outright deflation

Crash investigators access MH17 site

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 07:21 AM PDT

Ukraine says military operations against Russian-backed separatists have been halted for one day in a 20-kilometre vicinity around the crash site

Le Pen tops poll for French presidency

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 07:08 AM PDT

Opinion poll highlights threat posed by the National Front leader to France's mainstream politicians ahead of the next presidential election
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Liberia declares Ebola emergency

Liberia declares Ebola emergency

Liberia declares Ebola emergency

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 10:48 AM PDT

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf sends home non-essential government workers, orders quarantines for affected villages and closes schools and markets

Russia lashes out at EU sanctions

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 12:21 PM PDT

Russian foreign ministry says EU's 'irresponsible step' of broadening sanctions against key sectors of its economy will push up European energy costs

Juncker considers creating financial services tsar

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 11:23 AM PDT

Such a powerful standalone finance directorate would lead London-based banks to fear EU financial policy will tilt towards the eurozone

Shanghai faces anti-corruption onslaught

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 06:09 AM PDT

By turning the campaign on Shanghai, President Xi Jinping threatens the legacy of former president Jiang Zemin, who retains huge political influence

US economy roars back with 4% growth

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 09:46 AM PDT

The recovery is strongly back on track, suggesting unemployment will continue to fall and raising questions about the timing of interest rate rises

Dozens die in Gaza school and market attacks

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 11:45 AM PDT

Israel's military operation has brought growing accusations that it is using excessive force, resulting in the deaths of scores of civilians

Madrid talks fail to heal Catalan rift

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 10:52 AM PDT

Mariano Rajoy and Artur Mas have met for the first time in a year, but found no common ground over the latter's plan to hold an independence vote

Colombian rebels killing ‘with impunity’

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 09:17 AM PDT

Human Rights Watch says abuses by the Farc guerrillas are continuing in the country's lawless Pacific coast despite two years of peace talks

Anzac commemorations raise questions

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 06:16 AM PDT

Veterans are questioning the fanfare and funding for the centenary events, with some feeling that serving armed forces are being neglected

French and British evacuated from Libya

Posted: 30 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT

Paris organises evacuation amid deteriorating security following US, which evacuated its embassy staff to neighbouring Tunisia
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

EU agrees sanctions against Russia

EU agrees sanctions against Russia

EU agrees sanctions against Russia

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 10:36 AM PDT

Sweeping measures intended to cripple economy and convince the Kremlin to abandon its support for pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine

Putin fights to keep factions on side

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:43 AM PDT

As relations between the west and Russia have spiralled downwards, the president is engaged in a balancing act to appease tycoons and nationalists

Israeli military pushes deeper into Gaza

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 09:07 AM PDT

The IDF is racing to destroy a network of Hamas tunnels more extensive than it previously thought, even as condemnation of the war outside Israel grows

Israeli shells hit Gaza power plant

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:00 AM PDT

Towering flames rise from the power station, as Israel's offensive against Hamas enters its fourth week, with no signs of a ceasefire breakthrough

Democrats move to punish tax ‘deserters’

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:50 AM PDT

Democrats' bill tightens criteria under which US companies can be denied federal contracts if they are based overseas for tax purposes

Xi’s ‘tiger’ hunt breaks old party taboo

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 09:59 AM PDT

Critics argue the president's allies appear immune from the purge, and most high profile targets have been those who posed the biggest threat to his ambitions

Tokyo Olympic Games costs jump

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:47 PM PDT

Preparations to host the 2020 Games are hampered by a labour shortage in the construction industry and materials prices pushed higher by a weaker yen

Cyprus archbishop warns on bank share sale

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 07:53 AM PDT

Archbishop of Cyprus urges thousands of small shareholders to reject a planned €1bn share sale by Bank of Cyprus

HK petition denounces pro-democracy group

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 02:46 AM PDT

The newly-formed Alliance for Peace and Democracy has collected nearly 1m signatures aimed at countering Occupy Central's protest threat

Military drills halt China civil flights

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 10:54 PM PDT

Many flights into some of the country's busiest airports are cancelled, adding to weeks of chronic flight delays caused by PLA drills
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Monday, July 28, 2014

Borders closed to tackle Ebola outbreak

Borders closed to tackle Ebola outbreak

Borders closed to tackle Ebola outbreak

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 10:03 AM PDT

Restrictions come after medical charities warned the outbreak was 'out of control' and could spread further, and called on governments in region to do more

Crunch point for Ukrainian separatists

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 10:52 AM PDT

Month-long counter-offensive by the Ukrainian army has pushed rebel forces back into urban centres and is reaching crunch point

Yukos shareholders face battle to claim $50bn

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 10:01 AM PDT

The ruling by the arbitration court over Yukos will be seen as overtly political coming as it does just 24 hours ahead of what are expected to be tough new sanctions from Europe

S African metalworkers to end strike

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:27 AM PDT

More than 200,000 members of the Numsa union have accepted an offer of a 10% annual pay rise, according to union leader Irvin Jim

Kerry ceasefire efforts anger Israelis

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 10:15 AM PDT

Secretary of state's attempt to broker an end to hostilities in Gaza has opened up a fresh rift between the US and its Middle East ally

Emirates leads push to change conflict zone rules

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:57 AM PDT

Emirates Airline seeks to have a new body share information between carriers about flying over conflict zones, including their risk assessments

Brazil voters face dirty politics as usual

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:19 AM PDT

As the World Cup afterglow fades, corruption allegations are levelled at each candidate in a campaign characterised by old rivalries and scare tactics

Medicare expected to stay solvent longer

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:53 AM PDT

The finances of the government health insurance programme for the elderly are improving, but disability fund will run out of money by the end of 2016

France proud of first world war solidarity

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 04:56 AM PDT

The first world war is seen as a war in which the French stood together against an invader who had taken Paris in 1871 and was to do so again in 1940

Libya battles blaze as militias clash

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 09:34 AM PDT

The government warned groups fighting for control of the airport of a 'humanitarian and environmental disaster if fire fighters are blocked
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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Images show Russian attacks, says US

Images show Russian attacks, says US

Images show Russian attacks, says US

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 11:29 AM PDT

Washington officials believe in wake of MH17 crash that Putin trying to halt military gains Kiev's forces have been making against separatists

Boko Haram kidnaps wife of Cameroon politician

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 11:43 AM PDT

The kidnapping is one of the most audacious attacks by the Nigeria-based Islamist group since it launched an insurgency five years ago

Gaza conflict resumes as truce hopes fade

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 11:30 AM PDT

Diplomatic efforts to agree a cessation of hostilities continue after a brief pause in the fighting breaks down and casualties start to mount once more

Scandal hits Catalan independence drive

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 12:17 PM PDT

Admission by region's former president that he had undeclared bank accounts comes days before attempt to negotiate settlement with Spain

Turkey’s Alevis fear Erdogan presidency

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 09:58 AM PDT

Members of religious minority feel marginalised after prime minister's 11 years in office and are bracing for expected election victory

EU banking union faces legal challenge

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 09:57 AM PDT

Five academics have filed a case claiming that the banking union is illegal under German law because it was created without necessary treaty changes

Argentina braces for fresh debt default

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 08:56 AM PDT

Trigger would be missed $539m interest payment after talks between government and group of 'holdout' creditors failed to progress

Typewriters clatter into life again

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 08:44 AM PDT

The old-tech appliance that was teetering on redundancy is being revived by the hipster generation and worries about internet security

Fed set to hold course with $10bn taper

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 05:31 AM PDT

Pace of asset purchases expected to drop to $25bn-a-month, en route to a complete stop in October, though interest rates may rise sooner than planned

Isis uses humility as tactic for conquest

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Terrorists appear to be perfecting a model mixing fear, divisiveness and soft power to seize control from under the feet of other rebel groups
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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Ceasefire ends in Gaza

Ceasefire ends in Gaza

Ceasefire ends in Gaza

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 10:03 AM PDT

In al-Sheja'iya, east of Gaza City, where Israel's army launched a massive assault, entire areas were reduced to rubble and craters

EU chiefs back tough new Russia curbs

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 02:18 PM PDT

The bloc's two presidents are calling for members to give approval to 'phase three' sanctions next week in a harder line over the Ukraine crisis

Moscow raises beef with McDonald’s

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 10:51 AM PDT

Russia has finessed the art of adopting ultra-stringent health and safety standards just when geopolitical tensions are reaching their peak

India maintains opposition to WTO deal

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 03:02 PM PDT

The US has accused New Delhi of provoking a crisis as the latter threatens to block a global deal without agreement on food programmes for the poor
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Friday, July 25, 2014

US scrambles for Gaza ceasefire

US scrambles for Gaza ceasefire

US scrambles for Gaza ceasefire

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 11:54 AM PDT

Risk of expansion of war underlined on Friday after five Palestinians were reported killed in a night of violence in Israeli-occupied West Bank

Crisis highlights shattered economy

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 10:06 AM PDT

Hamas and its allies are demanding an end to the 'siege' of the territory and say people there want ports and freedom to travel and work abroad

Grieving Dutch rethink Russian relations

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 09:51 AM PDT

Shock at deaths of MH17 passengers undermines the usual pragmatism that marks the nation's approach to trade ties even as economy struggles

Slavyansk grave reveals Ukraine’s wounds

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 06:41 AM PDT

Though many residents have welcomed the return of Ukrainian rule after violent pro-Russian forces left, others retain a deep mistrust of Kiev

Investigators begin work at Air Algerie site

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 09:39 AM PDT

French troops stationed in Mali as part of France's operations against Islamist militants in the region help secure the remains of the airliner

Brazil injects $20bn into banking sector

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 11:33 AM PDT

The stimulus measures, including easing financial groups' reserve requirements, are designed to boost credit in a flagging economy

Ebola poses threat to African economies

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 06:07 AM PDT

Foreign investors with millions of dollars invested in the area's mines and other business travellers are starting to be worried.

Central American leaders make border plea

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 04:32 AM PDT

Since last October 57,000 children have entered the US illegally, but the US president's request for funds has fallen victim to divisions in Congress

India’s ‘cereal economy’ ruffles WTO

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 04:56 AM PDT

New Delhi says it will not accede to a WTO agreement on cutting trade-related red tape without settling a dispute over its agricultural subsidies

Tamil boat people to land in Australia

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 03:23 AM PDT

After a legal stand-off 157 asylum seekers will be allowed into Australia, reflecting the latest setback for Prime Minister Tony Abbott over refugees
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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Ukraine PM quits and clears way for polls

Ukraine PM quits and clears way for polls

Ukraine PM quits and clears way for polls

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 12:22 PM PDT

Yatseniuk rebukes parliament for betraying revolution, while EU ambassadors reach no conclusion on widening sanctions against Russia

Bulgaria set for October general election

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 12:29 PM PDT

President Rosen Plevneliev due to appoint caretaker government next month after Plamen Oresharski stepped down following poor showing in European elections

Air Algerie jet ‘probably crashed’

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:10 AM PDT

Search underway after the MD-83 aircraft, operated by Swiftair and with 116 people on board, disappears on flight from Burkina Faso to Algeria

Israel shells UN school used as a shelter

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:12 AM PDT

Israel's military had no immediate comment on the shelling attack on the school, which brought the total death toll in Gaza to nearly 750

IMF slices global growth forecasts

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 08:07 AM PDT

Downgrade shows how 2014 threatens to become yet another disappointing year for global growth

Dinosaurs had feathers, say scientists

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 11:19 AM PDT

Researchers say well-preserved fossils in Siberia provide evidence that plumage did not develop for flight but may have been for insulation

Greece cuts state wage bill as talks loom

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 08:57 AM PDT

Kyriakos Mitsotakis, minister of administrative reform, says the country's general government wage bill fell below €16bn last year

South Africa open to curbs on strike action

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 11:01 AM PDT

Deputy president moots secret ballots as a wave of strikes weighs on the economy causing it to contract by 0.6% in the first three months of this year

Norway faces ‘concrete’ terrorist threat

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 02:51 AM PDT

Reports from the US this week said that airport security had been increased because of the threat from a Norwegian fighting in Syria

Court rules Poland allowed torture

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 09:28 AM PDT

European Court of Human Rights orders Warsaw to pay compensation to two prisoners held in 'black jail' under US renditions programme
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Russian hand seen in arming of rebels

Russian hand seen in arming of rebels

Russian hand seen in arming of rebels

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 11:31 AM PDT

Downing of Kiev fighter jets adds to suspicions among western intelligence officials who point to an extensive weapons-smuggling operation

Obama pressed to act against Russia

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 09:38 AM PDT

US president is under fire for not taking a more aggressive stance in the Ukraine crisis as Europe prevaricates over more sanctions

Bodies from MH17 arrive in Netherlands

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 07:55 AM PDT

After nearly a week the bodies from the downed Malaysian airline arrive in Holland at an air base in the southern town of Eindhoven

Nowhere to hide for Gaza residents

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 09:37 AM PDT

Palestinian civilians recount chaotic evacuations after conflicting or confusing Israeli warnings and buildings thought to be safe coming under attack

Airlines halt Israel flights after attack

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 06:55 AM PDT

Cancellations after rockets fired from Gaza Strip landed within a mile of the airport come amid sensitivity after MH17 was shot down

Indonesia’s new leader faces five hurdles

Posted: 22 Jul 2014 11:51 PM PDT

Rupiah hits 2-month high after Jakarta governor elected president, giving the new leader tough tasks including reducing fuel subsidies and encouraging FDI

Taiwan air crash claims 47 lives

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 07:07 AM PDT

TransAsia Airways flight 222 reported to be making second attempt at landing at Makong airport on the island of Penghu in stormy weather

The final voyage of the Costa Concordia

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 09:54 AM PDT

Journey to Genoa will take four days

Carney says UK rate rise drawing closer

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 04:48 AM PDT

Interest rates will need to start to rise in the months ahead, says BoE governor, reiterating the bank's view that increases will be 'gradual and limited'

Cyprus seeks buyer for failed bank

Posted: 23 Jul 2014 04:51 AM PDT

The country's central bank is looking for a buyer for the local operation of a Lebanese bank accused by the US of money laundering
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