EU agrees sanctions against Russia

EU agrees sanctions against Russia
Putin fights to keep factions on side
Israeli military pushes deeper into Gaza
Israeli shells hit Gaza power plant
Democrats move to punish tax ‘deserters’
Xi’s ‘tiger’ hunt breaks old party taboo
Tokyo Olympic Games costs jump
Cyprus archbishop warns on bank share sale
HK petition denounces pro-democracy group
Military drills halt China civil flights

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