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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Russia stirs fears of repeat Georgia war

Russia stirs fears of repeat Georgia war


Russia stirs fears of repeat Georgia war

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 11:44 AM PDT

As 20,000 Russian troops mass on the Ukraine border, concern mounts that Vladimir Putin will launch an invasion to help separatists around Donetsk

Renzi under pressure as Italy falls back into recession

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 10:29 AM PDT

The 0.2% drop in the second quarter will pile pressure on Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to enact a reform programme that will make a real impact

Pharma shares slide on ‘tax inversion’ fears

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 10:43 AM PDT

Washington threatens action to halt wave of American companies seeking to cut their US tax bills by buying overseas companies

China bans Apple products for officials

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 08:14 AM PDT

US tech group's products are left off approved list for federal institutions as antimonopoly probe raids offices of other foreign companies

Obama pledges support for Africa security

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 10:49 AM PDT

Barack Obama offered African leaders US support to boost their peacekeeping and counterterrorism capabilities in order to fight "transnational threats"

Saudis give Beirut $1bn to fend off Isis

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 07:30 AM PDT

Military aid offered as regional conflicts spill over into Lebanon, raising fears that Isis could seize control of Sunni areas

Erdogan favourite in Turkey president poll

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 09:01 AM PDT

The heart of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's electoral coalition is not those who have risen to the top of society, but the poor and the 'oppressed'

China widens anti-monopoly probes

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 07:07 AM PDT

Executives at some of the world's most powerful brands wonder if recent raids are part of a broader protectionist push from Beijing

US political funding debate moves to judges

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 07:44 AM PDT

Money-fuelled partisan divide on Capitol Hill is spreading, in a development with potential to undermine trust in the country's legal system

Comet chaser Rosetta reaches its target

Posted: 06 Aug 2014 04:06 AM PDT

European spacecraft is the first to rendezvous with a comet and will conduct research into how it works as it hurtles round the Sun

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