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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Canada ramps up security amid new risks

Canada ramps up security amid new risks

Canada ramps up security amid new risks

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 10:23 AM PDT

Harper pushes for greater surveillance powers as attacks stoke debate over nation's role in world

EU tells Britain to pay extra €2.1bn

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:19 AM PDT

Better-performing economy leads to bigger slice for Brussels

Spain’s recovery boosts labour market

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 10:09 AM PDT

Unemployment falls to new low, but analysts fear country may yet succumb to eurozone slowdown

Rousseff faces scrutiny over economy

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 07:17 AM PDT

Critics hold PT's policies responsible for Brazil's slowdown

Battle revives Kurds’ nationalist ambitions

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 04:12 AM PDT

Defence of Kobani has become a rallying call for stateless Kurds

Industry response to Ebola quickens

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 10:53 AM PDT

Drugmakers to be offered indemnity for new vaccine

Zakharchenko stumps for votes in Donetsk

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 07:47 AM PDT

Leader of pro-Russia rebellion seeks mandate in contest lacking credible rivals

Democrats feel Senate is slipping away

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 03:08 AM PDT

Disillusionment with Obama and tepid US economic recovery fuel race

Democracy hopes fade ahead of Tunisia poll

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:34 AM PDT

Nine out of 10 survey respondents describe the economy as 'bad'

China to boost socialist rule of law

Posted: 23 Oct 2014 08:39 AM PDT

The scale of challenge is exposed by a skirmish in a remote village that left eight dead
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Two dead in Canada parliament attack

Two dead in Canada parliament attack

Two dead in Canada parliament attack

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 12:43 PM PDT

Gunman shoots soldier at Ottawa war memorial

Silva claims Rousseff smear campaign

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 07:46 AM PDT

Former Brazil poll frontrunner says she was branded homophobic

Big nations snub Beijing bank launch

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 09:05 AM PDT

Only 20 countries sign up for new institution after US lobbying

Hungary to impose internet tax

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 09:44 AM PDT

Latest unorthodox economic policy of president Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party

Russian plane violates Estonian air space

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:20 AM PDT

Jet fighters scrambled as high-tech spy 'coot' circles Baltic

Café encounter exposes Russian soldiers

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 12:53 PM PDT

Vodka and Celine Dion in the Weeping Willow in eastern Ukraine

Jailed Kurdish leader optimistic over peace

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 07:18 AM PDT

Jailed Kurdish leader optimistic despite tensions over Ankara's passive stance on Kobani

Israeli minister rejects two-state approach

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:54 AM PDT

Naftali Bennett says notion of Palestinian state next to Israel is inapplicable

Women targeted in Iran power struggle

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:02 AM PDT

Attacks part of campaign by hardliners to 'propagate virtue'

Tea Party favourites struggle to keep grip

Posted: 22 Oct 2014 08:37 AM PDT

Voters balk at cuts and policies that fail to deliver growth
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Uganda looks to China for investment

Uganda looks to China for investment

Uganda looks to China for investment

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 10:43 AM PDT

President praises lack of interference in internal affairs and 'big money'

Rousseff faces fresh Petrobras pressure

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 08:59 AM PDT

As president prepares for run-off, public spending watchdog raises questions over Comperj project

EU leans on big banks for bailout fund

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 06:12 AM PDT

System favours Germany and Spain but not France

Talks to end HK protests make little progress

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 08:39 AM PDT

Government offers few concessions to protesters in televised dialogue

Turkey struggles with Isis reverberations

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 06:48 AM PDT

Ankara's attitude towards Kobani risks reigniting conflict with Kurds

Poland criticises eurozone banking union

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 08:29 AM PDT

Central bank governor intends to keep control of macroprudential policy

Spanish flu gives pension groups 100-year headache

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 06:44 AM PDT

Epidemic created flaws in official mortality database, with implications for today's pensions sector

Debate rages on QE inequality allegations

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 08:32 AM PDT

Officials uneasy over claim that policy directed money to rich

Franco-Spanish energy spat tests EU

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 12:41 AM PDT

Madrid accuses Paris of using Pyrenees to protect its nuclear industry

Sweden vows to increase defence spending

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 08:13 AM PDT

Prime minister's pledge comes as search for suspected foreign vessel enters fifth day
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Monday, October 20, 2014

Leung warns protesters not to test China

Leung warns protesters not to test China

Leung warns protesters not to test China

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 07:37 AM PDT

HK chief ready to listen to suggestions for ending demonstrations

Cameron caught in trap over immigration

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 10:23 AM PDT

Prime minister's curb pledge risks angering everyone while pleasing no one

Turkey allows Kurds to relieve Kobani

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 09:14 AM PDT

Shift in policy as US carries out air drop of weapons to city's defenders

Political landscape shifts in US south

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:12 AM PDT

Social issues, urbanisation and racial politics are changing allegiances across southern states

Sweden shuts airspace as sub hunt grows

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 07:35 AM PDT

Search for presumed Russian vessel involves hundreds of military personnel

US trade agenda awaits midterm elections

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 09:02 AM PDT

Republican gains could help Obama secure 'fast-track' authority

BoE launches review after payments crash

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 11:43 AM PDT

Real-time gross settlement system was down for more than 9 hours

ExIm warns US of export risk from China

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 04:21 AM PDT

New Beijing-backed development banks could crowd out the threatened export financing agency

Berlin and Paris paper over budget cracks

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 10:43 AM PDT

Ministers pledge to boost eurozone investment but keep details to themselves

EU and China agree truce on trade spats

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 07:58 AM PDT

Brussels drops case against Huawei and ZTE
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Sunday, October 19, 2014

Weak currency fails to benefit eurozone

Weak currency fails to benefit eurozone

Weak currency fails to benefit eurozone

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 09:46 AM PDT

Depreciation will only fuel inflation slowly, analysts warn

Abe weighs tax rise against economy

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 11:38 AM PDT

Japan's PM says consumption levy would be 'meaningless' if it encouraged deflation

Pentagon forms Ebola rapid response team

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 12:05 PM PDT

Obama administration seeks to deflect criticism that it has done too little to contain the virus

Release of Nigeria schoolgirls in balance

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 11:42 AM PDT

President Goodluck Jonathan's credibility is also on the line

Poland sets out plan to split coal assets

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 10:04 AM PDT

Government panel to recommend closure of lossmaking pits in industry that employs 100,000

Brazil drought threatens Neves campaign

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 10:15 AM PDT

PSDB party's record of efficient governance in focus

Vatican synod fails to agree on gays

Posted: 18 Oct 2014 04:12 PM PDT

Backlash from conservative Catholic wing highlights challenge facing Francis

Barroso says migrant cap against EU law

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 07:41 AM PDT

Free movement fundamental part of the internal market, outgoing president says

Russia widens crackdown on McDonald’s

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 08:29 AM PDT

The latest salvo subjects almost half of the US group's outlets in Russia to regulatory probes

Eastern Europe attacks EU emissions plan

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 07:50 AM PDT

More nations join Poland in opposing greenhouse gases target
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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Hong Kong government agrees to meet protesters

Hong Kong government agrees to meet protesters

Hong Kong government agrees to meet protesters

Posted: 18 Oct 2014 09:32 AM PDT

Crowds take to Mongkok streets and push back officers to resume sit-in

Kremlin acts to silence human rights group

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 03:14 PM PDT

Moscow's effort to silence human rights group Memorial spurs from other non-governmental groups and rights activists
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Friday, October 17, 2014

Mind your metadata, Isis warns followers

Mind your metadata, Isis warns followers

Mind your metadata, Isis warns followers

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 12:10 PM PDT

Arabic language manual advises jihadis on how to aid cyber blackout to avoid attack

Obama pressed to expand war on Isis

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 09:34 AM PDT

Allies and advisers urge involvement of US troops in combat in Iraq and call for nation-building in Syria

Russia and Ukraine talks at an impasse

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:45 AM PDT

EU-brokered meeting between Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko ends in disappointment

Cajun Prince and his secret political weapon

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 09:13 AM PDT

Ex-con Edwin Edwards targets Louisiana for Democrats in midterm poll

Clashes endanger Turkey-PKK peace process

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 11:36 AM PDT

Violence surges as Kurds wrongly identify Islamist militants as Isis supporters

Nigeria agrees ceasefire with Boko Haram

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 08:48 AM PDT

Deal secures release of 219 schoolgirls, military and presidency officials claim

ECB suffers leak of secret minutes

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 08:15 AM PDT

Policy deliberations should remain private for 30 years

Yellen bemoans rising US inequality

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 06:02 AM PDT

Boston speech highlights Fed chair's liberal sympathies

Icy weather may halt German drone mission

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 08:58 AM PDT

Unmanned aircraft used by the Bundeswehr cannot be reliably steered in cold temperatures

Geopolitics overshadow New Silk Road

Posted: 17 Oct 2014 01:42 AM PDT

Conflict in Ukraine threatens future of China to Germany rail freight route
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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Russia takes EU to court over sanctions

Russia takes EU to court over sanctions

Russia takes EU to court over sanctions

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:18 AM PDT

Rosneft and Arkady Rotenberg launch legal challenges

Greek PM’s vow to exit bailout backfires

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 10:28 AM PDT

Bond yields rise as investors doubt Athens can finance itself

Bullard urges Fed to continue asset purchases

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 10:56 AM PDT

Remarks come as unemployment figures point to strong labour market momentum

West Africa Ebola fight has hardly begun

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 09:04 AM PDT

Campaign to halt epidemic barely off ground despite 4,000 deaths

WTO head Roberto Azevêdo urges shake-up

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 10:36 AM PDT

Trade body leader warns that the organisation risks 'paralysis'

Saudi Arabia tests US ties with oil price

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 10:10 AM PDT

American shale companies are hurt but consumers benefit

Merkel and Renzi clash on growth

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 08:43 AM PDT

German chancellor seems intent on calming financial markets, which have just seen sharp sell-offs

Modi accelerates economic reform drive

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 08:24 AM PDT

Indian prime minister acts after state election victories

Kurds declare advance on Kobani

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:21 AM PDT

Key positions retaken as Americans attack Islamist ground forces

Detroit settles with holdout creditor

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 09:56 AM PDT

Deal with insurer is important step as city emerges from bankruptcy
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Morales says ‘Evo for ever’ not on cards

Morales says ‘Evo for ever’ not on cards

Morales says ‘Evo for ever’ not on cards

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 04:28 AM PDT

Newly re-elected Bolivian president rules out staying in power until 2025

Fighting erupts between Libyan factions

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 11:36 AM PDT

Cairo denies reports that Egyptian fighters bombed Benghazi

US tracks people on Ebola patient flight

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 09:27 AM PDT

Search comes after second Texas healthcare worker contracts virus

France unveils deregulation proposals

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 09:03 AM PDT

Move comes as country's budget is delivered to Brussels

US budget deficit falls below 3% of GDP

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 08:53 AM PDT

Sharp improvement in public finances follows aggressive austerity policies

BJP has won state elections, say polls

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 08:06 AM PDT

Exit results point to victory in Maharashtra and Haryana

Russia’s defence budget hit by slowdown

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 08:07 AM PDT

Falling oil price and sanctions put pressure on spending

Ukraine fears winter energy crisis

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 06:53 AM PDT

Conflict in the east now endangering coal supplies, adding to country's energy woes

Buhari enters Nigerian presidency race

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 09:49 AM PDT

Former military ruler sets out anti-corruption stance

Italian budget close to defying EU rules

Posted: 15 Oct 2014 05:36 AM PDT

Big stimulus measures and fewer spending cuts than expected
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Saudi investor warns on falling oil price

Saudi investor warns on falling oil price

Saudi investor warns on falling oil price

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 08:57 AM PDT

Prince expresses 'astonishment' over minister playing down issue

Turkish forces strike PKK outposts

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 08:51 AM PDT

Fighting in Syria and Iraq fuels sectarian strife across the border

Germany slashes its economic forecasts

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 09:40 AM PDT

Revision highlights Berlin's concerns over the impact of eurozone stagnation

Ebola cases in west Africa set to soar

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 09:09 AM PDT

WHO expects between 5,000 and 10,000 cases a week by December

Poland leads opposition to EU energy deal

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 11:08 AM PDT

Eastern European countries threaten to block agreement at summit next week

Stoiber plan raises hopes on EU reforms

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 11:40 AM PDT

Suggestions seen as example of changes that could underpin pro-Europe arguments in UK

US defence group staff shot in Riyadh

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 11:16 AM PDT

Motive unclear as one American is killed and a second wounded in Riyadh attack

Israel lifts Gaza building materials ban

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 10:17 AM PDT

UN chief Ban Ki-moon urges both sides to end 'build-destroy, build-destroy cycle'

Sweden slides further into deflation

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 09:17 AM PDT

Consumer prices fell 0.4% in September

Modi counts on populism to woo Indians

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 06:57 AM PDT

Indian premier pushes to win majorities in state elections in Maharashtra and Haryana
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