Economy & Politics
China bans government buildings construction for five years
China has decided to ban the construction of government buildings for the next five years, according to state media. The move comes as part of...
Tokyo stocks flat on Shinzo Abe elections win
Japanese markets show a little change after PM Shinzo Abe was given a vote of confidence for his economic policy known as "Abenomics". As widely...
Japan votes in upper house elections
Japan is voting in upper house elections expected to deliver a win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Half of the 242 seats in the chamber...
Alexei Navalny vows Moscow mayoral poll win after being freed from jail
Russian activist Alexei Navalny has told supporters he will fight and win the Moscow mayoral vote, after he was freed from jail pending an...
Venezuela says it ends steps towards restoring diplomatic ties with US after Samantha Power’s comments
Venezuela announces it has "ended" steps towards restoring diplomatic ties with the US, after comments made by Samantha Power, who was nominated as the...
Alexei Navalny freed on bail with travel restrictions following Russian protests
Russian activist Alexei Navalny has been freed from jail pending an appeal, a day after being sentenced to five years for embezzlement. The court ruled...
Egypt: Hazem al-Beblawi’s interim cabinet sworn in
Egypt’s interim government has been sworn in, with army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the ousting of President Mohamed Morsi, becoming deputy...
Spain: PM Mariano Rajoy faces renewed calls to resign over texts sent to Luis Barcenas
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy is facing renewed calls to resign after El Mundo newspaper published text messages allegedly linking him to Luis Barcenas, the...
China’s economic growth slows again in Q2 2013
China's economic growth slowed in Q2 2013, the second straight quarter of weaker expansion. The world's second biggest economy grew by 7.5% in the April...
Egypt: Newly appointed PM Hazem al-Beblawi begins forming new cabinet
Hazem al-Beblawi, Egypt's newly appointed prime minister, is beginning work on forming a new cabinet, a week after the army ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Hazem...
El Mundo: PM Mariano Rajoy and other top Spanish politicians received illicit payments in Barcenas affair
Spanish newspaper El Mundo has published what it alleges are documents showing PM Mariano Rajoy and other top politicians received illicit payments. El Mundo said...
Adly Mahmud Mansour: Mohamed ElBaradei not yet appointed as Egypt’s interim PM
Egypt's new president, Adly Mahmud Mansour, says pro-reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei has not yet been appointed as interim prime minister despite earlier reports. A spokesman...
Mohamed ElBaradei named as Egypt’s interim prime minister
Prominent opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has been named as Egypt’s interim prime minister. Mohamed ElBaradei was appointed following crisis talks led by President Adly Mahmud Mansour...
US economy added 195,000 new jobs in June
According to official figures, the US economy added a net 195,000 new jobs in June. The figure was well above economists' expectations of 165,000. Revisions...
Obamacare employer mandate delayed until 2015 because of 2014 midterm elections?
The Obama administration will not begin enforcing employer mandates in the Obamacare law until 2015 - one year later than originally planned. Mark Mazur, the...
US Senate passes immigration reform bill 68-32
The US Senate has passed a broad immigration reform bill that includes a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. The 68-32...
Julia Gillard ousted by Kevin Rudd as Australia’s Labor Party leader
Australia's PM Julia Gillard has been ousted by Kevin Rudd as leader of Labor Party. Kevin Rudd won by 57 votes to 45, in a...
EU postpones Turkey membership talks following Gezi Park protests
German proposal to postpone further EU membership talks with Turkey for about four months has been backed by EU foreign ministers. The EU-Turkey talks had...
Asian markets fall for second day after Fed stimulus comments
Most Asian markets have fallen again as investors continue to react to news that the Federal Reserve could begin to scale back its stimulus...
Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah offers his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas
Newly appointed Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas, government sources say. It was not immediately clear whether Mahmoud...
Global markets fall after Federal Reserve comments on stimulus
Global markets have fallen sharply after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin to scale back its stimulus of the US economy later this...
G8 leaders agree deal on tax evasion
G8 leaders have agreed new measures to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders. Governments agreed to give each other...
Czech PM Petr Necas to resign over Jana Nagyova corruption and spying scandal
Czech PM Petr Necas has announced that he will resign on Monday after days of political turmoil. Petr Necas’ ruling coalition will try to form...
Hassan Rouhani wins Iran presidency in first round
Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential election, securing just over 50% of the vote and so avoiding the need for a run-off. Crowds gathered in...
Iran elections 2013: Hassan Rouhani leads in initial vote count
Iran's presidential election initial count put the reformist-backed candidate, Hassan Rouhani, in the lead. Official figures give Hassan Rouhani 51% of the five million ballots...
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