Benefits inflation link may end |
- Benefits inflation link may end
- Election will not threaten Lithuania's austerity plans: PM
- Hollande, Ayrault plunge in French popularity polls
- Bolivia's coca production drops
- Civil war closes in on Damascus
- Occupy Wall Street marks first anniversary
- Thousands in Beirut protest anti-Islam video in Hezbollah show of strength
- Video shows Libyans helping rescue U.S. ambassador after attack
- Iran says saboteurs cut power to nuclear plant
- The Appraisal: Gifts for Romney From 2 Democratic-Leaning Manhattan Towers
- Shell Delays Arctic Oil Drilling Until Next Year
- Trial Begins of Wang Lijun, Police Chief in Bo Xilai Scandal
- Myanmar Frees Prisoners as Thein Sein Prepares for U.N. Visit
- Myanmar Frees Prisoners as Thein Sein Prepares for U.N. Visit
- The Caucus: Filing Trade Suit, Obama Raps Romney on China
- Ghana arrests three in suspected Ivory Coast coup plot
- Blasts, fire at Azeri chemical plant kill at least three
- Both sides blamed for Thai unrest
- Towns in rebel-controlled Syria experiment with self-government
- Girl dies after nursery accident
| Benefits inflation link may end Posted: 17 Sep 2012 12:53 PM PDT The government is considering pegging benefits increases to average earnings, not inflation, in an effort to make huge welfare savings, BBC Newsnight's Allegra Stratton learns.
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| Election will not threaten Lithuania's austerity plans: PM Posted: 17 Sep 2012 12:59 PM PDT VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's austerity policies, touted as an example for Europe of how economic shocks can revive growth, will stay put whatever the outcome of an election between a centre-right government and centre-left opposition, the prime minister said on Monday.
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| Hollande, Ayrault plunge in French popularity polls Posted: 17 Sep 2012 12:42 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - The approval ratings of France's Socialist President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault have fallen sharply since June, two opinion polls showed on Monday.
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| Bolivia's coca production drops Posted: 17 Sep 2012 12:40 PM PDT The United Nations' drugs agency finds the production of coca leaves, the raw ingredient for cocaine, has fallen significantly in Bolivia.
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| Civil war closes in on Damascus Posted: 17 Sep 2012 07:27 AM PDT After 18 months of violent unrest, clouds of black smoke suggest conflict is closing in on Syria's capital.
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| Occupy Wall Street marks first anniversary Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:49 AM PDT New York police arrest more than 100 activists one year after movement launched wave of global anti-capitalist protests.
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| Thousands in Beirut protest anti-Islam video in Hezbollah show of strength Posted: 17 Sep 2012 12:08 PM PDT BEIRUT — Tens of thousands of people hit the streets of Beirut to protest the controversial video mocking the prophet Muhammad on Monday, a massive rally organized by the Shiite Muslim militant group Hezbollah that was also an attempt to show the party's strength. Read full article >>   
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| Video shows Libyans helping rescue U.S. ambassador after attack Posted: 17 Sep 2012 12:56 PM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - An amateur video appears to show Libyans trying to rescue U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens from a room filled with smoke at the U.S. mission where he was found unconscious after last week's attack by a mob protesting against a film that denigrates the Prophet Mohammad.
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| Iran says saboteurs cut power to nuclear plant Posted: 17 Sep 2012 12:09 PM PDT VIENNA (Reuters) - Power lines to Iran's most controversial nuclear enrichment plant were blown up a month ago, according to its atomic energy chief, who alleged on Monday that the U.N. nuclear watchdog may have been infiltrated by "terrorists and saboteurs".
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| The Appraisal: Gifts for Romney From 2 Democratic-Leaning Manhattan Towers Posted: 17 Sep 2012 12:04 PM PDT A $200,000 gift for the Republican nominee from a resident of the San Remo apartments on the Upper West Side helped dwarf neighbors' donations for Obama efforts. 
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| Shell Delays Arctic Oil Drilling Until Next Year Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:12 AM PDT A testing mishap further delayed the company's six-year, $4.5 billion effort to drill off the coast of Alaska, although it will not stop preliminary work on several wells in the region this year. 
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| Trial Begins of Wang Lijun, Police Chief in Bo Xilai Scandal Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:46 AM PDT The police chief, Wang Lijun, attempted to seek refuge in a United States Consulate in February, igniting China's biggest political scandal in a generation. 
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| Myanmar Frees Prisoners as Thein Sein Prepares for U.N. Visit Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:48 AM PDT The government said it had released 514 prisoners, many of whom were reported to have been political prisoners. 
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| Myanmar Frees Prisoners as Thein Sein Prepares for U.N. Visit Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:48 AM PDT The government said it had released 514 prisoners, many of whom were reported to have been political prisoners. 
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| The Caucus: Filing Trade Suit, Obama Raps Romney on China Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:44 AM PDT President Obama, under renewed fire from Mitt Romney for not standing up to China on behalf of American workers, used a rally in this battleground state to announce a new trade case against Beijing. 
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| Ghana arrests three in suspected Ivory Coast coup plot Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:49 AM PDT ACCRA (Reuters) - Authorities in Ghana have arrested three men for allegedly trying to buy arms for a planned coup in neighboring Ivory Coast, where a wave of violent attacks killed around 20 people last month, a local police chief said on Monday.
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| Blasts, fire at Azeri chemical plant kill at least three Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:48 AM PDT BAKU (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and two were injured after three explosions tore through a chemical plant outside Azerbaijan's capital of Baku on Monday, sparking a fire, government and judicial authorities said.
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| Both sides blamed for Thai unrest Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:40 AM PDT Thai security forces and "red-shirt" protesters were to blame for escalating violence that left 92 people dead in 2010, an independent commission says.
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| Towns in rebel-controlled Syria experiment with self-government Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:11 AM PDT SOURAN, Syria — The leaders of the council governing Souran, a town in rebel-controlled Syria, decide to hold an impromptu meeting right on the footpath along its main street, a gesture of open government that would impress Canada or Sweden. Read full article >>
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| Girl dies after nursery accident Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:40 AM PDT A three-year-old girl dies following an accident at a play area at a college in York.
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