China, Kazakhstan eye deals worth $30 blnKazakhstan and China plan to sign 22 agreements worth around $30 billion, including in the key energy sector, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said Saturday after talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
Crunch week for Italy as Berlusconi battles sanction Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has warned against instability as a parliamentary committee prepares for a debate starting Monday on Silvio Berlusconi's expulsion from the Senate following his criminal conviction.
09 September 2013
Obama, Assad go head-to-head in US interview duel Presidents Barack Obama and Bashar Al-Assad will go head-to-head in dueling US television interviews Monday, as a crucial week dawns for the US leader's push for air attacks on Syria.
Obama favourite Jason Wu 'loosens up' at NY fashion week Designer Jason Wu, who shot to stardom after dressing Michelle Obama for two inaugural balls, unveiled a light, fluid spring collection with the occasional sparkle at New York fashion week.
09 September 2013
Nigeria military says killed 50 Boko Haram fighters Nigeria's military on Friday said it had killed 50 Boko Haram Islamists in an operation launched in response to an insurgent attack on civilians in the northeast.
09 September 2013
Apple poised to ship iPhones to China Mobile: report China's biggest mobile carrier looks set to sell Apple's iPhone, hugely increasing the California-based company's distribution in the world's largest smartphone market.
08 September 2013
Chile's top court acknowledges Pinochet-era failures Chile's Supreme Court took for the first time Friday recognized its "omissions" during Augusto Pinochet's brutal 1973 to 1990 dictatorship, but it declined to apologize to victims and their relatives.
08 September 2013
Australia votes with Abbott set for landslide win Millions of Australians voted in national elections Saturday with conservative challenger Tony Abbott heading for a thumping victory over Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
08 September 2013
In Damascus, a 'Cinema Paradiso' struggles to stay open The Fardos cinema used to attract poor customers from the outskirts of Damascus, but war has driven its clientele away and forced it to show the same films for two years.
08 September 2013
US Federal Reserve faces changeover in midstream There's never a good time to change the head of the US central bank, according to Ethan Harris, who wrote "Ben Bernanke's Fed" about the chairman of the Federal Reserve.
08 September 2013
Yosemite fire grows to California's third biggest ever The huge wildfire in Yosemite National Park became California's third biggest ever Friday, but officials re-opened a key road into the tourist landmark as firefighters got a grip on it.
Nepal's smugglers cash in on India's love of goldAfter a long drive from across the border in China, the white truck arrived in Nepal's capital at dawn with a seemingly innocuous cargo of Chinese-made clothes.
Kazakhstan and China agree on construction of an oil refineryAt the sitting of the Kazakh-Chinese Business Council the two sides signed contracts worth over $22 billion, according to Umirzak Shukeev, Head of Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund.
Pope leads fasting and prayer day for Syria The Catholic Church has called for a global day of fasting and prayer on Saturday for peace in Syria and against any armed intervention, with Pope Francis scheduled to host a mass vigil on St Peter's Square.
07 September 2013
Tropical Storm Lorena lashes Mexico Pacific coast Tropical Storm Lorena swirled off Mexico's Pacific coast Friday, dumping heavy rain and prompting authorities to prepare shelters for the evacuation of 30,000 people from the resort of Los Cabos.