Billionaire trio unite for US immigration reformThree of the world's richest men -- Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Sheldon Adelson -- put aside their political differences to unite in scathing condemnation of US lawmakers' failure to implement immigration reform.
G20 lagging on growth targets: AustraliaReforms proposed to lift global growth in line with a target set by the world's biggest economies earlier this year are so far falling short, Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey said.
New Italy PM wins confidence vote, vows 'radical change'Prime Minister Matteo Renzi called for a "radical and immediate change" in recession-hit Italy as he outlined his new government's reform agenda before winning a crucial confidence vote in the Senate.
25 February 2014 15:00
Foreign supermarkets face shut-out in DelhiForeign supermarket giants faced being shut out of the Indian capital after Delhi's new state government decided not grant them a licence to operate.
15 January 2014 11:07
Some 92 farms expropriated in Brazil for land reformBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday signed a decree expropriating 92 farms which will be handed over to small farmers as part of the country's land reform.
Socialist Bachelet tipped to win easily in Chilean runoffFormer Chilean president and socialist champion Michelle Bachelet, who has proposed tax reforms and a new constitution for her country, is expected to unseat conservatives Sunday in a runoff election.
13 December 2013 17:00
Mexico's Congress approves historic oil reformMexico's Congress approved historic energy reform Thursday aimed at luring foreign oil firms back into the country and ending the state's 75-year-old monopoly following a heated debate.
China to allow more private investment in state firms: reportChina will open its state-owned firms to greater investment by private companies, a state-run newspaper reported Monday, as media raise expectations over a top Communist Party meeting on economic reforms.
US report says little progress on China rightsA US government commission said Thursday that China's human rights record has not improved under the country's new leadership and raised concerns on issues from minority rights to forced abortion.
French Socialists under fire over pension 'non-reforms'The Socialist government's plans to reform France's debt-ridden pension system , to be presented to ministers this month, fail to address the core problems and could spark fresh tensions with Brussels.
