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Stephen Jacobi: Clock ticks on trade talks as detractors grow

Stephen Jacobi writes: If the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not finished soon, we may need to move on to something else.

Gloves off at Iowa candidate debate

It was billed as an early dress rehearsal for the Republican presidential nomination fight.

Editorial: Greek exit from euro makes sense

Five years ago the prospect that Greece might need to revert to a currency of its own filled the euro zone with horror.

Greek elections: Syriza win fuels fears of default

Global markets are braced for an extended bout of extreme volatility after left-wing party Syriza stormed to victory in the Greek elections.

Greek PM already feeling Eurozone heat

Greece's new far-left Syriza party promised to dump tough austerity measures - but will that mean the country will have to leave the Eurozone to do it?

Catherine Field: Greece sticks to euro but Germans not impressed

Two years ago, news that a left-wing, anti-austerity party had won power in Greece would have sent seismic waves through Brussels and the money markets.

Australian politician's war on Isis investigated

An Australian politician is under investigation after allegedly travelling to Syria to join Kurdish forces in the fight against Islamist extremists.

Eurozone braced for 'catastrophe'

Anti-austerity party on the brink of a landmark election victory in Greece as critics claim it could haul the country out of the Eurozone and leave it bankrupt.

Praise clashes with Saudi princesses' tale

Late Saudi King Abdullah was hailed as "a strong advocate for women" - so why are four of his daughters reportedly under house arrest?

Air Miles Andy under fire for free travel

Four years after he officially gave up his role as Britain's roving trade ambassador, the Duke of York is still racking up more air miles than any other member of the royal family.

London Eye now Coca-Cola's

After closing for its annual maintenance period in early January, the London Eye reopened this weekend as the Coca-Cola London Eye.

Security tight across Europe

Europe is on high alert following anti-terror raids and arrests of suspected Islamist militants.

Running rivals face 'invisible primary'

It is the race that is not actually a race. Yet. The announcement, late last week, that twice failed Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is contemplating a third run at the White House in....

Hollande gains respect

Derided as gutless and indecisive two weeks ago, Francois Hollande has gained admiration for the sure-footed leadership he has shown during France's greatest terrorism crisis.

Editorial: Another Romney run a gift for Democrats

Surely it can't be so. How can a man who proved such an inept candidate in two previous tilts at the White House possibly be readying himself for a third?

Church leaders wrong, says British PM

David Cameron has said he "profoundly disagrees" with the leaders of the Church of England after they accused the Coalition of creating a country in which the poor are being "left behind".

Paul Thomas: No 'buts' over freedom of expression attacks

Writer Salman Rushdie, who knows a thing or two about attacks on freedom of expression, calls them the But Brigade: those who deplored the <i>Charlie Hebdo</i> massacre.

Brian Rudman: Paris mourners display shameless hypocrisy

Russian President Vladimir Putin's new-found love of "free speech" was too much for surviving Hebdo cartoonist Bernard Holtrop to stomach, writes Brian Rudman.