US and South Korea fail to settle free-trade deal due to car, beef disputes (+ analysis of US trade policy); Iraqi leaders finally form government; Pakistan attacks India's UN record; Bi-partisan panel suggests radical cuts to US budget; and more
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World News Brief, Tuesday November 9
US does $15 billion business in India, pledges support for UN seat (+ analysis); China vs. the US currency wars continue; Iraqi leaders meet for reconciliation talks; David Cameron heads to China to take care of business; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday October 6
Japan cuts interest rates and commits to massive new stimulus; After seven months, is Iraq nearing a power-sharing deal?; More NATO convoys attacked in Pakistan; China tells to wealthy nations to cut carbon; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday July 29
US admits losing billions of Iraqi dollars as it frets about lack of government (+ analysis); France "at war with al Qaeda" after engineer killing; Japan reaches out to skilled migrants; New BP boss reckons no more oil will flow into Gulf; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday April 29
Greek debt downgraded to "junk status" as markets tumble and Germany delays (+analysis); Iraqiya bloc calls for caretaker government; Soldier dies amid further protests in Thailand; China takes stance on US chicken subsidies; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday March 25
Netanyahu has chilly meeting with Obama as Israel confirms building plans; Kurds lose sway in Iraq election; Private security guards kill Somali pirate; China's Google stance hurting its economy; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday March 19
Clinton in Russia to talk nuclear arms control and Iran (+ analysis); Kevin Rudd warns China ahead of Rio Tinto trial; Maliki back in lead after 82% of Iraqi votes counted; CIA drone kills "top 20" al Qaeda man; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday March 18
Maliki files complaint as lead slips in Iraq election; World Bank predicts 9.5% China growth, urges stronger currency; Britain balks at tough hedge fund reform; Israel reopens Temple Mount after violence; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday March 17
US-Israel tensions over East Jerusalem escalate as Obama enters fray; Thai protesters spill blood in front of PM's house; Sadr posied to be power-broker as Iraq election results trickle in; McChrystal reins in Special Forces in Afghanistan; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday March 9
Vote counting in Iraq after at least 38 die during elections (+ detailed election guide); China to let yuan rise once it exits stimulus; Burma passes key election laws; 200 killed in Nigeria attack; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday March 5
Iraqi elections to determine who leads after US withdrawal underway (+ analysis); China grows defence budget, but at smaller rate; German militants sentenced for planning "monstrous bloodbath"; Turkey and Brazil could undermine Iran sanctions; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday November 19
Impatient South Korea to pressure Obama on free trade and nukes; Guantanamo prison closure postponed; EU tells Russia of human rights concerns; Iraq elections in doubt after veto; and more
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