Obama begins six-day Europe visit; Obama will address both houses of Parliament at Westminster; Middle East expected to be a major topic of conversation between Obama and European leaders; Kim Jong-Il to meet Chinese premier Jiang Zemin; Sony reports huge losses for the year, partly attributed to Japan earthquake and tsunami; Yemen's leader refuses to sign deal to step down; 89 killed as tornado rips through Missouri; and more
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World News Brief, Friday May 20
Barack Obama gives major speech on US Middle East policy; Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tomorrow; Japan has fallen into recession following quake and tsunami disasters; China announces problems with world's largest hydroelectric dam; Strauss-Kahn quits IMF post but maintains he is innocent; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday May 19
US wants IMF to appoint new chief in wake of Strauss-Kahn scandal--talks have already begun to choose a replacement; Eurozone financial crisis won't be worsened by loss of Strauss-Kahn, experts say; China rationing electircity in provinces; Myanmar still holding 2,200 political prisoners despite release programme; Al-Qaeda chooses Egyptian as new leader; White House pledges aid for Northern Africa; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday May 18
NATO ramps up bombing campaign on Tripoli; observers wonder if NATO is putting enough pressure on Qaddafi; Pakistani Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani says China is his country's 'best friend'; US may send reps to assess food shortages in North Korea; Pakistan fires on NATO helicopter; IMF chief in US prison; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday May 17
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn agrees to forensic examination for investigation into alleged sex assault on Manhattan hotel maid; Strauss-Kahn arrest has prompted fears in Athens that they have lost a powerful advocate for economic recovery; Chinese artist Ai Weiwei allowed visit with wife--the first contact with family or friends since his arrest six weeks ago; Japanese authorities say they will have shut down Fukushima nuclear reactors by the end of the year; Egyptian authorities turn on pro-Palestinian protestors; John Kerry to visit Pakistan for counter-terrorism talks; Mississippi floodgates opened to save Baton Rouge and New Orleans; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday May 13
Qaddafi makes public appearance as rebels advance and NATO bombs Tripoli (+ analysis); At least 10 killed in Yemen protests; US Attorney General says bin Laden "not assassinated"; EU pledges open borders despite Denmark and Italy actions; Japan says early warning system saved lives in quake; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday May 12
US and China reach "milestone" deal on market access, technology and defence; Clinton still labels China's record on human rights "deplorable"; Another cuty shelled in Syria crackdown; Bin Laden's son demands inquiry; More strikes in Greece as EU reviews bailout; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday May 10
Pakistan government to respond to Bin Laden raid, as US demands access to wives (+ analysis of Bin Laden's targets); Egyptian military partols streets after religious violence; Softer bailout terms for Greece and Ireland?; Bashir faces third trial; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday May 6
US suspects Pakistan of harbouring bin Laden as Pakistan warns against future raids (+ analysis & multimedia); Syria protesters promise 'day of defiance'; Engineers enter Fukushima reactor for first time; Obama ready to pass trade deals; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday May 5
US and Pakistan bicker over bin Laden mission – aid in jeopardy as politicians try to spread blame; Palestinian factions unite, refusing to give even "a single inch of land"; EU looks to bring back border restrictions; Amnesty International reveals massive North Korea prison camps; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday May 4
Bin Laden's death: What did Pakistan know?... More details of the raid... Obama to visit 9/11 families (+ analysis & multimedia); Swiss banks freeze almost one billion dicatator dollars; Hackers steal personal data from millions; Harper finally wins Canadian majority; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday May 3
Osama bin-Laden's death: What happened... the reaction... obituaries... the consequences for Pakistan, Afghanistan, al-Qaeda... (+ analysis & background); NATO defends airstrikes after children's deaths; Japan passes $48b quake budget; China bans smoking in public places; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday April 29
Hamas and Fatah form unity government, promise elections (+ analysis); Israel under pressure to partition land, but warns peace talks at risk; IMF warns Asia against over-heating; Syrian officials resign in protest as UN argues; Petrseus to run CIA; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday April 28
UN denounces Syrian violence, but US discounts Libya-style intervention (+ analysis & multimedia); Italy and France look to close EU borders fearing Arab influx; Human rights abuses to be probed in Libya; Harvard lawyer elected to replace Dalai Lama; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday April 27
Syria crackdown prompts West to consider sanctions and UN response (+ analysis); Yemen Opposition split over plans to remove Saleh; UN finds war crimes on both sides in Sri Lanakan war, 40,000 dead; Chernobyl remembered 25 years on; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday April 26
Syrian military uses tanks against protesters leaving little room for compromise (+ analysis); Renewed pressure for Japan PM to quit; Leaked documents pull back curtain on Gitmo; France tightens border controls after Italy does deal with Tunisians; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday April 21
European military advisers head to Libya to help rebels; Japan will force more evacuations from nuclear fallout zone; US auto industry effected by halt in production at northern Japanese factories; UN Security Council meets to discuss Yemen uprising; US army chief arrives in Pakistan for talks; raid on Rio's biggest slum nets three tonnes of marijuana; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday April 20
Funerals lead to more deaths in Syrian protests; Assad concessions fail to satisfy critics; Rebels beg for NATO troops in beseiged Misurata; Nigeria election winner confirmed, but violence continues; S&P downgrades US debt; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday April 19
Nigeria incumbent on course for victory, but peaceful election turns sour (+analysis); Five dead after Green Zone bombing in Baghdad; Raul Castro pro-term limits, says failures are "embarrassing"; Chinese artist still missing; Six months before Fukushima plant is safe; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday April 15
NATO meets to renegotiate Libyan airstrikes as Qaddafi besieges Misurata (+ analysis); Analysts say boots on the ground will be required; Inflation in China on the rise; Yemeni protesters clash with military after leader threatens civil war; Obama offers $4 trillion cuts in military and domestic spending; and more
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