Slumping Asian growth; North Korea to test-fire longest-range missile; Iran launches home-developed satellite; Zimbabwe cholera crisis worsens; Spanish unemployment up; and more
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World News Brief, Tuesday February 3
Little violence, low turnout in Iraqi council elections; 20m Chinese workers laid off; Israel launches air strike on Gaza; new Iceland PM promises "new social values"; and more
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World News Brief, Friday January 30
US House passes $800 billion stimulus package, Senate next; Chinese PM attacks "blind pursuit of profit"; Afghan presidential elections postponed; Somali MPs to elect a new leader tomorrow; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday January 29
Davos economic summit opens amidst warnings of protectionism; South Korea's manufacturers in "big trouble"; Indonesia announces $6 billion stimulus; Russia suspends missile deployments; and more
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Farmers hope for lower interest rates after milk payout slashed; Fonterra refuses to release phone minutes; Maori want piece of infrastructure pie; fossils suggest New Zealand may not have been submerged 22m years ago; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday January 28
Border fighting tests Gaza ceasefire; Iceland government collapses; China's PM beings European tour; Obama gives first presidential interview to Arab channel; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday January 27
Tamil Tigers "cornered", war close to end; China plans new space station; Zimbabwe divides southern African leaders as talk begin; Number of Japanese companies falls; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday January 23
President Obama to close Guantanamo prison; Hillary Clinton confirmed as Secretary of State; China's GDP down as exports slump; Tamil hub seized; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday January 22
What Obama did on his first day; Obama's key foreign policy positions; Bird flu kills three in China; Israelis investigate use of white phosphorous shells; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday December 24
Europeans may take Guantanamo prisoners; Guinea's dictator Conte dies, prompts coup; Hyundai/Kia declares emergency management; Chinese navy to battle pirates; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday December 19
Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Norway and others follow US Fed in cutting rates; Chrysler to shuts down US factories for one month; Russia suffers as oil prices fall; 33 Latin countries propose historic economic union; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday December 18
British will pull out of Iraq "by the end of May"; Bird flu is back; China's reveals new property stimulus package; Zardari rejects Mumbai bombing claims; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday December 17
ANC faces first political challenger as "non racial" COPE launches; China resumes website bans; India "pauses" peace process; US Fed cuts rates to near zero; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday December 16
Giant fraud rattles banks, could prompt more regulation; New Thai Prime Minister elected; Bush makes final tours of Iraq and Afghanistan; ANC rival grows in South Africa; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday December 12
Auto bailout passes the House, looks set to struggle in the Senate; China reveals "dreadful" export figures; no progress in North Korea nuclear talks; Ireland to reconsider Lisbon Treaty; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday December 11
Greek riots become anti-government protests; Britain plans to leave Iraq in March, new agreement to re-shape Thai politics; Chinese detain human rights protesters; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday December 10
Japan's GDP fall worse than expected; Thai parties rally behind opposition Democrats; Likud nominates hard-liners for Israeli elections; Ghana's ruling party has lead in presidential vote count; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday December 9
Pakistan claims to have arrested terrorist leader; Thai opposition calls for parliament to elect new PM; Blackwater guards hand themselves in; riots in Greece; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday December 5
Condi Rice makes unannounced trip to Pakistan, backgrounding Lashkar-e-Taiba; US and China re-open economic talks; Sarkozy's US$33b stimulus plan; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday December 4
US automakers warn of bankruptcy if no bailout; Filipino rebels attack government convoy; Rice wants urgent action after Mumbai bombings; riots in Zimbabwe; and more
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