Editorial
Delay rather than resistance
Party political manoeuvring between the Greek social-democratic, conservative and fascist parties has delayed acceptance of the blackmail demands presented by the troika of European Union, International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank.
Features
An imperial adventure set to continue
The growing intervention in Syrian internal affairs demonstrates the West's blatant attempt to rally reactionary Arab forces in support of its continued domination of the region, says George Galloway
All prawn and no brains...
Jacqui Smith's bizarre call to get schmoozing with the City
World
Anti-Putin rally attracts tens of thousands of protesters
Sunday 05 February 2012
Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched through Moscow on Saturday to press authorities to ensure that upcoming elections are free and fair.
Nato gives green light to European defence system
Sunday 05 February 2012
Nato leaders meeting in Munich on Saturday vowed to begin implementing plans for a new Europe-based missile interceptor network despite opposition from Russia.
World In Brief
Sunday 05 February 2012
News stories from around the world
Police kill three as football protests spread
Friday 03 February 2012
Police killed at least three people in Cairo and Suez on Friday as thousands took to the streets over the government's failure to prevent a football riot on Wednesday in which 74 people died.
Gilani charged with contempt
Friday 03 February 2012
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Friday that he would respect a Supreme Court decision to charge him with contempt over his refusal to pursue a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Unions fight wage cuts
Friday 03 February 2012
Greek trade unions and employers' associations emphatically rejected private-sector wage cuts demanded by the country's creditors in a joint letter to the government on Friday.
Regulator to probe 'cartel behaviour'
Friday 03 February 2012
Switzerland's Competition Commission announced on Friday that it has launched an investigation into alleged "cartel behaviour" by a dozen of the world's biggest financial institutions.
EU warns of fall in gas supplies
Friday 03 February 2012
The European Commission put its gas co-ordination committee on alert on Friday, saying that natural gas supplies to some of its member states have shrunk by up to 30 per cent.
Merkel's pleas fail to charm Chinese PM
Friday 03 February 2012
German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a lukewarm welcome in China on Friday, holding out the EU begging bowl in visits to Beijing and Guangzhou but without notable success.