US government on verge of shutdown over healthcare reform; US won't cut force in Korea; Tony Abbott to meet with Indonesia's president over asylum seekers; Italian PM seeks vote of confidence; protesters take to streets in Sudan; and more
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World News Brief, Wednesday August 28
Chemical use in Syria a "moral obscenity" says Kerry; Chinese anti-trust probes not aimed at foreign companies, says Beijing; Japanese PM investigates plannes sales tax increase; Sudan opposition pushes to dismantle Bashir's regime; Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leader denies terrorism claim; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday June 13
G8 protests overshadow London summit; Korean talks cancelled over delegate disputes; Japan and Britain expected to forge defense intelligence-sharing agreement; reformist candidate drops out of Iran's presidential race; Sudan blocks flow of oil to South; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday October 26
Benghazi suspect dies in Cairo shootout; Chinese ships seen in disputed territory; new right-wing party mooted for Japan; Greece claims to have been given bailout extension, European Central Bank says it was unaware of move; Sudan blames Israel for factory bombing; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday September 25
Police chief in Bo Xilai scandal sentenced; Japan sends diplomat to China over islands dispute; Kazakhstan's PM resigns after five years in power; Sudan and South Sudan meet; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday June 7
Deputy al-Qaeda leader killed; China and Russia to boost military ties; Australia GDP up 1.3 per cent -- fastest growing in developed world; ICC calls on UN to take action against Sudan's president; Argentina and UK urged to find peaceful solution to Falklands dispute; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday May 11
Two bomb blasts in Damascus kill 55 and wound over 300; Chinese have detained two relatives of Chen Guangcheng; US has approved plans for three Chinese banks to expand presence in US; Sudan launches air strikes over South Sudan, violates UN resolution; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday May 1
Fears over military stoush between US and nuclear-ambitious Iran lessen; US and China plan talks over Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, now in US custody in Beijing; Japan and US to discuss further economic and defense ties; Sudan declares state of emergency; Spain's economy continues to contract; French journalist missing in Colombia, thought to have been abducted by FARC; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday September 28
Greek and German prime ministers meet to discuss Greek's debt and implications for eurozone; Greek parliament expected to pass a new property tax to reduce budget deficit; Thai rebels target civilians; Australian government to allow women to serve in special forces and frontline combat units in next five years; Ahmadinejad visits Sudan, says like Iran it is victim of "powers of arrogance"; Russian finance minister resigns over Putin's planned return to presidency; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday January 13
Hezbollah to resign from Lebanon government over Hariri assassination investigation (+ analysis & background); North and South Korea pick up the phone for first time in eight months; Haiti: one year on; High turnout in Sudan poll; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday October 20
Geithner vows not to devalue US dollar, easing fears of 'currency war' (+ analysis); Over a million join protests against French pension cuts as fuel shortages bite; China increases interest rates due to real estate fears; US pressures Turkey on Iran sanctions; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday March 5
International Criminal Court to arrest Sudanese president; cash handouts for Japanese; Beijing's defense budget grows; Washington to try talks with Syria; Pakistan arrests terror suspects; the Russian response to Obama letter
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