Libyan rebels finally enter Sirte with the help of air-strikes (+ analysis); Aid agencies warns of growing humanitarian crisis; Apple founder Steve Jobs dies – tributes flow; Merkel wants more capital to protect German banks; Former Japanese party leader on trial for false accounting; UNESCO clears way for Palestine to join; and more
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World 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, Thursday October 21
Afghan election found to be riddled with fraud as NATO pushes for Taliban talks (+ analysis); Tories introduce biggest British cuts since WWII (even the Queen suffers); Days of violence see 33 dead in Karachi; China denies trade restrictions; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday January 13
Israel and US accused of killing Iranian scientist; Dutch inquiry finds Iraq war illegal; Campell testifies before British Iraq inquiry; WTO steps into US-China trade dispute; Nigerian president recovering; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday November 13
Ambassador says no more troops without improved governance; Thaksin accuses Thai leaders of "false patriotism"; Yemen says no to Iran military aid; Trade likely sticking point in Obama's China visit; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday October 21
Karzai set to accept election run-off; US considers pushing for a Karzai-Abdullah coalition; Indonesian president sworn in; Iran accues Pakistan of co-operating with terrorists; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday September 15
Trade tiff between US and China; victims of needle stabbings get all-clear; Iran to meet with international community; Russia to fund weapons for Venezuela; and more
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