CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian appeals court on Wednesday annulled a presidential decree appointing the top prosecutor in a new challenge by the judiciary to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi that throws the country's legal system into confusion. (Sou... [Full Article]
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - An Iranian bank appealed to Britain's Supreme Court on Tuesday against sanctions imposed on it by the British government in 2009 over alleged links to Iran's nuclear programme. Bank Mellat, Iran's ... [Full Article]
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India will face "significant challenges" to meet its budgeted revenue growth projections, especially if there is "any further shock" to economic growth, Kim Eng Tan, senior director of Asia-Pacific Sovereign Rat... [Full Article]
BEIJING (AP) - China named the Communist Party's No. 2 leader, Li Keqiang, premier on Friday as a long-orchestrated leadership transition nears its end, leaving the new leaders to confront uneven economic growth, unbridled corruption and a sever... [Full Article]
BEIJING (AP) - China named the Communist Party's No. 2 leader, Li Keqiang, premier on Friday as a long-orchestrated leadership transition nears its end, leaving the new leaders to confront uneven economic growth, unbridled corruption and a sever... [Full Article]
BEIJING (AP) - Xi Jinping caps his rise to the helm of China at a time when calls are mounting for bold leadership to tackle faltering economic growth, unbridled corruption and the befouling of the country's environment that endanger his party... [Full Article]
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The running mate of presidential candidate Raila Odinga called for the vote count to be halted on Thursday and cast doubt on the fairness of a process that is still incomplete three days after the poll, remarks that could inflame ... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - The only female judge to sit on Egypt's highest court said Tuesday she has filed the first legal challenge against the country's highly contentious constitution, which cost her the seat she held. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
KAJAKI, Afghanistan (AP) - In the approaching twilight of its war in Afghanistan, the U.S. is forging ahead with a giant infrastructure project long criticized as too costly in both blood and money. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
A deal brokered by Iraq's president this week gives the central government and the Kurdish minority an opportunity to step back from a military standoff that has threatened to tip the country back into armed conflict just a year after the last A... [Full Article]