A summit of the G8 nations on Saturday came down in favour of a push to balance European austerity with a new dose of US-style stimulus.
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36 killed in Yemen
Fresh clashes with al-Qaeda fighters in the south have left at least 34 people dead, while a suspected US drone strike has killed two militants.
US tells G8 Syria’s Assad must go
US President Barack Obama told G8 leaders meeting at Camp David that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave power.
US pledges $3bn in aid for Africa
US president Barack Obama was this weekend expected to announce private- sector pledges worth $3-billion aimed at alleviating hunger in Africa
Chinese activist Chen waiting at Beijing airport
Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng said on Saturday he has left a hospital in Beijing and believes he will be headed on a flight to the US.
200-year-old shipwreck found in US
An oil company exploration crew’s chance discovery of a 200-year-old shipwreck in a little-charted stretch of the Gulf of Mexico is yielding a trove of new information to scientists.
US senators propose ’anti-Saverin’ tax evasion law
Two US senators have announced legislation to stop Eduardo Saverin and other exiles from re-entering the country.
China rejects US ruling in solar dumping case
China’s government on Friday rejected a US anti-dumping ruling against its makers of solar power equipment and Chinese manufacturers warned proposed punitive tariffs might hurt efforts to promote clean energy.
In new bio, Obama’s youthful romances take centre stage
A new biography of US President Barack Obama paints a personal picture of the conflicted young man who moved to New York in 1981 – drawing on the accounts of former girlfriends who have spoken publicly for the first time.
Govt ‘confident’ of avoiding US sanctions
Government officials are”confident” a deal can be struck to avert US sanctions over the oil it receives from Iran.