Saturday, 29 September 2012


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Trial of pope's ex-butler in "Vatileaks" case opens

10:21am BST
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict's former butler, Paolo Gabriele, went on trial on Saturday for one of the most embarrassing episodes in recent Vatican history.

China seeks to discredit Bo, supporters cry foul

7:29am BST
BEIJING - The Chinese government pressed ahead on Saturday with an effort to discredit fallen politician Bo Xilai, drawing an outcry from leftist supporters of the former leadership contender in a sign of the rifts that his prosecution could inflame.
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Independent Scotland won't pay up to borrow - Salmond

2:03am BST
CHICAGO - Scotland will probably be able to borrow at rates "no worse" than London if Scots approve a referendum to secure independence from Britain in two years, Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond said in an interview in Chicago on Friday.
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Analysis - Bomb ticks on EADS pact as politics cloud merger

12:13am BST
PARIS - Doubts are growing over the resilience of a Franco-German shareholder pact at the heart of EADS, placing a new timebomb under $45-billion European merger talks with British defence contractor BAE Systems.
Business, Aerospace & Defence
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Cameron leads British hunt for business in Brazil

6:35am BST
BRASILIA - Prime Minister David Cameron had oil and sports on his mind when he visited Brazil this week seeking business opportunities in the South American nation that overtook Britain last year to become the world's No. 6 economy.
Business, David Cameron
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Russia's Pussy Riot supporters expect little of legal appeal

28 Sep 2012
MOSCOW - A Russian court's decision to hand two-year jail terms to punk band Pussy Riot for performing an anti-Kremlin song in Moscow's main cathedral prompted fury in the West and refocused attention on President Vladimir Putin's rights record.
Entertainment, World
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