Rancour when talking about past – particularly his treatment by the media and ‘leftwing’ magistrates – suggests ex-PM will not stay quiet

2/3/2012 12:48:44 PM

The US created far jobs than expected in January and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 per cent, delivering a jolt of good news for the global economy

2/3/2012 3:53:42 PM

The momentum is clearly with Mitt Romney, who is ahead in state polls and won the caucus there easily when he ran for president in 2008

2/3/2012 1:16:38 PM

The European Commission, ECB and IMF want more cuts in government jobs and reductions in Greek salaries before agreeing the new rescue

2/3/2012 11:47:04 AM

Israeli officials fear that Tehran’s nuclear programme is fast becoming immune to military attack, despite the effectiveness of US and EU sanctions on Iran

2/3/2012 8:11:50 AM

Thousands march to interior ministry headquarters in Cairo, tearing down barbed wire and concrete barriers set up after earlier protests

2/3/2012 8:57:51 AM

The future of Russia’s protest movement hangs in the balance as the third in a series of major demonstrations is planned for Saturday

2/3/2012 12:19:55 PM

An ambassador’s ‘express kidnapping’ underlines broader concerns about growing crime as rates continue to soar before October’s presidential election

2/3/2012 7:21:23 AM

Afghanistan wants Barack Obama to stick to an agreed timetable after the US said it would switch to a training role in 2013

2/2/2012 11:52:57 AM

Russian company in dispute with European Union as it says countries demand more than it is contractually obliged to deliver

2/3/2012 12:31:13 PM