31/01/2012 | World

Google defends change to privacy policies

Planned changes to Google Inc's privacy policies that have caught the attention of U.S. lawmakers would not take away the control its customers have over how data is collected and used, the company said in a blog post.

31/01/2012 | World

Greece says investor losses from debt swap may top 70%

Greece's private sector creditors could take a loss of more than 70 percent in a planned debt swap, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said.

31/01/2012 | World

Italian authorities end search for cruise ship bodies

Italian authorities have ended the search for bodies on the submerged sections of the capsized Costa Concordia, more than two weeks after the giant cruise liner capsized off the Tuscan coast, officials said today.

31/01/2012 | World

More than 60 dead in east European cold snap

More than 60 people have died in a cold snap across Eastern Europe, authorities said today, forcing some countries to call in the army to help secure food and medical supplies and set up emergency shelters for the homeless.

31/01/2012 | World

Romney wins Florida Republican presidential primary

Mitt Romney beat his closest rival Newt Gingrich by a sizable margin in the Florida Republican primary, taking a big step toward his goal of winning the party's nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in the Nov. 6 election.

31/01/2012 | World

UK rules out law to ensure Malvinas' right to remain British

UK’s Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne said existing UN rules offered protection against ongoing territorial claims made by Argentina as its government continues to press its claim of sovereignty over the South Atlantic archipelago.

31/01/2012 | World

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31/01/2012 | World

View Newt Gingrich's profile

A native of Pennsylvania, Gingrich shot to fame as the main architect of the 1994 Republican congressional election victory and author of the "Contract With America" political manifesto. The win catapulted him to the post of House Speaker in 1995 but he was later seen as having lost fights with President Bill Clinton over government shutdowns.

30/01/2012 | World

Egypt council mulls speeding up presidential vote

A civilian council that advises Egypt's ruling army will consider a proposal to hold a presidential election earlier than a June deadline, council members said, a move that could speed up the transition of power to civilians.

30/01/2012 | World

EU leaders agree rescue fund, 25 join fiscal pact

European leaders agreed on a permanent rescue fund for the euro zone and 25 of the 27 EU states backed a German-inspired pact for stricter budget discipline, but they struggled to reconcile fiscal austerity with economic growth.