Google’s new privacy policy has been under legal attack from regulators in its largest European markets.
Markets will remain focused on Cyprus after it reportedly reached an agreement with outside funders over a collapse of its banking system.
European Union leaders have announced the indefinite postponement of a key summit with Japan intended to launch crucial free trade negotiations.
All eyes will be on central banks in the US, India and South Africa as they announce their latest rates decisions.
EU nations have been working on a deal to reward Harare by lifting some of the bloc’s punishing sanctions against members of the regime.
British prime minister has announced his intention to renegotiate membership terms if he is re-elected.
More Western donors are freezing aid to Uganda after a scam in which $13-million of donor funds was embezzled by the office of the prime minister.
Prime Minister David Cameron has secured a decent result for Britain at the European Union budget summit.
Google’s changes to its privacy policies have been criticised by 30 European data-protection commissioners.
European car sales have fallen for the 12th consecutive month and are heading for a double-digit decline this year.
China’s latest growth figures, an EU summit and earnings reports from some of America’s largest companies will dominate the global economy this week.
The decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the crisis-torn EU has sparked a stunned Twitter backlash, although some netizens came to its defence.
Russia’s top security official has alleged that al-Qaeda is waging "forest jihad" in Europe by sparking wildfires that have ravaged the continent.
President Jacob Zuma has called on the European Union to partner with South Africa and invest in the country’s infrastructure development project.
The EU says it has no intention of lifting sanctions against Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as part of a policy review by the bloc on the nation.
The EU has denied media reports that it is planning to lift sanctions on Robert Mugabe or "anyone involved in continued abuses of human rights".
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is to meet with three of Zimbabwe’s ministers on Thursday to discuss political reforms.
Thousands of jobs and the future of SA’s ostrich industry hinge on the lifting on a ban on exported meat, with time and money running out for farmers.
The frontrunner in the French presidential election François Hollande wants to push the European Union to spend big money on growth and jobs.
The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development has warned that the eurozone’s debt crisis is not over and banks in the bloc remain weak.
South Africa is walking a fine line, balancing conflicting East-West attitudes to Iran while protecting oil imports and warding off fuel price hikes.
In a formal complaint to the WTO, the US, EU and Japan have accused Beijing of trying to hold down prices for its domestic manufacturers.
Syria has begun pre-emptively withdrawing ambassadors from Europe because it fears EU members will expel them.
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/ 27 February 2012
The EU scheme has been criticised for focusing on money and not reducing emissions.
South Africa is regarded as a leader in Africa but has yet to clarify its vision for the continent.
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/ 14 February 2012
China concedes that it needs to work together with the EU to solve Europe’s debt crisis.
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/ 11 February 2012
Sahel states are bracing for a long hungry season, many weakened by the return of people from Libya who are creating fresh strife.
Finance ministers are piling the pressure on Greece to make good on pledges to slash public spending before closing a deal on a €130-billion bailout.
Greek coalition leaders failed to reach a deal on austerity cuts after marathon talks but Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is hopeful of an agreement.
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/ 6 February 2012
Negotiations aimed at lightening Greece’s debt load to more sustainable levels are likely to dominate economic headlines this week.
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/ 5 February 2012
China has become Iran’s top trading partner as the sanctions against the Islamic republic have become progressively tougher.
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/ 4 February 2012
Finance ministers are to confer by telephone after 12 hours of talks in Athens failed to produce a breakthrough on a Greek bailout deal.