From WORLD 11:29pm

Athens passes demanded austerity bill

Demonstration Athens

MPs vote for deal as violence rages outside parliament

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 3:50pm

China tells banks to roll over loans

Large part of local government’s $1.7tn debt burden extended

From WORLD 6:48pm

Arabs call for UN peacekeepers in Syria

League seeks joint force to combat violence in country

From WORLD 1:55am

Japan’s GDP shrinks 2.3% in fourth quarter

Economy squeezed by strong yen and low demand

John Fredriksen From COMPANIES 9:36pm

Fredriksen defies market glut with tankers strategy

Bold plan to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in new ships

Global Insight from WORLD 4:56pm

Religious issues lose potency in US

Culture wars drift offstage as financial crisis takes precedence

Aung San Suu Kyi From WORLD 5:59am

Myanmar reformist era enters new phase

Aung San Suu Kyi makes first official campaign appearance

From MARKETS 8:42pm

Opposition to Japanese bourses tie-up mounts

Investors in Osaka Securities Exchange seek better TSE terms

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