Financial Times - World http://www.ft.com/world The Financial Times brings you the latest economic and political news from around the world en (PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1)) © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2012. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:59:45 GMT Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:08:43 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/world Financial Times - World http://im.media.ft.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.gif http://www.ft.com/world Greek parties agree austerity cuts http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3fb17a8c-5327-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss Politicial leaders have agreed to protect pensions as part of a deal that will unlock a €130bn bail-out and avert a disorderly default Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:02:08 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3fb17a8c-5327-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss 3fb17a8c-5327-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0 Chinese inflation jumps to 4.5% http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/755da71a-52c2-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss Chinese inflation jumped in January, breaking a streak of five straight monthly declines, due to rising food prices ahead of New Year Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:37:22 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/755da71a-52c2-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss 755da71a-52c2-11e1-9f55-00144feabdc0 Draghi rules out losses on Greek debt http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ed4d896-530c-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss The European Central Bank rules out taking losses on its holdings of Greek government bonds but widens its range of collateral Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:59:45 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7ed4d896-530c-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss 7ed4d896-530c-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0 China opens door to Syrian opposition http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20cc6a8c-5318-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss China has held talks with Syrian opposition representatives in a sign that Beijing has begun hedging its bets on the latest Arab country shaken by unrest Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:09:29 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20cc6a8c-5318-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss 20cc6a8c-5318-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0 US jobless claims trend near four-year low http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0bf7ba94-5327-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss First-time claims for jobless benefits fall, bringing the trend in lay-offs to the lowest level in nearly four years Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:20:29 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0bf7ba94-5327-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss 0bf7ba94-5327-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0 Ousted Maldives ruler calls for intervention http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c96025d4-5328-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss Mohamed Nasheed says international community needs to ‘help keep the peace’ to prevent the island nation from descending into violence Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:04:51 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c96025d4-5328-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss c96025d4-5328-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0 Japanese companies invest in Vietnam http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3056c896-521c-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss A record 208 Japanese companies set up in Vietnam last year, pledging to invest $1.8bn, says Jetro, the Japanese trade promotion body Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:28:08 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3056c896-521c-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss 3056c896-521c-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0 Spanish judge Garzón barred for 11 years http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/880d3a8a-5324-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss Found guilty of ordering illegal wiretaps during his probe of alleged corruption within the ruling party Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:51:05 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/880d3a8a-5324-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss 880d3a8a-5324-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0 US banks reach $40bn housing deal http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/14deb8c2-52ac-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss Under deal banks would improve mortgage procedures; reduce borrowers’ loan balances; and pay about $4.2bn to estimated 750,000 homeowners Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:26:05 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/14deb8c2-52ac-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss 14deb8c2-52ac-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0 Falklands’ future fuels UK-Argentine tensions http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2a289d0-527b-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss Buenos Aires sees the recovery of the islands as the cornerstone of its foreign policy and has rallied regional support Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:31:07 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2a289d0-527b-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss a2a289d0-527b-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0