Economy & Politics

• Obama administration knew IRS was targeting conservative groups since June 2012

  Obama administration knew since June 2012 about an investigation into complaints from conservative tea party groups that they were being harassed by IRS, and the probe was…

• Zahra Shahid Hussain shot dead in Karachi

  Senior Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi. Zahra Shahid Hussain was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's…

• Rome: Thousands rally to oppose Italy's austerity measures

  Thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, have rallied in Rome against the policies of Italy’s new coalition government. Wielding red flags and placards, they urged…

• Pope Francis condemns money cult in his first major speech on financial crisis

  In his first major speech on the financial crisis, Pope Francis has called on world leaders to end the "cult of money" and to do more for the poor. Free market economics had…

• Steven T. Miller: Acting IRS commissioner resigns over targeting conservative groups for special scrutiny

  Acting head of the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Steven T. Miller has quit after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, President…

• France enters its second recession in four years

  France has entered its second recession in four years after the economy shrank by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2013, according to official figures. The country’s economy…