An initial agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program was "not perfect" but bought time to try to secure a comprehensive deal, U.S. officials said on Tuesday in response to sharp criticism from Congress.

• Date: 05.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 05.02.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

World shares slumped to near a four-month low on Tuesday as signs of a slowdown in the U.S. economy aggravated the anxiety caused by a sell-off in emerging markets.

• Date: 04.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 04.02.2014  |  Markets  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Authorities in China have warned they will go after officials who cover up corruption, state media reported on Tuesday, in the government's latest effort to curb widespread graft.

• Date: 04.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 04.02.2014  |  Markets  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russia said its ally Syria would soon ship more chemical weapons abroad for destruction after being accused of dragging its feet, while activists said civilians in Aleppo were fleeing deadly barrel bomb raids by President Bashar al-Assad's air force.

• Date: 04.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 04.02.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Thai anti-government protesters planned to forge ahead on Monday with efforts to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a day after a disrupted election that is unlikely to settle the country's long-running political conflict.

• Date: 03.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 03.02.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

China has unveiled new rules telling officials not to cover up what should be publicly available information using the excuse it is a state secret, in what state media said was a move towards greater government transparency.

• Date: 03.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 03.02.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Western governments pressed Ukraine's president to compromise with protesters camped on the streets, prompting a war of words with Russia on Saturday and offering treatment to an opposition activist who says he was tortured.

• Date: 03.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 03.02.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

China's crackdown on risky lending has driven borrowers into an even darker place in their search for capital - underground banking.

• Date: 31.01.2014  |  Published on EGF: 31.01.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/