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IMF boss arrest won’t affect Greece bailout talks
The arrest of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn complicates a key European meeting on whether to give Greece billions more in aid — but experts insisted one man's troubles won't keep the 17 eurozone nations from trying to contain a debt…
British armed forces face new wave of cuts
The armed forces is facing a further wave of cuts in the next financial year as the Ministry of Defence seeks to make more savings.
A three-month study, reporting in July, will consider how more personnel and equipment programmes could be…
IMF boss, Strauss-Kahn charged with sex attack
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been charged by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid.
Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport just minutes…
Pfizer sets aside $772m to settle claims over drug illness
The drugs giant Pfizer has put aside $772m (£476m) to resolve claims its hormone replacement drugs cause serious illness.
Pfizer, which is the world's largest drugmaker, said the money provides "the minimum expected costs to resolve all of…
Swiss city votes on ‘suicide tourism’ laws
Voters in the Swiss city of Zurich are voting on two proposals related to assisted suicide.
The first, to introduce a complete ban on the practice, looks set to be defeated.
But the second, which proposes limiting assisted suicide to…
Parliamentarians can champion policies to foster regional integration – NEPAD
Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of NEPAD Agency, has said Parliamentarians could champion policies to foster regional integration in Africa.
"As law makers, Parliamentarians are key to facilitating major national,…
Rawlings says Somalia peace plans must be properly implemented
The African Union High Representative for Somalia, former president Jerry John Rawlings, says the lack of proper implementation plans have in the past hindered the success of peace agreements made on the Somalia crisis.
He said such…
UN voices concern as fighting blocks aid delivery
The head of the United Nations food aid agency said on Thursday that fighting in the Western Mountains of Libya was preventing humanitarian staff from distributing supplies.
It has, therefore, urged all parties to the conflict to observe a…
Malaysia to invest $20b into energy project
Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas plans to a build a $20bn (£12.3bn) factory complex to produce chemicals and refine crude oil.
The facility will be located in the southern state of Johor, bordering Singapore.
Petronas says the…
Facebook exposed for smear campaign against Google
It has been revealed that Facebook embarked on a smear campaign against rival Google.
The social network has admitted that it hired a PR firm to plant anti-Google stories related to user privacy.
The details came to light when one blogger…