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Yulia Tymoshenko to run for Ukraine’s presidency
Former Ukraine’s PM Yulia Tymoshenko has announced she is planning to run for presidency in May elections. Yulia Tymoshenko was released from prison in February...
Ukraine to raise gas prices for domestic consumers by 50%
Ukraine's interim government has decided to raise gas prices for domestic consumers by 50% in an effort to secure an International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Rupert Murdoch appoints sons Lachlan and James to top roles at News Corp and 21st Century Fox
Rupert Murdoch has appointed his sons Lachlan and James to top roles at his media and entertainment empire News Corp and 21st Century Fox. Lachlan...
Patria Amada: Book explaining Brazil’s tax rules on display at National Congress
Giant book Patria Amada (Beloved Motherland) explaining Brazil's tax rules has been put on display in front of the National Congress in Brasilia, in...
Venezuela revokes Maria Corina Machado’s Congress mandate
Venezuela has stripped leading opposition congresswoman Maria Corina Machado of her mandate after she spoke before the Organization of American States (OAS) last week. Maria...
France local elections 2014: Marine Le Pen’s National Front makes significant gains
French far-right National Front party has made significant gains in local elections, winning an outright majority in Henin-Beaumont on the first round. The National Front...
Taiwan: Hundreds of students occupy government headquarters over China trade deal
Hundreds of Taiwanese students have occupied government headquarters to protest at a trade deal with China. Police used water cannon and dragged out students one...
Adolfo Suarez: Former Spanish prime minister dies from respiratory infection at 81
Former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez, has died at 81. Adolfo Suarez guided Spain through the turbulent years following the death of fascist dictator Francisco...
Credit Suisse agrees to pay $885 million to settle US mortgage case
Credit Suisse has agreed to pay $885 million to settle claims it mis-sold mortgage-backed securities in the US before the financial crisis. The Swiss bank...
MasterCard and Visa block credit card services to Russian bank customers
MasterCard and Visa have decided to block credit card services to some Russian bank customers as a result of US sanctions. Four banks are so...
Lufthansa pilots call for strike in pay row
Lufthansa pilots have voted to strike in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. The pilots' union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), said more than 90%...
Russian stock market falls on Western sanctions over Ukraine
Russian stock market fell sharply on Friday as investors weighed the impact of western sanctions over Ukraine. The MICEX index, which is priced in roubles...
Thailand elections results: February 2 vote unconstitutional
Thailand's February 2 general election has been declared invalid by the country’s Constitutional Court. The snap poll was called by PM Yingluck Shinawatra amid major...
Alibaba invests $215 million in free mobile messaging service Tango
E-commerce giant Alibaba has invested $215 million in free mobile messaging service Tango. US-based Tango has 200 million users and the deal is expected to...
Asian markets fall after Fed rate rise hint
Asian shares fell after the US Federal Reserve hinted that it might raise interest rates as soon as 2015. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index officially...
Toyota reaches $1.2 billion settlement over US safety probe
Toyota has reached a $1.2 billion settlement with US regulators after a four-year inquiry into its reporting of safety issues. The criminal investigation came after...
Taiwan’s parliament occupied by protesters
Taiwan's parliament has been occupied by hundreds of students and activists protesting against a trade deal with China and defying police efforts to evict...
Silvio Berlusconi public office ban upheld by Italy’s highest court
Italy's Court of Cassation has confirmed a two-year ban from public office imposed on Silvio Berlusconi after he was found guilty of tax fraud. The...
Caesars to open foreigner-only casino in South Korea
South Korea has granted approval to Caesars Entertainment to open a "foreigner-only" casino with Indonesian conglomerate Lippo. The first phase of the project also includes...
GM announces three separate recalls affecting nearly 1.5 million vehicles
General Motors (GM) expects to spend nearly $300 million in Q1 2014 to repair vehicles affected by its recent recalls. GM set aside the amount...
Air Canada suspends flights to and from Venezuela
Air Canada has decided to suspend flights to and from Venezuela, citing concerns over security. Air Canada said it would consider resuming operations once the...
El Salvador presidential elections 2014: Salvador Sanchez Ceren’s victory confirmed
Left-wing rebel Salvador Sanchez Ceren’s victory in a tight presidential run-off election has been confirmed by El Salvador's electoral court. The electoral court said Salvador...
Alibaba announces plans for US flotation
Online retailer Alibaba Group has announced plans for a flotation in the US. The Chinese e-commerce giant said the move will make it "a more...
Venice referendum on splitting from Italy
Venice and the surrounding region are voting on whether to break away from Italy. Recent opinion polls suggest that two thirds of the 4 million...
Slovakia presidential election 2014: Robert Fico and Andrej Kiska go to second round
Slovakia's PM Robert Fico and independent challenger Andrej Kiska will run for a second round of the country's presidential elections. In Saturday's first round, Robert...
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