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Interior Ministry ready to outlaw 'cash for clout' in bid to fight briberyInterior Ministry ready to outlaw 'cash for clout' in bid to fight bribery

[2014-02-14 19:06:03]
Russian police are suggesting an amendment to the Criminal Code that would provide prison terms for civil servants who accept money prom...

Russian veterans request political reassessment of Afghanistan warRussian veterans request political reassessment of Afghanistan war

[2014-02-14 19:03:43]
The head of the Union of Afghan War Veterans is to ask the Russian President to reconsider the negative political assessment of...

Italy overturns 'absurd' drug law equating marijuana and hard drugsItaly overturns 'absurd' drug law equating marijuana and hard drugs

[2014-02-14 18:57:25]
Italy’s constitutional court has overturned a controversial law equating cannabis with cocaine and heroin. The decision could see

Austrian Red Cross in hot water after ‘rejecting’ blood donations from MuslimsAustrian Red Cross in hot water after ‘rejecting’ blood donations from Muslims

[2014-02-14 18:56:31]
Austria's Red Cross has come under fire from the local Islamic community after one of its doctors reportedly refused to accept blood...

Shanghai high: ‘Skywalkers’ use the force to scale world’s 2nd-tallest towerShanghai high: ‘Skywalkers’ use the force to scale world’s 2nd-tallest tower

[2014-02-14 18:54:46]
Scaling 121 stories of steel girders takes nerves of steel, as two unflappable daredevils - a Russian and a Ukrainian - recently...

Next 25 years of Bitcoin revolution will be ‘wild ride’ - CEO of world's biggest exchangeNext 25 years of Bitcoin revolution will be ‘wild ride’ - CEO of world's biggest exchange

[2014-02-14 18:37:45]
Exchange glitches, arrests, government crackdowns, and volatility haven’t been able to stop people wanting to get their hands on t

‘Biblical flooding’ spreads across UK in worst rainfall in over 200 years‘Biblical flooding’ spreads across UK in worst rainfall in over 200 years

[2014-02-11 11:10:49]
Britain’s largest river, the Thames, has burst its banks, devastating homes in the southeast in the worst floods in 50 years. PM...

‘Elite’ hacking operation ‘The Mask’ targeted govts, diplomats for 7 years‘Elite’ hacking operation ‘The Mask’ targeted govts, diplomats for 7 years

[2014-02-11 11:09:30]
Researchers recently detected a highly sophisticated cyber spying operation, active since 2007, that targeted governments, diplomats, an

‘World’s first’ farmer trial over GM crop contamination begins in Australia‘World’s first’ farmer trial over GM crop contamination begins in Australia

[2014-02-11 10:57:59]
A landmark legal battle between two farmers over alleged GM contamination has started in the Western Australian Supreme Court. The case ...

‘The day we fight back’: 6,000 websites protest surveillance, honor Aaron Swartz‘The day we fight back’: 6,000 websites protest surveillance, honor Aaron Swartz

[2014-02-11 10:01:47]
More than 6,000 websites, including Reddit, Tumblr, Mozilla, are taking part in an online protest against government surveillance. The a

​‘Destroy immediately’: Top US commander ordered Bin Laden photos purge​‘Destroy immediately’: Top US commander ordered Bin Laden photos purge

[2014-02-11 10:00:41]
Eleven days after the 2011 US elite forces raid that resulted in the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, the head...

Princess Cristina of Spain grilled over major corruption allegationsPrincess Cristina of Spain grilled over major corruption allegations

[2014-02-09 19:29:22]
Spanish King Juan Carlos’s daughter, Princess Cristina, has been questioned in a corruption case involving tax fraud and a shell c

Bitcoin plunges 20% on big Japan-based exchange as withdrawals haltedBitcoin plunges 20% on big Japan-based exchange as withdrawals halted

[2014-02-09 19:26:27]
The value of the bitcoin cryptocurrency has dropped below $690 per unit on one of the world’s biggest exchanges Mt. Gox, after...

Ex- SAC Capital manager found guilty in largest US insider trading caseEx- SAC Capital manager found guilty in largest US insider trading case

[2014-02-09 19:25:36]
Mathew Martoma, a former SAC Capital hedge fund manager, has been found guilty of insider trading by a federal jury. He bought...



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