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VIEW:EU probes ally of Kosovo PM, ambassador for war crimes
Reuters - 4 hours agoBy Fatos Bytyci PRISTINA (Reuters) - European Union police said on Thursday they had arrested five people, including a wartime ally of Kosovo's prime minister, and were investigating the ambassador to Albania on suspicion of war crimes during Kosovo's 1998-99 conflict. The EU police and justice mission in Kosovo, EULEX, did not release the names of the five in detention, but a lawyer for Sami Lushtaku, mayor of the town of Skenderaj, said his client was among them and would appear in court on Friday. ... More »EU probes ally of Kosovo PM, ambassador for war crimes
Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes in sea off Tonga - USGS
Reuters - 4 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck in the sea 177 (285 km) miles southwest of Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Thursday. It said the quake was recorded at a depth of 106 miles and had struck at 1719 GMT. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on its website said that no "destructive Pacific-wide tsunami" was expected. (Editing by Michael Roddy) More »Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes in sea off Tonga - USGS
Rosberg puts Mercedes on top in Monaco
Reuters - 4 hours agoBy Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) - Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton gave Mercedes a dream start to the Monaco Grand Prix weekend with the fastest times in practice for Formula One's most glamorous race on Thursday. Rosberg, who has been at home on the twisty streets ever since he was a boy growing up in the principality, set the pace in both sessions with a best time of one minute 14.759 seconds in the afternoon. That lap compared to last year's fastest time from qualifying set by Mercedes' Michael Schumacher of 1:14.301 and a second faster than last year's best effort in second practice. ... More »Rosberg puts Mercedes on top in Monaco
Pension funds relieved as EU drops capital rules proposal
Reuters - 4 hours agoBy Sarah Mortimer and John O'Donnell LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European regulators have dropped a bid to make pension funds subject to the same capital rules as banks and insurers, which could have cost European businesses billions of pounds to make their pension schemes more financially secure. Michel Barnier, European commissioner in charge of drafting business regulation, said he would instead propose pension fund legislation in the autumn that would focus on governance, transparency and reporting requirements. ... More »Pension funds relieved as EU drops capital rules proposal
New pay cut rules passed into law
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Iran stacks poll with safe Khamenei men: analysts
AFP - 4 hours agoIran's ruling establishment has moved to prevent infighting by allowing only a handful of conservatives loyal to the all-powerful supreme leader to contest next month's presidential election, analysts say. More »Iran stacks poll with safe Khamenei men: analysts
H7N9 bird flu can spread in mammals: study
AFP - 4 hours agoThe H7N9 strain of bird flu can spread among ferrets and could do the same among humans under certain conditions, according to lab animal studies on the virus published Thursday. More »H7N9 bird flu can spread in mammals: study
Neet numbers 'lowest for decade'
Press Association - 4 hours agoThe number of 16 to 18-year-olds not in school, work or training is at its lowest level for a decade, official figures show. More »Neet numbers 'lowest for decade'
Buyout Firms Prepare To Battle For Hastings
Sky News - 4 hours agoSome of the biggest private equity firms in the City are preparing to do battle over a stake in the £800m motor insurer Hastings, Sky News understands. More »Buyout Firms Prepare To Battle For Hastings
India's Tata Steel reports loss on Europe woes
AFP - 5 hours agoA Tata Steel plant in the French northeastern town of Hayange, on September 29, 2011. Tata Steel, which bought Anglo-Dutch steel giant Corus for $13.7 billion in 2007, has been struggling to improve its ... More »India's Tata Steel reports loss on Europe woes
UN sees weak economic recovery this year
AFP - 5 hours agoA Pakistani woman leaves a currency exchange shop in Quetta on November 22, 2010. The world economy should start to make a weak recovery this year, but the United Nations said Thursday that Japan faces ... More »UN sees weak economic recovery this year
Obama to lift ban on sending Guantanamo inmates to Yemen
AFP - 5 hours agoPresident Barack Obama said Thursday he would lift a moratorium on transferring Guantanamo Bay inmates to Yemen, as part of a new effort to finally close the war-on-terror camp in Cuba. More »Obama to lift ban on sending Guantanamo inmates to Yemen
French jobless fund sees unemployment rise in 2013-2014
Reuters - 5 hours agoPARIS (Reuters) - The number of jobless will continue to rise in France through 2014, the country's unemployment benefit fund said on Thursday, contradicting President Francois Hollande's pledge to stem job losses by year-end. The UNEDIC fund projects the rising number of jobless means it will finish this year 4.8 billion euros ($6.2 billion) in deficit, versus 2.7 billion euros in 2012, as a shallow recession hits home in Europe's second-largest economy. Rising unemployment and the fund's deficit are making Hollande's efforts to put public finances back on track more difficult. ... More »French jobless fund sees unemployment rise in 2013-2014
Italy's Berlusconi in tax fraud scheme as PM, judges say
Reuters - 5 hours agoMILAN (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was involved in a tax fraud scheme while he was head of government, a Milan court said in a document released on Thursday explaining its earlier decision to uphold his four-year conviction. Berlusconi's mounting legal difficulties have created tension in Italy's fragile coalition government, over which he has veto power, and the tax fraud case is nearing its final appeal with a definitive judgment possible within a year. ... More »Italy's Berlusconi in tax fraud scheme as PM, judges say
12-year sentence for sex abuse GP
Press Association - 5 hours agoA family doctor who filmed himself sexually abusing female patients with his James Bond-style wristwatch has been jailed for 12 years. More »12-year sentence for sex abuse GP
Set 15-year limit on firms' accountants, investors urge UK watchdog
Reuters - 5 hours agoLONDON (Reuters) - Pension and investment firms urged the UK's competition watchdog on Thursday to force companies to change accountants regularly, saying it must maintain its focus on the matter to prevent long contracts leading to risky complacency. USS Investment Management, Legal & General Investment Management, Royal London Asset Management, which together run billions of pounds worth of assets, were among signatories of a letter sent to the Competition Commission urging it to introduce a 15-year limit on the tenure of company auditors. ... More »Set 15-year limit on firms' accountants, investors urge UK watchdog
UK attack spurs Muslim community soul-searching, backlash fear
Reuters - 5 hours agoBy Mohammed Abbas LONDON (Reuters) - Strapping his baby into a car seat, Abu Khaled said it was unfortunate that a British soldier was hacked to death in an apparent Islamist attack a day earlier in London, but it was not the only misfortune on his mind. "A 75-year-old man was stabbed to death earlier this month on his way back from the mosque in Birmingham. You didn't hear about that, did you?" said the bearded 36-year-old personal trainer, speaking near East London Mosque, one of the capital's oldest and largest. "Eleven children died in Afghanistan in a U.S. ... More »UK attack spurs Muslim community soul-searching, backlash fear
Pirelli warn they could quit F1
Reuters - 5 hours agoBy Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) - Formula One tyre supplier Pirelli warned teams on Thursday that they will quit the sport at the end of the season if a new contract from 2014 is not agreed soon. Motorsport director Paul Hembery did not hide his impatience when he told reporters at the Monaco Grand Prix that time was running out for the Italian company to design and test tyres suitable for radically different 2014 regulations. "Apparently on September 1 we are meant to tell them (the teams) everything that they need to know for the tyres for next season. ... More »Pirelli warn they could quit F1
England in good hands with Root and Compton, says Cook
Reuters - 5 hours agoBy Justin Palmer LEEDS, England (Reuters) - England have emerged from a "changing of the guard" with their batting line-up and captain Alastair Cook has backed the likes of Joe Root and Nick Compton to make their names in the test arena. Cook said he had every faith that Root, Compton, along with Jonny Bairstow, can prosper as England seek to regain their world number one test ranking despite failing to convince in the drawn series in New Zealand, and for much of the opening test against the same opposition at Lord's last week. ... More »England in good hands with Root and Compton, says Cook
London attacker frequented banned Islamist group: ex-chief
AFP - 5 hours agoOne of the two suspected Islamists accused of hacking a British soldier to death in London was a convert who regularly attended sermons by banned Islamist preacher Omar Bakri, an associate of Bakri said on Thursday. More »London attacker frequented banned Islamist group: ex-chief
Brewer SABMiller posts falling annual profits
AFP - 5 hours agoBritain-based brewer SABMiller on Thursday announced a drop in annual net profits after exceptional gains won the previous year were not repeated, but said its underlying performance improved on strong ... More »Brewer SABMiller posts falling annual profits
Around 10 injured in Guinea opposition protest - hospital source
Reuters - 5 hours agoCONAKRY (Reuters) - Ten people were injured when security forces and supporters of Guinea President Alpha Conde clashed with protesters marching in the capital against planned legislative elections on Thursday, a hospital source said. The opposition accuses Conde of attempting to rig the long-delayed polls due to take place on June 30. Conde took office in 2010 following the first democratic transfer of power in the mineral-rich nation since independence in 1958. ... More »Around 10 injured in Guinea opposition protest - hospital source
Syria-linked clashes kill 9 in Lebanon's Tripoli
AFP - 5 hours agoFighting in the Lebanese port of Tripoli between supporters and opponents of the regime in neighbouring Syria killed nine people on Thursday, as a fifth day of violence spread to previously quiet neighbourhoods, a security source said. More »Syria-linked clashes kill 9 in Lebanon's Tripoli
Kenyan police clear truckers blocking east Africa's main trade route
Reuters - 5 hours agoBy Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA (Reuters) - Kenyan police cleared the only highway from the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa to the capital Nairobi on Thursday, two days after striking truck drivers blocked it and threatened to choke the main trade artery in east Africa. Some 95 percent of all cargo arriving through Mombasa is ferried to its final destination by road, with lorries the main mode of transport. Most of the goods end up in Uganda and Congo, with the rest going to Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan and even Somalia. ... More »Kenyan police clear truckers blocking east Africa's main trade route
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