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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

StanChart shares hit over Iran probe

StanChart shares hit over Iran probe


StanChart shares hit over Iran probe

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 08:59 AM PDT

Shares fall nearly 25% on fears the UK bank could lose its New York banking licence over allegations of hidden Iranian transactions

Prosecutor urges jail for Russian punks

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 08:53 AM PDT

As a Russian prosecutor calls for three-year jail terms for the three women members of punk band Pussy Riot, hopes for the trio's release remain dim

India struggles to restore its fortunes

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 06:00 AM PDT

Palaniappan Chidambaram, the new finance minister, is being hailed by many foreign and domestic investors as the answer to their prayers

Italy remains mired in recession

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 05:07 AM PDT

Worse than expected data show that Italy's recession extended into the second quarter of 2012, though the pace of decline slowed slightly

Ivory Coast’s Ouattara plans to rebuild

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 08:11 AM PDT

The president's hopes for stability are based on strong growth projections but social and ethnic tensions still dog the country

Syrian tensions spill over into Lebanon

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 08:54 AM PDT

Syrian labourers flee southern suburbs of Beirut in what analysts see as a disturbing sign of how the uprising is spilling out across the region

Manila floods force 270,000 to flee

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 06:14 AM PDT

More than 50 people are killed by torrential rains in the past 10 days, submerging much of the Philippine capital and surrounding areas

Iran confirms support for Assad

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 04:48 AM PDT

Iranian foreign minister to travel to Turkey to discuss the anti-Assad uprising and the fate of kidnapped pilgrims, while Tehran diplomat is to meet President Assad

Art critic and writer Robert Hughes dies

Posted: 07 Aug 2012 01:37 AM PDT

Author of best-seller 'The Fatal Shore', he also made TV documentaries including the BBC's 'The Shock of the New'

Landing reignites interest in space

Posted: 06 Aug 2012 10:36 AM PDT

Nasa takes step towards restoring reputation for cosmic wizardry and recapturing public imagination after years of budget cuts and retrenchment

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