Greek privatisation deal faces probe

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• Greek privatisation deal faces probe
• BP chief warns on Scottish referendum
• CBO raises its US deficit forecast
• SAS advised India before Amritsar attack
• Pakistan peace talks with Taliban delayed
• Miró auction pulled after Portugal protests
• Swiss to vote on blanket immigrant quotas
• Abe seeks shake-up at Japan broadcaster
• US ambassador to Russia to step down
• China ditches Thailand rice deal

Greek privatisation deal faces probe Posted: 04 Feb 2014 11:00 AM PST Athens prosecutor is investigating the sale of the state gambling monopoly OPAP to a group of Czech, Russian, Slovak and Greek investors

BP chief warns on Scottish referendum Posted: 04 Feb 2014 08:36 AM PST Chief executive Bob Dudley says there are concerns over the issue of currency but stresses that the oil major is committed to the North Sea

CBO raises its US deficit forecast Posted: 04 Feb 2014 10:41 AM PST America's public finances will dramatically worsen over the next decade after returning to normal this year, according to the non-partisan federal agency

SAS advised India before Amritsar attack Posted: 04 Feb 2014 07:10 AM PST UK report into British involvement in Golden Temple siege shows a special forces officer travelled to India months before the attack

Pakistan peace talks with Taliban delayed Posted: 04 Feb 2014 09:47 AM PST Overtures come 9 months after Nawaz Sharif was elected prime minister, having pledged to end the country's 'gigantic' terrorism problem

Miró auction pulled after Portugal protests Posted: 04 Feb 2014 12:04 PM PST Opposition politicians and art lovers took legal action to prevent the Lisbon government from selling off the artworks to recoup state assets

Swiss to vote on blanket immigrant quotas Posted: 04 Feb 2014 09:10 AM PST Bitterly-contested proposal, which targets even well-educated, high-skilled workers, threatens to further strain the country's ties with the EU

Abe seeks shake-up at Japan broadcaster Posted: 04 Feb 2014 03:05 AM PST Shinzo Abe has moved to change NHK's management in what some say is an effort to reshape Japan's cultural and educational institutions

US ambassador to Russia to step down Posted: 04 Feb 2014 10:08 AM PST Michael McFaul has come to symbolise Washington's difficult relationship with Moscow, which has been described by some as 'stormy' and 'poisonous'

China ditches Thailand rice deal Posted: 04 Feb 2014 05:13 AM PST Move follows Thai corruption probe into government grain subsidy scheme and represents a blow to Bangkok as it tries to reduce stockpiles of rice

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