Switzerland
France's Sarkozy charged in probe of illegal party funding
Mar 22, 2013 02:38 EDT
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman, as part of a probe into illegal party funding that could shatter his hopes of a political comeback.
Singapore denies being haven for Malaysian tax cheats
Mar 22, 2013 01:56 EDT
Singapore on Friday strongly rejected a whistleblower's allegation that its banks facilitate massive tax evasion by a powerful family in neighbouring Malaysia's Sarawak state.
FIFA lifts ban on friendlies in Iraq
Mar 21, 2013 13:39 EDT
FIFA lifted a ban on international football friendlies in Iraqi stadiums on Thursday, permitting matches in Baghdad for the first time since the 2003 US-led invasion, an Iraqi football official said.
Ferdinand confronts 'haters' over Qatar trip
Mar 21, 2013 12:42 EDT
Rio Ferdinand insisted Thursday there was nothing controversial about his decision to fly to Qatar in the week he withdrew from England World Cup qualifying duty.
Rio Ferdinand confronts 'haters' over Qatar trip
Mar 21, 2013 11:58 EDT
Rio Ferdinand insisted Thursday there was nothing controversial about his decision to fly to Qatar in the week he withdrew from England World Cup qualifying duty.
Amid tensions, American builds schools in N.Korea
Mar 20, 2013 10:14 EDT
Amid mounting military and nuclear tensions with North Korea, an American retiree has gained rare access to the pariah state to build schools in the usually off-limits countryside.
Swiss civil servants ordered to clean own offices
Mar 19, 2013 13:45 EDT
Civil servants in famously-tidy Switzerland have been ordered to clean their offices and sort their rubbish themselves, officials said Tuesday.
Ferdinand still has England future - Lampard
Mar 19, 2013 12:38 EDT
Frank Lampard believes that Rio Ferdinand has not yet played his last game for England, despite the defender having withdrawn from the national squad this week.
Ferdinand withdraws from England squad
Mar 18, 2013 11:01 EDT
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has pulled out of the England squad for the World Cup qualifiers with San Marino and Montenegro, national team coach Roy Hodgson announced on Monday.
Pakistan government makes history but record chequered
Mar 17, 2013 13:13 EDT
Pakistan's government has become the first in history to complete a full term in office, but a raft of key achievements has been overshadowed by mismanagement, economic decline and worsening security.
Arrests over gang-rape of Swiss cyclist in India: police
Mar 17, 2013 12:09 EDT
Police in India said Sunday they had arrested a group of farmers in their twenties who had confessed to gang-raping a Swiss cyclist, the latest in a series of shocking sex crimes in the country.
Afghan anti-graft body raps Kabul Bank court ruling
Mar 17, 2013 06:53 EDT
An Afghan anti-corruption watchdog on Sunday criticised court verdicts handed down for a $900 million fraud that caused Kabul Bank, the country's largest bank, to collapse in 2010.
Pakistan's government makes history but record chequered
Mar 16, 2013 23:49 EDT
Pakistan's government has become the first in history to complete a full term in office, but a raft of key achievements has been overshadowed by mismanagement, economic decline and worsening security.
Swiss tourist gang-raped in India: police
Mar 16, 2013 12:14 EDT
A Swiss female tourist was gang-raped in central India in front of her husband, police said Saturday, renewing the focus on the issue of sexual violence against women in the South Asian nation.
Swiss tourist 'gang-raped in India'
Mar 16, 2013 10:35 EDT
A Swiss female tourist was gang-raped in central India in front of her husband, police said Saturday, renewing the focus on the issue of sexual violence against women in the South Asian nation.
Downhill ace Kroll to go back under the knife
Mar 16, 2013 09:45 EDT
Klaus Kroll will need a second operation on the broken arm he suffered in a fall on Thursday, the Austrian team's spokesman said Saturday.
English trio kept apart in Europa League draw
Mar 15, 2013 10:13 EDT
English trio Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle all managed to avoid one another as the Europa League quarter-final draw was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday.
Barca draw PSG in Champions League
Mar 15, 2013 08:36 EDT
Champions League favourites Barcelona will play big-spending Paris Saint-Germain in the pick of the quarter-final matches after the draw was held in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday.
Hodgson not fazed by Ferdinand-Cole reunion
Mar 14, 2013 19:27 EDT
England manager Roy Hodgson says he has no fears about asking Rio Ferdinand to play alongside Ashley Cole for the national team, despite concerns about their relationship.
Italian police seize Bulgari-linked assets
Mar 14, 2013 15:56 EDT
Italian financial police said Thursday that they have sequestered assets worth 46 million euros ($60 million) owned by executives at luxury group Bulgari accused of tax evasion.
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