US: Associate of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrested in Australia
U.S. officials say an associate of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been arrested in Australia. The Drug Enforcement
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Europe
Nabucco consortium agrees funding, equity option with Shah Deniz group
The consortium of companies behind the planned Nabucco gas pipeline has agreed an option to sell 50 per cent in
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Poland likely to bottom out economic slowdown – central bank head
Poland is likely near the bottom of slowdown in economy and there is no threat of recession, according to the
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40 per cent of Bulgarians would prefer to be their own boss, survey on self-employment says
Forty per cent of Bulgarians polled in an international survey said that they would prefer to be their own bosses
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Ukrainian investigative journalist says he found listening device in his apartment
Lviv investigative journalist Taras Zozulinsky said he discovered an electronic listening device in his apartment on Jan. 6. He thinks
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World Bank grants loan guarantee to Macedonia
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on January 8 2013 a guarantee in support of a commercial loan
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Aegean Sea earthquake felt in Bulgarian capital Sofia
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Greece in the Aegean Sea was felt in Bulgarian capital Sofia on January
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EU retail trade up 0.2% in November 2012
The volume of retail trade in the European Union rose by 0.2 per cent in November 2012, according to estimates
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Europol targets payment card fraud with new cybercrime unit
The new European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), which officially launches this week at Europol in The Hague, will be the focal
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