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Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pleaded not guilty to an electoral fraud charge at the opening of a landmark trial that is seen as a key test of her reformist successor's campaign to stamp out corruption.

New uncertainties about Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's health are threatening to spur a power struggle to succeed him among the factions that make up his political movement, and boosting the hopes of a rejuvenated opposition planning for the presidential election this fall.

Iranian filmmakers hoped that accolades for the film 'A Separation' would give them more breathing room. Instead, they have come under greater pressure from Tehran ahead of parliamentary elections.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that the Islamic Republic would move ahead with its nuclear program—which he said is for peaceful purposes—despite growing international pressure.

Kipp Report
Disputed Sudanese oil cargo yet to unload in Japan
Kipp Report

High fuel costs and overcapacity hit Nol
Financial Times
Denmark's AP Møller-Maersk is also expected to announce significant losses in its Maersk Line container shipping division when it unveils its full-year figures on Monday. The effects of overcapacity and slowing demand growth have been exacerbated in ...

På spaning efter den anka som flytt
Svenska Dagbladet
... 178,1˚O. Där spolades i hög sjögång två staplar däckplacerade containrar, sammanlagt tolv stycken, i sjön från 28 904-tonnaren Ever Laurel, ägd av det grekiska bolaget Technomar Shipping och chartrat av Taiwanbaserade Evergreen Marine Corporation.

European stocks finished lower, as investors remained uninspired by Greece's latest bailout deal and expressed disappointment about data showing that business activity in the region unexpectedly slowed.

World financial markets may have breathed a collective sigh of relief over the rescue package for Greece, but European bank stocks have fallen since the announcement. This year is likely to be one of retrenchment as lenders work to meet strict capital requirements.

The law on abortion is complex and has remained largely unchanged over the past four decades despite regular political and moral debate.

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Ports of Tauranga profits up 22pc to record - shares hit new high
New Zealand Herald

The Pentagon's top lawyer on Wednesday defended the use of targeted killings to eliminate suspected terrorists and militants, in an expansion of the Obama administration's public justification for its primary counterterrorism tool.

Members of the Group of 20 advanced and developing economies plan to renew pressure on Europeans in coming days to expand their Continent-wide bailout funds, despite the latest rescue deal for Greece.

Ethiopian and Somali troops captured one of the last strongholds of al Shabaab, the militant Islamist group that has held much of Somalia in its violent grip for six years—the latest advance in a pan-African campaign that has left the group facing defeat.

Italian prosecutors have placed seven more employees of Costa Crociere, operator of the shipwrecked Concordia cruise ship, under formal investigation in connection with the ship's ill-fated journey, the company and investigators said.

Ports of Tauranga 1H profit, shares rise to record
Yahoo!Xtra New Zealand News
The dispute cost Auckland contracts with shipping line Maersk and dairy exporter Fonterra Cooperative Group, who have shifted business to Tauranga. Container traffic at the company's Auckland-based, MetroPort, rose 11 percent and this growth expected ...

AEGEAN MARINE PETROLEUM NETWORK INC. : Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial ...
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China could face an economic crisis unless it implements deep reforms, including to state-owned enterprises, according to a report likely to shape debate among the nation's incoming leaders.

Senior fellows of the Royal College of Physicians have accused their own president of being used as a 'political pawn' by attending a Downing Street 'summit' on the health bill earlier this week.

Developers gaining from new planning reforms donated large sums to party.