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Old gambler Berlusconi back for last throw By Gavin Jones ROME | Sat Dec 8, 2012 1:02pm EST (Reuters) - Four times prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has never been afraid to take a gamble during the 17 years in which he has dominated Italian politics and his decision to run for office again...

Italy may send extra troops to tackle Naples Mafia wars ROME | Fri Dec 7, 2012 1:48pm EST (Reuters) - Italy's interior minister said on Friday she was considering beefing up the presence of troops in Naples to tackle a spree of mob violence after a man was shot dead in a city nursery school...

Berlusconi gives strong hint he will stand in Italian election By Steve Scherer ROME | Wed Dec 5, 2012 6:21pm EST (Reuters) - Italian former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gave a strong hint on Wednesday that he would stand in next year's election, declaring he would not allow Italy to...

2 found guilty of insider trading by MAS AsiaOne Tuesday, Dec 04, 2012 SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has taken civil penalty enforcement action against Mr Goh Ing Sing and Mr Keu Haw Gee for insider trading. On Aug 13 2010, Wilmar International Limited (Wilmar)...

Remisier jailed, ordered to pay penalty for tax evasion Published on Nov 22, 2012 By Elena Chong A remisier was jailed for one week and ordered to pay a total penalty of $192,927 on Thursday for under-reporting her income to the tax authority. Teo Joo Hiang, 52, will serve another five...

Palestinian members of the Civil Defense help a survivor after he was pulled out from under the rubble of his destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City November 18, 2012. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

Asian shares rise on hopes for U.S. fiscal deal By Chikako Mogi TOKYO | Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:33pm EST (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Tuesday on hopes of a compromise in the U.S. fiscal crisis, while the euro fell after Moody's Investors Service scrapped France's top-notch credit rating...

Greece imposes spending controls to appease lenders By Lefteris Papadimas and Harry Papachristou ATHENS | Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:45pm EST (Reuters) - Greece approved laws on Monday to enforce budget targets and ensure privatization proceeds are used to pay off debt, seeking to appease foreign...

Rioters attack ethnic Somalis in Kenyan capital By Richard Lough NAIROBI | Mon Nov 19, 2012 4:09pm EST (Reuters) - Kenyan police fired tear gas to disperse rioters who attacked ethnic Somalis in the Nairobi district known as "Little Mogadishu" on Monday, hurling rocks and smashing windows...

Greek PM to visit Merkel's Bavarian ally next month BERLIN | Mon Nov 19, 2012 4:11pm EST (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will travel to Bavaria next month to meet the leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative sister party whose officials have repeatedly called for...

Rwanda accuses Congo of shelling border town By Jonny Hogg GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo | Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:09pm EST (Reuters) - Rwanda accused U.N.-backed Congolese forces of shelling its territory during a battle with rebels near the border on Monday but said it had no plans to...

U.S., southeast Asian nations start trade initiative WASHINGTON | Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:58pm EST (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and southeast Asian leaders launched an initiative aimed at expanding trade and investment ties between the United States and 10 countries in southeast Asia, the...

Russia accuses U.S. of blocking U.N. action on Israel-Gaza conflict By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS | Mon Nov 19, 2012 6:01pm EST (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Monday of blocking a bid by the U.N. Security Council to condemn the escalating conflict between Israel and...

U.N. court ruling expands Nicaragua's offshore rights THE HAGUE | Mon Nov 19, 2012 6:19pm EST (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice ruled on Monday that a cluster of disputed small islands in the western Caribbean belonged to Colombia and not to Nicaragua, but drew a demarcation...

Israel says prefers diplomacy but ready to invade Gaza By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller GAZA/JERUSALEM | Mon Nov 19, 2012 6:37pm EST (Reuters) - Israel bombed dozens more targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday and said that, while it was prepared to step up its offensive by sending in...

U.S.-China have special responsibility on growth: Obama PHNOM PENH | Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:58pm EST (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday that their two countries had a "special responsibility" to lead the way on balanced, sustained global economic...

Colombian rebels call truce as peace talks start By Jeff Franks and Helen Murphy and Jack Kimball HAVANA/BOGOTA | Mon Nov 19, 2012 7:17pm EST (Reuters) - Colombia's Marxist rebels called a two-month unilateral ceasefire on Monday, the first truce in more than a decade, as delicate peace...

China appoints new top official for scandal-ridden Chongqing BEIJING | Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:29pm EST (Reuters) - China has confirmed that rising star Sun Zhengcai has been appointed Communist Party boss for the scandal-ridden southwestern city of Chongqing, taking the old job of disgraced Bo...

Microsoft combats Chinese piracy with US$15 Win 8 upgrades Staff Reporter 2012-11-18 12:27 A Microsoft store in Beijing. (File photo/Xinhua) Microsoft is offering its customers in China upgrades to its Window 8 operating system for a record low 98 yuan (US$15); remarkable enough, but even...

China propaganda head's rise into core leadership worries netizens CNA 2012-11-18 10:56 Liu Yunshan during an event in Beijing. (Photo/Xinhua) The ascension of China's propaganda chief into the country's core leadership has many netizens worried about the prospects of internet freedom in...