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Record year for fines by watchdog

Fines levied by the UK markets watchdog nearly tripled during 2010 to a record £89 million as the regulator stepped up enforcement action in...

FTSE slips amid lacklustre trading

London's FTSE 100 Index has slipped from the 6,000 level amid lacklustre trading after the Christmas holiday.The last full business day of the year...

Civilians killed in Afghan blast

More than 10 civilians have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, Nato and Afghan officials said.A statement by the international coalition...

Ex-Israeli leader convicted of rape

Former Israel president Moshe Katsav has been convicted of raping an employee when he was a Cabinet minister, the most serious criminal charges ever...

N Korea 'boosting special forces'

North Korea has faster, more powerful tanks prowling the world's most heavily armed border and 200,000 special forces poised to carry out assassinations and...

Tibetan monks study science in US

A group of Tibetan monks has been sent to an American university by the Dalai Lama to study science.Wearing the traditional crimson robes and...

20 'militants' killed in Pakistan

Helicopter gunships have pounded a militant hideout in Pakistan's north-west, killing at least 20 suspected insurgents, a government official said.Jamil Khan said the army...

None injured in Athens bomb blast

A bomb hidden on a parked motorcycle has exploded outside two court buildings in central Athens, damaging cars and shattering windows but leaving no...

Hygiene items cut from ration books

The cost of cleanliness will rise in Cuba after its cash-strapped, communist government announced that soap, toothpaste and detergent will be slashed from monthly...

Pair jailed for selling newborn boy

A Malaysian court has sentenced a doctor and his assistant to one year in jail for selling a newborn boy.Prosecutor Dzul Iswari Mohamad Jaafar...

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