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US cuts Pakistan aid over jailing

Written on May 24, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

24 May 2012 Last updated at 19:04 ET Shakil Afridi could end up spending 33 years in prison A US Senate panel has cut $33m (£21m) in aid to Pakistan in response to the jailing of a Pakistani doctor who … Continue reading →

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Hunt ex-aide faces more questions

Written on May 24, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

24 May 2012 Last updated at 23:06 ET Mr Smith resigned after saying his emails to and from News Corp lobbyist Fred Michel went too far Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s former special adviser Adam Smith will face a second day … Continue reading →

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Scottish ‘Yes’ campaign to launch

Written on May 24, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

24 May 2012 Last updated at 19:57 ET The Scottish government’s consultation on the referendum has now ended The official campaign encouraging people to back Scottish independence in a referendum is being launched in Edinburgh later. The Scottish National Party … Continue reading →

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Iran nuclear talks enter second day

Written on May 23, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

BAGHDAD | Thu May 24, 2012 2:22am EDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Talks resumed on Thursday between Iran and world powers about a nuclear programme that the West suspects is aimed at nuclear bomb research. A first day of discussions showed … Continue reading →

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Suu Kyi to make first trip out of Myanmar in 24 years: party

Written on May 23, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

YANGON | Thu May 24, 2012 1:44am EDT YANGON (Reuters) – Nobel laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Myanmar for the first time in 24 years next week to deliver a speech at an international … Continue reading →

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Egyptians back at the polls to pick president

Written on May 23, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

By Tamim Elyan and Samia Nakhoul CAIRO | Thu May 24, 2012 2:26am EDT CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt resumed its first free presidential election on Thursday after a first day of voting that passed off mostly calmly, apart from a … Continue reading →

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Housing market recovery gains traction

Written on May 23, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON | Wed May 23, 2012 5:12pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. spring home-selling season got off to a strong start in April, with rising sales and prices providing evidence that a housing market recovery was … Continue reading →

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Free gay marriage vote for Tories

Written on May 23, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

23 May 2012 Last updated at 22:17 ET A number of his ministers have publicly opposed gay marriage Conservative MPs will be allowed a free vote on gay marriage, senior party sources have told the BBC. A formal consultation on … Continue reading →

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Hewlett-Packard cuts 27,000 jobs

Written on May 23, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

23 May 2012 Last updated at 17:34 ET Hewlett-Packard hopes to save up to $3.5bn a year Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest maker of personal computers, is to cut 27,000 jobs by end of 2014. The company said the cuts – … Continue reading →

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Tax effort ‘stunted by job cuts’

Written on May 23, 2012 by Editor - Top News Stories

23 May 2012 Last updated at 19:08 ET The government has instructed HMRC to cut the gap between tax levied and tax collected Impressive efforts have been made by the UK tax authority to collect outstanding tax but more could … Continue reading →

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