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IMF head wants 'larger firewall' against eurozone crisis
AFP, Published on 23/01/2012
» IMF head Christine Lagarde set out on Monday a raft of proposals to fight the eurozone crisis, including a bigger rescue fund, lower ECB rates and eurobonds as she warned of dimmer world growth prospects.
Dilshan quits as Sri Lanka cricket captain
AFP, Published on 23/01/2012
» Tillakaratne Dilshan resigned as Sri Lanka's cricket captain in all three forms of the game on Monday following the team's disastrous tour of South Africa, officials said.
N. Zealand recovers severed Maori heads from France
AFP, Published on 23/01/2012
» In a ceremony where music and singing mingled with calls to the spirit of the ancestors, New Zealand recovered 20 mummified Maori heads Monday that had been held in French museums for nearly two centuries.
India 'to complain to US over Jay Leno gag'
AFP, Published on 23/01/2012
» India is to formally object to a joke by US TV host Jay Leno in which he said that the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, was a summer home for wealthy presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
PM orders strict use of flood funds
Published on 23/01/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra warned government agencies to spend flood rehabilitation money effectively or it will be taken back, government spokeswoman Thitima Chaisaeng said on Monday.
IMF chief wants action on euro crisis
AFP, Published on 23/01/2012
» IMF head Christine Lagarde set out on Monday a raft of proposals to fight the eurozone crisis, including a bigger rescue fund, lower ECB rates and eurobonds as she warned of dimmer world growth prospects.
Spurs boss Redknapp 'received offshore bungs'
AFP, Published on 23/01/2012
» Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp evaded tax on "substantial payments" made to him offshore by his former employer, the prosecution said as his trial opened on Monday.
Police fire on Tibetans in China, one dead: locals
AFP, Published on 23/01/2012
» Police opened fire on Tibetans protesting against religious repression in China on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 30 others, local monks and rights groups said.
Philippine rebels step up extortion: military
AFP, Published on 23/01/2012
» Communist insurgents in the Philippines have stepped up "extortion-based violence" and attacks on "soft targets" to raise funds amid waning public support, a military statement said.
Putin's liberal challenger may be disqualified
AFP, Published on 23/01/2012
» Russia's election authorities said Monday they may reject the presidential candidacy of liberal opposition leader Grigory Yavlinsky after finding alleged violations in his registration forms.