Italy: Govt made to return gifts as Italians forced to pay more taxes Adnkronos International English (AKI) - "Thanks but no thanks'' could be the tag line for ministers in Italy's emergency government trying to lead the European Union's fourth richest country out of the worst economic crisis since World War II. To avoid the appearance of conflicts of ...
Vatican: 'Civil law must be respected to stop abuse' Adnkronos International English :(AKI) - The Vatican's top watchdog said the the Catholic Church must cooperate with police to crackdown on priests suspected of sexually molesting children. Speaking in Rome on Wednesday during a four-day closed meeting on sex abuse in the Church, ...
Williams Says Fed Option of Buying More Bonds Is 'Close Call' BusinessWeek By Aki Ito and Joshua Zumbrun Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said the central bank faces a “close call” on whether to buy additional mortgage bonds to spur growth. “There's only so much headroom to ...
Syria: Opposition says at least 61 die in govt attacks Adnkronos International English (AKI) - Syrian anti-government activists said shelling by government military forces killed at least 61 people on Wednesday, with most of the deaths reported in opposition stronghold Homs. The tally by the Syrian Revolution General Commission - an ...
Aki Kaurismäki to shoot short film in Portugal Helsingin Sanomat Academician Aki Kaurismäki is directing his next film already this month. Kaurismäki has been invited to direct a short film in Portugal. The ten-minute short film that currently goes under the working title Guimarães will be filmed in the Portuguese ...
Serbia: Italy's Fini supports Serbian EU official candidacy Adnkronos International English (AKI) - The president of Italian parliament's Chamber of Deputies Gianfranco Fini said on Wednesday Serbia has fulfilled the conditions to get the status of an official candidate for EU membership and could count on his country's support.
Egypt: Mubarak 'threatens suicide' rather than go to prison Adnkronos International English (AKI) - Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has threatened to take his own life rather than go to prison, according to website Rosaonline. "The deposed president threatened suicide to avoid being transferred from the clinic, where he is being ...
Pakistan: Supreme Court to hear Gilani contempt appeal Adnkronos International English (AKI/Dawn) - The Pakistani Supreme Court would hear the intra-court appeal requesting it to suspend its decision of framing contempt charges against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday, DawnNews reported. The apex court on Wednesday had said ...
Syria: Pope 'worried' about violence, priest in Syria calls for Vatican-led talks Adnkronos International English (AKI) - The Vatican is following the events in Syria marked by "violence and a difficulty to find a solution," that has resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians, said papal spokesman Federico Lombardi. "It's a clear and immediate worry and even ...
Publication of Aspo Plc's financial statement release and invitation to the ... Reuters The 2011 results will be presented by CEO Aki Ojanen, CFO Arto Meitsalo and Group Treasurer Harri Seppälä. Presentation material (in English and Finnish) will be available on Aspo's website www.aspo.com under "Investors > Presentations" at 13.30.
