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Berlusconi backs government at rally against tax conviction Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi leaves the stage flanked by his girlfriend Francesca Pascale at the end of a rally to protest his tax fraud conviction, outside his palace in central Rome August 4, 2013...

'I'm staying here,' Berlusconi says AAP August 5, 2013, 12:38 pm Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has appeared before thousands of supporters to declare his innocence after he was sentenced for tax fraud. The protesters gathered outside his home in Rome, celebrating the...

Former Gunns boss John Gay pleads guilty to insider trading ABC Updated August 5, 2013, 1:01 pm The former head of collapsed Tasmanian timber giant Gunns, John Gay, has pleaded guilty to insider trading. Gay was due to stand trial today, but changed his plea. The 70-year-old pleaded guilty...

U.S. extends closure of some embassies through August 10 A U.S. flag flies in front of the Annex I building inside the compound of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad in this December 14, 2011, file photo. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files WASHINGTON | Sun Aug 4, 2013 7:38pm EDT (Reuters) - The United...

Spain studies measures to pressure Gibraltar Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo meets with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao (not pictured) at Zhongnanhai government compound in Beijing June 25, 2013. REUTERS/Wang Zhao/Pool By Dominique Searle MADRID/GIBRALTAR | Sun Aug 4...

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Interpol issues global alert over al-Qaida-linked prison breakouts Police agency urges countries to show increased vigilance after hundreds of terrorists escaped over past nine months Staff and agencies The Guardian, Saturday 3 August 2013 16.35 BST Interpol said it believed al-Qaida was...

Tsvangirai denounces 'fraud' as Mugabe declared Zimbabwe winner Zanu-PF supporters celebrate result announced by national election commission, while MDC demands fresh vote David Smith in Harare The Observer, Saturday 3 August 2013 20.16 BST <iframe...

US government blocks Apple sale and import ban in Samsung feud Trade representative disapproves ITC ruling which would have banned older iPads and iPhones Matt Williams in New York Follow @mattywills The Guardian, Saturday 3 August 2013 21.10 BST Apple's iPhone 4S, left, next to the Samsung...

Senior officials fired in bribery investigation CFP | 2013-8-1 0:18:03 By Xinhua Two senior legislators in South China's Guangdong Province were removed from their posts on Wednesday following probes into alleged discipline violations, the legislature said. Li Zhujiang and Chen Huayi...

Lifetime liability for Henan police officers Global Times | 2013-8-1 0:18:01 By Chen Ximeng Police officers in Central China's Henan Province will be held responsible for their wrongdoings no matter how long ago the misconduct took place or whether they are still on the force, the China...

Illegal news sites shut down Global Times-Agencies | 2013-7-31 23:53:01 The State Internet Information Office said Wednesday that 107 illegal websites have been shut down for operating without permits, conducting interviews in the name of news organizations and editing false information for...

Two held after Chengdu gun battle Global Times | 2013-8-1 0:18:01 A police officer, with a gun in his hand, looks out of a window in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on Wednesday. A gunfight broke out between the police and three drug dealers around noon at Huarun 24 City, a residential complex...

Fake master probed for fraud Globaltimes.cn | 2013-7-29 18:24:00 'Qigong master' under probe over illegal medical practice In what appears to be a latest case of scam busting, the flamboyant ‘qigong’ master Wang Lin will soon see his self-vaunted supernatural power grilled as an...

Photo taken on July 31, 2013 shows the residential area where a gun fight took place between policemen and drug dealers in the Chenghua District of Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province. A gun fight took place as drug dealers resisted arrest from the police. One suspect jumped...

A suspect is arrested in the Chenghua District of Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2013. A gun fight took place as drug dealers resisted arrest from the police. One suspect jumped from a building and was killed while another two were arrested. Photo: Xinhua A...

Drugs suspect die in police raid Xinhua | 2013-7-31 19:17:50 By Agencies An ambulance drives out of the residential area where a gun fight took place between policemen and drug dealers in the Chenghua District of Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2013. A...

Police arrest man in Beijing road rage toddler murder Global Times – Xinhua | 2013-7-31 0:08:01 A suspect surnamed Han, who allegedly killed a baby girl in a road rage attack, was arrested on Monday, Beijing police said on Tuesday. The Beijing Municipality Prosecutor's Office also approved...

Police arrest man in Beijing road rage toddler murder Global Times – Xinhua | 2013-7-31 0:08:01 A suspect surnamed Han, who allegedly killed a baby girl in a road rage attack, was arrested on Monday, Beijing police said on Tuesday. The Beijing Municipality Prosecutor's Office also approved...

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