Closing the tax gap is in the interests of every honest business

Closing the tax gap is in the interests of every honest business
N. Korea bribed Pakistan for nuclear secrets: report (AFP)
Future unclear for grounded airline Tiger Airways (AFP)
VIDEO: Royals visit town devastated by fires
VIDEO: Cable car flies over Rio slum
VIDEO: Libyan rebels 'make desert gains'
VIDEO: Ahmadinejad in 'fight' with Supreme leader
Dozens dead in India train-bus collision
Special Report: Can Malaysia reform and discriminate? (Reuters)
China says ex-president death reports 'pure rumour' (AFP)
Special Report: Can Malaysia reform and discriminate?
Phone-hacking scandal widens, shares slump (AFP)
Indonesia rejects Australian's death row appeal (AFP)
PepsiCo's India Health Push
Japan Ponders Nuclear Stress Tests
Strauss-Kahn Defense, Prosecutors Meet
Scandal erupts over power of Mexican union leader (AP)
French oyster farmers return favour to Japan (AFP)
Racing Stars and Legends Make Goodwood Festival of Speed Scene
Software Patents are Becoming a Tax on Innovation

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 11:08 PM PDT

I was debating in the Palace of Westminster yesterday. I was branded the social democrat at a debate

N. Korea bribed Pakistan for nuclear secrets: report (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:57 PM PDT

AFP - The architect of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program claims North Korea paid bribes to senior Pakistani military officials in return for nuclear secrets in the 1990s, the Washington Post said.

Future unclear for grounded airline Tiger Airways (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:50 PM PDT

AFP - The future of budget airline Tiger Airways Australia was in serious doubt Thursday after regulators sought to keep it grounded until August, and the carrier said its chief executive was leaving.

VIDEO: Royals visit town devastated by fires

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:30 PM PDT

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are continuing their tour of North America. The Canadian leg of the trip is drawing to a close.

VIDEO: Cable car flies over Rio slum

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:23 PM PDT

The cable car ride should take around 16 minutes to cover 6 stops, saving residents hours of walking and bus rides.

VIDEO: Libyan rebels 'make desert gains'

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:40 PM PDT

Libyan rebels have reportedly taken control of the village of Gualish, some 100 kilometres south-west of the capital, Tripoli.

VIDEO: Ahmadinejad in 'fight' with Supreme leader

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:39 PM PDT

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is engaged in an unusually public fight with the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Dozens dead in India train-bus collision

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:32 PM PDT

More than 30 dead and dozens injured as train hits stalled bus in Uttar Pradesh state.

Special Report: Can Malaysia reform and discriminate? (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:53 PM PDT

Reuters - Dr. Mahathir Mohamad sits at a vast desk cluttered with work, hands clasped before him and looking at his visitors with a slight smile.

China says ex-president death reports 'pure rumour' (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:52 PM PDT

AFP - China's official media said Thursday that reports claiming former president Jiang Zemin had died were "pure rumour", after days of intense speculation about his health.

Special Report: Can Malaysia reform and discriminate?

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:59 PM PDT

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) - Dr. Mahathir Mohamad sits at a vast desk cluttered with work, hands clasped before him and looking at his visitors with a slight smile.

Phone-hacking scandal widens, shares slump (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:30 PM PDT

AFP - The impact of a tabloid phone-hacking scandal widened Thursday as shares in parent company News Corp. slumped amid revelations the relatives of dead soldiers may have been targeted.

Indonesia rejects Australian's death row appeal (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:18 PM PDT

AFP - An Australian drug smuggler sentenced to death in Indonesia, one of the "Bali Nine" gang arrested in 2005, has lost his final appeal against the punishment, his lawyer said Thursday.

PepsiCo's India Health Push

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:49 PM PDT

A global nutrition unit of PepsiCo selling "good for you" products in India is part of a broader push by the company into healthier snacks and beverages around the globe.

Japan Ponders Nuclear Stress Tests

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:38 PM PDT

In an effort to reassure the public about the safety of nuclear energy, the Japanese government said that it is considering special stress tests for all nuclear facilities.

Strauss-Kahn Defense, Prosecutors Meet

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 09:02 PM PDT

Prosecutors face two critical questions before deciding how to proceed in the tottering case against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Are they convinced he sexually assaulted a hotel maid and, if so, can they prove it?

Scandal erupts over power of Mexican union leader (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:48 PM PDT

AP - Elba Esther Gordillo is probably Mexico's most powerful woman, president of the nation's biggest union and a potential kingmaker in next year's presidential election.

French oyster farmers return favour to Japan (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:42 PM PDT

AFP - Twice in the past 40 years, French oyster farmers were saved by their colleagues on Japan's northern Pacific coast. After the March 11 tsunami, they decided it was time to return the favour.