Fury In A Nation On The Brink Of Civil Conflict
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the charismatic opposition leader who had promised to restore democracy in Pakistan, has unleashed a wave of grief and fury, raising fears the nuclear-armed nation...
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Consternation As Muammar Gaddafi Seeks To Pitch His Tent On Nicolas Sarkozy’s Lawn
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi of Libya has flummoxed presidential protocol service with a request that a Bedouin tent be erected in central Paris where he can entertain guests during a visit to France nex...
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World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Coup-Makers Step Up Campaign Against Ex-Premier
An anti-corruption committee of the new army-backed government ordered more than $1.6 billion in assets belonging to the country’s ousted prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, and his wife to be frozen ...
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A Wildcatter Pounces
Joseph H. Bryant wants to hunt for oil in the Gulf of Mexico or offshore West Africa, challenging Big Oil in its own backyard....
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Rogue Trader’s Bank Fraud
A rogue trader stuns global financial markets by defrauding France’s second-largest bank of $8.2 billion - the largest trading fraud in history....
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