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HSBC not protected from charges over aiding tax evasion: US official HSBC's 2012 criminal settlement with the US Justice Department does not protect the bank from fraud or tax evasion charges.
11 February 2015 13:27
Ukraine conflict main players hold talks ahead of peace summit Ukrainian and Russian representatives as well as European mediators and pro-Moscow separatists held talks in Minsk.
11 February 2015 13:19
Obama presses Putin to strike Ukraine peace deal US President Barack Obama called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, urging him to embrace a negotiated solution.
11 February 2015 13:10
Greece wants to fix debt problem with EU, not other powers Greece's foreign minister said his left-wing government wants to resolve the nation's debt squeeze with Europe.
11 February 2015 12:48
Kazakh Speaker Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev takes part in Munich Security Conference Kazakhstan Senate Speaker Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev has taken part in the Munich Security Conference.
11 February 2015 03:48
Greece draws up reforms as emergency debt meeting looms Greece's radical new government was fine-turning details of a controversial reform deal it hopes to seal with sceptical EU creditors at critical talks.
10 February 2015 14:52
HSBC 'SwissLeaks' leaker urges more support for whistleblowers The man who stole the trove of secret files that sparked a global scandal over banking giant HSBC's alleged assistance to wealthy tax dodgers.
10 February 2015 13:31
EU suspends new sanctions pending Ukraine summit EU foreign ministers postponed new sanctions against Russia for a week to boost the chances of success at a four-way Ukraine peace summit.
10 February 2015 13:21
No decision yet on Ukraine arms aid: Obama US President Barack Obama said no decision had been made on whether to send weapons to Ukraine to help Kiev battle pro-Russian separatists.
10 February 2015 11:47
Britain says Putin behaving like tyrant Russian President Vladimir Putin is behaving like a "mid-20th century tyrant", British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said.
09 February 2015 17:24
Obama hosts Merkel amid deepening Ukraine crisis US President Barack Obama hosts Angela Merkel at the White House, as worsening violence in Ukraine confronts them.
09 February 2015 14:14
British Muslims protest Charlie Hebdo Mohammed cartoons Thousands of British Muslims protested against cartoons of Mohammed in French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
09 February 2015 14:07
Greek PM 'unshakeable' on election pledges, calls for EU bridge loan A defiant Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he would be "unshakeable" in carrying out the new Greek government's anti-austerity agenda.
09 February 2015 13:29
Anti-Islam PEGIDA rally in Austria dwarfed by counter-demo The first protest in the Austrian city of Linz by Germany's "anti-Islamisation" movement PEGIDA drew just 150 supporters.
09 February 2015 13:23
Moody's threatens to downgrade Greece Moody's placed Greece's credit rating on review for a downgrade Friday, citing "high uncertainty" about the country's talks with creditors.
07 February 2015 13:23
French far-right leader Le Pen draws protests in Oxford Hundreds of demonstrators picketed an appearance by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen at Britain's prestigious Oxford Union debating societty.
06 February 2015 18:17
Merkel, Hollande take Ukraine peace plan to Putin German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande were due in Moscow after getting Kiev's tentative backing for a crunch peace plan.
06 February 2015 13:33
Benedict Cumberbatch wins praise for troubled genius The 38-year-old British actor, who has a best actor nod for playing codebreaker Alan Turing in "The Imitation Game", insists he can and has played idiots.
06 February 2015 13:23
British singer Gary Glitter found guilty of child sex crimes British former glam rocker Gary Glitter could spend the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty at a London court.
06 February 2015 12:20
Greek finance minister met with 'scepticism' in Berlin debt talks Greece's finance minister faced criticism and a stern reminder of his commitments to his EU partners.
06 February 2015 12:06
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