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CIA 'thwarted al-Qaeda underwear bomber' - Yahoo!7 News
US officials, who were briefed on the operation, insisted on anonymity to discuss the case, which the US has never officially acknowledged. It is not clear who built the bomb, but, because of its sophistication and its similarity to the Detroit bomb, ...
Carlyle Prices Its IPO at $22 - Yahoo!7 News
At one point, the firm's co-founders - David M. Rubenstein, William E. Conway and Daniel A. D'Aniello - broke off into separate teams to cover more than 200 meetings on four continents, according to people briefed on the matter.
Teen in court on police assault charge - Yahoo!7 News
Jennifer Ruppelt, 19, has gone on trial in the Magistrates Court at Tanunda over allegations she behaved in a disorderly manner, refused to give her name and address and assaulted Senior Constable Neil Bailey last May. The teenager claims she was ...
Key Indonesian mining and energy policy maker dies - Yahoo!7 News
Partowidagdo, 60, collapsed after having walked to the summit of Mount Tambora on Sumbawa island in eastern Indonesia and died before he could be brought to hospital, a senior government official said. "It's confirmed that the vice minister has passed ...
Afghan amputees a grim signature of more powerful bombs - Yahoo!7 News
Military officials, who did not wish to be identified, said the Taliban are now increasing the chance of infection among victims by covering bombs with urine, faeces or blood, leading to an increased likelihood of amputation.
Australian faces death on Malaysia drug charges - Yahoo!7 News
An Australian High Commission official who asked that her name not be used said she could not comment on the specifics of the case but said the high commission was "concerned" that Bird's lawyers were not present. "The high commission is concerned ...
IMF moves toward new power reform: source - Yahoo!7 News
By Hugues Honore | AFP – 10 hours ago The International Monetary Fund's executive board moved toward a fundamental restructuring of voting rights that will give more clout to emerging economies like China and Brazil, a source close to the board told ...
Obama to forecast $1.33 trillion budget deficit - Yahoo!7 News
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama's budget to be released on Monday will project a $1.3 trillion deficit for the current fiscal year, slightly higher than $1.296 trillion in 2011, an administration official said. Obama's last annual budget ...
Sanctions weigh on Lebanon-Syria banking ties - Yahoo!7 News
One senior Beirut banker, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue, said: "Banks here are definitely abiding by those sanctions. Whoever has an account here (on the sanctions list), I'm sure they've been closed.
Italy govt to pass labour reforms even without unions - Yahoo!7 News
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government will pass labor market reforms even if trade unions do not give their consent to the measures, Labour Minister Elsa Fornero told union leaders on Thursday, according to an official close to the discussions.
Gunfire, funerals and fear in Syria's protest center - Yahoo!7 News
She refused to give her name. "It is not safe," she said. "If you want to know the truth, you only have to look around you. It is obvious," said a young shopkeeper. "Please do not ask us any questions or talk to us. They will break our necks.
Iran navy chief says closing Gulf "really easy" - Yahoo!7 News
An Iranian analyst who declined to be named said the leadership could not reach a compromise with the West over its nuclear activities as it "would harm its prestige among its core supporters." "Iranian officials are showing their teeth to prevent a ...