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Chongqing looks to sell distressed assets after Bo scandal - source - swissinfo.ch
... China's biggest municipality, Chongqing, has approached Hong Kong investors with the aim of selling distressed property assets and bolstering its finances, which are under a cloud after the fall of its ambitious leader, Bo Xilai, a source said.
Syrian violence claims 24 dead in run-up to truce - swissinfo - swissinfo.ch
"The Syrians have been mining the border, especially the southern Idlib part which has been restricting the flow of refugees," said the official, who declined to give his name. Turkey said there were now 23835 Syrian refugees on its territory of whom ...
Greek snap election likely to be on May 6 - source - swissinfo.ch
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will likely hold a snap general election on May 6, a government official said on Tuesday. "No decision has been taken yet but May 6 is a very probable date for the elections," the official, who declined to be named, ...
Mali soldiers attack palace in coup bid - swissinfo.ch
The movement will only stop with the taking of the palace," said one sergeant, who asked not to be named. Other soldiers toured Bamako shouting anti-Toure slogans. There was no word from Mali's presidency. Statements posted by its official Twitter ...
Bahrain set for fresh protests on revolt anniversary - swissinfo.ch
"This is just one way of expressing our protest," said one, who declined to give his name out of concern for his own safety. He said they were ignoring calls by Sheikh Ali Salman, head of the leading Shi'ite opposition party Wefaq, not to throw petrol ...
Analysis - Graft crisis may hand India "Eureka" moment on reform - swissinfo.ch
Some positive things must happen now otherwise it will be a disaster," said a finance ministry adviser, who asked to remain anonymous. The last week of parliament will see investor eyes on whether Congress pushes through reforms, with only a week of ...
Indonesia to boost rice stocks amid global food fears - swissinfo.ch
... year despite a government panel recommendation for a higher purchase volume, with forecasts of a good first quarter crop, a government official said. ...
Iran nuclear talks with six powers end, official says - swissinfo.ch
GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran and six major powers ended talks on Iran's nuclear programme on Tuesday, an official close to the meeting said, and Iran state ...
Special report - What's it take to get a loan in this town? - swissinfo.ch
... tsunami of liability coming back," said an executive who helps oversee secondary markets at a top five US lender, who spoke on condition of anonymity. ...
Swiss strike gold with unwanted jewellery - swissinfo.ch
But the director of one of the refineries – who asked to remain anonymous – told La Liberté that scrap jewellery now accounts for about 20 per cent of their ...
Tajikistan on alert after nightclub blast wounds five - swissinfo.ch
... who are more inclined towards the secular way of life, and not the religious," said the man, who owns a cafe in Dushanbe and asked not to be identified. ...
Heavy rain, mudslides bring more misery to China - swissinfo.ch
... and casualties will also be big," one Qingping resident who was reached by telephone told Reuters, though he declined to give his name. ...
Signs of movement towards Middle East peace talks - swissinfo.ch
A senior US administration official, speaking on background, said things appeared to be on track. "We believe that we're on a path to direct negotiations. ...
Indonesian police detain radical cleric Bashir - swissinfo.ch
Police discovered bombs, chemicals, and ammunition in two raids in Cibiru and Subang in West Java, the source said. Brussels-based International Crisis ...
Al Qaeda says kills French hostage after raid - swissinfo.ch
"The failure will be used by the extremists to spread their anti-Western propaganda," the security official, who did not want to be identified because he ...