Herve Falciani, HSBC Employee, Allegedly Stole Data On ... - Huffingtonpost.com
A former IT employee of Swiss subsidiary HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA, identified by French authorities as Herve Falciani, stole the information ... recent cases of data theft from banks in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the information was offered ...
Expats lose appeal over index-linked pensions - Times Online
... inflation only if they live elsewhere in the European Union or in a country with reciprocal arrangements such as the United States, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Turkey and Liechtenstein. A ruling in favour of the pensioners would have cost the ...
Dom Joly: ‘Dressing as Tintin nearly got me beaten up ... - Daily Telegraph
Many modern artists were huge devotees with people like Warhol and Liechtenstein making pilgrimages to Brussels to meet the world’s most famous Belgian. I’ve been a fan ever since I can remember. I grew up in Lebanon, which is a francophone ...
EXPAT BRITONS LOSE FIGHT OVER EQUAL PENSIONS - Daily Express
... in line with inflation only if they live in countries with reciprocal arrangements – the other 26 EU countries, plus the USA, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Turkey and Liechtenstein. So-called “up-rating” of the state pension does not apply ...
Vonn Wins World Cup, Liechtenstein's Buechel Retires In ... - Sporting News
The World Cup of skiing is taking place this week in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and while American superstar Lindsey Vonn won her third-straight title – and in the process became the most accomplished American skier in history with 33 World ...
German government approves double taxation deal with ... - Monsters and Critics
Liechtenstein, an Alpine principality nestled between Switzerland and Austria, decided last year to relax its tight banking secrecy laws and better cooperate on cross-border taxation issues. In 2007, the principality had come under fire when former ...
German cabinet backs tax accord with Liechtenstein - The Guardian
BERLIN, March 10 (Reuters) - The German cabinet on Wednesday approved a tax agreement with Liechtenstein aimed at improving cooperation and information sharing between Berlin and the Alpine principality, a government spokesman said. The accord comes ...
Under-17 elite look to Liechtenstein finals - UEFA
The UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round begins on Wednesday with eight places up for grabs in May's finals in Liechtenstein and all the games can be followed live in the UEFA.com MatchCentre . Seven four-team, one-venue mini-tournaments ...
Data on 24,000 Swiss account holders stolen: HSBC - Sify
A former IT employee of Swiss subsidiary HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA, identified by French authorities as ... In recent cases of data theft from banks in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the information was offered to foreign governments seeking to ...
2009 Human Rights Report: Liechtenstein - U.S. Department of State
The Principality of Liechtenstein, with a population of approximately 35,400, is a multiparty constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government. The unicameral Landtag (parliament) nominates, and the monarch appoints, the members of the ...
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U.S., Israel to try to heal worst rift in years
 A dispute over new Jewish homes in a traditionally Arab part of Jerusalem quickly became a test of U.S. and Israeli commitment to peace talks and one another.
NATO to oversee most troops in Afghanistan
A major reorganization of allied forces in Afghanistan will centralize both American and other foreign troops under the direct command of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the senior U.S. and NATO commander in the theater.
Sex scandal embroils Catholic Church in Brazil
Brazilian authorities are investigating three priests accused of sexually abusing altar boys after a video allegedly showing one case of abuse was broadcast on television, police and church officials said Tuesday.
Chile: Quake, tsunami left 700 dead
The earthquake and tsunami that struck Chile last month killed 700 people and caused damages of nearly $30 billion, according to the government. And the ground hasn't stopped shaking.
Somali pirates free North Korean chemical tanker
Somali pirates freed a North Korean chemical tanker and its 28 crew Tuesday after the owners delivered a ransom, the European Union Naval Force said.
Afghan women fear loss of hard-won progress
 As Karzai's government considers negotiating with Taliban, retreat from hard-won progress is worry for Afghan women.
Shark protection defeated at U.N. meeting
 China, Japan and Russia help defeat a U.S.-endorsed proposal at a U.N. wildlife trade meeting that would have boosted conservation efforts for sharks.
Afghanistan denies talks with Taliban No. 2
 Afghanistan's government denied a report that it had been holding secret peace talks with the Taliban's number two leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, when he was arrested.
Google appears to drop censorship in China
 Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square protests could all be accessed through Google's Chinese search engine Tuesday in defiance of Beijing's censorship rules.
World's shortest man dies at age 21
 China's He Pingping, who was just over 29 inches tall, has died at the age of 21 from apparent heart complications, the Guinness World Records book said.
Clashes escalate in east Jerusalem
 Hundreds of Palestinians clash with Israeli riot police as anger rises over plans for more Jewish housing in predominantly Arab east Jerusalem.
Thai protesters pour their blood on streets
 Thai protesters pour blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.
FBI: No evidence U.S. victims targeted
 The FBI says the slayings in Mexico of three people with ties to the U.S. consulate may have been committed by drug cartel hit men who targeted the wrong party.
Haiti quake victims now face rape trauma
 Women and children as young as 2, already traumatized by the loss of homes and loved ones in the Jan. 12 quake, are now falling victim to rapists in the sprawling tent cities.
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