The British Broadcasting Corporation's World Service said on Wednesday it had closed its office in Uzbekistan and withdrawn staff because the authorities were intimidating its reporters. Uzbekistan has cracked down on foreign media since government

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An overhaul of British immigration rules could end the traditional entry and settlement rights of Commonwealth citizens with British relatives, a newspaper said Wednesday. The Times daily said that Britain's new points-based immigration system could

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Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad openly called Wednesday for Israel to be "wiped off the map" and lashed out at Muslim nations which recognise the Jewish state, setting off a storm of protests. "The establishment

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The rupee ended little changed on Wednesday, a day after the central bank raised interest rates, as local companies bought dollars to meet month-end payments, offsetting early gains made on the euro's bounce overseas. The

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Sterling retreated from a one-month high against the dollar and slipped versus the euro on Wednesday, after lacklustre factory activity data and on a potential decline in the pound's interest rate advantage. British factory orders

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The euro eased from two-week highs against the dollar on Wednesday as investors took profits on the single currency's rally that came after strong German data boosted expectations of a euro zone interest rate hike.

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Autos were in focus in the European corporate bond market on Wednesday, as DaimlerChrysler took advantage of strong results to announce plans for a new bond, while Fiat rallied following better-than-expected numbers. Across the Atlantic,

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Autos were in focus in the European corporate bond market on Wednesday, as DaimlerChrysler took advantage of strong results to announce plans for a new bond, while Fiat rallied following better-than-expected numbers. Across the Atlantic,

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US stocks sharply trimmed gains at midday on Wednesday as crude oil prices rose and disappointing results from Boeing Co offset strong earnings from companies like ConocoPhillips. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 20

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Indian share prices closed 0.21 percent lower Wednesday in low-volume trade a day after the central bank raised its economic growth forecast and ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali next week, dealers said. The

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