The central theme marking this weekend’s general election in Japan is much like the one that dominated the U.S. presidential contest a year ago: change.
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UK regulator seeks to deflate financial sector with global tax
The head of Britain’s top banking watchdog supports the idea of new global taxes on financial transactions, warning that a "swollen" financial sector paying excessive salaries has grown too big for society.
Recession sparks interest in Islamic finance
With irresponsible banking practices taking the blame for bringing about the global economic crisis, there has been a surge of interest in Islamic finance. Now, a slew of academic courses are springing up to meet the demand of those wanting to break into an expanding market
Israel hits back over Swedish organ harvesting article
Israel on Sunday withheld the press credentials of a Swedish newspaper in retaliation for a controversial piece that suggested the Israeli army kidnapped and killed young Palestinians to harvest their organs. The journalists need the credentials to report from Gaza
Iraq: Arrests made in ministry truck bombings
The Iraqi government said Friday it has arrested members of a cell believed responsible for Wednesday’s truck bombings in which more than 100 people were killed. Maj. Gen.
Chinese CEO shares secret of his success
Roberto Lee Jr, 35, is the President of Fresh Bread & Company in Shanghai. He has an MBA from USC Marshall School of Business and an Executive MBA (EMBA) from INSEAD and Tsinghua University in Beijing. Roberto tells CNN how his EMBA has helped his career
Afghanistan Vote: Threats, Anger, Empty Polling Stations
The streets of Kabul were eerily quiet on Thursday, as polls for Afghanistan’s second presidential election since the fall of the Taliban opened to little fanfare and even smaller crowds. Children, taking advantage of the trafficless streets, flew kites. Watermelon sellers languished in the shade of their carts waiting for a sale
Environmentalists hope UN talks tough on climate change
You’re probably not thinking about what you would like for Christmas yet.
The Afghan Age Divide
Muhammad Shafiq Popal is one of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s more formidable opponents — yet he isn’t a chieftain, a warlord or even a candidate in the Aug. 20 Afghanistan presidential election. Just 30 years old, Popal is a rare individual in the country: a community organizer who heads the Afghanistan Youth National and Social Organization , an NGO that, in a nation marked by division, transcends religion, ethnicity and tribe.
Madoff’s finance chief pleads guilty to fraud, other charges
Frank DiPascali, formerly the finance chief at Bernard Madoff’s investment advisory business, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a slew of charges including fraud.