Hamburg - Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey scolded a German leader in an interview published Saturday and denied Switzerland was a tax haven.
In remarks to Der Spiegel, the German weekly, she said Switzerland was "astonished" at the tone of remarks Tuesday by German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck, who grumbled Berne was not tipping Germany off about tax evaders.
She warned him not to try to place Switzerland on an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) black-list of nations that assist foreigners to evade taxes.
This would be a breach of a German-Swiss taxation treaty, she charged. "It would not be the approach one expects from a state bound by the rule of law," added Calmy-Rey.
Beijing - Asian and European Union leaders on Saturday called for the international community to act quickly and decisively at a conference on responses to the global financial crisis next month in Washington.
"Lessons should be learned from the financial crisis, the responsibilities should be clarified for governments, companies and supervision respectively," Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told reporters at the close of the biannual Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
New Delhi - More than 150 people were arrested and a dozen injured as groups clashed with the police and attacked railway stations across India's eastern state of Bihar on Saturday to protest attacks on migrants in the financial capital of Mumbai, news reports said.
Mobs of students vandalized railway stations and blocked rail and road traffic as part of a shutdown called to protest attacks by the right-wing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena party (MNS).
"Over 150 students were arrested across the state and some student leaders were also taken into custody early on Saturday. In state capital Patna alone, 25 students were arrested," a police official told the IANS news agency.
Sydney, Oct 25: In his new book to be released next week, former Australian wicket keeper has elaborated on his loveless relationship with his former teammate Shane Warne, saying he was “hurt” at being called an "a . . . licker" by the legendary spinner.
The incident happened in a Sheffield Shield match in the late 1990s when Warne mercilessly sledged the wicketkeeper in an incident, which Gilchrist has never forgotten.
Washington, Oct 25: A handful of tycoons, who control the gambling industry in America, are playing an unprecedented role by putting all their money behind Senator John McCain in Nevada, a key batt
Washington, Oct 25: American actress Vanessa Hudgens has revealed that her High School Musical co-star and boyfriend Zac Efron was so attractive, that she felt an instant chemistry with him.
The two had started dating after they appeared together in the first instalment of the film franchise in 2006, and according to Hudgens, she was attracted by Efron’s physical appearance immediately.
“The second I met him I thought he was a really cool guy. It''s hard not to have chemistry with someone who is quite attractive,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.
The actress further revealed that they had always been there for each other even when they were not together.
Sydney, Oct 25: In his new book to be released next week, former Australian wicket keeper has elaborated on his loveless relationship with his former teammate Shane Warne, saying he was “hurt” at being called an "a . . . licker" by the legendary spinner.
