 | Iran currency traders face pressures, operate underground Oct 26th 2012, 15:45 TEHRAN — Ahmad, a 45-year-old conservative Iranian, saw his business brought to an abrupt halt when his Tehran shop was sealed off by state authorities recently. A currency trader for 20 years, Ahmad has continued to operate underground, although his daily trade has slowed to a trickle. Read full article >>   | | The 3 reasons Silvio Berlusconi might never see prison Oct 26th 2012, 15:21 An Italian court has sentenced former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to four years in prison for tax evasion and banned him from standing for office for three years. That might seem like an odd combination wouldnt it allow him to run for office during his last year in jail? but there are some reasons to suspect that Berlusconi may well avoid the prison part of his sentence. Heres why: Read full article >>   | | New York Times case could test Chinas balancing act on censorship Oct 26th 2012, 14:12 The Chinese government has long found a careful balance on censorship, particularly online, between restricting sensitive information and meeting some public demand for openness. This has allowed officials to clamp down when theyve felt it necessary without unduly angering an increasingly web-savvy Chinese public that has come to accept the trade-off. But a particularly touchy story reported Thursday night by the New York Times that Prime Minister Wen Jiabaos family has amassed at least $2.7 billion in personal wealth could represent a significant test for Chinas censorship model. Read full article >>   | |
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