Russian traffic cop arrested after "eating bribe"
| DATE: 2010-03-11
MOSCOW (AFP) – A Siberian traffic policeman was arrested for taking a 2,000-ruble (67-dollar) bribe and then trying to conceal his crime by eating the money, investigators said Tuesday.
The police captain in the Chelyabinsk region, Alexei Nikolayev, extorted the bribe from a driver on March 2 in..[Full Story]
Mexican Carlos Slim is the new richest man in the world
| DATE: 2010-03-11
NEW YORK (AFP) – The world's new richest man, Mexican Carlos Slim, and a fresh crop of billionaires in Asia helped lead a comeback for the wealthiest few on the planet in 2010, Forbes magazine said Wednesday.
The publication's annual rich list reflected a resurgence of wealth after the financial..[Full Story]
US calls on Iran to play "constructive role" in Afghanistan
| DATE: 2010-03-11
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States on Wednesday called on Iran to play a "constructive role" in Afghanistan, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited Kabul for talks with his Afghan counterpart.
"The future of Afghanistan has a regional dimension and we hope that Iran will play a more..[Full Story]
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| DATE: 2010-03-11
MOSCOW (AFP) – A Siberian traffic policeman was arrested for taking a 2,000-ruble (67-dollar) bribe and then trying to conceal his crime by eating the money, investigators said Tuesday.
The police captain in the Chelyabinsk region, Alexei Nikolayev, extorted the bribe from a driver on March 2 in..[Full Story]
Mexican Carlos Slim is the new richest man in the world
| DATE: 2010-03-11
NEW YORK (AFP) – The world's new richest man, Mexican Carlos Slim, and a fresh crop of billionaires in Asia helped lead a comeback for the wealthiest few on the planet in 2010, Forbes magazine said Wednesday.
The publication's annual rich list reflected a resurgence of wealth after the financial..[Full Story]
US calls on Iran to play "constructive role" in Afghanistan
| DATE: 2010-03-11
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States on Wednesday called on Iran to play a "constructive role" in Afghanistan, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited Kabul for talks with his Afghan counterpart.
"The future of Afghanistan has a regional dimension and we hope that Iran will play a more..[Full Story]
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