Belarus Bank Denies Money Laundering Charge
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A bank in Belarus has denied US charges that it laundered money for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Infobank, in a statement, said it has strictly followed international agreements related to the fight against illegal transactions.
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The German lender declined to give more details. Earlier, the Sunday Telegraph reported that HSH Nordbank is suing Barclays for about $150 million over a loss on bonds it bought in 2000.
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Swiss watchmaker Swatch, official timekeeper to the Athens Olympics, denies allegations of tax and customs duty evasion.
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A No 10 aide expressed concern about a version of events over cash-for-honours put by Lord Levy, but he strongly denies wrong-doing.
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European banking giant UniCredit   on Friday denied a report in Italy's leading business  daily that it might be interested in buying the $47 billion  U.S. investment bank Merrill Lynch .
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Britain rejected Russian allegations on Friday that it was politicizing the case of murdered Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko.
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The man charged by Britain with murdering former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko denied involvement on Thursday, saying British intelligence and a self-exiled Russian billionaire were far more likely suspects.
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The Foreign Ministry said that Russia was against possible U.S. sanctions against Belarus.
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A Belfast estate agent accused of involvement in money laundering has all charges against him dropped
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Alexander Litvinenko's widow rejects claims UK security services were involved in poisoning her husband.
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Habib Bank in Pakistan denies that it is linked to the 2002 murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl in Karachi.
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Russian prosecutors have officially refused Britain's request to extradite a businessman accused in last year's fatal poisoning of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian news agency reported Thursday.
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Eritrea denies the claim made by a senior Ethiopian official that its soldiers kidnapped five Europeans connected to the British embassy.Comment
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Morocco has not ruled out extraditing a man alleged to have masterminded the largest robbery in British history, a British embassy spokesman said, contradicting a statement by his lawyer.
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Lithuania on Tuesday refused a Russian request to shut down a pro-Chechen Web site that published a $20 million reward for assistance in the capture
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The man charged by Britain with murdering former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko denied involvement on Thursday, saying British intelligence and a self-exiled Russian multi-millionaire were far more likely suspects.
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The economic sanctions the United States imposed against Belarus on Wednesday will not affect the Belarussian economy in the short term, according to Belarussian government officials and experts.