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EU ministers propose 'urgent' measures after Panama scandal INTERNATIONAL

EU ministers propose 'urgent' measures after Panama scandal

EU finance ministers endorsed a series of measures on Saturday to fight tax evading methods used by Europeans exposed by the Panama Papers scandal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Panama Papers claim new victim as Spain minister quits INTERNATIONAL

Panama Papers claim new victim as Spain minister quits

The worldwide Panama Papers scandal claimed a fresh political victim Friday as Spain's industry minister resigned over allegations he had links to offshore companies.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Global tax authorities probe Panama Papers ECONOMY

Global tax authorities probe Panama Papers

Tax authorities from the world's richest nations on Wednesday probed a mass of murky offshore dealings revealed in the huge Panama Papers data leak, just hours after police raided the law firm at the centre of the scandal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iceland opposition demands election date, PM refuses INTERNATIONAL

Iceland opposition demands election date, PM refuses

Iceland's opposition parties on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson to set a date for early elections due ‘in autumn’ but he refused, the two sides said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
British PM admits he mishandled offshore revelations INTERNATIONAL

British PM admits he mishandled offshore revelations

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday he had mishandled the controversy over his shares in his father's offshore business interests, which were exposed by the ‘Panama Papers’ revelations.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Putin rejects Panama Papers corruption claims INTERNATIONAL

Putin rejects Panama Papers corruption claims

Russian President Vladimir Putin denied any "element of corruption" after a massive leak of confidential papers linked a close friend to a hidden $2bn offshore empire, and he blamed the US for orchestrating the scandal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Swiss police raid UEFA headquarters to examine contract CULTURE

Swiss police raid UEFA headquarters to examine contract

Swiss police raided the headquarters of the European soccer body UEFA to gather information about a contract signed by Gianni Infantino, now head of FIFA, that was reported in the Panama Papers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iceland government seeks new leader to avoid early vote after Panama leaks INTERNATIONAL

Iceland government seeks new leader to avoid early vote after Panama leaks

Iceland's government sought to avoid early elections on Wednesday by picking a replacement for the prime minister who stepped aside over links to an offshore company, as the ‘Panama Papers’ leaks ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Panama Papers: UAE president leads London property holdings ASIA

Panama Papers: UAE president leads London property holdings

The president of the United Arab Emirates owns London properties worth more than £1.2 billion ($1.7 billion, 1.5 billion euros) through offshore companies revealed in the so-called Panama Paper ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sharif forms commission to probe Panama Papers allegations INTERNATIONAL

Sharif forms commission to probe Panama Papers allegations

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed the nation by television to defend his family's business practices, denying any wrongdoing and calling corruption claims "old accusations repeated over and over again".

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Icelandic PM resigns in wake of Panama Papers scandal INTERNATIONAL

Icelandic PM resigns in wake of Panama Papers scandal

Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has resigned, his party said, the first major political casualty to emerge from the leak of the so-called Panama Papers financial documents.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Panama Papers: More trouble for Nigerian Senate president INTERNATIONAL

Panama Papers: More trouble for Nigerian Senate president

Embattled Nigerian Senate president Bukola Saraki on Tuesday brushed off allegations of wrongdoing concerning his wife's offshore assets revealed in the Panama Papers as he defended himself in court Tuesday against fraud charges.

4:45 AM November 25 2016