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VW emissions scandal deepens as prosecutors probe chairman INTERNATIONAL

VW emissions scandal deepens as prosecutors probe chairman

German prosecutors have widened a probe into suspected market manipulation by managers at Volkswagen to include the carmaker's supervisory board Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch, VW said on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
South Korea president agrees to be quizzed in scandal probe INTERNATIONAL

South Korea president agrees to be quizzed in scandal probe

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Friday agreed to be questioned by prosecutors as she sought to distance herself from a close personal friend at the centre of a corruption scandal engulfing her administration.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Baby offered for sale on eBay prompts German probe INTERNATIONAL

Baby offered for sale on eBay prompts German probe

German police said Thursday they were investigating a refugee couple after their one-month-old baby was put up for sale on the online auction platform eBay for 5,000 euros ($5,500).

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar football official disputes FIFA accusation CULTURE

Qatar football official disputes FIFA accusation

A senior Qatari official facing a possible two-and-a-half-year ban following a recent FIFA investigation said he hopes a "full and fair" review of his case will exonerate him.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey seeks to identify child suicide bomber ASIA

Turkey seeks to identify child suicide bomber

Turkish authorities were on Monday scrambling to ascertain the identity of a child suicide bomber acting on the orders of Islamic State (IS) jihadists who killed 51 people at a crowded Kurdish wedding.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Probe chief says SWIFT responsible for cyber theft INTERNATIONAL

Probe chief says SWIFT responsible for cyber theft

A Bangladesh government-appointed panel investigating the theft of $81mn from the country’s central bank

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Call to probe Bangladeshis named in Panama Papers INTERNATIONAL

Call to probe Bangladeshis named in Panama Papers

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has voiced concern over the names of Bangladeshis revealed in Panama Papers that published on the website...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Daimler probe hits credibility of industry after Mitsubishi charge ECONOMY

Daimler probe hits credibility of industry after Mitsubishi charge

VW test scandal is echoed in admission by Japanese carmaker; Daimler investigating emissions at US government’s request

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Film stars in spotlight after Panama Papers leak INTERNATIONAL

Film stars in spotlight after Panama Papers leak

Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan and martial arts movie star Jackie Chan are among celebrities who feature Monday in a massive leak of documents, some of which reveal hidden offshore assets.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Panama Papers: huge tax leak exposes Putin aides, world leaders INTERNATIONAL

Panama Papers: huge tax leak exposes Putin aides, world leaders

A massive leak of 11.5 million documents has exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities including Barcelona's Lionel Messi.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Govt team to probe attack on Tanzania woman INTERNATIONAL

Govt team to probe attack on Tanzania woman

A high-level team from New Delhi, including Tanzanian high commissioner to India, will leave for Bengaluru today in connection with the assault on a Tanzania woman in the Karnataka capital.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hockey team captain under probe over sex charges INTERNATIONAL

Hockey team captain under probe over sex charges

Police in Punjab are inquiring into allegations of “sexual exploitation” against national hockey captain Sardar Singh, made by a young British hockey player of Indian origin who was his live-in partner, an official said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016