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Nearly 700 tax criminals convicted in 2013 in UK

Between January and the end of November UK HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigations led to 690 successful convictions – up from 477 in 2012, and the highest since the 2010 Spending Review. These convictions led to sent...

Presentation at the World Bank: Batonistsikhe Conservation Plan and Planning of Future Rehabilitation Works

The World Bank Office hosted a comprehensive discussion of the ongoing research and architectural restoration work carried out in the Telavi Batonistsikhe (King’s Palace) Cultural Heritage Complex. The Batonistsikhe Comple...

Evidence mounts of extra-judicial killings, rights abuses in South Sudan, UN reports

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Special Representative Hilde Johnson (right) visits a hospital...

Syria's Warring Sides Fight for Position Ahead of Talks

Rebels fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and government forces are trying to improve their battlefield positions in the remaining weeks before peace talks are due to take place in Geneva between the warring...