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• U.S. Treasury is Finalizing Rule to Combat Tax Evasion

  U.S. Treasury Secretary announced support on restraining tax evasion during his speech in the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) press conference at the IMF headquarter on Saturday.

• Parliament in India Introduces New Bankruptcy Bill that will Make Court Procedures Faster

  India Introduces New Bankruptcy Bill. It will help business and individuals to process insolvency faster.

• Aid-dependent Nepal says needs $6.6 billion for post-quake rebuilding

  Earthquake-battered Nepal will ask international donors to support a reconstruction plan that is expected to cost $6.6 billion over five years, the government said on Saturday.

• Boko Haram, 'Islam's worst enemy,' will be beaten: Niger president

  Militant group Boko Haram is "the worst enemy of Islam" and will be defeated because West African Muslims reject its violent actions and harsh interpretation of the Koran, Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou said on Friday.

• As U.S.-led combat mission ends, Afghan women fear oppression

  No one ever claimed responsibility after a suicide bomber rammed into the vehicle of celebrated female parliamentarian Shukria Barakzai. She walked away from the wreckage after the Nov. 16 blast that killed three civilians and wounded 20.

• U.S. and EU hail pro-West election outcome in Ukraine, Russia guarded

  Pro-Western parties will dominate Ukraine's parliament after an election handed President Petro Poroshenko a mandate to end a separatist conflict and to steer the country further away from Russia's orbit towards mainstream Europe.

• Madagascar's ex-leader detained after return

  Madagascar's exiled former leader Marc Ravalomanana was detained on Monday after returning to the Indian Ocean island for the first time since he was deposed in a coup in 2009.

• Brazil's Neves would improve ties with United States: adviser

  Brazilian presidential challenger Aecio Neves would seek to repair ties with the United States and finalize a long-delayed free-trade agreement with the European Union if he is elected in an Oct. 26 runoff, his top economic adviser said on Friday.

• China last again in global aid transparency index

  China took last place in an aid transparency index listing 68 donors released on Wednesday, which said the majority of the world's donors were not sharing enough information about their activities.

• Hong Kong protests at crossroads, talks to start on Friday

  Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong agreed with the city's government late on Tuesday to start formal talks later this week to address concerns that have brought tens of thousands of people onto the city's streets.

• Hong Kong democracy protests fade, face test of stamina

  Pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong rolled into early Tuesday with hundreds of students remaining camped out in the heart of the city after more than a week of rallies and behind-the-scenes talks showing modest signs of progress.

• Historic, anxious handover as Afghanistan swears in new leader

  Afghanistan inaugurates its first new president in a decade on Monday, swearing in technocrat Ashraf Ghani to head a power-sharing government just as the withdrawal of most foreign troops presents a crucial test.

• Afghan presidential rivals at last reach unity deal after disputed vote

  The rival candidates in Afghanistan's messy election for a new president finally struck a power-sharing deal on Saturday, aides said, after more than two months of tension over a vote in which each side accused the other of fraud.

• World Bank launches probe on maker of Tetley Tea over worker health and safety violations

  Amalgamated Plantations Private Ltd is under investigation by the World Bank after serious concerns over its labor practices by non-government groups had reached fever-pitch, said a Financial Times report.