Europe

Two Swiss hostages escape Pakistani Taliban

Bern: The Swiss man and woman who were kidnapped in early July 2011 in the Baluchistan province in Pakistan are free. The Swiss Ambassador in Islamabad is in direct contact with them and has ascertained that they are uninjured and that, given the circumstances, they are doing well. They are currently in a safe place [...]



UK launches cyber team for organised tax fraud

London: UK today launched a cyber crime team to tackle tax fraud by organised criminals. The new HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) specialist cyber crime team will protect the British exchequer from attempted fraud by cyber criminals who are using increasingly sophisticated ways to target HMRC’s repayment systems. The team will build on HMRC’s existing [...]