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• Jose Manuel Barroso urges full tax data exchange

  The head of the European Commission has told the European Parliament he wants EU-wide exchange of income data as part of the fight against tax evasion. Jose Manuel Barroso…

• Apple among America's big tax avoiders

  Apple has been accused by US Senate of being "among America's largest tax avoiders". A Senate committee said Apple had used "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid…

• Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1 billion

  Yahoo's board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion, US media reports say. The acquisition is expected to be announced as early…

• Obama administration knew IRS was targeting conservative groups since June 2012

  Obama administration knew since June 2012 about an investigation into complaints from conservative tea party groups that they were being harassed by IRS, and the probe was…

• Zahra Shahid Hussain shot dead in Karachi

  Senior Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi. Zahra Shahid Hussain was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's…

• Phil Robertson, Miss Kay and Uncle Si do commercials for Clayton Homes

  Duck Commander Phil Robertson and his wife Miss Kay, the stars of Duck Dynasty, sliced some sweet potato pie and filled their audience in about Clayton Homes. “What do I…