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Iran’s telecom thrills European investors

ECONOMY

Iran’s telecom thrills European investors

Two leading European companies are set to buy stakes in Iran’s biggest cellular operator, Mobile Telecommunication Company (MCI), its head Vahid Sadouqi says.

CIA sued over drone strike details

MILITARY

CIA sued over drone strike details

The ACLU filed a lawsuit to compel the CIA to turn over basic details about the US program of clandestine drone warfare.

DB sends $6 billion to client by mistake

BUSINESS

DB sends $6 billion to client by mistake

Germany’s biggest lender, Deutsche Bank, mistakenly sent $6 billion to a client in the US in a rare fat-finger error of such magnitude, international media reports say.

News agency contradicts Saudi crush toll

SAUDI ARABIA

News agency contradicts Saudi crush toll

A Western news agency has been offering updated tallies of the victims of a crush near Mecca in Saudi Arabia, contradicting the official Saudi figure.