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Pakistan Court Orders Seizure of Musharraf's Property

A Pakistani court ordered the confiscation of exiled former president Pervez Musharraf's property and the freezing of his Pakistan bank accounts over accusations that he failed to provide security for assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, a lawyer said on Sunday.
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Gold Price Cracks $1,900: New Record on Safe-Haven Buying

The price of gold ripped past $1,900 per ounce Monday, boosted by fears of enough wealth-destroying developments to erase any doubts that the world's oldest safe-haven investment is still the world's No. 1 safe-haven investment.
Dubai's New Rules

Are U.A.E. Car Dealers Waging War on Banks?

Car dealers in the United Arab Emirates are trying to get around strict new regulations created by the Gulf nation’s Central Bank that require car buyers to put 20 percent down on every purchase.
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Gold Price Just $2 Shy of Record High $1,900

The price of gold early Monday came within $2 of a record high $1,900 per ounce before settling back to 1.2 percent gain over Friday's closing price as a host of global economic worries drove investors into the security of the world's oldest form of money.
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Gold Near Record High $1,900

Gold prices rallied toward $1,900 an ounce on Monday as concerns over the global economic outlook fueled interest in the precious metal as a haven from risk and due to talk that weak U.S. growth could spark a further round of monetary easing.
Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani and U.A.E. Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan

How Gulf Sheikhs Will Inherit the Earth

While the rest of the world spirals into a debt-filled economic abyss, ultra-wealthy Persian Gulf states like Qatar and Kuwait are propped up by the high prices of crude oil and natural gas.
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Thai PM Yingluck emerges from Thaksin's shadow

With her stunning leap from the boardroom to head of government in less than three months, Yingluck Shinawatra has shaken up Thai politics with a revival of the populist legacy of her exiled brother and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
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No aliens, no superheroes, just "Life in a Day"

It isn't among the most-hyped movies in theaters and won't win the battle of the weekend box office, but "Life in a Day" may just be the most unusual film playing in theaters this weekend.

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