Eu Observers

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  Microsoft Fined EUR 60 Million by French Privacy Watchdog Over Advertising Cookies on Bing Website

  Microsoft was fined EUR 60 million (roughly Rs. 530 crore) by the National Commission for Technology and Freedoms (CNIL) for forcing advertising cookies on users on its Bing website. The French regulator said Microsoft's search engine Bing did not allow users to refuse cookies as simply as accepting them.

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  Apple EU Tax Case: Judgement Day Today

  A European court will decide Wednesday whether Apple must obey an EU order that the iPhone-maker reimburse Ireland 13 billion euros in back taxes.

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  Turnout Almost 75% in Disputed Guinea Presidential Vote

  Turnout in the first controversial round of Guinea's presidential election this weekend was extremely high at almost 75 per cent, the country's electoral commission said today.

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  Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko Looks to Eased Sanctions But OSCE Queries Poll

  Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko looked today to the EU to ease sanctions against his regime after a landslide electoral win, but international observers said the poll was tainted by irregularities.

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  India Abstains from Voting on Palestine Resolution at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

  India, for the first time, abstained from voting on a resolution on Palestine adopted at the UN rights body that calls for accountability by parties involved in last year's conflict in Gaza.

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  European Union Observers Hail Tunisia Presidential Poll

  Tunisia's first Presidential election since a 2011 revolution was credible and transparent, the Head of the EU Observer Mission said on Tuesday.

• US, EU set to slap new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

  The United States and the European Union were on Monday readying fresh sanctions against Russia amid rising tensions over the kidnapping of international observers by pro-Russian militants in Ukraine.

• Pakistan elections will be monitored by a hundred European Union observers

  The European Union (EU) is sending a huge 100-member mission to observe the general elections in Pakistan to be held on May 11, EuAsiaNews reported.

• International Air Transport Association warns of trade war over EU carbon tax on aviation

  The EU move entails high taxation on all aircraft movement on the European skies, including overflights.

• Artists to Prime Minister: Free Binayak Sen

  Some of India's most prominent artists including Sharmila Tagore, Naseeruddin Shah, Aparna Sen, Mahesh Bhatt, Rahul Bose and others have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh protesting against the imprisonment of Human Rights activist Binayak Sen.He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on sedition charges by the Additional District ...

• Now, a case against Binayak Sen's wife

  The Nagpur Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday registered a case against Human Rights activist Binayak Sen's wife, Ilina Sen, for 'misusing' an event organised by an association headed by her and seeking support for some alleged Naxal sympathisers. The case against Ilina Sen was filed at Wardha. The Nagpur ATS have said there were many fore...

• Binayak Sen bail plea hearing to continue in High Court tomorrow

  The Chhattisgarh High Court will continue hearing of the petition for the suspension of sentence and grant of bail of human rights activist Dr. Binayak Sen tomorrow. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on sedition charges by the Additional District and Sessions Court at Raipur last month. One of India's most eminent criminal lawyers...

• EU concerned over Afghan poll fraud

  The EU election observers have said that around 1.5 million votes cast in Afghanistan's elections last month could be fraudulent.