Ukraine puts security forces on alert over Crimea standoff: minister
Ukraine puts security forces on alert over Crimea standoff: minister

KIEV: Ukraine put police and interior ministry troops on alert Thursday after armed men seized the government and parliament in the pro-Russian region of Crimea, interior minister Arsen Avakov said. "Early morning, unknown men armed with automatic a…

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Austrian gets 29-million-euro tax bill by mistake
Austrian gets 29-million-euro tax bill by mistake

VIENNA: A 22-year-old Austrian had the shock of his life when he received a tax bill for more than 29 million euros ($38 million) ,  a newspaper reported Wednesday. Agadir B. told the Heute daily he got the bill after filing his tax return for 2008,…

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