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| Govt to tax collectors: give foreign companies a break | |  By Himank Sharma MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's tax officials, long the scourge of foreign investors, are under government pressure to avoid aggressive claims against overseas funds and companies, as the country seeks to repair an image dented by high-profile tax battles. Now, assessment officers in the Indian revenue department say they have been told by department heads, under orders from the government, that any large claims must be flagged, ending a period of significant autonomy, two tax officials said. The new, consensual approach marks a sharp change for a tax department long perceived to aggressively target foreigners, as India seeks to shore up precarious public finances.
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| Thai probe hits hurdle; no bomb match to suspects' DNA | |  By Aukkarapon Niyomyat and Martin Petty BANGKOK (Reuters) - Forensic tests on two suspects have failed to find a link to the site of Thailand's deadliest bomb attack, police said on Friday, dealing a blow to the investigation. DNA examination of the two foreigners tie them to a stash of explosives found in a Bangkok apartment block, but not to evidence collected at the Hindu Erawan Shrine where 20 people were killed on Aug. 17, police said in a televised announcement. The lack of a link complicates a high-profile case shrouded in mystery, with authorities no closer to establishing a motive for the attack carried out in one of Bangkok's busiest commercial areas.
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| Gunman kills one student, wounds two others at Sacramento college | | | One student was killed and two others injured after a fistfight at a Sacramento community college escalated into a shooting, a school official and police said, but classes were to be held as normal on Friday. Sacramento City College has not released the names of the three male students. One of those injured was taken to hospital, Sacramento police Sergeant Doug Morse said, and the other had graze wounds and was not badly hurt. |
| Celebrities, artists launch campaign backing U.N. development goals | | | By Ellen Wulfhorst UNITED NATIONS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Supporters of global goals to end poverty and promote human rights, an agenda that goes before the United Nations this month, kicked off a massive campaign this week, saying publicity is key to winning the backing of world leaders. The campaign will use radio spots, social media, advertisements and a star-studded concert in New York to highlight the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said filmmaker Richard Curtis, one of the organizers. |
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