{"id":4367,"date":"2009-03-13T12:12:07","date_gmt":"2009-03-13T16:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=4367"},"modified":"2009-03-13T12:32:25","modified_gmt":"2009-03-13T16:32:25","slug":"world-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wa-blog\/world-links\/4367\/","title":{"rendered":"World Links: Swiss Banks Ease Secrecy Laws; Suspected U.S. Drone Hits Taliban Training Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">A suspected <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawn.com\/wps\/wcm\/connect\/Dawn%20Content%20Library\/dawn\/news\/pakistan\/nwfp\/seven-killed-in-drone-attack-in-lower-kurram-agency--il\">U.S. drone<\/a> targets a militant training center run by the Taliban in the Central  <span> <\/span>Kurram tribal region of northwestern Pakistan killing 24 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Switzerland, Austria and Luxembourg\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/business\/7941717.stm\">ease banking secrecy laws<\/a> to avoid being added to a global black list of uncooperative tax havens, which is being prepared for the G-20 summit in London in April. 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