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BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Parliament probe into allegations that European Union budgetary aid for the Palestinian Authority (PA) was misused – maybe being funnelled into the hands of terrorist groups – has held its first meeting in Strasbourg.

The working group will draw up a report by the end of this year.…

BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA
A NEW Delhi retailer has launched what it says is India’s first international perfumery gallery, devoting a whole floor of a store to scents from 40 designer brands. The Indian capital’s Kunchals is now selling lines from Gucci, Elizabeth Arden, Nina Ricci, Christian Dior, Escada, Cartier, Trussardi, Boss, La Praire, Benetton, Dunhill, Mont Blanc, Azzaro, Ferrari, Kenzo, Salvador Dali, Rochas, Lacoste, Nikos, Carlina Herrara, among others.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Bank is lending El Salvador US$18.2 million to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and accessibility of its judicial system. The central American country is emerging from a long civil war, which was marked by human rights abuses and a lack of due process.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
COSTA Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama have signed a Convention on Cooperation in the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northeast Pacific, which will lead to an assessment of oil pollution risks and a spills strategy.…