It says the buyout was a purely foreign affair to which U.S. securities laws do not apply.

FORBES: Innocents at Home

Although the country will receive international help to hold the elections, they will take place as a purely domestic affair, unlike the foreign-sponsored elections in Cambodia last year.

ECONOMIST: On democracy��s front line

Until a few months ago, the foreign ministry was trying hard to reach a compromise with Europe on the Rushdie affair, and indeed thought it was near one.

ECONOMIST: Iran

Ken Loach's The Angel's Share, Ben Affleck's Argo and Denmark's A Royal Affair are among the titles shortlisted in the foreign film category.

BBC: Emmanuelle Riva