There are rumours of plans for large tourist developments.

But one bit of information seems to be more leak than rumor.

Rumors flew of the creation of a shadow government by extremists in Paris.

Much of what is being said and written in Lebanon is more likely to be rumors than not.

The euro was in serious trouble, buffeted by rumors of imminent banking collapses.

Shortly before Christmas, rumors of an impending rebel assault began to filter into Sierra Leone's capital.

As the rumors about Trump being backed by Putin spread, more Russian Facebook users joined the discussion.

Ethiopia s government had strenuously denied rumors of serious ill health caused by liver cancer.

For the last couple of weeks there were rumors to the effect that a large group of ranked officers in Turkish Armed Forces would be forced to retire by the end of summer.

The judge's ruling spurred rumors that he went easy on her because her husband was related to senior provincial officials.

For example, a recent law mandates punishment for anyone who spreads rumors that Gamal is to be the next president.

There were many rumors around the split until the show aired, which depicted the group leaving due to a lack of interest and care from their producer.

It's transparent with blogs and social networks broadcasting the buzz of a whole new generation of people that have made a choice to live their lives in public.

Az Heart says there are rumors in Iran that several Afghan men sexually violated (raped) an 18 year old girl.

In Chinese media reports, the heightened unfriendliness in the region has allegedly arisen from bad rumors and speculations on the part of Filipino commentators.

Rumors have swirled about a possible downgrade of France s sovereign debt, accompanied by speculation about the consequences for French banks.

And, even in the anti Yanqui heartland, with Chávez gone, there are credible rumors of mutual interest in improved US Venezuela relations.

During 2006 and 2007, rumours circulated in various news sources that the 2010 World Cup could be moved to another country.

Similarly, in response to rumors that President elect Nicholas Sarkozy s wife had left him, a spokesman for Sarkozy said, That s a private matter.

Rumors raced around the city the next day that the police had released all those accused of Sviridov s murder (as it happens, the rumors were true).

Indeed, in Mashad on March 21, Ayatollah Khamenei said, There were some rumors that I support a special candidate for the presidential elections.

In January 1927, when the government proposed to redeem these bonds, rumor spread that the banks holding these bonds would go bankrupt.

Moreover, academic and private sector economists have been warned that publishing different figures could result in criminal prosecution for spreading false rumors.

There are rumors that Prime Minister Naoto Kan s administration is planning to break the logjam in the Japan Russia relationship by appointing Yukio Hatoyama, his predecessor as prime minister, ambassador to Russia.

A few years ago, social media stoked rumors that Putin was in fact already divorced and had remarried the gymnast Alina Kabaeva, who had given birth to his son.

Yet there have been similar rumors before, and it is difficult to know whether Mbeki and the other southern African leaders are finally willing to tell Mugabe that he must go.

Amidst the rumors of right wing intrigue and or coups by the Bonapartists or Bourbons in 1874, the National Assembly set about drawing up a new constitution that would be acceptable to all parties.

There are already rumors about a palace coup within Kadima, aimed at replacing Olmert with either the deputy prime minister, the veteran Shimon Peres, or the popular foreign minister, Tzipi Livni.

Rumors raced around the city the next day that the police had released all those accused of Sviridov s murder (as it happens, the rumors were true). Spontaneous protests erupted in front of police headquarters, but the police did not intervene.

But France s woes are also being felt far beyond its borders, sparking rumors of a possible devaluation of the CFA franc, the common currency of the franc zone, which comprises 14 African countries and the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean.

But in 2010, he dispelled any rumors of the band breaking up, saying I love what I do and think that, yes, it might be tiring and complicated at times we don't have any plans on disbanding any time soon .

Rumor has it the couple has set February 8 or 9 for the wedding. Others say that Sarkozy has already outsmarted the media by secretly marrying in the Elysee Palace, even as he was dodging wedding questions.

That day, international mainstream media reported on Goldman Sachs being hired by the Spanish government to evaluate banking conglomerate Bankia, taken over by the state earlier in May, and also about rumors of a referendum in Greece to ballot the membership in the Eurozone.

During the campaign, there were rumours spread by some political opponents of Ahtisaari that he had a drinking problem or that he had knowingly accepted a double salary from the Finnish Foreign Ministry and from the United Nations while trying to negotiate an end to the Bosnian War.

History Pre announcement Rumors of a successor to the PlayStation Portable came as early as July 7, 2009 when Eurogamer reported that Sony was working on such a device, which would utilize the PowerVR SGX543MP processor and perform at a level similar to the original Xbox.

Whispered reports are even more lurid. Zhou is said to have plotted to murder his first wife, and there are rumors that at the height of last year s scandal involving disgraced former Chongqing party boss Bo Xilai, he attempted to assassinate Xi in the leadership compound at Zhongnanhai.

Moreover, academic and private sector economists have been warned that publishing different figures could result in criminal prosecution for spreading false rumors. In fact, one academic was fined 125,000 for publishing inflation figures that were substantially higher than official data indicated.

Private equity in the 1980s In January 1982, former United States Secretary of the Treasury William Simon and a group of investors acquired Gibson Greetings, a producer of greeting cards, for 80 million, of which only 1 million was rumored to have been contributed by the investors.

Likewise, the judiciary, under Khamenei s control, has accused the vice president, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, of leading an economic mafia, and many of Ahmadinejad s allies have been arrested or are under investigation.

Kifaya s action is especially bold in the midst of a government crackdown to prepare the way for the succession of Mubarak s son, Gamal. For example, a recent law mandates punishment for anyone who spreads rumors that Gamal is to be the next president.

In a speech on July 16, Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged rumors that the Tribunal might indict members of his party, but charged that the Tribunal was part of an Israeli plot to undermine the Islamic resistance in Lebanon and has no credibility.