The report backs the devolution of vehicle excise and air passenger duties - but warns that transferring control of corporation tax to Scotland might simply encourage company tax-dodging.

BBC: Scottish Labour considers case for devolving income tax

Various techniques have been adopted in a bid to increase efficiency in the public sector and reduce costs by transferring management control to profit-motivated private firms.

ECONOMIST: Japan

"The tournament is ready and on 11 May we will be transferring the control of the four stadia to Uefa, " Borys Kolesnikov told AFP news agency.

BBC: Europe

We're also transferring forward operating bases to Iraqi control.

NPR: Bush Reaffirms Iraq Strategy

What News Corp. has lost however by transferring authority over to a new regulator is significant, effectively forfeiting control over potential concessions and submitting themselves to the intense scrutiny from a new regulatory body that may not be as accommodating as Hunt, who green-lit the acquisition as early as March.

FORBES: Murdoch's News Corp. Expands Buyback With BSkyB Takeover In Limbo

Netanyahu has made enforceable security guarantees the prerequisite for transferring an additional 13 percent of land in the West Bank to Palestinian control.

CNN: Middle East peace talks begin in Maryland

During the negotiations, the U.S. proposed fully transferring the prison, known officially as the Parwan Detention Center, to Afghan control within six months, giving the U.S. time to alter how it collects intelligence from detainees.

WSJ: U.S. Near Pact to Hand Over Afghan Prison