The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday that could shield phone companies from billions of dollars in lawsuits for their participation in the warrantless surveillance program begun by President George W. Bush after the September 11 attacks.
Switzerland sent a delegation to Washington on Friday to discuss a U.S. call for help in investigating the case of a UBS banker on trial for helping wealthy American clients dodge tax.
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state has the right to prevent a possibly schizophrenic defendant from serving as his own lawyer in a criminal court.
The UN security council is to demand the end of the use of rape and sexual violence as weapons of war.
Members of the European Union decided Thursday to formally lift sanctions on Cuba, a spokeswoman for EU Secretary-General Javier Solana said.
While Microsoft’s search advertising business might currently be smarting after market leader Google signed a North American deal enabling failed takeover target Yahoo to deliver revenue-making adverts via its hugely popular search service, a looming Congressional hearing regarding the deal might yet see Microsoft struggling to suppress a grin.
Iran is studying incentives from the world´s powers for the country to drop its uranium-enrichment program and will respond “at an appropriate time,” Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said.
The federal government is being challenged in court by Friends of the Earth Canada for filing a plan to reduce greenhouse gases that doesn´t meet Canada´s obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, the first time any country has faced such a lawsuit.
A targeted advertising vendor being used by several U.S. broadband providers hijacks browsers, spies on users and employs man-in-the-middle attacks, according to a report released Wednesday by two advocacy groups.
China´s anti-piracy bureau on Thursday denied reports it is investigating possible monopoly behavior of large software companies including Microsoft Corp.
Employees have a "reasonable expectation of privacy" for text messages under the U.S. and California constitutions, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is expected to call for new powers for the Federal Reserve to deal with risks to the entire financial system.
The United States and its key Asian allies agreed on Thursday to push North Korea to take quick action to abandon its nuclear weapons programs, but they stopped short of thrashing out details to achieve their goal.
The European Parliament passed a tough immigration law Wednesday that will detain illegal immigrants for 18 months before expelling them and then banning them re-entry into Europe for five years.
France has put plans for European Union tax harmonisation on hold after Ireland´s voters rejected the bloc´s new reform treaty last week, finance minister Christine Lagarde said Thursday.
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European prosecutors investigating possible bribery at Alstom SA are focusing on a middleman who may have brokered payments to Brazilian politicians in exchange for public contracts for the Paris-based power plant and train maker, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing documents in the case.
President Bush will ask Congress Wednesday to lift the ban on new offshore drilling, White House press secretary Dana Perino said Tuesday.
Japan and China have agreed to jointly develop part of the gas deposits in the East China Sea, a major breakthrough in a long-standing dispute between the two countries, the Japanese government announced Wednesday.
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, speaking during a battle over legislation that could suspend his corruption trial, defended himself Tuesday against charges that he was using public office to protect his private interests.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a major overhaul of the country´s defense to better meet new threats like terrorism. Mr. Sarkozy also announced France was ready to rejoin NATO´s military wing, after a four-decade absence.
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