The US Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed Wednesday that it is probing allegations of fraud by 24 Wall Street firms, without naming investment giants believed to be under investigation.
North Korea has made another move toward possibly restarting its suspended nuclear program, the U.N. nuclear agency reports.
The Finnish government is giving serious thought to significantly tightening its gun law, as the Nordic country still reels from the shock of its second school shooting in less than a year.
Iraq´s parliament has passed a law allowing provincial elections to go ahead after months of wrangling over how the poll should be conducted and the future of the northern city of Kirkuk, according to MPs.
House and Senate negotiators reached a deal Tuesday on a major railroad safety reform bill that will require new technology to prevent crashes and limit hours engineers can work.
Myanmar´s military government will release more than 9,000 prisoners so they can take part in elections promised by the ruling generals for 2010, state media announced Tuesday.
Hundreds of political activists and even petty criminals are being tortured in the Philippines, the head of the country´s independent human rights body said, urging lawmakers to ratify a U.N. protocol to prevent it.
FBI agents investigating the hacking of a personal e-mail account belonging to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin searched the home of the son of a Tennessee state legislator, federal law enforcement sources said Monday.
Lawyers in Nepal began a boycott of court proceedings Sunday to protest the suspension of the national bar association´s leader by the Nepalese Supreme Court.
A US judge "reluctantly" agreed Monday to a US government request to delay appeals brought by some 250 Guantanamo detainees challenging the legality of their detention.
The Indian army accused Pakistan of a "serious" ceasefire violation along the de facto border dividing Kashmir between the two nations after a gunbattle left two soldiers dead.
Fears are mounting around the globe about the safety of Chinese dairy products, with bans and recalls in place in several countries.
Eleven South African ministers have resigned as President Thabo Mbeki prepares to leave office, the government announced Tuesday.
Italy´s bankruptcy-facing flagship carrier invited Monday public offers to purchase the company while Italy´s airport regulator threatened to revoke the airline´s flight licence unless a viable rescue plan is presented within three days.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is turning up the heat in its rumor-mongering probe with plans to require hedge funds to describe their trades under oath.
Paris-based Sanofi said that it would pay 1,150 Czech crowns (US$70.1) per share in cash for Zentiva, after its original bid of 1,050 crowns a share was rejected in July
The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday temporarily banned short selling of shares in certain companies in emergency action aimed at boosting investor confidence amid financial turmoil.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), representing AT&T customers, filed a lawsuit against the National Security Agency (NSA) and other government agencies responsible for "massively illegal" warrantless surveillance of internet and telephone communications over the past several years.
US authorities Thursday unveiled new guidelines aiming to regulate the production of genetically-modified animals destined for human consumption.
A group of Italian investors withdrew a bid on Thursday to buy Alitalia, the national airline, after six of the company’s nine unions failed to back a rescue plan, a move that edged the carrier closer to failure.
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