President Obama lifted all restrictions Monday on the ability of individuals to visit relatives in Cuba, as well as to send them remittances.
Killings attributed to organized crime in Mexico dropped by 26 percent during the first three months of 2009 compared to the last three months of 2008, a government official said this week.
A Belgian court ruled on Friday that all Fortis (FOR.BR) investors were eligible to vote on its break-up, boosting French bank BNP Paribas´ (BNPP.PA) chances of buying Fortis assets.
They´re uneducated, living in what amounts to a prison, and often minorities from low-income families who haven´t had a lot of luxuries offered to them in life.
Interest rates on typical home loans will continue to fall from their current, record lows, the top U.S. housing official said on Thursday.
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) was ordered to pay $388 million in damages for infringing a patent held by anti-piracy software maker Uniloc Inc on Wednesday.
Video appearing to show police hitting a man who later died in protests over last week´s G-20 summit in London sparked anger Wednesday and calls for an immediate criminal investigation.
Lawsuits accusing companies including General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and IBM Corp. of aiding South Africa’s former apartheid regime were narrowed by a federal judge in New York.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a federal judge that Bernard Madoff need not be forced into personal bankruptcy to ensure that all his assets are used to pay those he stole from.
A federal judge Tuesday ordered a highly unusual criminal inquiry of prosecutors in the case against former Sen. Ted Stevens, delivering a blistering rebuke of the Justice Department´s actions and asserting that its failures extended beyond the inability to give the Alaska Republican a fair trial.
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted of human rights crimes and sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday, the first time a democratically elected Latin American president has been found guilty in his own country of such offenses.
A Gunman opened fire in a German courthouse killing one woman and gravely injuring bystanders.
President Raul Castro met Monday with six visiting members of the Congressional Black Caucus, his first face-to-face discussions with U.S. leaders since he became Cuba´s president last year.
A powerful U.S. lawmaker said on Monday he is preparing a broad package of legislation that would promote stability in the mortgage market by limiting future subprime lending, and would also take on executive compensation and limit systemic risk.
Magistrate, John Harrison, is being investigated after it was claimed that he fell asleep at Lancaster Magistrates Court during a trial.
Internet calling companies such as eBay unit Skype have called on European policymakers to adopt policies that let consumers access their services through smart phones on any public network.
A coalition including prominent digital rights advocates wrote to President Barack Obama Thursday to express concern about the appointment of former entertainment industry lawyers to key Department of Justice positions.
Google Inc should defend a trademark lawsuit by Rescuecom Corp over advertisements linked to keyword searches, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday.
Indian attorney Anjali Waghmare says she has faced protests, threats and her home has been attacked because she has agreed to represent the lone surviving suspect of the Mumbai terror attacks.
When a tech client of attorney David West went bankrupt two years ago, it left Fenwick & West with an unpaid legal bill of $125,534.16.
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