BaFin, Germany´s market regulator, is to investigate whether Porsche was involved in market manipulation during its bid to take over rival German carmaker Volkswagen.
Expected sanctions in Europe and Uncle Sam´s tough new antitrust stance may presage more aggressive U.S. scrutiny of the world´s No. 1 chipmaker
One of Kenya´s most famous white aristocrats will be sentenced Thursday, after a judge found him guilty of manslaughter for fatally shooting a poaching suspect on his family estate.
A senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel´s cabinet has questioned her pledge to German voters to cut taxes – exposing a deep policy rift just months before the federal election.
President Obama announced new steps to help unemployed Americans on Friday, targeting people who are out of work and want to go back to school.
Unless you´ve got a stash of Forever Stamps sitting around, it might be time for a trip to the post office.
The U.K. Treasury will call for faster payments to creditors and greater clarity on trades in the event an investment bank collapses, an effort to overhaul insolvency law after the demise of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Africa must manufacture its own generic medicine if it is to continue to fight HIV/AIDS during the financial crisis and ensure its faltering economies can benefit from drug production, the African Union (AU) says.
The White House has formalized its short list of Supreme Court contenders and asked six prospects to provide personal background information, with an intensive vetting process well underway, according to sources close to the process.
Alan Johnson predicts a ´considerable´ rise in swine flu cases.
Receipts reveal that the Prime Minister paid his brother Andrew more than £6,500 for the use of a cleaner at his private flat in Westminster as well as claiming twice for a plumbing bill.
A voice mail message by lawyers on a speakerphone that didn’t get disconnected before some embarrassing discussions took place is being challenged by a company that wants to keep the recording out of an upcoming trade secrets trial.
Lawmakers in the Czech Republic have endorsed the European Union´s Lisbon Treaty. The government in Prague was the last to begin the process of ratifying the treaty, which will overhaul the way the EU does business.
European Union regulators extended an in-depth investigation into U.K. aid to Northern Rock Plc as they review a modified restructuring plan for the mortgage lender.
Some Asian governments are already looking for support from the Asian Development Bank´s new $3 billion facility to counter the effects of the global economic downturn, the head of the bank said on Tuesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a $63 billion, six-year health initiative to help people in the world´s poorest countries, most of it to bolster existing programs.
If Americans wonder what it´s like to travel to Cuba, just ask a Canadian.
"Let´s be honest, there´s a mystique about Cuba," said Graham Cook, a Canadian golf course designer.
All businesses in Mexico City can reopen Thursday after almost a week of closures due to concerns over swine flu, said Mexico City Press Office spokesman Salvador Macías.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has taken regulatory action against the University of Manchester following a breach of the Data Protection Act.
Some potential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court own stocks at the center of legal disputes.
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