US authorities have charged eight former executives at German industrial giant Siemens in connection with a $100m (£64m) foreign bribery scheme.
A Manchester man who was injured in a "vicious" attack has said one of the teenagers involved was "evil" for mocking his court sentence on Facebook.
Wikipedia should temporarily shut down in protest against new US laws designed to clamp down on online piracy, its co-founder has argued.
The Honduran Congress has voted to ban motorcyclists from riding with passengers in a bid to curb a spate of drive-by killings.
The government is seeking to block Bradley Manning´s attorney´s attempt to call nearly 50 defense witnesses at a pre-trial hearing next week over the private´s alleged leaking of hundreds of thousands of U.S. government documents to WikiLeaks.
The head of an Islamic group in Winnipeg says she is outraged with the federal government´s ban on face coverings, such as niqabs and burkas, for people swearing their oaths of citizenship.
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will rule for the first time on one of several tough, new state immigration laws, with a decision coming in the middle of the 2012 presidential election campaign.
A Minnesota businessman sentenced to 50 years in prison for running a $3.7bn Ponzi scheme lost his bid to overturn his conviction on Friday.
A German court has ruled in Motorola Mobility´s favour in a patents dispute with Apple.
Wal-Mart has opened an internal investigation to determine whether its overseas operations have complied with U.S. federal law as it pertains to permitting, licensing and inspections.
Superstar Beyonce´s first attempt to shoot down a video-game manufacturer in a $100m legal battle was off target, but she might score a direct hit in the next round.
Fake lottery email scams have become ubiquitous, with scammers sometimes posing as well-known companies to boost their credibility.
As 2011 draws to a close, the news about attorneys and former attorneys accused of everything from ethical lapses to serious crimes is beginning to pile up.
The Arkansas Supreme Court today upheld a $48m award to farmers in a lawsuit over tainted rice, affirming a circuit judge´s ruling that the 2003 Civil Justice Reform Act, which caps punitive damage awards in civil cases at $1m, is unconstitutional.
A death row inmate in Arkansas had his murder conviction quashed because a juror tweeted during court proceedings.
Samsung Electronics Co. failed to win a court order blocking Apple Inc. from selling its newest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, in France.
Disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption.
Banco Itau BBA SA has taken over the top rankings in Brazil for merger advice, equity underwriting and initial public offerings, supplanting foreign banks Citigroup Inc., Rothschild and Credit Suisse Group AG.
Brazil´s economy posted its slowest growth of the year in the third quarter as global uncertainties finally undermined activity in Latin America´s largest economy.
Undercover American narcotics agents have laundered or smuggled millions of dollars in drug proceeds as part of Washington´s expanding role in Mexico´s fight against drug cartels, according to current and former federal law enforcement officials.
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