The dollar fell broadly and the yen and Swiss franc rallied on Monday as concerns about U.S. housing market woes spilling into the wider economy dented risk appetite and led investors to buy low yielding currencies.
Death row inmate Mark Dean Schwab is a "scientific mystery" who should be spared execution so he can be further studied to prevent other pedophiles from raping and killing children, his attorney said in a motion for clemency.
A unit of Deutsche Bank AG, Europe´s biggest securities firm by revenue, paid about 950 million reais ($494 million) for a minority stake in Brazil´s Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA´s non-financial subsidiary.
A Japanese high court yesterday upheld a lower court´s decision rejecting appeals by a group of Chinese workers seeking compensation for being forced to work as slave laborers during World War II.
Legislation that would increase retirement benefits for more than 5,000 assistant U.S. attorneys -- putting their pensions on par with federal law enforcement officers -- has been introduced in Congress.
China enacted a labor law Friday meant to improve workers´ rights amid complaints about unpaid wages and other abuses, and an official tried to assure wary foreign investors they will not be hurt by the new standards.
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) announces that the government of Mozambique approved the mining contract for the exploitation of the Moatize coal project, located in the northwestern province of Tete.
Credit card firm Visa says it has reached a deal to sponsor the 2010 and 2014 World Cup football tournaments.
The United States and Colombia have agreed on new labor and environmental rules for a bilateral trade agreement, a step the Bush administration hopes will bring the deal closer to congressional approval.
The European Union will ban all 51 Indonesian airlines including national carrier Garuda from its airspace in an update of its "blacklist" of flight operators deemed unsafe, officials said on Thursday.
General Motors Corp. on Thursday said it reached a deal to sell its Allison Transmission unit for $5.6 billion to private-equity firms Carlyle Group and Onex Corp., sending the automaker´s shares to the highest level in 2-1/2 years.
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the execution of a Texas killer, saying lower courts should have considered psychiatric evidence about his mental illness.
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected integration plans in two major public school districts but left the door open for the limited use of race to achieve diversity in schools.
The Senate voted today to effectively block efforts to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, meaning that the issue is most likely dead until after the 2008 elections.
Nigerian court has refused to allow more cases to be added to a lawsuit against a pharmaceutical giant accused of improper drugs trials on children.
The Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney´s office Wednesday for documents relating to President Bush´s warrantless eavesdropping program.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed a bill on Tuesday that would have provided state tuition rates for illegal immigrants at state colleges and universities in Connecticut, saying she did not want to encourage the flouting of federal immigration laws.
Sometimes, Rebecca Charles wishes she were a little less influential.
EU regulators blocked a hostile takeover bid by low-fare carrier Ryanair for Ireland´s Aer Lingus on Wednesday, saying it would limit consumer choice and likely boost ticket prices.
The United Nations, United States, European Union and Russia announced the appointment Wednesday of Tony Blair as their representative to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
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