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A hedge fund trader who paid hefty bribes to coax confidential information out of shady lawyers has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Emanuel Goffer […]

Greek civil servants walked off the job on a 24-hour strike Wednesday, paralyzing the public sector in a protest over ever-deeper austerity measures applied as […]

The nine justices of the Supreme Court, who serve without seeking election, soon will have to decide whether to insert themselves into the center of […]

Argentina is promoting a new era of mining and energy production, welcoming billions of dollars in foreign investment to unlock huge new reserves of natural […]

The departure of Russia’s influential finance minister and the impending power swap between President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin won’t have any immediate […]

Asian stock markets fell Monday as investors grew increasingly convinced that Greece would default on its debts, an event that economists say has the potential […]

President Barack Obama says changing education policy and spending billions to upgrade schools and keep teachers on the job is the right thing to do, […]

Sudan’s official news agency says Sudan and its newest neighbor, breakaway South Sudan, have signed their first agreement since their split in July.
The Sudanese news […]

A spokesman for Libyan revolutionary forces says a unit has entered the outskirts of Sirte, Gadhafi’s hometown, fighting resistance from loyalists.
Spokesman Ali Gliwan says fighters […]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, is launching measures Wednesday that it says will help out women around the world in the next five […]