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WASHINGTON (AP) ― British bank HSBC has agreed to pay $550 million to resolve U.S. claims that it misled U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac …
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) ― Recession-hit Argentines are flocking to buy dollars, nervous over the government’s latest debt default and pressure from the business …
TOKYO (AFP) ― Japanese researchers Friday conducted the world’s first surgery to implant “iPS” stem cells in a human body in a major boost to …
Scots head to the polls on Thursday for an independence referendum that could end its three centuries old union with England and create Europe’s newest …
The Islamic State jihadist group claimed Saturday it beheaded British aid worker David Haines, in what would be the third such execution in recent weeks, after …
The beheading of a British hostage by Islamic State militants was an “act of pure evil,” Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday, vowing Britain …
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― The European Union hit Russia with tougher sanctions on Friday, targeting oil and defense companies and adding individuals to a blacklist …
NEW YORK (AFP) ― Design royalty Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein sent their spring-summer 2015 collections down the catwalks ahead of Marc Jacobs Thursday as …
A 64-year-old woman who spent more than 30 years in prison for a Nevada killing she says she didn’t commit was released on Thursday, three days after a judge …
TOKYO (AFP) ― Japanese pop star Aska was convicted on Friday of using illegal drugs in his apartment in Tokyo, and was handed a suspended jail sentence. Aska …