US attorney general talks tax evasion with Swiss counterpart
US Attorney General Eric Holder met with his counterpart from Switzerland as investigators crack down on Swiss banks that help…
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Sterling: ‘I wish I had just paid her off,’ report says
Donald Sterling, the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers banned for life by the NBA after making racist comments,…
France suspends pig imports from North America, Japan
France has suspended imports of live pigs from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan to try to prevent the…
Deadly Middle East respiratory virus strikes in US
The United States announced Friday its first case of a dangerous respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East and…
Funerals planned for Australian passengers on missing Malaysia jet
SYDNEY: The first funeral service for passengers from a missing Malaysian jetliner will be held in Australia this weekend, nearly…
Russia says may cut gas to Ukraine if no payment in May
Russia’s Gazprom could restrict gas supplies to Ukraine if Kiev fails to make a prepayment by the end of May,…
‘Hundreds missing’ as landslide hits Afghan villages
At least 250 people were missing after a landslide buried villages in northern Afghanistan on Friday, officials said, as emergency…
Pope calls for ‘new mentality’ on Vatican finances
Pope Francis on Friday told the first meeting of a newly-formed Vatican committee to reform Catholic Church finances that it…