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Battisti lawyer named to Brazil's Supreme Court
The lawyer who successfully defended former Italian militant Cesare Battisti against extradition has been named to Brazil's Supreme Court.
Greeks to see no tax relief until budget improves
Greece's conservative-led government can't lower taxes before the public deficit falls further, the prime minister said Thursday, but he pledged to ...
Socialists try to form new govt in Bulgaria
The Socialists, who finished second in Bulgaria's election this month, were asked to form a new government Thursday, after the front-running party was ...
Ousted premier seeks return to power in Cayman
A former Cayman Islands premier who faces 11 criminal charges and was ousted from leadership last year went into Wednesday's general elections with ...
Fiat Industrial aims to shift tax home to Britain
Fiat Industrial disputed as "absolutely false" reports Wednesday that Italy would lose 500 million euros ($646 million) in tax revenues if it moves ...
EU steps up fight against tax evasion by end 2013
The European Union's leaders took a major step in tackling tax-dodgers Wednesday by pushing to end bank secrecy across the bloc's 27 members by the ...
Turkey enacts tax amnesty
Turkey's parliament has launched a tax amnesty in an attempt to lure back citizens' assets held overseas and help bolster government finances.
Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks
Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with ...
How the French economy compares to Germany's, UK's
Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (2012) France: 2 trillion euros ($2.
Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
Guatemala's top court has thrown another curve into the genocide case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, overturning his conviction and ordering ...
Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge
A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress ...
Court decision pending in NYPD stop-and-frisk case
A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic ...
High court to weigh in on legislative prayers
The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public ...
Bulgarian parliament convenes Tuesday
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said Friday that he will convene the nation's newly elected Parliament next week to begin trying to form a ...
Obama acts on scandals; Republicans unsatisfied
President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred ...
Senate committee approves 3 judicial nominees
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals ...
Watchdog: Israel trying to legalize settlements
An Israeli watchdog group on Thursday accused the government of taking steps to legalize four unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, days ...
Lawmakers accuse Google of dishonesty over taxes
U.K. lawmakers subjected search giant Google to blistering criticism Thursday, accusing the U.S. Internet company of playing games with Britain's tax ...
Luxembourg PM downplays swift tax evasion deal
Luxembourg's Prime Minister says he doesn't expect an agreement on one of the European Union's key policies against tax evasion to emerge at next ...
UK campaign group loses challenge on tax deal
A U.K. pressure group Thursday lost its legal challenge to what it called a "sweetheart" tax deal between U.K. authorities and Goldman Sachs. UK Uncut ...
Britain urges pressure on Syrian regime and rebels
British Prime Minister David Cameron is calling for urgent action to pressure the Syrian government and opposition to get together and agree on a ...
Egyptian judges suspend talks with president
In the judiciary's latest face-off with Egypt's Islamist rulers, the country's top council of judges decided Wednesday to suspend its participation ...
Greece to break up state power company for money
Greece's conservative-led government on Wednesday announced plans to break up the state-run Public Power Corporation by 2016, as part of a ...