By ANGELA CHARLTON | Associated Press
| 12:26PM
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is facing questions at a special Paris court Thursday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister.
The Associated Press
| 12:19PM
A Milan appeals court has explained why it upheld Silvia Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction, saying the politician illegally purchased the rights to broadcast U.S. movies on his private TV network, then falsely declared the payments to avoid taxes.
The Associated Press
| 12:19PM
A massive fire broke out Thursday at a fuel depot on the northern outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, sending bright orange flames leaping high into the air and thick black smoking rolling upward and enveloping the area.
By PAN PYLAS and PAMELA SAMPSON | AP Business Writers
| 12:15PM
Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago.
By MARIA DANILOVA | Associated Press
| 12:10PM
A Ukrainian court on Thursday denied organizers permission to hold the country's first gay pride demonstration in the center of the capital, upholding a complaint by authorities that the rally would disturb annual Kiev Day celebrations and could spark violence.
By PETER ORSI | Associated Press
| 12:10PM
A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his import company, Tri-Star Caribbean, was shuttered.
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN | Associated Press
| 12:00PM
Gunmen killed at least seven soldiers in central Iraq on Thursday, officials said, in the latest episode of violence to hit the country in a particularly bloody month.
By ABDI GULED | Associated Press
| 11:44AM
A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about expanding operations in Mogadishu.
The Associated Press
| 11:29AM
Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the latest confrontation between the ruling party and Togo's increasingly active opposition. Demonstrators were gathering to protest the death of an opposition member, who died in jail.
By KAREL JANICEK and PETR JOSEK | Associated Press
| 11:24AM
An American man is suspected of killing a family of four and is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday.
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