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Speaker of the US House of Representatives Dennis Hastert (R-IL) on Tuesday introduced a proposal which will restrict the gifts Congressmen may receive from lobbyists. The ethics reform plan is in response to the recent...

Former Bosnian Serb general and indicted war criminal Radko Mladic , who is wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on genocide charges, had access to his army general's...

Nearly 700 same-sex couples in Britain took part in civil partnership ceremonies Wednesday, the first day of eligibility under Britain's Civil Partnership Act , which was enacted in 2004. Registration for civil partnerships began earlier this month,...

Daniel Martin, a 35-year old Gulf War veteran suffering from memory problems, asthma and anxiety, said Tuesday that he feels "vindicated" by a UK Pensions Appeal Tribunal ruling that awarded him a disability pension for...

Investment banks and other defendants associated with the WorldCom accounting fraud fallout have agreed to settle with a group of over 65 institutional investors for $651 million. The investors had opted out of a broader class...

General Motors on Wednesday said that records relating to its pension program had been subpoenaed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission as part of an investigation into its accounting practices. GM said the subpoena...

A federal judge has ruled that State Street Bank and Trust Company will not be held responsible for major losses in a United Airlines (UAL) employee stock-ownership plan. Over 70,000 United employees and retirees filed...

Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines , the third and fourth largest US air carriers, both filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday. The filings highlighted the financial distress of the airline industry, particularly after...

A federal judge Wednesday granted bail for former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, allowing him to remain free while he appeals a conviction for his involvement in the $11 billion fraud scandal that led to the collapse of...

UAL Corporation, the parent company of United Airlines , filed its reorganization plan and disclosure statement in US bankruptcy court Wednesday, before the recently extended November 1 expiration of its exclusive ability to...