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Liechtenstein bank pays millions to settle US tax dispute Liechtenstein's oldest bank said Tuesday it would pay nearly $25 million to settle a dispute with US tax authorities over its suspected role in helping clients dodge US taxes.

31 July 2013

US fines Wyeth $490.9 mn for illegal drug marketing Wyeth Pharmaceuticals has pleaded guilty to misbranding a drug that prevents the rejection of organ transplants and agreed to pay $490.9 million.

31 July 2013

Chinese woman appears in DC court over green paint vandalism A Chinese woman appeared in a Washington court Tuesday for splattering green paint inside the National Cathedral the day before.

31 July 2013

Online sharing helps hackers sharpen 'spears' Sharing on social media helps hackers sharpen "spear phishing" attacks they use to trick their way into computers.

31 July 2013

US urges probe into Cambodia vote 'irregularities' The United States voiced concern on Monday about reports of irregularities in Cambodia's weekend elections and called for a credible investigation.

31 July 2013

Obama extends economic sanctions linked to Hezbollah President Barack Obama announced Monday he had extended for at least a year the US freeze on financial assets of entities linked to Hezbollah, citing a threat to Lebanon's stability.

30 July 2013

'World citizen' pioneer Garry Davis dies Peace activist Garry Davis, who dramatically renounced his US citizenship in the dark days of the Cold War and founded a government for self-declared "world citizens" like himself, has died.

30 July 2013

"Wolverine" leads pack at US box office "The Wolverine" savored a ferocious premiere weekend at North American box offices, leading a pack including horror flick "The Conjuring," final industry data showed Monday.

30 July 2013

Israeli and Palestinian officials resume talks Israelis and Palestinians resumed direct talks for the first time in three years on Monday, with the United States urging negotiators to make tough compromises to reach a peace deal.

30 July 2013

Apple China supplier imposes overtime, hires minors: group Three Chinese factories making Apple products impose excessive overtime and employ minors, a US-based advocacy group said, renewing scrutiny of labour practices by the US tech giant's suppliers.

29 July 2013

Can 'Wolverine' claw back big-budget Hollywood losses? "The Wolverine," the latest "X Men' spin-off, is hoping to claw back some Hollywood pride after a string of big-budget flops have left major Tinseltown studios licking their wounds.

29 July 2013

Bananas, pain killers do trick for world's oldest man A US drug company said Friday it was considering a banana-flavored version of its pain reliever after the world's oldest man attributed his longevity to the fruit and the drug.

28 July 2013

US convict who was 'too fat to execute' dies in jail A 485-pound (220-kilogram) convicted murderer who escaped execution after his lawyers argued he was too fat to be put to death has died in prison.

28 July 2013

US poised to sell Iraq $2 bn in military equipment The Pentagon has informed the US Congress of a possible sale of $2 billion worth of military equipment to Iraq.

28 July 2013

Shift to mobile hits tech giants' bottom line With the shift to mobile Internet gaining pace, some of the big tech firms are adapting and others are not.

27 July 2013

GMAC pays $230 mln to borrowers in foreclosures case GMAC Mortgage, a defunct unit of Ally Financial, will pay $230 million to borrowers as part of a government review of potentially flawed foreclosures.

27 July 2013

More than 3,700 Marilyn Monroe photos to be auctioned More than 3,700 photos of American pop icon Marilyn Monroe will be sold this weekend along with their copyrights.

27 July 2013

US Navy to retrieve bombs it dropped over Barrier Reef The United States Navy said Friday it will spearhead a search for four unarmed bombs it dropped over Australia's Great Barrier Reef and make sure they are safely removed.

26 July 2013

US Arts Academy chief quits over false resume The chief executive of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has agreed to resign on July 31, the body announced Thursday following reports she had embellished her cv.

26 July 2013

Syria opposition asks Kerry for US arms Syrian opposition leaders on Thursday pressed US Secretary of State John Kerry to arm rebel groups and said there could be no peace talks while government forces kill civilians.

26 July 2013

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