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A court has asked a judge to look into accusations of illicit enrichment against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who has already been accused of money laundering.

The law’s supporters hailed the court’s action as a defeat for “the big business lobby” that has taken aim at minimum wage hikes.

Peter Nunan was accused of buying shares of FSI International while it was in talks to be acquired by Tokyo Electron, based on confidential tips from an FSI director.

OPEC’s crude production climbed in April to 32.64 million barrels per day, close to the highest in recent history.

Another report on Monday showed construction spending rose to an 8-1/2-year high in March and the prior month’s outlays were revised higher.

Israel halted commercial traffic through Erez in 2000, after a Palestinian revolt erupted, and only passenger transit has been allowed since.

The billionaire hedge fund manager says he stuck with his bet on the embattled pharmaceuticals company because he thought he could “fix it.”

The oil field services giant outlined its future plans after it and Halliburton called off their $28 billion merger deal. Fred Katayama reports.

The first cruise ship to arrive in Cuba in decades received a warm welcome Monday, just weeks after Obama’s visit to the Caribbean island.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire held an 8.59 percent stake in IBM as of the end of last year and he has caught some flak for it.

American slackliner Heather Larsen makes history as she walks a narrow web line stretched between Jerusalem's ancient towers.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for any of the attacks.

Growth in activity remained weak despite the second-deepest price-cutting since early 2010, a survey showed Monday.

Turkey has repeatedly fired back at the Islamic State group’s positions but has said it needs greater support from Western allies.

Security forces have sought to quell dissent since the April 15 protests against a decision by President Abdel Fattah Sisi to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia.

Lee Ju-yeol threw the full weight of the bank behind a structural reform effort, but did not mention quantitative easing, which it is under pressure to provide.

The figures reflect a halt in production caused by earthquakes in the southern manufacturing hub of Kumamoto.

The Baghdad protesters issued an escalating set of demands, including a parliamentary vote on a technocrat government, the resignation of the president and new elections.

The currency’s biggest weekly gain in over seven years tested the patience of Japanese officials concerned the rally will damage exports and the share market.

In early trading Monday, Japan’s Nikkei plunged after the dollar notched a fresh 18-month low against the yen.

Jean-Marie Le Pen said his daughter Marine, with whom he has had a falling-out, “will lose in the second round and maybe even in the first” in next year’s presidential elections.

New York Fed President William Dudley said securities firms in extreme stress may need access to the discount window credit facility.

Days after similar protests elsewhere in California, hundreds marched through the city blasting the presidential candidate for his immigration stance.

The paper said that under new CEO Marvin Ellison, shares of the retailer could rise 50 percent to 100 percent.

The two oil services giants’ are expected to announce the termination of their merger plan after opposition from antitrust regulators.

After substantial territorial losses, the militant group has responded with more attacks, analysis firm IHS said.

Sodium hydroxide, used to produce household products including paper, soap and detergent, was leaked after 13 cars were overturned early Sunday.

Senior government officials are concerned that Netanyahu is exploiting Germany's friendship for his own political ends and believe Berlin should adopt a more critical stance.

Syria's army announced late on Friday a "regime of calm", or lull in fighting, which applied to Damascus and some of its outskirts, and parts of northwestern coastal province Latakia; but it excluded Aleppo.