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A New York federal judge on Wednesday struck down a Cypriot holding company’s bid to quash a civil forfeiture action related to alleged efforts to launder proceeds from a $230 million Russian mob fraud scheme through New York real estate investments.
The U.S. Treasury Department this week lifted sanctions on a Lebanese businessman, his son, their related entities and others, following the department’s pledge to move more quickly on removal requests.
The City Hostel Berlin operates out of a large, anonymous building in what was Communist East Berlin, but it’s a short walk from Checkpoint Charlie and other attractions and has become a popular place to stay, with good ratings on TripAdvisor and Yelp.
Germany worked to patch up a violation of United Nations sanctions against North Korea in the heart of its own capital.
Senate Russia investigators have sent a request to the Treasury Department's criminal investigation division for any information related to President Donald Trump, his top officials and his campaign aides, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee told CNN Tuesday.
During his first state visit to Britain, President Xi Jinping of China heralded the great e
Islamic State fighters disguised as doctors fought elite government forces inside Afghanistan’s largest military hospital on Wednesday in a seven-hour battle that left at least 30 people dead and 50 others wounded, Afghan officials said.
In the recent Chinese hit drama In the Name of the People, Sha Ruijin, party secretary of the fictional Handong province, tells the graft-busting hero Hou Liangping that the clampdown on corruption has “no ceiling and no floor”. A zero-tolerance policy will be adopted and all will be investigated, regardless of status or rank.
In an order dated January but not published until now, the National High Court named seven persons under suspicion of "persistent money laundering and criminal association" who in 2006 and 2007 held senior positions at the Swiss subsidiary of HSBC.
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Thursday to tighten sanctions on North Korea by targeting its shipping industry and companies that do business with the reclusive state.