Feds announce takedown of international black market bank Liberty Reserve
The Patriot Act gives Treasury a range of such options to protect the U.S. financial system from money laundering and terrorist financing risks, it said. Bitcoin Inc., which developed a digital currency in 2009, describes on its website the new form of

Fierce fighting rages close to Damascus, Assad acknowledges country is at war
Fierce clashes erupted Tuesday on the outskirts of Damascus as elite troops loyal to the embattled Syrian regime used tanks and heavy artillery against rebels. Only rarely since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad broke out 16 months ago has

Intesa Sanpaolo establishes new dedicated branch for MENA region
The opening of the Dubai Branch marks the fourth Hub of the Business Internationalization Department of financing in the several phases of an export trade transaction. International+: medium- and long-term loans granted through Mediocredito Italiano.

Russian PM’s girlfriend & love child go missing
New York, Feb 8: Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin’s secret girlfriend Alina Kabaeva has mysterious vanished, along with the couple’s love child, Dimitry. In a Feb 7 report, the New York Post said Alina Kabaeva, the gorgeous, 5-foot-4, 26-year-old

Ban sought for guns made with 3-D printers after man successfully test fires one
We re facing a situation where anyone a felon, a terrorist can open a gun factory in their garage and the weapons they make will be undetectable. It s stomach-churning, Senator Charles Schumer told reporters on Sunday. Defense