WASHINGTON | Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:43pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury on Wednesday announced the first of a series of measures that should push back the day when the government will exceed its legal borrowing authority as imposed by Congress

By Nanette ByrnesWed Dec 26, 2012 2:51pm EST n">(Reuters) - Falling off the "fiscal cliff" is a bad thing, right?Not necessarily for some state governments that could begin collecting more in estate taxes on wealth left to heirs if the United States

Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:08pm EST n">(Reuters) - The 2012 holiday season may have been the worst for retailers since the 2008 financial crisis, with sales growth far below expectations, forcing many to offer massive post-Christmas discounts in hopes of

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attends the plenary session of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi December 20, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Adnan AbidiNEW DELHI | Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:45am EST NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Manmohan

By Prak Chan ThulPHNOM PENH | Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:41am EST PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian court ordered the return to prison on Thursday of two men seen by rights groups as scapegoats for the 2005 murder of a top unionist, the latest controversial

1 of 3. Fatima, 13, holds a picture of her mother Narges Rezaeimomenabad, suspected of killing a U.S. contractor at a police headquarters, at her home in Kabul December 26, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Mohammad IsmailKABUL | Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:42am EST KABUL