The U.S Department of Justice has requested an interview with a senior London-based currency trader who attended a meeting with Bank of England officials three years ago that ultimately became pivotal to a global investigation into allegations of market collusion and manipulation, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
A newly created non-profit organization sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday in an effort to force the agency to adopt rules requiring companies to disclose political contributions.
The lower chamber of Brazil's Congress passed a bill on Wednesday toughening access to social security pensions, the second measure approved in a week to cut benefits in a drive to reduce a growing fiscal deficit.
The Sahara-based al-Mourabitoun Islamist group has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, the Mauritanian news website Alakhbar said, citing a recording it had received from a spokesman for al-Mourabitoun.
