US does not plan to release frozen Afghan assets soon

The Biden administration does not plan to release billions of dollars of Afghan government assets held by the country’s central bank anytime soon, citing concerns the funds could end up in the hands of terrorists after the leader of al Qaeda was killed while hiding out in Afghanistan’s capital. Story Published at: August 15, 2022 at 10:48PM

Armenian warehouse blast death toll rises to six

Rescuers have recovered six bodies from the site of a fireworks warehouse that exploded in the Armenian capital of Yerevan and more than a dozen people remain missing, the emergencies ministry said on Monday.Story Published at: August 15, 2022 at 01:39PM

Who owns your credit score? Not you

Credit agencies know a lot about Americans. The agencies accumulate information, such as Social Security numbers, birthdays, how much savings people have, how much debt they’re in and how late they pay their bills.Story Published at: August 14, 2022 at 04:25PM

Brazilian woman swindled mother of more than $100 million in art, police say

Brazilian woman Sabine Coll Boghici, 48, was arrested on Wednesday on allegations she was part of a bizarre scheme to defraud her 82-year-old mother, Genevieve Boghici, the wife of the late art collector Jean Boghici, out of money, artwork and jewelry totaling some 724 million reais ($142.42 million).Story Published at: August 11, 2022 at 10:22AM