These are the main stories as reported by the Associated Press on 7 April....

2:45 a.m. Venezuela's president says his government will investigate any citizens named in the "Panama Papers" leak. President Nicolas Maduro is asking the chief prosecutor to look into...

A European Union official threatened Thursday to sanction Panama and other nations if they don't cooperate fully to fight money laundering and tax evasion, after a leak of data showed the small...

2:25 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied having any links to offshore accounts and is describing the Panama Papers document leaks scandal as part of Western efforts to weaken...

A legal hearing is taking place in Brussels in which Belgian judges are expected to rule to continue to hold Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam in detention. His lawyer, Sven Mary,...

A Cypriot government official says an Egyptian request to extradite a man who authorities say admitted to hijacking an EgyptAir flight with a fake suicide belt has been approved. The official,...

There's one part of the British Empire on which the sun still does not set: its tax havens. Britain's former world dominance has left it with a string of tiny territories scattered around the...

OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS-INVESTIGATION - The fallout from a massive leak of records on offshore accounts drags a growing number of leaders and celebrities into the spotlight, including a Bollywood actor, a...

Panama's government is creating an international committee of experts to recommend ways to boost transparency in the Central American country's offshore financial industry. President Juan Carlos...

Iceland's fisheries and agriculture minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson (photo above) said Wednesday he will seek the president's approval to become the country's next prime minister after the...