IBT Staff Reporter

Allen Stanford, the alleged mastermind of a $7 billion fraud, is back in his jail cell after suffering a mild concussion, broken nose and two black eyes in a prison brawl last week, his lawyer said on Monday.

Honduras' de facto government sent troops on Monday to shut down two media stations loyal to ousted President Manuel Zelaya, digging in to resist international pressure for his return to power.

Scores of independent mortgage banks have closed their doors over the past two years due to the challenges of obtaining short-term credit, and two new trade groups have been established in response.

CBS News has reached a deal with the news website GlobalPost to use its 70 correspondents around the world to reinforce its foreign news reporting.

Homeowners who pay off their mortgage loan should notify county officials where the property is located, and file proof that the debt is paid.

According to Exit polls, German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a new term in elections Sunday and looked set to be able to form her preferred center-right coalition.

Oil rose nearly 2 percent above $67 a barrel on Monday as U.S. equities jumped and news emerged that Iran was test-firing missiles.

Here are his six steps to getting the most out of Craigslist as a low-no-cost marketing tool.

New York and New Jersey's economies will likely lag the United States' recovery from its deep recession, due to the importance of the hard-hit financial services sector for the region, economists at the New York Federal Reserve wrote in a report released on Monday.

William Safire, the former speechwriter for Richard Nixon who won a Pulitzer Prize for columns on politics and language for The New York Times, died on Sunday, the newspaper said. He was 79.

Indian police have blocked 89 employees of a Chinese company from leaving the country following a chimney collapse that killed 46 laborers in central India last week.

Covidien plans to buy brain monitor maker Aspect Medical Systems Inc for about $210 million, giving the medical products company an expanded presence in the operating room.

Norwegian browser maker Opera urged European Union antitrust regulators on Monday not to rush to close its antitrust case against Microsoft before ensuring a level playing field among browsers.

Six out of 10 U.S. Hispanic illegal immigrants lack health insurance, more than twice the rate for legal Latino residents and citizens and three times the average for the population as a whole, a study released on Friday showed.

Apple announced Monday that over 2 billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store since the e-commerce site's launch in July 2008, and the pace continues to accelerate, according to chief executive Steve Jobs.

Yom Kippur begins at sunset Monday will mark the end of the Jewish High Holy Days after it began with Rosh Hashana 10 days ago.

Alcohol abuse, obesity and depression seem to go hand in hand for many women, according to the first study to look at how the three relate to one another over time in young adults.

U.S. stocks rallied on Monday after three straight days of losses as several mergers lifted investor confidence.

A top U.S. health official says the first weeks of October are going to be a little bumpy as the government distributes the supply theswine flu vaccine ready next week -- knowing it will not be enough.

Screening all men for prostate cancer using a currently available common blood test is not worthwhile, according to a new study.

U.S. healthcare companies Abbott Laboratories and Johnson & Johnson announced deals worth almost 5 billion euros ($7.3 billion) with European rivals on Monday, aimed at securing vaccines and other products key to future growth.

The European Union and the United States are holding talks on agreeing a pact with OECD countries and China to eliminate duties on green goods as part of incentives to Beijing in a potential global climate deal.

World leaders pledged last week to step up efforts to reach a U.N. deal to fight climate change, but they will have to match rhetoric with rapid action to break a crippling deadlock before a December deadline.

The head of the World Bank on Monday sounded a cautionary note about granting greater regulatory power to the U.S. Federal Reserve and said the dollar's future will depend heavily on U.S. choices.

Thailand is moving closer to a long-awaited auction for third-generation mobile phone licences, now expected in the second week of December, but the issue of foreign shareholders in telecom firms may derail the process.

Skate and snow-boarding inspired retailer Zumiez Inc lifted its third-quarter earnings outlook, citing better-than-planned sales and product margins, sending its shares up as much as 8 percent.

Tickets for Michael Jackson's This is It movie began selling on Sunday and can be purchased at any major movie ticketing Web site as well as at the flick's Web site www.thisisit-movie.com.

Nokia said on Monday it has acquired Dopplr, a social network for travelers, to strengthen its push into offering internet services.

Kuwait has revived talks with British firm BP as a potential partner in a $9 billion joint venture refinery it plans to build with China's Sinopec Corp 60028.SS, a Kuwaiti oil executive said on Monday.