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Mt. Gox, once one of the leading exchanges for trading the digital currency, shut its website after saying it lost some 850,000 bitcoins - worth more than $500 million at current prices - in a hacking attack.

Hammering away at the White House and the IRS over the 2013 affair, a handful of Republicans accused the Obama administration of obstructing congressional probes and renewed calls for the naming of an independent prosecutor.

In prepared testimony to be delivered to the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, Barra also will say that Kenneth Feinberg, who is overseeing the creation of a compensation fund, will have "full authority to establish eligibility criteria for victims and determine compensation levels."

There was no immediate word on casualties but a Reuters witness near the scene heard a loud boom. Some residents said they also heard a second explosion.

The Interior Ministry issued a statement that described the blast as "the latest attempt by the Russian side to discredit Ukraine as a partner in the gas sector."

Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) director Rajat Gupta on Tuesday began serving his two-year prison term for insider trading.

The Islamist movement, which does not recognize Israel's right to exist, has neither claimed nor denied responsibility for the kidnapping.

A senior U.S. official said Obama had not yet decided on a course of action.

Mpeketoni lies on the coast between Mombasa and the Somali border in the north.

Geely's strategy for Volvo is being closely watched as a possible model for other Chinese companies.

The project in the untapped Galilee Basin could produce 60 million tons of coal a year for use in power stations.

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez slammed U.S. courts for repeatedly ruling against her government.

The three-year agreements, which provide 3 percent pay increases and improved job security and medical benefits, must be ratified by the employee groups.

The switch issue is similar to the defect linked to at least 13 deaths in an earlier, 2.6-million vehicle recall of Chevrolet Cobalts and other small cars.

In a 5-4 ruling focused on the role of what is known as a "straw buyer" for a gun, the court upheld Bruce Abramski's conviction for making a false statement when he bought the gun.

Messi's last World Cup goal came on June 16, 2006, the sixth out of six Argentina put past Serbia & Montenegro in Germany.

Another attacker was given a life sentence, and four others received jail terms ranging from five to 20 years.

The merger will create a close competitor in size to the medical device business of industry leader Johnson & Johnson Co.

Tal Afar is a short drive west from Mosul, the north's main city.

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham says Washington needs Iran's involvement to prevent a government collapse in Iraq.

Martin Kaymer had a commanding performance to win the 2014 U.S. Open.

Li makes his first visit to Britain since taking office.

Santos wins second term as Colombian president.

Security is tightened; a "substantial majority" of the embassy presence reported to remain in place.

A long-expected military operation comes just a week after a deadly insurgent attack on the country's biggest airport.

The Serb conceded just five games to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.

Evasion of Iran sanctions by French banking giant PNB Paribas at issue.

Kerry urges Iraqi leaders to overcome deep divisions if they want U.S. help in repelling militants.

24-year-old American woman was attacked in Sao Paolo at the home of someone she had met during Friday's celebrations.