Brent dips under $117 on debt woes

Brent crude dropped below $117 a barrel on Monday on growing fears of a possible sovereign debt default on either side of the Atlantic and as another potential emergency stock release from

Hacking scandal fells UK top cop

A phone-hacking scandal centered on Rupert Murdoch's News Corp cost Britain's top policeman his job and renewed questions on Monday about Prime Minister David Cameron's judgment. British newspapers reported that Cameron was