WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Bank of America Corp <BAC.N> general counsel Timothy Mayopoulos was "stunned" to be fired as the bank was trying to wrap up its purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co, after being promised the same job at the combined company.

House panel examining Bank of America bailout, Merrill takeover; company officials testifying. A House oversight panel is examining the $45 billion federal bailout of Bank of America Corp. and its shotgun acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. last year at the height of the financial crisis.

A list of the world's most corrupt and least corrupt countries, according to watchdog group. A look at the world's 10 most corrupt and 10 least corrupt countries according to the Corruption Perceptions Index report published Tuesday by watchdog Transparency International.

A West African regional court on Tuesday rejected attempts by victims of Chad's former president Hissene Habre to take part in the rights violation suit the ex-dictator filed against Senegal.

House Dems: government didn't force Bank of America to take over Merrill, GOP claims cover-up. A senior House Democrat says the government didn't force Bank of America to take over Merrill Lynch, but a bank board member said much pressure was applied and Republicans charged that a committee inquiry was covering up the role of an Obama administration official.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional panel accused Bank of America Corp <BAC.N> on Tuesday of knowing about Merrill Lynch's huge losses as early as November 2008, suggesting the bank misled investors in saying it did not grasp the depth of the problems until the following month.

Recovery from surgery on schedule, but Dolphins QB Pennington unsure whether he'll play again. Chad Pennington's latest comeback is under way, even though he's not sure he'll play again.

The UN Security Council has "strongly condemned" the ongoing attacks and acts of violence of Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Great Lakes region of Africa.

Case summaries and judges' rulings on Guantanamo Bay detainees seeking release from prison. Case summaries and excerpts from the opinions by U.S. District Court judges for the 30 terrorism detainees ordered released from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison and the eight denied release since late 2008:

Case summaries and excerpts from the opinions by U.S. District Court judges for the 30 terrorism detainees ordered released from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison and the eight denied release since late 2008:

A peacekeeper with the joint United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was killed in an ambush in the western Sudanese region, a senior UNAMID official told AFP on Tuesday.

A peacekeeper with the joint United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was killed in an ambush in the western Sudanese region, a senior UNAMID official told AFP on Tuesday.

A peacekeeper with the joint United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was killed in an ambush in the western Sudanese region, a senior UNAMID official told AFP on Tuesday.

Report: Sudanese refugee women and girls face rape, violence daily in eastern Chad. Women and girls who fled the fighting in Darfur face rape and other violence daily in eastern Chad, even inside the very refugee camps where they have sought sanctuary, according to a report released Wednesday.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Women who fled violence in Sudan's Darfur region are being regularly raped in refugee camps in neighboring Chad, despite the presence of U.N.-trained forces, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

Bengals WR Andre Caldwell becoming the anti-Ochocinco, emerging as effective, but not flashy. One locker is filled with eye-catching items. There's a shiny pair of golden cleats resting in the shoe rack. A laminated list that says "Sweet Revenge" in Spanish is tacked to the side, naming every cornerback that the Bengals receiver plans to burn this season.

Tens of thousands of women who fled unrest in Darfur face the daily threat or rape and violence in refugee camps in neighbouring Chad, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

'It's Chad Henne's turn' _ Dolphins' 2nd-year QB takes reins from injured Pennington. The Miami Dolphins' new starting quarterback held the ball to his ear, spotted his target 25 yards downfield and threw a tight spiral on a line that hit Ted Ginn Jr. in full stride over the middle.

Senegal's foreign minister, Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, stepped down Friday during the course of a government reshuffle, the ministry of information said.

Angelina Jolie, visiting Iraqi refugees in Syria, urges world not to forget their plight. Angelina Jolie met with Iraqi refugees in Syria on Friday and urged the world not to forget the plight of those among them who cannot return home because of the trauma they suffered and the country's instability.