AFP Germany’s healthcare system is losing as much as a billion euros a year to scammers, some of whom are linked to the Russian mafia, according to a media report on Sunday. One scam involves health workers who charge for 24-hour care but are alleged to only check on their patients two or three times a day, said the ...

  Bloomberg Banks around Europe are trying to figure out how to provide their services to asylum seekers while making sure they stick to strict rules blocking money laundering & terror financing. By compelling banks to verify the identity of their customers, the requirements make it harder for would-be refugees without a valid ID to open a bank account. Without ...

  Bob Gates has unusual standing in the debate about the Obama administration’s foreign policy: He was defense secretary both for a hawkish President George W. Bush and then a wary President Obama. He understood Bush’s desire to project power and Obama’s scepticism. Gates characteristically finds a middle ground in the argument that has been swirling since Jeffrey Goldberg’s Atlantic ...