JUN
25
2008

Audit finds politics guided hiring at Justice Dept.

The Justice Department broke federal law by using a political and ideological litmus test to hire conservative law students over their liberal peers, according to an audit released earlier today.

JUN
25
2008

British court rejects bid to force EU treaty vote

London´s High Court rejected Wednesday a legal bid to force the British government to hold a referendum on the European Union´s Lisbon Treaty.

JUN
25
2008

Pakistan court orders election delay

Pakistan´s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that a special parliamentary election in former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif´s district be delayed after a ruling that barred him from contesting the poll.

JUN
25
2008

Israeli PM avoids early elections

Israeli lawmakers have reached a last-minute deal that will allow embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to stay in power for a few more months. In exchange, Olmert´s party agreed to hold primary elections by September 25.

JUN
25
2008

Music royalty companies face EU antitrust ruling

European Union broadcasters may win the right to lower payments to groups that collect license fees for composers under a European Union draft ruling, three people with knowledge of the decision said.

JUN
24
2008

Group warns of lead in artificial turf

A California watchdog group yesterday cautioned consumers about potential lead exposure from artificial turf products found in homes and playgrounds.

JUN
24
2008

SEC proposals may diminish credit ratings role

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to propose rules that may diminish the importance of credit ratings across various markets, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

JUN
24
2008

EU hails chance for pro-Europe government in Serbia

The European Union on Tuesday hailed an agreement between Serbia´s Socialist and Democratic parties as a real chance to establish a pro-European government in the Balkan country.

JUN
24
2008

South Africa unions calls for isolation of Mugabe

South Africa´s powerful COSATU trade union federation said on Tuesday it would mobilize the world´s workers to isolate Zimbabwe´s President Robert Mugabe, accusing him of ruling illegally.

JUN
24
2008

U.S. continues investigation into Mexican tomatoes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has continued its investigations into Mexican tomatoes to determine if a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 500 people in the U.S. originated in Mexico, U.S. authorities said Monday.

JUN
24
2008

Free Internet is part of new FCC airwaves auction

The Federal Communications Commission on Friday said it wants to auction a section of wireless airwaves to buyers willing to provide free broadband Internet service without pornography.

JUN
24
2008

Border fence challenge rebuffed by Supreme Court

The justices decline to hear a petition from environmentalists, allowing the Department of Homeland Security to continue construction.

JUN
24
2008

Iran warns EU after ´illegal´ nuclear sanctions

Iran on Tuesday condemned the European Union´s adoption of new sanctions over its controversial nuclear drive, warning that the measures could damage fresh diplomatic efforts to solve the crisis.

JUN
24
2008

Total may be liable for Erika damage, EU Court says

Total SA, Europe´s largest oil refiner, may be liable for the costs a French town incurred cleaning up the damage caused by the sinking of the Erika oil tanker in 1999, the European Union´s top court said.

JUN
23
2008

EU backs sanctions against Iran

The European Union has approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze of the country´s biggest bank.

JUN
23
2008

S.Korea to impose tough inspections of U.S. beef

Strict inspections will be in place when South Korea resumes importation of U.S. beef, following a public outcry over concerns about mad cow disease.

JUN
23
2008

UN inspectors examine site of alleged Syrian nuclear facility

United Nations nuclear inspectors were in northeast Syria on Monday, examining the site of an alleged nuclear facility that was bombed by Israel nine months ago.

JUN
23
2008

High court to decide if Navy doing enough to save whales

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide if the Navy is doing enough to protect whales from the effects of its sonar testing.

JUN
23
2008

US: N.Korean nuke documentation could come Thursday

The White House said North Korea has a "deadline" of Thursday to hand in a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear past, but warned the paperwork could be delayed yet again.

JUN
23
2008

Spain investigates Colgate, Unilever over possible price fixing

Spanish antitrust authorities are investigating possible price fixing by more than a dozen cosmetics companies, including the local units of Colgate-Palmolive Co., Unilever and Henkel AG.

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