NOV
4
2008

Mexico human rights panel urges more protection for undocumented migrants

Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has urged the Mexican Senate to change a law requiring those who file criminal complaints to verify their immigration status.

NOV
4
2008

State says voter freebies against the law

Several businesses caught Election ‘08 Fever and offered free items as a bonus to customers for partaking in their patriotic duties.

NOV
4
2008

Bloomberg signs bill extending term limits

After listening to New Yorkers voice their concerns for hours, Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday signed a bill extending term limits and secured his bid to seek four more years.

NOV
4
2008

The white space battle may come to an end

On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on a measure that would make white space available for wireless broadband. Under the proposal, these airwaves would be treated like Wi-Fi that is unlicensed and free to everybody.

NOV
4
2008

Iran minister impeached over faked degree

Iran´s parliament voted Tuesday to impeach Interior Minister Ali Kordan for listing a fake doctorate degree on his resume.

NOV
4
2008

Taiwan, China envoys sign historic trade pact

Setting aside decades of animosity, Taiwan and China on Tuesday agreed to expand passenger and cargo flights and allow shipping links across the Taiwan Strait, an area that has long threatened to become a war zone.

NOV
4
2008

Google, Yahoo make concessions on ad deal

Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. have reportedly submitted a list of concessions that would deflate their proposed Internet advertising partnership to appease antitrust regulators threatening to block the alliance.

NOV
4
2008

Judge sentences ex-UBS exec to 6-1/2 years prison

U.S. judge sentenced a former UBS AG executive to 6-1/2 years in prison on Monday for his role in what prosecutors called the most pervasive insider trading ring since the 1980s.

NOV
3
2008

PepsiCo to spend $1B in China over next 4 years

Beverage and snack maker PepsiCo Inc. said Monday it will invest $1 billion in China over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capability, research and development and sales force in the country.

NOV
3
2008

Microsoft plans $60 million investment

Microsoft Corp. plans to invest $60 million in South Korea over the next three years, President Lee Myung-bak´s office said Monday.

NOV
3
2008

Judge says loss in AIG scheme exceeds $500 million

A federal judge has ruled that shareholders of American International Group Inc. lost more than $500 million as a result of a scheme to manipulate the financial statements of the world´s largest insurance company.

NOV
3
2008

Britain seeks block on EU imports from Israeli settlements

The move is intended to put pressure on Israel to halt the expansion of the settlements through Palestinian land on the West Bank.

NOV
3
2008

Ukraine´s communists condemn IMF loan, plan mass protests

Ukraine´s Communist Party accused the government on Monday of burdening the nation with debt and filling the pockets of oligarchs by obtaining a $16.5 billion IMF loan, and announced plans for mass protests.

NOV
3
2008

Lloyds TSB and HBOS merger to proceed

British banks Lloyds TSB and HBOS confirmed Monday that the planned takeover of HBOS by Lloyds is to go ahead, and added that they plan to raise £17 billion ($27.7 billion) of new capital with government help if necessary.

NOV
3
2008

UN rights panel urges Japan to scrap death penalty

The UN Human Rights Committee on Friday called on Japan to abolish the death penalty, just days after the country executed two people taking the annual level of deaths to a 30-year high.

NOV
3
2008

Bolivia wants better ties with next U.S. government

Bolivia said on Sunday it hopes to normalize relations with the next U.S. government, a day after accusing American anti-drug agents of spying and barring them from fighting cocaine traffickers until further notice.

OCT
31
2008

US plans mortgage guarantee scheme

The US government and federal regulators are zeroing in on a proposal to provide mortgage guarantees to lenders that agree to restructure home loans to ensure affordable monthly payments.

OCT
31
2008

Electronic Arts lowers 2009 forecast, will cut jobs

Electronic Arts Inc., the world´s second-largest video-game maker, lowered its forecast for the fiscal year and said it would cut jobs to reduce costs. The shares fell.

OCT
31
2008

Court ends monitoring of most FLDS kids

Nearly all of the 439 children taken from their polygamist parents in West Texas have been formally released from court oversight, but a child abuse investigation into their care slowly moves into its seventh month.

OCT
31
2008

Bloomberg unveils fiscal plans to help New Yorkers

Increasing investments in small business, softening the property tax deadline and creating a special Web site for the jobless were among several proposals Mayor Michael Bloomberg detailed yesterday to help New Yorkers hold on to their homes and manage debt better.

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