MAY
17
2010

Euro touches four-year low against dollar

The euro has pulled back from a four-year low against the dollar, although fears over the strength of the eurozone economy remain.

MAY
17
2010

Supreme Court limits life sentences without parole for young criminals

The Supreme Court for the first time put a broad constitutional limit on prison terms Monday, ruling it is cruel and unusual punishment to give a young criminal a life term in prison with no chance for parole for a crime that does not involve murder.

MAY
17
2010

Nato future strategy set out by expert panel

Reform of Nato is essential if the organisation is to be effective in meeting its responsibilities in the 21st Century, a panel of experts says.

MAY
17
2010

EU ties to Latin America require revamping, analysts say

Spain is hosting a series of political dialogues between European Union, Latin American and Caribbean nations this week. But analysts doubt they will suffice to move relations forward significantly.

MAY
17
2010

Gay couple could get 14 years in prison

A gay couple in Malawi who celebrated their union in a traditional engagement ceremony could be sentenced to up to 14 years of hard labor, according to lawyers familiar with the case.

MAY
17
2010

Rio Tinto executives lose appeal in Chinese court

A Shanghai court has rejected the appeals of three former Rio Tinto employees against their sentences for corruption.

MAY
17
2010

Jamaican prime minister rejects calls to resign

Jamaica´s prime minister will not resign despite criticism of his efforts to protect a community leader in his west Kingston constituency who is wanted in the United States on drug and weapons trafficking charges, the governing party said Sunday.

MAY
17
2010

San Diego faces own medicine as Arizona residents cancel travel following boycott of state

Arizona tourists are biting back against San Diego for its city council´s decision to boycott the Grand Canyon State over its immigration law signed by Gov. Jan Brewer last month.

MAY
17
2010

Presidential row over Philippine Chief Justice post

A row is brewing in the Philippines between the outgoing president, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and the man set to become her successor, Benigno Aquino.

MAY
17
2010

British Airways gets court order to block strike

A British court late Monday granted an emergency injunction to British Airways, blocking plans for a strike by its cabin crew just hours before it was due to begin, the airline said.

MAY
14
2010

Online talk, suicides and a thorny court case

The seemingly empathetic nurse struck up conversations over the Internet with people who were pondering suicide. She told them what methods worked best. She told some that it was all right to let go, that they would be better in heaven, and entered into suicide pacts with others.

MAY
14
2010

Judge meets man he helped to exonerate

A year ago, local Senior Judge Thomas Gallen penned a legal opinion that gave an inmate his chance to argue why a DNA test would prove his innocence.

MAY
14
2010

Despite rhetoric, illegal immigration provides benefits to States

Arizona’s recently-passed immigration law has drawn heated debate on both sides of the immigration issue, but there has been little focus on what economic impact illegal immigration has on border states – a phenomenon that’s likely larger than many people realize.

MAY
14
2010

Fake lawyer pleads guilty

A man has admitted posing as a New York immigration lawyer and taking thousands of dollars from people who sought his help in getting visas and work and residency papers, the Manhattan district attorney’s office says.

MAY
14
2010

Top Spanish judge suspended

Spain´s judicial authority on Friday suspended a high-profile judge who already faces trial for alleged abuse of power.

MAY
14
2010

After long ban, western China is back online

Full Internet service was restored to the vast western region of Xinjiang on Friday, 10 months after it was blocked following deadly ethnic rioting that convulsed the regional capital, Urumqi. The blockage was the longest and most widespread in China since the Internet became readily available throughout the country some years ago.

MAY
14
2010

New bill strengthens ban on bulk water exports

Stronger protection against bulk water exports from rivers and streams that cross the U.S.-Canada border was announced Thursday by the federal government.

MAY
14
2010

Haiti prosecutors urge prison for US missionary

A U.S. missionary should spend six months in prison for her failed attempt to remove 33 children from Haiti following the Jan. 12 earthquake, a prosecutor said Thursday on the first day of her trial.

MAY
14
2010

Wi-fi owner fined for lax security in Germany

German citizens are responsible for the security of their own private wireless connections, a court has ruled.

MAY
14
2010

Facebook draws protests on privacy issue

Facebook is facing another round of backlash about its privacy policies.

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