JUL
8
2010

The Dickensian world of extradition

The coalition government is now facing an important test of its civil liberties´ commitments, as the European court of human rights today, after three years, again temporarily froze four men´s extradition to the United States to face terrorism charges.

JUL
8
2010

Court blocks 400 million euro of beer baron’s fortune

The patriarch of one of Spain’s richest families is under a High Court investigation for alleged tax fraud that could surpass some 400 million euro, sources have told EL PAÍS. The court has nearly completed its inquiry into Demetrio Carceller Sr., owner of the Catalan beer company Damm, the sources said.

JUL
8
2010

US to access Europeans´ bank data in new deal

Euro MPs have approved a new deal to allow US anti-terror investigators to access Europeans´ bank data.

JUL
8
2010

Court ruling may aid Telefónica´s bid for Vivo of Brazil

Telefónica of Spain´s attempt to buy full control of a Brazilian wireless joint venture it holds with Portugal Telecom received a significant boost Thursday when Europe´s highest court ruled that the Portuguese government had used an illegal method to block the deal.

JUL
7
2010

Top 10 outrageous legal battles

In honor of a New York City woman suing her college because she can´t find a job, TIME reviews the most ridiculous lawsuits ever filed, settled or dismissed.

JUL
7
2010

EU looking carefully at Google allegations

The European Union´s antitrust chief said he is looking "very carefully" at allegations that Google Inc unfairly demotes rivals´ sites in search results.

JUL
7
2010

Obama asks Court to reinstate drilling ban

The Obama administration has asked a federal court in Louisiana to reinstate the ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, saying the moratorium was a rational response to an unprecedented emergency presented by the BP oil spill.

JUL
7
2010

Panama´s Manuel Noriega convicted by French court

Panama´s former military ruler Manuel Noriega on charges of laundering drug money, sentencing him to seven years in jail.

JUL
7
2010

Lawmakers oppose Canadian pipeline

Facing a decision on a proposed pipeline to bring Canadian crude oil to the United States, the Obama administration is confronting growing resistance from politicians who oppose the project or, at the very least, urge further study before approval.

JUL
7
2010

Brazil footballer sought after ex-lover´s disappears

A judge in Brazil has ordered the arrest of one of the country´s top footballers in connection with the disappearance of his ex-mistress.

JUL
7
2010

Wal-Mart fighting $7,000 fine in trampling case

Wal-Mart Stores has spent a year and more than a million dollars in legal fees battling a $7,000 fine that federal safety officials assessed after shoppers trampled a Wal-Mart employee to death at a store on Long Island on the day after Thanksgiving in 2008.

JUL
7
2010

China executes top Chongqing official for corruption

China has executed the top justice official in the city of Chongqing as part of a crackdown on corruption.

JUL
7
2010

ISP filtering legislation on the way

The federal government hopes to introduce legislation to enable its controversial internet filter by the end of the year.

JUL
7
2010

New rules issued on coal air pollution

Acting under federal court order, the Obama administration proposed new air-quality rules on Tuesday for coal-burning power plants that officials said would bring major reductions in soot and smog from Texas to the Eastern Seaboard.

JUL
6
2010

Did two French Ministers quit to save a third?

When two French cabinet ministers resigned on Sunday night, it seemed the logical response to public outrage over the news that the two men had been living the high life using taxpayer´s money.

JUL
6
2010

Australian PM Gillard plans E Timor asylum centre

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced plans to create a refugee processing centre in East Timor.

JUL
6
2010

Brazil, top ethanol exporter, to help Kenya produce biodiesel and improve agriculture sector

Brazil, the world´s leading ethanol exporter, will help Kenya produce biodiesel and improve its agriculture sector, the two nations´ leaders said Tuesday.

JUL
6
2010

Gay ban at campsite before tribunal

A Victorian tribunal will be asked to decide if a Christian group can discriminate against gay people for religious reasons.

JUL
6
2010

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? producers wait for final answer on $270m battle with Disney

A California jury is pondering its final answer in a six-year $270m (£178m) court wrangle brought by the British TV production company Celador, which claims it was short-changed by Disney out of a fair share of profits from the US version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.

JUL
6
2010

Justice Department suit against Arizona imminent, official says

The Justice Department could file a lawsuit challenging Arizona´s immigration law as early as Tuesday, an official tells Fox News.

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