MAY
17
2011

N.Y. judge remands IMF chief in custody

The head of the International Monetary Fund must remain jailed at least until his next court hearing for attempted rape and other charges, a judge said Monday.

MAY
16
2011

ICC Prosecutor: Gaddafi used his absolute authority to commit crimes in Libya

Today 16 May 2011, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo requested ICC judges to issue arrest warrants against Muammar Abu Minya Gaddafi, Saif Al Islam Gaddafi and the Head of the Intelligence Abdullah Al Sanousi from crimes against humanity committed in Libya since February 2011.

MAY
16
2011

IMF chief submits to DNA exam ahead of New York court date on sex assault charges as police claim he tried to flee the country

IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn could face up to 20 years in prison as he faces sex assault charges in a New York court this morning in an astonishing fall from grace that has stunned the international community and his native France.

MAY
16
2011

SEC requests more money to fight fraud

Last July, when President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, he promised greater oversight power to the agencies tasked with keeping watch over the nation´s financial markets.

MAY
16
2011

Record companies reach settlement with file-sharing site LimeWire

Several major record companies announced Thursday that they have reached a $105m settlement with music file-sharing website LimeWire.

MAY
16
2011

Judge issues gag order for Twitter

A British judge has banned Twitter users from identifying a brain-damaged woman in one of the first attempts to prevent the messaging website from revealing sensitive information.

MAY
16
2011

U.S. v. Microsoft 10 years later: What did it get us?

The antitrust judgment landed by the Department of Justice 10 years ago against Microsoft officially expired on Thursday, marking the end of one of the most famous antitrust cases in U.S. history.

MAY
13
2011

Renault family seek redress over 1945 nationalisation

The grandchildren of the founder of the French car company Renault are seeking compensation for the nationalisation of the firm after the war.

MAY
13
2011

Brazil Congress again delays vote on key forest law

Brazil´s Chamber of Deputies has again postponed a vote on controversial changes that would ease a key law on forest protection.

MAY
13
2011

Company lawyers sniff out revenue

Companies are warming to a new way of generating revenue: suing for it.

MAY
13
2011

Europe launches treaty to protect women from violence

The European human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, has launched a legally binding international treaty to combat violence against women.

MAY
13
2011

Raj Rajaratnam — Galleon Group founder convicted in insider trading case

Raj Rajaratnam, a billionaire investor, once ran the Galleon Group, which became one of the world´s largest hedge funds.

MAY
12
2011

WikiLeaks threatens its own leakers with $20m penalty

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange now makes his associates sign a draconian nondisclosure agreement that, among other things, asserts that the organization´s huge trove of leaked material is "solely the property of WikiLeaks," according to a report Wednesday.

MAY
12
2011

Microsoft antitrust agreement spurred innovation, U.S. says

Microsoft Corp.´s nine-year-old antitrust agreement with the U.S. Justice Department, set to expire today, permanently changed the software marketplace, making it more open, fair and innovative, the agency said.

MAY
12
2011

General Motors retirees sue over benefits after bankruptcy

Dozens of GM - General Motors Co. executive retirees sued the company contending they suffered loss of benefits after the automaker´s bankruptcy.

MAY
12
2011

Supreme court ruling redefines miscarriages of justice

Britain´s top judges rule that Northern Irish pair who suffered miscarriage of justice are entitled to compensation.

MAY
12
2011

Prisoners given right to vote again

Federal Parliament has passed legislation to overturn a ban on prisoners voting and to increase the amount of time people have to enrol once an election is called.

MAY
12
2011

Calls to sack Freeman trial psychiatrist

A Liberal Senator is calling for the dismissal of a psychiatrist over the testimony he gave at the trial of convicted child-killer Arthur Freeman.

MAY
11
2011

Airlines´ price fix case starts in court

Battle lines will start being drawn this week in a cartel case by the Commerce Commission against carriers including Air New Zealand at the High Court at Auckland.

MAY
11
2011

India´s chief economic adviser wants to legalise some kinds of bribe-giving

Corruption conjures up images of shadowy deals among lobbyists, corporations and crooked government officials.

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