SEP
16
2011

UK pilots claim ´victory´ over BA on holiday pay

UK pilots have claimed a "huge victory" after a European court ruled British Airways should base holiday pay on overall earnings not just basic pay.

SEP
16
2011

Steel tycoon with links to a Mubarak is sentenced

An Egyptian criminal court sentenced the steel tycoon and former political power broker Ahmed Ezz to 10 years in prison and fined him the equivalent of about $11m for corruption on Thursday, satisfying one of the most visceral demands of the revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak.

SEP
16
2011

Ex-wife may recover assets tied to Ponzi scheme

A federal appeals court on Thursday lifted an asset freeze imposed on a woman whose divorce proceeds derived in part from her former husband´s alleged $554m Ponzi scheme.

SEP
16
2011

Firms honored for being most favorable for women lawyers

Four Washington-based law firms are among the top 50 law firms for women, according to new rankings by the National Association for Female Executives and Flex-Time Lawyers organization.

SEP
16
2011

Sodexo settles RICO case against SEIU

Sodexo Inc., announced today that it has agreed to drop its racketeering lawsuit against the Service Employees International Union, in exchange for the union ending its negative public campaign against the food services giant.

SEP
16
2011

LAPD detains man in SpongeBob SquarePants outfit

A man dressed as SpongeBob SquarePants was detained by police outside Grauman´s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

SEP
15
2011

UBS had $2bn loss from unauthorized trading

UBS AG, Switzerland´s biggest bank, may be unprofitable in the third quarter after a $2bn loss from unauthorized trading at its investment bank. London police arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of fraud.

SEP
15
2011

EU chief Barroso opens door for eurobonds

European Commission president José Manuel Barroso left the door open for eurobonds on Wednesday, as he delivered a stark assessment of the eurozone described as "the most serious challenge of a generation".

SEP
15
2011

Internet ´troll´ jailed for mocking dead teenagers on Facebook

A man was jailed yesterday for posting videos and messages mocking the deaths of teenagers including a girl who threw herself under a train.

SEP
15
2011

Dutch woman ´called boyfriend 65,000 times´

A Dutch woman who called a man 65,000 times in the past year - an average of 178 calls a day - is to face charges of stalking.

SEP
15
2011

Austin Powers actor sentenced to life

"Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" henchman Joseph Hyuangmin Son has been sentenced to life in prison for his part in the gang rape of a woman on Christmas Eve 1990.

SEP
15
2011

Armed gang carry out £40m bank heist

An armed gang posing as maintenance workers have carried out an audacious bank robbery reminiscent of a Hollywood heist film in Brazil, seizing cash, jewellery and watches valued at around £40m.

SEP
14
2011

Brazil charges church leaders with embezzling millions from poor

Three leaders of Universal Church of the Kingdom of God accused of laundering cash through offshore bank accounts.

SEP
14
2011

Brazil president signs new pay tv bill into law

Brazil´s president Dilma Rousseff has signed a law which is expected to shake up the market for paid television services and introduce more competition.

SEP
14
2011

Lufthansa pilots win ageism case at European court

Europe´s top court has ruled that a ban by Lufthansa on pilots flying past the age of 60 is illegal, in a case brought by three flight captains.

SEP
14
2011

Egypt reinstates, expands emergency laws

Egyptian protesters´ recent attack on the Israeli Embassy has provoked the Egyptian government to reinstate emergency laws with expanded control over political demonstrations and media reporting.

SEP
13
2011

Brazil judge halts work at Sao Paulo airport

A federal court in Brazil has ordered an immediate halt to work on a new terminal at the main international airport in Sao Paulo.

SEP
13
2011

Employees can´t be fired for Facebook complaints, judge says

Five workers fired for complaining about their jobs on Facebook will go back to work after the National Labor Relations Board ruled in their favor, affirming workers can safely vent their frustrations about the workplace on social networks.

SEP
13
2011

Chirac, Villepin deny took millions in Africa cash

Former French president Jacques Chirac and his PM Dominique de Villepin have denied accusations by a one-time aide that they took millions of dollars in illicit cash handouts from African leaders.

SEP
13
2011

Former Ukraine PM´s trial halted for 2 weeks

The judge presiding over former Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko´s trial unexpectedly postponed hearings Monday for a two-week period, following renewed pressure from the USA and the EU.

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