FEB
1
2012

Avon Products fires former CFO in investigation

Avon Products Inc. has fired its vice chairman and former chief financial officer in the latest move related to a long-running investigation involving possible bribes overseas and its disclosures to Wall Street analysts.

FEB
1
2012

Netherlands to ban burqa

The Cabinet of the Netherlands announced on Friday that a ban on burqas in the Netherlands will go forward later this year. The ban, proposed in September and heavily supported by Geert Wilders´ anti-Islam Freedom Party, is aimed at prohibiting burqas and other face coverings.

FEB
1
2012

HRW concerned over aging US prison population

HRW - Human Rights Watch expressed concern Friday over aging men and women becoming the most rapidly growing group in US prisons and the ability of officials to provide appropriate housing and medical care to these individuals.

FEB
1
2012

Pakistan high court lifts travel ban on former US ambassador

The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday ordered that a travel ban imposed upon the former ambassador to the US is to be lifted.

JAN
31
2012

Should pyjamas be worn outside the house?

The rolled-out-of-bed look: who knew it was controversial?

JAN
31
2012

Afghan family found guilty of honour killings in Canada

A jury has found an Afghan father, his wife and their son guilty of killing three teenage sisters and another wife in what the judge described as "cold-blooded, shameful murders" resulting from a "twisted concept of honour" in a case that shocked and riveted Canadians.

JAN
31
2012

EU Court able to fine nations that violate fiscal pact

The European Court of Justice will be empowered to impose sanctions to fiscally wayward countries under a new accord supported by the majority of European Union countries, according to the latest draft of the fiscal compact.

JAN
31
2012

Haiti´s Duvalier faces trial for corruption, not abuses

Former Haitian dictator Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier will face trial for corruption during his 15-year rule, but not for human rights abuses, the judge handling the case said on Monday.

JAN
30
2012

Poaching lawsuit against tech companies will proceed, says judge

A civil lawsuit against several large tech companies over anti-poaching agreements will move forward, but may be broken up into multiple potential class actions.

JAN
30
2012

Davos tells EU to fix crisis for good

European leaders were told by policy makers, bankers and academics from around the world that it´s time to end the region´s debt crisis and measures aimed at simply containing it are no longer enough.

JAN
30
2012

Greeks reject ´impossible´ German plan for budget veto

Greece has rejected outright German proposals for the EU to hold power over its budget.

JAN
30
2012

Law firms keep squeezing associates

Law firms are finally starting to recover from the recession, but they aren´t taking their young lawyers along for the ride.

JAN
27
2012

As I.P.O. looms, Facebook halts clearing of trades

As Facebook readies for an initial public offering, its lawyers are pressing the pause button on the trading process for shares of the social networking giant.

JAN
27
2012

Guandique jurors knew of Chandra Levy case

Every one of the people who made up the jury in the 2010 trial of the man who killed Chandra Levy had heard about the missing and murdered former federal intern long before they were selected, according to newly released court documents.

JAN
27
2012

Senate investigating HSBC for money laundering

HSBC Holdings PLC is under investigation by a U.S. Senate panel in a money-laundering inquiry, the latest step in a long-running U.S. effort to halt shadowy money flows through global banks, according to people familiar with the situation and a company securities filing.

JAN
27
2012

Woman’s marriage scam nets probation

A New Bedford woman was sentenced yesterday to two years of probation, including four months under home confinement, for entering into three sham marriages between 2004 and 2006 to help three Brazilian nationals attain permanent legal residence in the US.

JAN
27
2012

Twitter now able to censor tweets, if required by law, on a country-by-country basis

Until now, Twitter´s not had the ability to censor certain tweets or accounts, to prevent them from being seen — if legally required — by users in particular countries.

JAN
26
2012

PIP breast implant boss arrested in France

The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of a safety scare has been arrested in southern France.

JAN
26
2012

Dotcom´s co-accused granted bail

Two men connected to German millionaire Kim Dotcom have been granted bail.

JAN
26
2012

Apple again loses Dutch bid for Samsung tablet ban

Apple again lost a bid on Tuesday to have Samsung tablet computers banned in the Netherlands in a Dutch appeals case over infringing copyrights of its iPad tablet computer.

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