SEP
20
2012

Lindsay Lohan arrested after ´hit and run´

Lindsay Lohan was arrested in New York overnight NZ time on charges that she clipped a pedestrian with her car and did not stop driving, but her publicist said he expects the allegations to be proven false.

SEP
20
2012

Dotcom court decision reserved

The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on whether Kim Dotcom will receive disclosure from the United States government in their case against him.

SEP
20
2012

Alec Baldwin ´stalk´ gal slapped

The pretty Canadian actress accused of stalking "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin still faces stalking and harassment charges after a Manhattan Criminal Court judge denied her bid to dismiss the case.

SEP
20
2012

Colorado man awarded $7.2 mill in ´popcorn lung´ lawsuit

A U.S. federal court jury on Wednesday awarded a Colorado man $7.2 million in damages for developing a chronic condition known as popcorn lung from a chemical used in flavoring microwave popcorn.

SEP
20
2012

Samsung to add iPhone 5 to U.S. lawsuits vs Apple

Samsung Electronics Co plans to add Apple Inc´s iPhone 5 to existing patent lawsuits against its U.S. rival, stepping up its legal challenge to Apple as the two smartphone leaders seek to assert rights to key technologies.

SEP
20
2012

Shoreditch actress finds dead frog with its tongue hanging out in her Tesco spinach salad

A Shoreditch actress and singer has spoken of her shock after becoming the second Londoner to find a dead frog in her bag of Tesco´s spinach.

SEP
19
2012

Apple, publishers offer EU e-book antitrust settlement

Apple Inc and four major publishers have offered to let retailers such as Amazon.Com Inc sell e-books at a discount, in a bid to end an EU antitrust investigation, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

SEP
19
2012

Fannie Mae hires Pfizer lawyer as new GC

Fannie Mae announced today that senior Pfizer Inc. lawyer Bradley Lerman will join the taxpayer-owned mortgage giant as its general counsel on October 1.

SEP
19
2012

Killer of three who wanted to die may get his wish

Ronald Deere killed his girlfriend´s brother-in-law and two children, then told his trial lawyers not to defend him. He wanted to die for his crimes.

SEP
19
2012

Yahoo closes Alibaba deal, will dole out $3.65 billion

Yahoo Inc. has begun to cash out a large chunk of its considerable stake in Chinese Internet concern Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., rewarding shareholders in the U.S. firm and accumulating strategic cash with the long-anticipated move.

SEP
19
2012

More billionaires sign on to giving money away

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have persuaded 11 more of their billionaire peers to promise to give away half of their wealth, including tech luminaries Gordon Moore and Reed Hastings.

SEP
19
2012

Former police chief in China political scandal aided prosecutors

A former Chinese police chief helped to cover up the murder of a British businessman by the wife of a senior Communist Party official, but he also secretly collected evidence used to convict her, according to a lawyer for the police chief and an official account released Tuesday at the end of his trial.

SEP
18
2012

U.K. royal family wins French ruling on Kate photos

The French magazine Closer, which published topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge, must hand over the original pictures and pay a 10,000-euro ($13,000) fine each time the images are published again, a French court ruled.

SEP
18
2012

Pfizer´s Wyeth ordered to face class-action over Pristiq

A federal judge has granted class-action status to former Wyeth Inc shareholders who accused the company, now part of Pfizer Inc, of misleading them about risks associated with the antidepressant Pristiq.

SEP
18
2012

Brazil elections: Where Daniel the Cuckold and Zig Zag Clown vie for office

Batman is running for office in the Brazilian city of Uberlândia. Not one but two James Bonds are seeking city council seats, in Ponta Grossa and Birigui. Elsewhere in Brazil, voters are being urged to cast ballots for candidates with names like Daniel the Cuckold and Elvis Didn´t Die.

SEP
18
2012

Condom used as evidence in Assange sex case ´does not contain his DNA´

Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have revealed that a key piece of evidence does not contain his DNA.

SEP
18
2012

Uganda frees British producer David Cecil over gay play

British theatre producer David Cecil has been released on bail in Uganda, where he was charged over a play about the condition of gay people.

SEP
18
2012

Bruce Willis thirsts for vodka justice

Three years after lending his image to promote Sobieski vodka in the U.S., actor Bruce Willis is trying to get his paycheck.

SEP
18
2012

U.S. and China political pressure strain ties between the two superpowers

President Barack Obama, under attack by Republican nominee Mitt Romney for being soft on China, said Monday he is asking the World Trade Organization to rule that Beijing is illegally subsidizing autos and auto parts.

SEP
17
2012

Kate photos test royal resolve after News Corp. nude Harry shots

Topless pictures of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, in French magazine Closer are testing the reactions of the U.K. royal family and the British public to intrusive media coverage after years of restraint, lawyers said.

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