OCT
31
2012

Police sniffer dog targeted by Rio drug bosses

Drug bosses in Rio de Janeiro have issued a ´death order´ against a sniffer dog named Boss, according to reports.

OCT
31
2012

Mickey, Darth Vader join forces in $4.05 billion deal

Walt Disney Co. said it is paying $4.05 billion in cash and stock for Lucasfilm Ltd., the company that produced "Star Wars" and its many sequels and prequels, and added that three new films will join the lucrative franchise, starting in 2015.

OCT
31
2012

Bayer acquires Schiff for $1.2 billion

German pharmaceutical and chemical company Bayer AG Tuesday bolstered its U.S. consumer-health operations with the acquisition of vitamins maker Schiff Nutrition Inc. for about $1.2 billion.

OCT
30
2012

Florida judge rejects gag motion in Trayvon Martin shooting case

A Florida judge on Monday rejected an attempt by prosecutors to silence lawyers for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain charged with murdering unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin.

OCT
30
2012

Director of TV show on which student sold her virginity could be charged with sex trafficking

The director of a reality show in which a Brazilian woman auctioned her virginity could be charged with sex trafficking offences.

OCT
30
2012

Hawker plans year-end decision on jet products

Hawker Beechcraft Inc. said it expects to make a decision on shedding its jet business by the year-end as part of the company´s bankruptcy restructuring.

OCT
30
2012

Greece bank leak reporter Costas Vaxevanis sent to trial

Mr Vaxevanis published the names of 2,000 Greeks who hold accounts with HSBC in Switzerland in the Saturday edition of his Hot Doc magazine.

OCT
29
2012

Citi fined $2 million over Facebook IPO, fires two analysts

Citigroup fired its top Internet analyst, Mark Mahaney, and paid a $2 million fine to a Massachusetts regulator to settle charges that the bank improperly disclosed research on Facebook IPO and information on other tech companies.

OCT
29
2012

Undeterred by storm, U.S. top court sticks to schedule

Hurricane Sandy may shut down much of the federal government and halt public transport in Washington, D.C., on Monday but it will be business as usual at the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices - appointed for life - pride themselves in all manner of staying power.

OCT
29
2012

Will Supreme Court turn up its nose at drug-sniffing dogs?

Two dogs, a chocolate Labrador retriever named Franky and a German shepherd named Aldo, should have their day at the U.S. Supreme Court.

OCT
29
2012

Chinese man sues his wife for being ugly, and the court AGREES... awarding him £75,000

Earlier this year, Jian Feng, divorced and sued his wife for being ugly.

OCT
29
2012

Buon appetito, but not next to the monuments

Dapper as always in their bleached white shirts and matching caps, members of Rome´s municipal police force were out on the Spanish Steps one warm autumn day, trolling for offenders.

OCT
26
2012

NY man who sued Facebook faces criminal charges

A New York man was arrested on Friday on charges he forged documents in a multibillion-dollar scheme to defraud Facebook Inc and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg.

OCT
26
2012

BP oil-spill judge postpones trial on fault to February

The trial over liability for BP Plc´s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was postponed to Feb. 25 so the lawyers won´t lose their accommodations to Super Bowl and Mardi Gras crowds, a New Orleans judge said.

OCT
26
2012

The surprises in the $1 billion Bank suit

Among the many lessons of the financial crisis is that the real troubles may come once the music has already stopped, an idea that seems to be evident in the new civil suit by federal prosecutors alleging Bank of America perpetrated $1 billion in mortgage fraud.

OCT
26
2012

Boehringer to pay $95 million to resolve drug promotion case

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. will pay $95 million to settle government claims it improperly promoted four drugs, the U.S. Justice Department said.

OCT
26
2012

Brazil starts to hand out corruption sentences

Brazil´s Supreme Court began handing out tough jail sentences in a landmark corruption trial that has tainted the legacy of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and spurred optimism that the South American nation is taking a step toward cleaning up government corruption.

OCT
26
2012

California man shot in face by alleged burglar sued for shooting back

Suspected burglar Samuel Cutrufelli, 31, allegedly broke into 90-year-old Jay Leone´s home and shot him in the jaw. Now Cutrufelli is reportedly suing Leone for causing him bodily harm, financial hardship and the loss of his marriage.

OCT
25
2012

New laws add a divisive component to breast screening

In a move that has irked medical groups and delighted patient advocates, states have begun passing laws requiring clinics that perform mammograms to tell patients whether they have something that many women have never even heard of: dense breast tissue.

OCT
25
2012

Visa, MasterCard judge says deal appears to meet standard

A proposed settlement of a merchants´ lawsuit over credit card fees that may cost Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and banks as much as $7.25 billion is probably worthy of approval, a federal judge said.

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