DEC
5
2012

Israel gets same-sex divorce before same-sex marriage

An Israeli court has awarded the country´s first divorce to a gay couple, which experts called an ironic milestone since same-sex marriages cannot be legally conducted in the Jewish state.

DEC
5
2012

Catalan and Spanish governments clash over Catalan language in schools

Catalonia is facing one of the biggest "threats" to its educational system since the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, according to the Catalan government.

DEC
4
2012

Chinese model sentenced for posting photos of herself in revealing uniform

A Chinese model has been given a suspended sentence of nine months in jail after posting racy photos of herself dressed as a policewoman online.

DEC
4
2012

SEC charges accounting firms´ Chinese arms

Securities regulators took aim at the Chinese affiliates of big global accounting firms Monday, after a wave of accounting debacles at publicly traded Chinese firms that led to billions of dollars of shareholder losses.

DEC
4
2012

UBS nears accord on allegations over Libor

A Chinese model has been given a suspended sentence of nine months in jail after posting racy photos of herself dressed as a policewoman online.

DEC
4
2012

News Corp. gives spinoff details, taps editor

News Corp on Monday fleshed out management details for when the media conglomerate splits in two, and disclosed that the News Corp. name will stay with the publishing assets.

DEC
3
2012

Judgment concerning lawyers obligation to declare their "suspicions" regarding possible illegal activities of clients

The case concerns the obligation on lawyers to report "suspicions" concerning clients´ possible unlawful activities, as part of the European drive to combat money laundering.

DEC
3
2012

Mum set for trial after sending son named ´Jihad´ to nursery with ´I am a bomb´ jumper

A mum who sent her three-year-old son named "Jihad" to nursery school wearing a top bearing the words "I am a bomb" is to go on trial in France.

DEC
3
2012

Egyptian court postpones ruling on constitutional assembly

Egypt´s constitutional court on Sunday put off its much-awaited ruling on the legitimacy of the Islamist-led legislative assembly that drafted a new charter last week, accusing a crowd of Islamists outside the courthouse of intimidating its judges.

NOV
30
2012

Egyptian draft constitution passes

As the sun rose over Cairo on Friday, an assembly charged with crafting Egypt´s new constitution gave its final approval after 21 hours of haggling and the passage of all 234 articles.

NOV
30
2012

Report urges plan to rein in U.K. press

After an exhaustive examination of British press ethics, a U.K. judge issued a withering assessment of some media practices and urged Parliament to pass a law creating a new voluntary regulatory body for the country´s newspapers.

NOV
30
2012

Court clears Continental of criminal charges in Concorde crash

A French appeals court Thursday reversed an earlier ruling, clearing Continental Airlines of criminal charges in connection with the crash of an Air France supersonic Concorde in 2000, a court official said.

NOV
29
2012

Three BP managers plead not guilty to Gulf spill charges

Two BP Plc well-site managers and a former executive pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges growing out of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

NOV
29
2012

Bayer sues Lupin over Natazia birth-control pill patent

A unit of German drugmaker Bayer AG sued India´s Lupin Ltd. in federal court alleging infringement of a U.S. patent for the birth-control pill Natazia.

NOV
29
2012

Facebook claimant Paul Ceglia pleads not guilty to fraud

Paul Ceglia pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he faked evidence in his contract lawsuit against Facebook Inc. and its chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg.

NOV
29
2012

Animal activists sue restaurant over foie gras burger

Animal rights activists are suing a Southern California restaurant over its foie gras burger, alleging that the dish violates the state´s ban on the duck liver delicacy.

NOV
29
2012

Google-FTC settlement may be in the works

Google and federal officials are discussing a deal that would end nearly two years of investigation into claims of monopolistic behavior by the company without addressing the most serious charge — that it intentionally manipulates search results to harm competitors.

NOV
29
2012

Why one of China´s richest men is squaring off against Obama in court

Wu Jialiang, CEO of Ralls Corp. is challenging Obama´s refusal on national security grounds to let him build a wind farm in America, marking the first such high level case in the US from a Chinese firm.

NOV
28
2012

US court orders tobacco firms to admit lying

A US judge has ordered tobacco firms to pay for a public campaign laying out "past deception" over smoking risks.

NOV
28
2012

Ecuadorans ask Ontario court for $18.3 billion claim against Chevron

A legal battle rooted in events that took place up to 40 years ago and 5,000 kilometres away in

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