JAN
15
2013

Silvio Berlusconi trial: Milan court rejects suspension plea

A court in Milan has dealt a blow to Silvio Berlusconi´s hopes of entering Italy´s elections with his "bunga bunga" past safely put to one side when it rejected his request to delay a long-running trial in which he is accused of paying for sex with an underage prostitute.

JAN
15
2013

France determined to legalise gay marriage despite demos

A huge weekend protest against the legalisation of same-sex marriage and adoption has not dented the French government´s determination to pass the planned reform into law soon, leading cabinet ministers said on Monday.

JAN
15
2013

Boy, age 10, convicted of murder for shooting his abusive neo-Nazi father in the head while he slept

A boy who shot his neo-Nazi father in the head at age 10 has been found guilty of murder by a California judge.

JAN
11
2013

Judge rules James Holmes should face trial in Colorado massacre

A judge ruled late Thursday that there´s enough evidence for James Holmes to face trial on charges that he killed 12 people and injured 70 others in a Colorado movie theater last summer.

JAN
11
2013

Burger King franchisee settles 14-year sexual harassment case

The largest franchisee of Burger King restaurants has agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ending one of the agency´s most extensive sexual harassment cases in its history.

JAN
11
2013

Nike wins trademark case in US Supreme Court

Nike Inc won a victory at the U.S. Supreme Court barring a smaller rival from suing to void the company´s trademark for its top-selling Air Force 1 sneakers.

JAN
11
2013

Brazil hacker exposes corrupt politicians´ addresses

A hacker in Brazil has published sensitive personal data of politicians convicted during a major corruption trial known as the "Mensalao".

JAN
10
2013

As public fumes, AIG says will not sue U.S. over bailout

Facing anger from Congress and the American people, AIG Inc said on Wednesday it would not sue the U.S. government over terms of the company´s multi-billion dollar bailout.

JAN
10
2013

Judge OKs $1M settlement of UC pepper-spray suit

A federal judge has approved a $1 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed by demonstrators who were pepper-sprayed during a protest at the University of California, Davis in 2011.

JAN
10
2013

Eli Lilly settles suit with sisters who say pregnancy drug their mother took gave them breast cancer

Days into a closely watched trial in federal court in Boston, the mammoth drug manufacturer Eli Lilly and Co. settled a landmark lawsuit Wednesday with four sisters who said their breast cancer was caused by medication their mother took during pregnancy in the 1950s.

JAN
10
2013

Alaska militia leader Schaeffer Cox sentenced to 26 years in prison

The leader of an anti-government militia in Alaska who proclaimed that "God´s law" trumps "man´s law" was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly 26 years in prison for a plot to kill government employees he portrayed as his enemies.

JAN
10
2013

Congress approval rating lower than cockroaches, Genghis Khan and Nickelback, poll finds

It´s no secret that Congress isn´t popular, but a new poll showcases that unpopularity with some rather startling comparisons.

JAN
9
2013

AIG, saved by US bailout, now considers suing US government

AIG may join a lawsuit alleging that the terms of the US government bailout were unfair to investors, but such a move risks infuriating the taxpayers whose money saved it from ruin.

JAN
9
2013

Judge rejects bid to shut Oakland pot dispensary

Federal judge´s ruling allows Harborside Health Center to continue operating while a fuller legal airing of issues surrounding its existence take place.

JAN
9
2013

Court: Judges cannot indefinitely delay appeals

The Supreme Court says federal judges cannot indefinitely delay a death row inmate´s federal appeals to see if the convict can become mentally competent enough to help his lawyer.

JAN
9
2013

Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning to get reduced sentence

Alleged Wikileaks source Bradley Manning will have 112 days taken off his sentence if he is convicted, a US military judge has ruled.

JAN
8
2013

Accused movie gunman wore head-to-toe armor, officer says

James Holmes, the man accused of shooting 12 people to death at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater, was clad almost head-to-toe in armor when police caught him after the July 20 rampage, an officer testified.

JAN
8
2013

Women passengers to be banned from straddling motorcycles under new law in Indonesia

Authorities in Indonesia´s Aceh province are pressing ahead with a proposed Islamic law that would ban female passengers from straddling motorbikes despite reported opposition from the central government.

JAN
8
2013

Big banks settle mortgage hangover

Major banks agreed to pay $20 billion to settle mortgage-related legal disputes, in Wall Street´s latest bid to put alleged abuses of the home-lending process in the rearview mirror.

JAN
8
2013

Banks, regulators reach foreclosure settlement

Banks are putting a chapter of the housing bust behind them, agreeing to an $8.5 billion settlement of regulators´ allegations that they didn´t follow proper foreclosure processes.

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