SEP
26
2013

Putin says Greenpeace activists not pirates, but did break law

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Greenpeace activists arrested for staging a protest at Russia´s first Arctic offshore oil platform had violated international law but signaled they should not face charges of piracy.

SEP
26
2013

Official: $11B eyed in JPMorgan settlement talks

An $11 billion national settlement is under discussion to resolve claims over JPMorgan´s handling of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the recession, said a government official familiar with ongoing negotiations among bank, federal and New York state officials.

SEP
25
2013

Animal welfare groups appalled by Romania´s decision to approve stray dog euthanasia law

Animal welfare groups have vowed to continue their fight against plans to euthanize Romania´s stray dogs despite a decision today declaring the measure legal.

SEP
25
2013

The bankruptcy question for BlackBerry

So BlackBerry has found itself a buyer. But the $4.7 billion offer by Fairfax Financial Holdings, the Canadian insurance and investment company, to take the company private does not necessarily resolve the company´s problems.

SEP
25
2013

ITC judge issues preliminary ruling against HTC in Nokia patent dispute

US International Trade Commission (ITC) Judge Thomas Pender on Monday issued a preliminary ruling holding that HTC infringed on two patents for mobile technology held by Nokia.

SEP
25
2013

Laws firms still taking the scalpel to staff

There´s been a slow bleed of staff cuts at big law firms in recent weeks.

SEP
25
2013

Russian investigators say Greenpeace activists to be prosecuted

Environmental activists who protested at a Russian Arctic offshore oil platform last week will be prosecuted and could face piracy charges punishable by up to 15 years in prison, Russian investigators said on Tuesday.

SEP
25
2013

Teens get online ´eraser button´ with new California law

California teens get an online "eraser button" under a law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday.

SEP
24
2013

Telefonica tightens grip on Telecom Italia with stake boost

Telefonica SA agreed to boost its stake in Telecom Italia SpA for about 441 million euros ($596 million), expanding its influence over the indebted Italian phone company and paving the way for potential asset sales.

SEP
24
2013

Russia says hopes for U.N. resolution on Syria this week

Russia hopes the U.N. Security Council will agree a resolution this week to support a deal for Syria to abandon its chemical arms, but talks with the United States have been rocky, a senior Russian diplomat said on Tuesday.

SEP
24
2013

China´s Bo Xilai appeals conviction

One day after a court in eastern China sentenced him to life in prison for corruption, former Communist Party official Bo Xilai appealed his verdict and sentencing, a source with direct knowledge of the case told CNN.

SEP
24
2013

Former FBI agent to plead guilty in leak to AP

A former FBI bomb technician who later worked as a contractor for the bureau has agreed to plead guilty to disclosing national defense information to the Associated Press about a disrupted terrorist plot to bring down a civilian airliner headed for the United States, the Justice Department said Monday.

SEP
24
2013

Samsung Display, LG Display call truce in patent war

Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co. have agreed to end courtroom battles over display-technology patents and explore cooperation, highlighting competitive pressures in the market for next-generation displays.

SEP
24
2013

European Commission approves Vodafone buy of Kabel Deutschland

BlackBerry Ltd. said on Monday it reached a preliminary deal with one of its biggest shareholders to take the company private for about $4.7 billion, as it harbors hope that a better offer might emerge.

SEP
24
2013

BlackBerry strikes preliminary go-private deal for $4.7 billion

BlackBerry Ltd. said on Monday it reached a preliminary deal with one of its biggest shareholders to take the company private for about $4.7 billion, as it harbors hope that a better offer might emerge.

SEP
23
2013

On JPMorgan and what makes a criminal case

The case of the so-called London Whale presents an interesting contrast in how the government pursues corporate wrongdoing.

SEP
23
2013

SEC sues filmmaker Lawrence Robbins for insider trading

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed and settled an insider-trading lawsuit against Lawrence Robbins, an independent filmmaker, for trading on tips he received from a friend involving drug-company acquisitions.

SEP
23
2013

Angela Merkel celebrates after German election win

Chancellor Angela Merkel´s conservative party has won Germany´s election, but finished just short of an absolute majority, official results show.

SEP
23
2013

U.S. startups freed to solicit funds fight SEC over disclosures

Startup companies that celebrated the passage of a U.S. law allowing them to solicit investors more more openly say regulators may undercut that move by requiring detailed disclosures of their fundraising.

SEP
23
2013

UN Commission adopts agreement on gender equality, reproductive health

Participants of the Sixth Asian and Pacific Population Conference (APPC) hosted by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) declared Sunday that gender equality and reproductive health are indispensable to sustainable development.

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