AUG
8
2007

U.S. citizen back home after botched deportation

A mentally disabled U.S. man who was deported by mistake returned to his family on Tuesday after spending three months in Mexico in a case that has sparked criticism of U.S. deportation policy.

AUG
8
2007

Tesla all-electric Roadster to hit road by year end

Tesla Motors´ all-electric Roadster sports car will start rolling out to nearly 600 buyers lined up for the $100,000 vehicle by October or November, after a slight delay, the company´s chief said on Tuesday.

AUG
7
2007

A-bomb day hears Abe nonnuclear vow

Japan will uphold its nonnuclear policy and work toward the abolition of atomic weapons, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday as Hiroshima marked the 62nd anniversary of the world´s first atomic bombing.

AUG
7
2007

UPDATE 2-Mortgage buyer Luminent suspends dividend

Luminent Mortgage Capital Inc (LUM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it suspended its 32 cents per share quarterly dividend and is exploring options to boost liquidity, becoming the latest casualty of the U.S. housing downturn.

AUG
7
2007

Five hidden summer holiday rip-offs

As banks make it even more expensive to use your cards abroad, here´s how you can avoid being taken for a ride on your travels.

AUG
7
2007

Culture clash on the horizon as Wal-Mart comes to Índia

Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, announced its entry into India yesterday through a cash-and-carry joint venture with Bharti Enterprises, the industrial group that owns the country’s largest mobile phone network.

AUG
7
2007

NY Mayor Bloomberg continues jury duty Tuesday

Just like any other New Yorker, Michael Bloomberg spent a day on jury duty Monday. But unlike the other members of the pool, the billionaire mayor was greeted personally by the judge and attorneys, was asked for his autograph and was sketched by courtroom artists.

AUG
6
2007

Turkish parliament to be sworn in

Turkey has sworn in a new parliament with attention focusing on 20 pro-Kurdish deputies, represented for the first time since 1991.

AUG
6
2007

Bush Signs Law to Widen Legal Reach for Wiretapping

President Bush signed into law on Sunday legislation that broadly expanded the government’s authority to eavesdrop on the international telephone calls and e-mail messages of American citizens without warrants.

AUG
6
2007

Setback for BAA over Heathrow protest ban

Heathrow operator BAA won a partial High Court victory today in its quest to impede an environmental protest at the airport, but the ruling was nothing like as wide-ranging as the company had hoped.

AUG
6
2007

Driving age set to rise to cut youth death toll

The minimum legal driving age is expected to rise to 18 as part of reforms to cut the number of deaths caused on Britain’s roads by novice drivers.

AUG
6
2007

Hainstock Sentenced For Killing Principal

A Sauk County judge sentenced Eric Hainstock to life in prison with the possibility for a parole in 30 years on Friday for the killing of his high school principal.

AUG
6
2007

Barclays launches $89 bln ABN takeover offer

Barclays formally launched its 65 billion euro ($89 billion) bid for ABN AMRO on Monday as it attempts to beat a Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium in the biggest ever bank takeover.

AUG
6
2007

Volkswagen cuts prices on China-made cars

Volkswagen AG cut prices on a flagship model at its Shanghai venture by up to 7 percent, effective on Monday, to help push sales in China´s fiercely contested market.

AUG
3
2007

Conflict of interest costs Freshfields lawyer £59,000

Barry O’Brien, a former head of corporate finance at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has been fined £9,000 and has agreed to pay a further £50,000 in costs over his conflicted role in Philip Green’s aborted takeover of Marks & Spencer.

AUG
3
2007

Senate approves greater disclosure of pet projects, fundraising

The Senate voted Thursday to make lawmakers disclose more about their efforts to fund pet projects and raise money from lobbyists, a move some called the biggest advance in congressional ethics in decades.

AUG
3
2007

Court rules against Katrina victims in levee case

Hurricane Katrina victims whose homes and businesses were destroyed when floodwaters breached levees in the 2005 storm cannot recover money from their insurance companies for the damages, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

AUG
3
2007

Mineral war begins as Russians plant flag 2½ miles beneath pole

Russia planted a rust-proof titanium flag on the seabed beneath the North Pole yesterday, marking the start of a new global struggle to claim the vast mineral wealth of the Arctic Ocean.

AUG
3
2007

Senate approves children´s health bill

The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would raise tobacco taxes to pay for expanding a children´s health program, shrugging off a veto threat from President George W. Bush who wants a more limited plan.

AUG
2
2007

BAA ‘tried to criminalise 5 million people’ over protests at Heathrow

BAA, the owner of Heathrow, backed down yesterday in its attempt to secure a far-reaching injunction that could have resulted in five million people being banned from using roads and public transport near the airport.

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