Woman awarded $3M in assault claim against KBR AP (November 19, 2009) HOUSTON (AP) - A woman who claimed she was raped in 2005 while working in Iraq for a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary has been awarded nearly $3 million by an arbitrator to settle her case.
Microsoft told to stop some Windows sales in China AP (November 18, 2009) BEIJING (AP) - A Beijing court has ordered Microsoft Corp. to stop selling some versions of its Windows operating system in China in a licensing dispute with a local supplier.
UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests AP (November 18, 2009) LONDON (AP) - A couple suspected of helping spread some of the Internet's most aggressive computer viruses has been arrested in the English city of Manchester, police said Wednesday.
Swiss court to rule in 2-3 weeks on Polanski bail AP (November 17, 2009) BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss officials say a court will decide in two or three weeks whether to release film director Roman Polanski on bail pending a decision on his extradition to the United States.
US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions AP (November 10, 2009) SAN'A, Yemen (AP) - A radical American imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. Yemeni authorities are now hunting for Anwar al-Awlaki to determine whether he has al-Qaida ties.
Polanski lawyer submits new bail offer to Swiss AP (November 02, 2009) PARIS (AP) - A French lawyer for Roman Polanski says he has submitted a new bail offer to a Swiss court to try to free the filmmaker from jail.
Former agent jailed for theft from royal composer AP (November 02, 2009) LONDON (AP) - A man has been jailed of 18 months for embezzling more than 500,000 pounds ($800,000) from the official composer to Queen Elizabeth II.
Appeals court: Detained Canadian cannot sue the US AP (November 02, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - A Canadian engineer cannot sue the United States after being mistaken for a terrorist when he was changing planes in New York a year after the 2001 terrorist attacks, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
Swiss reject another bail offer from Polanski AP (October 30, 2009) GENEVA (AP) - The Swiss Justice Ministry says it has rejected another appeal by Roman Polanski to be released from prison because of the high risk he would flee the country.
Calif. lawmakers support Polanski extradition AP (October 29, 2009) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fifteen California legislators have signed a letter supporting the extradition of Roman Polanski to Los Angeles to face his decades-old child sex conviction.
Conviction of Berlusconi-linked lawyer upheld AP (October 27, 2009) MILAN (AP) - An appeals court has upheld the conviction of British lawyer David Mills for accepting a bribe to lie in court to protect Silvio Berlusconi.