The US Senate on Tuesday passed a controversial energy bill giving large sums of money to industry in incentives and pushing for more efficient use of energy through renewable resources. Republican and Democrats came together to pass the bill 82-12 but it can only become law if the language can be reconciled with a similar [...]
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A jury has found former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy not guilty on charges of wire and mail fraud, money laundering, conspiracy, and violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act . Scrushy was the first CEO to be charged with violating the act. The jury, originally given the case on May 19, was deadlocked for weeks and had [...]
The US Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to review for the third time a 19-year old abortion case. In 1994 the Court held that the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) could be used to challenge anti-abortion blockades of clinics. When the suit went back to trial plaintiff National Organization for Women won $276,000 in [...]
Insurgents struck the convoy of Dhari Ali al-Fayahd with a suicide car bomb on Tuesday, killing the senior member of Iraq's parliament along with his son and three bodyguards. Al-Fayahd, a Shiite in his 80s who was misidentified as Sunni in early press reports, was the second parliamentarian killed since the April elections . The [...]
US Army Corps of Engineers' top contracting official Bunnatine Greenhouse testified Monday at a hearing before the Senate Democratic Policy Committee that after "exhausting all internal avenues" she had to "disclose to appropriate members of Congress serious and ongoing contract abuse" by Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) . Greenhouse cited government favoritism for [...]
Australian officials Tuesday announced a new series of anti-terror raids in Sydney and Melbourne, re-igniting a debate over the country's tough anti-terrorism laws. No arrests were made or individuals detained as a result of the second sweep in a week by agents of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization . Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has denied claims [...]
According to a senior United Nations official, top Kyrgyz officials promised Monday not to forcibly deport Uzbek refugees who fled a bloody May uprising in Andijan . Approximately 450 of the 500 Uzbeks who originally fled to Kyrgyzstan remain, with four of the refugees deported earlier this month against UN objections. Assistant UN High Commissioner [...]
Advanced Micro Designs (AMD) announced Tuesday that it has filed a federal anti-trust lawsuit against rival chip-maker Intel . The suit was filed yesterday in US District Court in Delaware and alleges that Intel bullied 38 companies into using Intel products to gain a monopoly in the microprocessor market. Intel holds an 80 percent market [...]
Nepal's anti-corruption panel has cleared ex-prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and six former ministers of charges of misusing funds. According to a spokesman for the corruption commission, there was not enough evidence to find the accused guilty. Deuba and another former minister, Prakash Man Singh nontheless remain in jail for an additional corruption charge relating [...]
An American-born Israeli soldier who refused to participate in the evacuation of settlers from Gaza will face a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, pending a possible continuance by his lawyer. Cpl. Avi Bieber was pulled away by fellow soldiers on Sunday after telling his commander he wouldn't participate in the evacuation and shouting support to settlers, [...]
