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- EC to investigate "illegal" Danish subsidy
- AN investigation has been launched by the European Commission EC following accusations that Danish State Railways DSB has received illegal subsidies from the country's Transport Ministry. Arriva and Connex have filed a complaint through Danish Collective Transport alleging that DSB has been exempted from a tax based on wage...
- Research articles 2008-10-01
- Labor charge filed
- LABOR CHARGE FILED: WakeUpWalmart.com and labor groups American Rights at Work, Change to Win and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations have filed a complaint of unlawful federal election activity with the Federal Election Commission against Wal-Mart. The complaint asks federal officials to investigate whether the...
- Research articles 2008-09-08
- Bank of China denies terror allegations
- BEIJING AFP — Bank of China, one of the nation's big four state-owned commercial lenders, Wednesday denied it facilitated terrorism, responding to accusations in a US lawsuit filed by a group of Israelis. "The accusations are baseless and do not make sense... The Bank of China will respond to...
- Research articles 2008-08-26
- With oil prices hitting voters, Obama budges on offshore drilling
- WASHINGTON AFP — With soaring fuel prices digging holes in the wallets of American voters, White House hopeful Barack Obama said Saturday that he might be willing to support offshore oil drilling in the country. In a shift that quickly brought accusations of inconsistency from Republicans, Obama said he...
- Research articles 2008-08-02
- With oil prices hitting voters, Obama budges on offshore drilling
- WASHINGTON AFP — With soaring fuel prices digging holes in the wallets of American voters, White House hopeful Barack Obama said Saturday that he might be willing to support offshore oil drilling in the country. In a shift that quickly brought accusations of inconsistency from Republicans, Obama said he...
- Research articles 2008-08-02
- Jordan's parliament dismisses Beshir genocide claims
- AMMAN AFP — Jordan's lower house of parliament on Thursday rejected accusations from an international prosecutor that Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir masterminded genocide in Darfur, saying the claims were politically motivated. "We are convinced that the accusations are of political nature that seek to serve certain objectives and interests...
- Research articles 2008-07-24
- Sudan's Beshir pledges peace as he leaves Darfur
- EL GENEINA, Sudan AFP — Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir paraded as a man of peace on Thursday as he wrapped up a heavily protected tour of Darfur defying accusations that he masterminded genocide in the region. Wearing a safari suit, shades and a giant ring, he danced on stage...
- Research articles 2008-07-24
- Malaysia blasts US over Anwar affair: report
- KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Malaysia has reportedly blasted the United States for questioning its handling of sex accusations against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and said he was a "snitch" for America. The United States said Monday it would oppose any politically motivated investigation or prosecution of Anwar, who faces...
- Research articles 2008-07-02
- Chad accuses Sudan of cross border attack as rebels advance
- NDJAMENA AFP — Chad on Tuesday accused soldiers from neighbouring Sudan of attacking one of its frontier garrisons, as rebels opposed to Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno claimed further advances on the capital Njdamena. "After despatching columns of mercenaries to Chad and failing to secure strategic areas, the Sudanese...
- Research articles 2008-06-17
- Clemens issues apology for personal 'mistakes'
- HOUSTON, Texas AFP — Baseball star Roger Clemens apologized to his family and his fans after a week of revelations about extra-marital relationships, also denying an improper relationship with a 15-year-old girl. In a statement reported Monday by the Houston Chronicle, Clemens made his first public comments since the...
- Research articles 2008-05-05
- Porto accused of match-fixing by Portuguese league
- LISBON AFP — FC Porto have been formerly accused of match-fixing by the Portuguese league LPFP, the former European Champions League winners said on Monday, with relegation to the second division and a heavy fine at stake. Porto have been accused of fixing two Portuguese league matches in 2003/04,...
- Research articles 2008-03-31
- German minister calls for law against spying on employees
- BERLIN AFP — Germany's consumer protection minister Horst Seehofer has called for a law to regulate gathering information on employees after revelations that discount retailer Lidl had secretly monitored its workers. "Lidl's surveillance methods are unworthy... and unacceptable," Seehofer said in an interview to be published Sunday in the...
- Research articles 2008-03-29
- No evidence for Clarke child sex allegations: S Lanka govt
- COLOMBO AFP — Sri Lankan authorities said Sunday that the British-born sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke had been cleared of decade-old paedophile allegations before his death last week. Clarke was buried Saturday in Colombo, where he had lived since 1956. Obituary writers have resurrected the 1998 accusations that he...
- Research articles 2008-03-23
- Somali model says Belgian police treated her like 'prostitute': reports
- BRUSSELS AFP — Belgian police on Tuesday rejected accusations from Somali-born model and human rights campaigner Waris Dirie, who briefly went missing last week, that they treated her like a prostitute. Dirie, a UN ambassador in the campaign against female genital mutilation, said police threatened to put her in...
- Research articles 2008-03-11
- Kuwait detains Shiite ex-MPs, cleric
- KUWAIT CITY AFP — Kuwait's public prosecutor ordered two former MPs and three activists of the Shiite minority remanded in custody on Sunday on suspicion of membership of an alleged underground opposition group, a lawyer said. Police also arrested prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Hussein al-Maatuq on the same accusation...
- Research articles 2008-03-09
- DANGEROUS TOYS, AGAIN.
- Following the accusations made on 14 February by the Belgian MEP Giovanna Corda PES, according to which the toy manufacturer Mattel sent to Africa toys withdrawn from the European and American markets in the second half of 2007, the European Commission invited the press to make...
- Research articles 2008-02-21
- Clemens continues charm offensive at US Congress
- WASHINGTON AFP — Embattled Major League Baseball star pitcher Roger Clemens made the rounds for a second day of face-to-face visits Friday with the US lawmakers who will question him next week about doping accusations. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner as a top league pitcher provided five hours...
- Research articles 2008-02-08
- We need to confront Sydney cricket issues - Australia's Nielsen
- PERTH, Australia AFP — Australian coach Tim Nielsen said one of the biggest issues facing his all-conquering side as it prepared for the third Test against India at the WACA Ground was confronting the bitter fall-out from the controversial second Test in Sydney. The Australians have been subjected to...
- Research articles 2008-01-12
- Clemens says injections were not banned substances
- NEW YORK AFP — Roger Clemens, the 45-year-old Major League Baseball superstar pitcher accused of being a dope cheat by his former trainer, has denied taking performance-enhancing substances in a television interview. CBS released a partial transcript of Clemens' interview to be aired Sunday on the "60 Minutes" news...
- Research articles 2008-01-03
- Moggi faces new accusations in 'Calciopoli' scandal
- ROME AFP — Former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi faced new accusations relating to corruption at a preliminary hearing at a court in Naples on Saturday. Moggi was the central figure in a match-fixing scandal that erupted in the spring of 2006 and eventually saw five Italian teams hit...
- Research articles 2007-12-15
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