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H.K. Top Court Blocks Congo-China Lawsuit

Debra Mao Bloomberg.com 06/08/2011
H.K. Top Court Blocks Congo-China Lawsuit

Hong Kong’s highest court ruled that the Democratic Republic of Congo can’t be sued in the city, saying China’s policy is one of absolute immunity for sovereign states.

Saudi King Bans Men From Selling Lingerie

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah decreed that only women would be allowed to work in the kingdom's lingerie shops, the official SPA news agency reported Monday.

John Edwards indicted in $925K mistress cover-up

NEDRA PICKLER and TOM BREEN AP 06/04/2011
Oh la la! French ban the words 'Twitter' and 'Facebook' from being used on TV and radio news programmes

In a controversial move the French government has said that it will enforce a law so that the words 'Facebook' and 'Twitter' will not be allowed to be spoken on the television or on the radio.

John Edwards indicted in $925K mistress cover-up

John Edwards acknowledged he has "done wrong" and hurt others but strongly denied breaking the law after federal prosecutors charged him Friday with using $925,000 in under-the-table campaign contributions to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 run for president.

Embedding YouTube Videos May Soon Be a Felony in US

Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com 06/03/2011
Embedding YouTube Videos May Soon Be a Felony in US

Techdirt reports that Senate bill 978 – a bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes – may be used to prosecute people for embedding YouTube videos.

Netflix sharing will be a crime in Tennesse

State lawmakers in country music’s capital have passed a groundbreaking measure that would make it a crime to use a friend’s login — even with permission — to listen to songs or watch movies from services such as Netflix and Rhapsody.

Spain threatens to sue Hamburg over cucumber slur

Spain threatened Wednesday to sue Hamburg for damages after the German city pointed to Spanish cucumbers as the source of a fatal outbreak of E.coli.

TSA pays woman $2350 to settle suit over breast exposure

The U.S. government paid a paltry $2350 to settle a lawsuit brought by a Texas woman who sued the Transportation Security Administration after her breasts were exposed during a vigorous frisking at a Texas airport, records show.

Edwards, feds arguing if money was donated or gift

NEDRA PICKLER and MIKE BAKER AP 06/01/2011
Edwards, feds arguing if money was donated or gift

Former presidential candidate John Edwards and federal prosecutors are arguing over whether funds used to cover up his extramarital affair were campaign contributions or just gifts from his longtime friends.

Deutsche Bank Banker Shen Yan Arrested In Hong Kong For Possession Of Unlicensed Firearm - Sources

Deutsche Bank AG (DB) banker Shen Yan was arrested at Hong Kong airport last week allegedly in possession of an unlicensed firearm, people familiar with the situation said Friday.


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