News Archive for September 13 2007

Bank of England to bail out Northern Rock

LONDON: The Bank of England has offered an emergency loan to Northern Rock after the mortgage lender became the biggest British casualty so far of the credit squeeze sparked by the crisis in U.S. subprime mortgage markets.

Langham faces child porn sentencing

Actor Chris Langham is to be sentenced on Friday after being found guilty of downloading child pornography from the Internet.

Elderly man extradited on sex charges pleads not guilty

A 83-year-old man extradited from Australia pleaded not guilty to two 50-year-old sex charges when he appeared Wellington District Court today.

Bank Of America Raises ATM Fees

Bank of America Corp. is raising the surcharge for non-customers at most of its ATMs nationwide to $3 from $2.

British scientists develop non-stick chewing gum

LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have developed a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements, shoes and clothes.

Jobless claims up 4,000 last week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of workers signing up for jobless benefits edged up a smaller-than-expected 4,000 last week, a government report showed on Thursday.

Manager says Foxy Brown not pregnant (AP)

AP - Jail officials will not need to make maternity accommodations for Foxy Brown — her manager says the rapper isn't pregnant, despite her lawyer's courtroom contention that she was.

Alcatel-Lucent cuts revenue forecast, shares fall

Change in capital spending among wireless carriers means lower sales volume for company, and nearly flat revenue growth for 2007.

Gordon Ramsay's brother jailed in Bali

An Indonesian court has sentenced the brother of British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to 10 months in jail for drug possession.Ronald Watson Ramsay, 39, was arrested in Bali in February for alleged possession of 100 milligrams of heroin.

Panel presses for change at World Bank unit

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Robber shot dead in Hampshire bank raid

A robber has been shot dead and another injured during an attempted raid on a bank in Hampshire, BBC and Sky television reported on Thursday.

Baroness Thatcher visits Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown sprang a surprise today by welcoming Baroness Thatcher to Downing Street for talks.

Twins GM Ryan stands down after 12 seasons

MIAMI (Reuters) - Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan resigned on Thursday, ending 12 years in the role with the Major League Baseball team.