Saturday, July 28, 2012
OTTAWA, July 28 (UPI) -- A former senior adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been charged with lobbying on behalf of a company where his girlfriend worked. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Friday said Bruce Carson was formally charged the previous day with one count of defrauding... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, July 27, 2012
New government takes over in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia, July 27 (UPI) -- A coalition government was installed Friday in Serbia with Parliament approving the new cabinet. Prime Minister Ivica Dacic was to take office later in the day, Tanjug reported. Dacic, who served as deputy prime minister under Mirko Cvetković for the past four... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Ex-Pakistan leader's account stays closed
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, July 26 (UPI) -- A Pakistani judge has refused a bank's request to reopen a bank account of former President Pervez Musharraf, judicial officials said. The ruling on the request by Habib Bank Ltd. in Islamabad came from a special judge Wednesday, The Express Tribune said.... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
EEOC wins money for obese worker
HOUSTON, July 25 (UPI) -- A Texas man who weighed almost 700 pounds when he was fired is to receive $55,000 in a settlement of an equal opportunity complaint, officials said. BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle Systems, a company headquartered in Virginia, also agreed to provide six months of job-hunting... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Pioneer woman astronaut Sally Ride dies
WASHINGTON, July 23 (UPI) -- Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space, has died of pancreatic cancer at age 61, her organization, sallyridescience.com, announced Monday. Ride, who was 32 when she launched aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on June 18, 1983, was with the National... Sign in to see full entry.