LONDON: A British woman assaulted by a serial rapist has won the right to sue the attacker who became a millionaire by winning the lottery while in prison. A judge ruled Tuesday that the 78-year-old victim, known only as Mrs. A, can seek punitive damages
(HOSTSEARCH.COM) UK domain registrar and web hosting provider 123-reg (http://www.123-reg.co.uk) is offering discounts on .INFO domain names, it was reported yesterday. The discounts began at the beginning of July and will finish at the end of the
Swiss-Belhotel International Middle East has appointed Mr Walid Mehiri as Regional Director of Sales & Marketing ? Middle East. The rapidly growing Swiss-Belhotel International currently has 25 operating hotels worldwide with another 19 projects
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UK lawyers have warned about the broadly based plans to allow anonymous evidence in court cases. The UK Bar Council has said legislation, currently in play, could lead to too many witnesses appearing in court anonymously. However, the Crown Prosecution
Scan the pages of Britain’s main daily newspapers, listen to the morning reports on Britain’s higher profile radio stations or watch the footage displayed, at times quite viscerally, on Britain’s dominant television news channels and you will find they
Insurance Australia Group will restructure its Australian and New Zealand business to deliver $130 million in savings a year, as it winds back its operations in the United Kingdom. The insurer said it will continue to pursue growth opportunities in Asia,
The US and Britain met strong resistance from within the UN Security Council on Tuesday over proceeding with their proposals to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe and President Robert Mugabe. South Africa’s UN Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo played an important in
A genocide suspect from the Rwanda uprising in 1994 has been arrested in Germany. Callixte Mbarushimana, a hutu, is allegedly responsible for the deaths of several tutsi tribespeople. He was arrested at Frankfurt airport, where he wanted to take a flight
The Norwegian pollution control authority, SFT, has suggested a steady introduction of biofuels into the country’s retail fuel mix and has set out a 2% biofuel component by volume in all fuels, by 2009. The World Bank has reportedly mentioned in a report
LONDON — The Church of England was facing a serious split Tuesday after its ruling General Synod vo ted to allow women bishops, despite threats by more than 1,300 clergy that they would quit over the issue. The Synod, the church’s legislative body,
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Insurance Australia Group Ltd, Australia’s biggest home and car insurer, said it would scale back its UK operations and take a non-cash impairment charge of $350 million ($US333 million) in fiscal year ended in June 30. IAG expects to deliver an
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