DealBook: Rajaratnam Loses Bid to Remain Free Pending Appeal

DealBook: Rajaratnam Loses Bid to Remain Free Pending Appeal


DealBook: Rajaratnam Loses Bid to Remain Free Pending Appeal

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:46 PM PST

A federal court has denied Raj Rajaratnam's request to remain free on bail while he appeals his insider-trading conviction, a ruling that forces the fallen hedge fund manager to report to prison on Monday.


Pakistani Court Bars Former U.S. Ambassador From Leaving

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:40 PM PST

The Supreme Court barred Husain Haqqani from leaving Pakistan as the court initiated an investigation into a controversial memo that led to his resignation and has caused a political storm.


Finmeccanica chairman steps down

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:38 PM PST

The chairman of Finmeccanica, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, resigns amid a series of corruption allegations about the Italian aerospace group.


Chavez plans first post-cancer trip to Argentina

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:46 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday he would travel to Argentina this month on his first official trip abroad since cancer treatment and a further show of vigor prior to a re-election run.


Al-Qaeda says it has US citizen

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:44 PM PST

Al-Qaeda says it has a 70-year-old US aid expert, Warren Weinstein, who was kidnapped in the Pakistani city of Lahore three months ago.


FAMU Dismisses 4 Students Connected to Death

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:28 PM PST

Florida A&M University said that the dismissal followed the students' roles in the death of a marching band member last month.


U.S. 'trash' saving lives abroad

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:21 PM PST

Third World hospitals are saving lives with medical materials discarded in the U.S.


Al-Qaeda says it has US citizen

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:44 PM PST

Al-Qaeda says it has a 70-year-old US aid expert, Warren Weinstein, who was kidnapped in the Pakistani city of Lahore three months ago.


VIDEO: China's factories cutting production

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:23 PM PST

For the first time in nearly three years, China's factories are cutting back on production as the debt crisis spreads.


Qaeda's Zawahri says group kidnapped American in Pakistan

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:01 PM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of an American man in Pakistan and demanded the release of prisoners and an end to air strikes in Muslim countries in exchange for his freedom, according to the SITE online monitoring service.


U.N. puts Syria death toll at 4,000

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 09:05 AM PST

The Arab League and other world powers boosted pressure on the Bashar al-Assad regime to end its nearly nine-month-long crackdown on demonstrators, a relentless push against mostly peaceful citizen protest that has now claimed at least 4,000 deaths.


FAMU Dismisses 4 Students Connected to Death

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 12:33 PM PST

Florida A&M University says it's dismissing four students for their role in the death of a marching band member.


Activists paint guerrilla bike lane

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:55 AM PST

A group of urban activists in Mexico City have taken matters into their own hands after the local government failed to build the lanes they pledged.


Sarkozy calls for 'refounding of Europe'

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 11:49 AM PST

French President says he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will push for treaty changes to protect the euro.


Sarkozy Pushes EU Reforms

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 01:26 PM PST

France wants to accelerate fiscal integration within the euro zone as part of a broader effort aimed at repairing the troubled monetary union and solving the spiraling euro debt crisis, Sarkozy said in a speech.


Pakistan Court Bars Former Envoy From Travel

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 11:03 AM PST

Pakistan's former envoy to the United States was barred from leaving the country while a commission investigates his role in a memo scandal that led to his resignation, a Pakistani lawmaker said.


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'Dangerous' shortages at hospital

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 11:34 AM PST

Five surgeons have resigned from an east London hospital amid claims that patients have been "left with life-changing injuries" because of a lack of resources, the BBC learns.


Yemen Says 13 Killed in Fighting in South

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 11:11 AM PST

Clashes between Yemeni soldiers and armed tribesmen in the restive southern city of Taiz left 13 dead Thursday, the Defense Ministry and a security official said.


VIDEO: Racism fears ahead of Euro 2012

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 11:19 AM PST

Euro 2012 will be jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine and will be a showcase for both hosts. But there are fears that the events could be marred by racism.


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | December 1, 2011

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 12:39 PM PST

Islamists say they have a majority in early voting in Egypt; a Bahraini blogger stands up to the riot police; and why the Grammys are still relevant.


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