Iran’s president says move Israel
Iran’s conservative president has said that Israel should be moved to Europe.
“If European countries claim that they have killed Jews in World War II.
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Black set to appear in US court
/0 Comments/in Lord Black /by ceadminMedia tycoon Lord Black is due to appear in a US court on Thursday to face charges of fraud.
He was indicted last month on eight counts of fraud, accused of taking money from newspaper group Hollinger International for his own use.
The British peer has denied all the charges, calling them “absolute nonsense”
Pinochet faces tax fraud charges
/0 Comments/in Augusto Pinochet /by ceadminFormer Chilean military ruler Gen Augusto Pinochet has been placed under house arrest and charged with tax evasion and passport fraud.
He is also accused of using forged government documents and misleading officials over his assets.
The charges relate to $27m (£15
Blair faces Iraq war inquiry move
/0 Comments/in Tony Blair /by ceadminTony Blair faces a fresh move by senior MPs to set up a full Parliamentary inquiry into the UK role in the run up to the Iraq war and its aftermath.
Tory Ken Clarke and Lib Dem deputy leader Sir Menzies Campbell are among those backing the cross-party motion.
They are aiming to get 200 signatures and get a debate in the Commons
Conrad Black denies fraud charges
/0 Comments/in Lord Black /by ceadminMedia tycoon Conrad Black has denied charges of 11 counts of fraud in the US, linked to a $2.1bn (£1.2bn) sale of hundreds of Canadian newspapers
Ex-Refco boss faces eight charges
/0 Comments/in Phillip Bennett /by ceadminFormer Refco chief executive Phillip Bennett has been indicted on eight counts including conspiracy, securities fraud and making false filings.
Mr Bennett, 57, who was arrested in October, is accused of hiding $430m (£243m) in debts at the US brokerage before it floated on the stock market.
He denies any wrongdoing and has been released under a $50m bond
Lang sues ex-manager for ‘fraud’
/0 Comments/in Annabel Lapp /by ceadminSinger kd lang is suing her ex-manager for allegedly taking fees from the musician’s account without her consent.
Canadian singer lang, whose hits include Constant Craving, claims Annabel Lapp drew cheques from her business account without permission.
Ms Lapp represented lang from 1990 until September, when the singer terminated her contract
Ambassador turns on Blair over Iraq
/0 Comments/in Tony Blair /by ceadminThere are some diplomats who think that an ambassador’s desk should hold its secrets as much as the psychiatrist’s couch.
Not Sir Christopher Meyer, lately Her Britannic Majesty’s Ambassador in Washington.
Correspondents based in Washington knew Mr Meyer as an accomplished envoy, and an engaging and sharp-tongued informant
Memoirs shine new light on war
/0 Comments/in Tony Blair /by ceadminTony Blair has faced any number of claims about what he did and did not do when he and President Bush were preparing to go to war on Iraq.
The difference with Sir Christopher Meyer’s recollections is that he was actually there most of the time.
The former UK ambassador to the US witnessed much of the talk first hand and was in a position to see the relationship between the two men develop, and even help it along where necessary
Fraud boss gets jail term reduced
/0 Comments/in Steven Higham /by ceadminA company chief who took £2.5m from investors to support his own business has had his sentence cut.
Steven Higham, 54, of Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warks, was managing director of Nottingham-based Oaktree Financial Services, when he stole from clients