International

World’s most endangered feline brought back from the brink
28/06/2009 05:00
Newly born lynx cubs at the captive breeding center of the Donana National Park, southern Spain Road signs throughout the vast Donana National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Spain, warn...
Madoff can expect de facto life term at sentencing
28/06/2009 05:00
Accused swindler Bernard Madoff enters the Manhattan federal court house in New York in this March 12, 2009 file photo. Admitted thief Bernard Madoff will leave his jail cell and be taken under guard to court on...
Protests erupt, shots fired after Honduras coup
28/06/2009 05:00
Honduras’ President Manuel Zelaya speaks on national television at the Presidential house in Tegucigalpa June 27, 2009. Shots were fired near the presidential palace in Honduras where protests erupted after the...
Ponzi scheme mastermind Madoff likely to spend 150 years in prison
28/06/2009 05:00
Bernard Madoff, the mastermind behind the largest and most sweeping Ponzi scheme ever, is scheduled to appear in a New York-based U.S. federal court on Monday, facing the possibility of spending the rest of his in prison. Accused swindler Bernard...
No painkiller before Jackson’s death: lawyer
28/06/2009 05:00
Pop icon Michael Jackson’s doctor did not inject a powerful painkiller into the singing star just before his death, the doctor’s lawyer said in remarks published on Sunday. Michael Jackson fans gather near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, June 28,...
Autopsy under way to determine cause of Jackson’s death
27/06/2009 05:00
Los Angeles coroners began an autopsy on Friday to determine the cause of U.S. pop star Michael Jackson’s death as rumors spread that he might die from a drug overdose as well as heart attack. Fans mourn for American pop icon Michael Jackson in...
U.S. judge orders Madoff to forfeit $170 bln
27/06/2009 05:00
A U.S. federal judge ordered Friday that disgraced financier Bernard Madoff must forfeit all his rights to assets totaling 170 billion U.S. dollars. In an agreement with prosecutors approved by District Judge Denny Chin, Madoff must give up...