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BP investors spooked by oil spill lawsuit

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Oil giant BP was the biggest faller on Britain's blue-chip board on Thursday, as investors fretted that a U.S. government lawsuit may mean the cost of its oil spill will be far higher than predicted.

Pentagon swindling vets, lawsuit says

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The Vietnam Veterans of America today filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Haven, CT, claiming that the Department of Defense has failed to comply with the law by not releasing records on Personality Disorder discharges.
Veterans pray at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veteran's Day in Washington, November 11, 2010.

Vets sue Pentagon on discharges

The Vietnam Veterans of America is going to sue the Department of Defense for, the group says, wrongfully discharging nearly 26,000 service members for “Personality Disorder.”
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Wal-Mart class-action appeal goes to top court

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide if the largest sex-discrimination class-action lawsuit in U.S. history against Wal-Mart Stores Inc can proceed, a case involving women workers who seek billions of dollars in damages.
Ivory Coast Polls

Leaders unwilling to concede defeat hinder Africa's path to democracy

Burning tyres, rebel checkpoints, an angry mob and a placard that reads, Gbagbo thief... The West African state of Ivory Coast seems to be rapidly descending into a state of crisis. Acknowledged as the most expensive polls in Africa, the recent run-off was aimed at unifying the country which suffered bitter divisions and wrath of an armed uprising in 2002. But instead, they bared the discrepancy within the nation's population.
South Africa's Mbeki to mediate over Ivory Coast poll result

South Africa's Mbeki to mediate over Ivory Coast poll result

A day after both candidates claimed Presidency in Ivory Coast, African Union said it would dispatch former South African premier Thabo Mbeki for mediations. Local media has reported of at least a dozen people killed in post-election violence in the former capital of Abijdan.
Toyota

Toyota sues GM over plant closure

Toyota Motors has filed a law suit for damages against General Motors Co.'s against bankruptcy estate over the closure of their joint manufacturing plant in California.
Zuma heads to Harare as Zimbabwe coalition appears to be on the verge of collapse

Zuma heads to Harare to save Zimbabwe coalition from collapse

South African president Jacob Zuma set off to Harare on Friday expecting to even out the disputes of Zimbabwe's power-sharing government which is almost on the verge of collapse. The Zimbabwe standoff worsened as Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai filed a lawsuit against ruling president Robert Mugabe accusing him of violating the global political agreement (GPA) signed between them.
Givenchy Nightingale (right) and BCBG Rembrandt handbags

Givenchy files suit against BCBG

Givenchy has filed a federal lawsuit against BCBG in California district alleging that their Nightingale bag has been copied and sold by BCBG as their Rembrandt bag, which results in trade infringement. The Givenchchy bag retailed for $2,175 whereas BCBG sold their bag for $118.

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