Citigroup plunges on uncertainty
Shares in Citigroup, one of the biggest banks in the US, fell on Friday amid uncertainty about the firm's future.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Nebraska restricts safe-haven law
Nebraska adds a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that has led to the abandonment of nearly three dozen children.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Conrad Black in jail plea to Bush
Ex-media tycoon Conrad Black is appealing to US President George W Bush for clemency over his prison sentence for fraud.
Friday, November 21, 2008
US justice boss leaves hospital
US attorney general Michael Mukasey leaves hospital to go back to work after collapsing while giving a speech.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Ex-crime chief arrested in Mexico
The former head of Mexico's anti-organised crime agency is held as part of a probe into alleged links to drug cartels.
Friday, November 21, 2008
US justice boss still in hospital
US attorney general Michael Mukasey remains in hospital the day after he collapses while giving a speech, officials say.
Friday, November 21, 2008
CIA accused over missionary death
A classified US report says the CIA withheld information after the shooting down of a missionary plane in Peru in 2001.
Friday, November 21, 2008
US global dominance ’set to wane’
US dominance is likely to weaken by 2025 as India and China grow stronger, a new Washington intelligence report says.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Madonna granted divorce in London
Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are granted a "quickie divorce" at the High Court in London.