Investigations
French couple charged over eight baby murders
Jul 29, 2010 06:33 EDT
A French judge charged a mother with the murder of eight of her newborn babies on Thursday and her husband with hiding the bodies.
Police question French minister in L'Oreal affair
Jul 29, 2010 05:45 EDT
Police question French labor minister on his connection to L'Oreal heiress in tax scandal. Financial police are questioning Labor Minister Eric Woerth about his connection to the heiress of the L'Oreal cosmetics fortune in a scandal that has reached the highest levels of President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.
Thai probe of journalist deaths called inadequate
Jul 28, 2010 21:04 EDT
Thailand hasn't fully investigated 2 journalists' deaths during protests, press group says. Thailand's government has failed to properly investigate the shooting deaths of two journalists killed while they covered recent political violence, and the perpetrators of those attacks should be brought to justice, a press freedom group said Thursday.
Pa. racetrack trainer accused of doping horses
Jul 28, 2010 17:52 EDT
Pa. racetrack trainer charged with giving performance-enhancing drugs to Penn National horses. A Pennsylvania horse trainer was charged Wednesday with trying to rig races at Penn National Race Course by injecting horses with performance-enhancing drugs.
Iceland to probe energy company takeover, privatisation
Jul 28, 2010 14:39 EDT
The government said Tuesday it would probe the controversial takeover of an Icelandic geothermal power group by a Canadian company and wanted to reverse the privatisation of energy resources.
Authorities blame organizer for deadly Love Parade
Jul 28, 2010 12:42 EDT
Authorities blame organizer for deadly Love Parade as death toll rises to 21. German state authorities on Wednesday accused the organizer of last weekend's Love Parade techno festival of major security breaches which may have led to the crush that killed 21 people and injured more than 500.
FBI chief says agents assisting DOD on WikiLeaks
Jul 28, 2010 11:51 EDT
FBI director Mueller says the bureau is assisting the Pentagon in the WikiLeaks probe. FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau is assisting the Defense Department in its criminal investigation into the release of some 91,000 secret U.S. military documents on Afghanistan.
US keeps BP under pressure 100 days after Gulf disaster
Jul 28, 2010 10:02 EDT
The US government kept up pressure on BP Wednesday, 100 days after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill began, despite the ouster of the energy giant's chief executive, who has been replaced with an American.
Officials ready criminal probe of oil spill: report
Jul 28, 2010 07:35 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several U.S. government agencies are preparing a criminal probe of at least three companies involved in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, though it could take more than a year before any charges are filed, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Montenegro finds no evidence of mass grave
Jul 28, 2010 04:38 EDT
Montenegro finds no evidence of mass grave of ethnic Albanians killed during Kosovo war. Montenegrin authorities say an investigation into a suspected mass grave has been closed after finding no evidence that Kosovo Albanians were buried at the site.
Police: Ohio woman dies after hit by police car
Jul 28, 2010 02:22 EDT
Authorities are investigating the death of a woman who was struck by a police cruiser in a Cincinnati park.
US braces for blowback over Afghan war disclosures
Jul 28, 2010 01:36 EDT
Leaked Afghan war documents could damage US interests, endanger lives of cooperative locals. Operatives inside Afghanistan and Pakistan who have worked for the U.S. against the Taliban or al-Qaida may be at risk following the disclosure of thousands of once-secret U.S. military documents, former and current officials said.
Electric fault, oversight blamed in DC subway crash
Jul 27, 2010 19:31 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Safety investigators on Tuesday blamed a 2009 Washington, D.C. subway crash that killed nine people on faulty track electronics but also said the region's transit agency lacked a safety culture.
US Feds subpoena documents from 2004 Armstrong doping case
Jul 27, 2010 18:38 EDT
Federal investigators, probing cheating in pro cycling, have subpoenaed material from a 2004 case in which a US firm attempted to prove Lance Armstrong used performance-enhancing drugs.
AP source: DOJ supports DOD in WikiLeaks probe
Jul 27, 2010 18:29 EDT
AP source: Pentagon is receiving support from Justice Department in WikiLeaks investigation. A federal law enforcement official says the Justice Department is assisting in the Defense Department's military investigation into the disclosure of tens of thousands of once-secret U.S. military documents about Afghanistan.
Feds seek records from '04 Armstrong doping case
Jul 27, 2010 18:00 EDT
Federal investigators seek records from '04 Texas case that sought to prove Armstrong doped. Federal prosecutors investigating cheating in professional cycling have subpoenaed documents from a 2004 case in which a Texas company tried to prove Lance Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs.
NY probing fake nun linked to notorious 'church'
Jul 27, 2010 17:58 EDT
NY attorney general investigating fake nun linked to Brooklyn 'church' with violent past. New York's attorney general is on the trail of a fake nun who dons a habit and cross to solicit donations for a phony church with a violent past.
Feds seek records from '04 Armstrong doping case
Jul 27, 2010 16:01 EDT
Federal investigators seek records from '04 Texas case that sought to prove Armstrong doped. Federal prosecutors investigating cheating in professional cycling have subpoenaed documents from a 2004 case in which a Texas company tried to prove Lance Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs.
Iceland to probe energy company takeover, privatisation
Jul 27, 2010 15:03 EDT
The government said Tuesday it would probe the controversial takeover of an Icelandic geothermal power group by a Canadian company and wanted to reverse the privatisation of energy resources.
French ex-general named top EU policeman in Kosovo
Jul 27, 2010 14:41 EDT
Former French general named top policeman for EU mission in Kosovo. A European Union official in Kosovo says a former French general has been named to head the 27-member bloc's police mission in Kosovo.
