The non-issuance of consent to borrow from Microsoft Corp founder and billionaire Bill Gates's investment arm was pointed as the main reason for the bankruptcy filing of Optim Energy LLC, according to court papers on Wednesday.
According to two anonymous sources, EU justice commissioner Viviane Reding and Michel Barnier, who leads financial-services policy for the EU were not happy with Antitrust Commissioner Joaquin Almunia lack of consultation with fellow commissioners and complainants prior to agreeing to a settlement with Google over antitrust concerns.
US District Judge George A. O'Toole Jr rejected the trial date extension of the defense lawyers of suspected Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and said that a November 3 trial is fair and realistic.
The proposed reforms to roll back the existing abortion laws in Spain had drawn ire mostly from womens' groups. The reform, said the Guardian, intends to abolish abortion completely in the country in the near future.
