MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A gas buildup ignited by an electrical spark or other heat source caused the blast that killed 37 people and wounded dozens of others last week at the state oil company's headquarters, Mexico's attorney general said. Strike over war crimes trial hits Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- The verdict against a top leader of Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party was being read Tuesday as the group enforced a general strike to protest his prosecution and others on charges of crimes against humanity during the nation’s 1971 independence war.
UBS swings to Q4, full-year net loss after Libor fine, revamp
ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS said it swung to a big fourth-quarter and full-year net loss due to a $1.5 billion fine for rigging benchmark interest rates and charges from a restructuring plan to shed 10,000 staff. Switzerland's largest bank said it will still pay shareholders 0.15 Swiss francs ($0.17) for 2012, following a symbolic, 0.10 francs per share for 2011, its first post-crisis dividend. UBS's 1.89 billion franc net loss for the fourth quarter compares with a 2.078 billion franc net loss forecasts by analysts in a Reuters poll. ($1 = 0.9086 Swiss francs) (Reporting By Katharina Bart) Iran arrests official implicated in prison deaths
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran has arrested a senior government official, two years after a parliamentary probe found him responsible for deaths by torture of at least three jailed anti-government protesters.
Former Iran prosecutor Mortazavi arrested: statement
DUBAI (Reuters) – A former Iranian prosecutor at the center of a growing confrontation between two of Iran’s most powerful figures has been arrested, according to a statement posted Tuesday on the Tehran prosecutor’s website. No reason was given for the arrest, but the timing suggested it might be linked to the role of the former judicial official, Saeed Mortazavi, in a dispute between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani. “The Tehran prosecutor announced Monday night that Saeed Mortazavi has been arrested,” read the one-line statement. …
S&P says it expects to be sued by Justice Department over its ratings of mortgage-backed bonds
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government is expected to file civil charges against Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, alleging that it improperly gave high ratings to mortgage debt that later plunged in value and helped fuel the 2008 financial crisis.
Chris Tanev scores in OT as Vancouver Canucks rally past Edmonton Oilers 3-2
EDMONTON – Chris Tanev scored with 19.3 seconds remaining in overtime as the Vancouver Canucks won a season-high third game in a row, coming from behind to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Monday.
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