BBCandVOABBCNewswithJulieCandler.TheUSgovernmentsaysit’sarrestedmorethan300membersofapowerfulMexicandrugganginamajoroperationacrossthecountry.TheAttorneyGeneralEricHoldersaidthearresttookplacein19statesanddealtasignificantblowtothegroup’ssupplychainofdrugs,weaponsandcashintotheUnitedStates.Inthelast2daysalone,wehaveseized3.4milliondollarsinUScurrencyandnearly730poundsofmethamphetamineaswellasothernarcotics.We’vealsoseizedcloseto400weapons.HesaidthegangknownastheMichoacanfamilyhadshownanincrediblelevelofsophisticationandruthlessness.PresidentObamahaswelcomedplansbytheUSTreasurytocutthesalariesoftopexecutivesatcompaniesthatthegovernmentbailedoutlastyear.Twenty-fivetopmanagersareexpectedtohavetheirsalariescutby90%atcompaniesincludingGeneralMotorsandCitiGroup.TheFederalReservehasproposedmeasuresdiscouragingexcessiveriskasRichardListerreportsfromWashingtonPresidentObamasaiditoffendedAmericanvalueswhenthetopexecutivesoffirmsbeingkeptafloatbytaxpayersawardedthemselveshugebonuses.AIG,thecompanywhichhelpedtriggerthefinancialmeltdown,isthisyearpreparingtopayitstradingdivisionexecutivesalmost200milliondollarsinbonuses,despitehavingtorelyon180billiondollarsofbailoutmoney.TheFedsaysitwillreviewpaystructuresat6000USfinancialinstitutionsandvetothosewhichappeartoencouragethekindofrisk-takingwhichbroughtthefinancialsectortothebrinkofcollapse.Theworld'sbiggestmobilephonemaker,Nokia,issuingitsAmericanrivalAppleforpatentinfringement.Thelegalactioncovers10patentswhichitsaysApplehasbreachedwithitsmassivelypopularIphone.DuncanButterreports.TheAppleIphonehasbeenahugesuccess,sellingover34millionunitssinceitwaslaunched2yearsago.Mostusersprizeitforitsinnovativetechnology.ButnowNokiaisclaimingthatmuchofthattechnologywasdevisedbyitsresearchscientistsandwantsAppletocompensateitfinancially,hencethelawsuitfiledintheUnitedStates.Nokiasayspatentsrelatingtowirelessdata,speechcoding,securityandencryptionhaveallbeeninfringed.Sofarthere’sbeennoresponsefromAppleandit’snotclearhowmuchmoneyNokiaisseekingincompensationHundredsofpeoplehavedemonstratedoutsidetheBBC’stelevisionstudiosinLondontoprotestagainsttheappearanceonapoliticaldebateprogramoftheleaderofthefar-rightBritishNationalPartyNickGriffin.Atonestage,protestorsforcedtheirwayinsidetheBBCbuildingandpolicesaidtheyhadmade6arrests.Ontheprogramwhichisdueforbroadcastshortly,theBNPleaderdefendedhisparty’sfar-rightviewsbuthisopinionswererepeatedly1/62BBCandVOAchallenged.WorldNewsfromtheBBC.ForthefirsttimetheSriLankangovernmenthasbegunresettlingdisplacedpeopletoareasformerlycontrolledbythedefeatedTamilTigerrebels.Morethan5,500peoplelefttheVavuniyacamponThursdayforresettlementinformerrebelstrongholdsinNorthernSriLanka.Theyarepartofalargergroupofabout40,000.Thegovernmentsaysitaimstocompletetheprocessinthenextfewdays.Morethanaquarterofamillionciviliansarehousedinmilitary-runcamps.TheformermilitaryrulerofUruguay,GregorioAlvarez,hasbeensentencedto25yearsinprisononhumanrightscharges.Hewasfoundguiltyof37homicidesduringhistimeasheadofthearmedforcesin1970sandthenaspresidentbetween1981and1985.Theformergeneralwasarrestedin2007onchargesoforderingthedeathofpoliticalprisoners.Scientistssaythey’vefoundasignificantflawinthecountingofcarbondioxideemissionswhichcouldencouragemassivedeforestation.Professor,TimothySearchinger,fromPrincetonUniversitysaidiftheloopholeisnotclos...
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