INDIANAPOLIS—Indianapolis attorney William F. Conour has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with misappropriating more than $2.5 million in client funds. Conour, 64, surrendered himself to federal authorities this morning and made his initial court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch in Indianapolis.

The charges were announced by Jim Lewis, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois; and Robert J. Holley, Special Agent in Charge, …

Korean Executive Agrees to Serve Time in U.S. Prison
WASHINGTON—An executive of Korean-based Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. (HLDS) has agreed to plead guilty and to serve time in a U.S. prison for his participation in a series of conspiracies to rig bids for the sale of optical disk drives, the Department of Justice announced today.
According to the four-count felony charge filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San …

LONDON, May 1 (Xinhua) — Seven people have been arrested in England and Wales on suspicion of financing terrorism, the British police said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Counter Terrorism Command made the arrests at four addresses in London, Coventry and Cardiff on early Tuesday morning.

Six men, ranging from 30 to 49 years old, and a 45-year-old woman, were taken to a central London police station where they …

COLOMBO, May 1 (Xinhua) — The mobile telephone users in Sri Lanka have increased rapidly over the year 2011 with more than 105 telephone connections for 100 people, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

According to a Central Bank annual report, telephone connections have increased 5.4 percent and the connection were increased to 21.9 million by the end of 2011, a spokesman from the Central Bank said.

“There is also a considerable increase in the …

OTTAWA, April 30 (Xinhua) — Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, will visit four communities in three Canadian provinces in May as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, the Canadian government announced Monday.

The tour will mark the 16th time the Prince of Wales has toured Canada. He was last here in November 2009 with his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall.

The royal …

MANILA, May 1 (Xinhua) — Tens of thousands of Filipios took to the streets to stage protest parades in Metro Manila as well as many other cities in the country on the Labor Day to demand a minimum wage hike and oppose U.S. military presence.

According to government estimates, 30,000 demonstrators including workers, farmers and students, marched in various sites in Metro Manila on the Labor Day, voicing their grievance against worsening hunger and poverty.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has placed …

JAKARTA, May 1 (Xinhua) – Dozens of thousands workers held massive protests in several vital locations in the capital city to observe the international labor day, known as May Day, on Tuesday, demanding government’s more attention in addressing their welfare.

Workers had to leave their daily activities in factories to take part in the protests. They grouped in various labor groups, stormed the capital city’s landmark places and government buildings and staged theatrical acts on the roads …

Jeep’s successful relationship with world number one eventer William Fox-Pitt took another leap forward yesterday (Sunday) after the rider won the Rolex Kentucky, putting him in line for a potential Grand Slam – three consecutive four-star event victories in a calendar year.

William, who drives a Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland in the UK, was loaned a similar car for use while he is in North America – a move that certainly helped his preparations as he rode to victory …

GT86 named VDI Car of the Year
Chief Engineer Tetsuya Tada and his Subaru counterpart Toshio Masuda jointly named VDI Dynamicist of the Year
VDI Dynamics Team of the Year award for Toyota

Toyota has succeeded in its aim of recapturing the classic sports car experience in its new GT86, according to the expert judges of the 2012 Vehicle Dynamics International Awards. The global panel of specialist engineers, technologists and journalists have named the sports coupe Car of the Year (jointly with …

Loeb & Elena claim their seventh consecutive win at Rally Argentina
Hirvonen & Lehtinen take the second spot and move up to third in the overall championship standings
Citroën Total World Rally Team increases its lead in the Manufacturers’ World Championship

Having led Rally Argentina since Friday lunchtime, the Citroën Total World Rally Team crews made it to the end of day three to secure an impressive one-two. Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena claimed their seventh consecutive win in South America, …