legal action

  1. 'Irresponsible pigeon feeder' faces jail for bird poo mess

    Bird lover Eva Hueber could be forced to pay compensation for 'irresponsible feeding' and might even face prison for the mess the birds caused in the Austrian city of Villach. The property management company on the estate where Ms Hueber lives is taking action for 'many years of irresponsible...
  2. Bank robber sues police after being arrested with his underpants on show

    Armed robber Phillip Niere is suing police in Germany after they arrested him with his trousers round his ankles. The 38-year-old was arrested after he threatened to kill five staff at Noris Bank in Aachen, west Germany, if they did not dispense £200,000 to him immediately. He was...
  3. Illinois Tries to Reclaim John Lennon's Ax

    Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan gave the Peace Museum a chance -- and now she wants John Lennon's guitar back. The state's top prosecutor sued the small and financially troubled Chicago museum in Cook County Court on Feb. 8 to turn over an acoustic guitar that belonged to the former...
  4. Police hold man over Churchill fake signatures

    Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error British police have arrested a 65-year-old man suspected of forging the signature of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill in books and then attempting to sell them on eBay or directly to buyers. Officers from the...
  5. Is your baby for sale ?

    Link Removed Nova Scotia baby offered for sale in classifieds online. Nova Scotia baby boy appeared in an ad for sale online for a price. The ad listed the infant as a "two-month" old. The police put matters into action by visiting the home that was listed in the contact information for the...
  6. Windows 7 Microsoft declares war on 'sophisticated' click-fraud scheme

    Microsoft has mounted a legal offensive against scams targeting its pay-per-click advertising services, filing two lawsuits that take aim at what it says is a sophisticated new form of the crime. In two complaints filed this week, Microsoft accused web publishers of engaging in a practice it...