UTC chairman settles divorce with Swedish countess with payout of $6.5M more, for $42.5M total

October 12th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian state has offered to pay for a second honeymoon for any married couple on the brink of a divorce, a news report said Monday. Several holiday packages, which also include marriage counselling sessions, would be introduced by the end of the year with the aim of reducing the increasing number of divorces in the north-eastern state of Terengganu, the Star online news portal said.

September 24th, 2009 State-by-state divorce ratesState-by-state breakdown of 2008 divorce rates, according to census figures released this week. State2008percentdivorcedAla.12.0Ariz.12.3Alaska12.4Ark.12.5Calif.9.7Colo.11.9Conn.10.0D.C.10.0Del.10.9Fla.12.4Ga.11.3Hawaii9.1Idaho11.7Ill.9.5Ind.12.3Iowa10.2Kan.11.2Ky.12.5La.11.6Maine13.6Mass.9.1Md.9.8Mich.11.2Minn.9.7Miss.11.3Mont.12.3Mo.11.7N.C.10.3N.D.8.1Neb.10.4N.J.8.2N.H.11.3N.M.12.4N.Y.8.4Nev.14.2Ohio11.8Okla.12.9Ore.12.8Pa.9.2R.I.11.0S.C.10.1S.D.10.3Texas10.7Tenn.12.5Utah9.4Va.9.6Vt.12.6Wash.12.5Wis.10.0Wyo.12.6W.Va.12.1Source: American Community Survey

September 9th, 2009 Swedish museum settles dispute on Nazi-looted artSTOCKHOLM — A Swedish art museum said Wednesday it had settled a six-year dispute over a painting claimed by the heirs of a Jewish businessman who lost it when he fled Germany in 1939 to escape Nazi persecution. The Moderna Museet in Stockholm said the settlement was reached when a European art collector agreed to buy German expressionist Emil Nolde's "Blumengarten (Utenwarf)" from the heirs of Otto Nathan Deutsch.

September 2nd, 2009 Brazil Senate passes speedy Internet divorce billBRASILIA, Brazil — The Brazilian Senate has approved a bill that would allow consensual divorces to be filed and resolved on the Internet. The Senate's official news agency says the bill would speed divorce proceedings, allowing couples to split without lawyers or having to wait in line in court.

September 1st, 2009 Taco Bell settles Tenn. sex harassment complaintMEMPHIS, Tenn.

August 21st, 2009 Microsemi settles DOJ suitIRVINE, Calif. — Chip maker Microsemi Corp.

August 18th, 2009 GM seals deal to sell Saab to KoenigseggSTOCKHOLM — General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it has signed an agreement to sell its unit Saab Automotive to Sweden's Koenigsegg Group AB, confirming an announcement in June, although government officials warn that more capital is needed before the deal can be closed.

August 17th, 2009 Swedbank raises $2.1B in new capitalSTOCKHOLM — Swedish bank Swedbank said Monday it is raising 15 billion Swedish kronor ($2.1 billion) in a new share issue to strengthen its capital position, which has been tested by the global economic crisis, particularly in the Baltic countries. Chief Executive Michael Wolf said the rights issue should help accelerate the troubled bank's recovery without relying on the Swedish state guarantee and "end any lingering perception that we will become a burden for the Swedish tax payers." He said the bank's aim was to get out of the bank bailout program as soon as possible, but pointed out it hasn't changed its outlook for any of the markets where it operates.

July 16th, 2009 Amy Winehouse, Blake Fielder-Civil granted divorceLONDON — Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil have been granted a divorce by a judge in London. The judge approved the divorce decree for "Fielder-Civil B.

June 26th, 2009 Swedish broadcaster SVT says Iran Embassy attackedSTOCKHOLM — Swedish broadcaster SVT says the Iranian Embassy outside Stockholm is being attacked by demonstrators. The report says about 150 people are trying to storm the embassy building.

June 23rd, 2009 Famed ex-hostage Betancourt in divorceBOGOTA — An attorney for the husband of celebrated former hostage Ingrid Betancourt confirmed on Tuesday that the couple is getting a divorce and he said it should be complete in six to eight months. Neither Betancourt nor estranged husband Juan Carlos Lecompte are commenting on reports of acrimony published last week by the society magazine Caras.

June 18th, 2009 Feds: Exec's divorce a ploy to dodge $3.2B payoutBRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Federal prosecutors in Connecticut say a former executive involved in a major accounting scandal is trying to divorce his wife to get out of paying $3.2 billion in restitution.

June 6th, 2009 Republican Congressman Kirk announces divorceNORTHBROOK, Ill. — U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk's office has announced that the Republican congressman and his wife are divorcing.

May 26th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Bad relationship with their mother-in-law ranked as the top reason for divorce among ethnic Indians, and one of the main reasons given by divorced ethnic Chinese and Malay couples in Malaysia, a government study revealed Tuesday. A total of 30 percent of divorced ethnic Indian couples cited "interference" from in-laws, specifically mothers-in-law, as the main reason for their break-ups, the National Population and Family Development Board said.

May 14th, 2009 Conn. court rules against Credit Suisse CEOHARTFORD, Conn. — The chief executive of Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse is haggling with his ex-wife over nearly $1 million she says he owes her for being 12 days late with a divorce-related payment in 2006.