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By James Cogan The political survival of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is in doubt following the withdrawal from his cabinet of two political blocs that derive the bulk of their support from Iraq’s Sunni Arab population. A variety of sectarian ...

By J. Nicholas Hoover In the film version of Minority Report, a personalized ad that knows about past purchases greets a character as he enters the Gap. Meanwhile, American Express ads tell Tom Cruise’s own character that he looks like ...

COMPUTER COCK-UPS THAT SINK CUSTOMERS Mirror  Much of the misery created by rip-of f overdraft fees is caused by banks’ blunders. Customers are often pushed into the red by computer cock-ups and shoddy service. Sky-high charge sand interest compound the ...

GraÍnne Gilmore and Elizabeth Colman Britain’s banks and building societies have lied to and threatened customers who complain about overdraft charges, the Government’s financial regulator said. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has rebuked current account providers for making “false or ...

By Philippe Naughton The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed today that nobody is to face any charges from the long-running police investigation into the cash-for-peerages allegations.The decision was announced by Carmen Dowd, head of the CPS’s special crime division, who said ...

By Kevin Poulsen FBI agents trying to track the source of e-mailed bomb threats against a Washington high school last month sent the suspect a secret surveillance program designed to surreptitiously monitor him and report back to a government server, ...

By Trinity Hartman German researchers have developed a new tool to recognize emotions as they flicker across the human face. Rapid facial analysis has huge potential for advertisers, but some are concerned about protecting privacy. Imagine the following scenario: a ...

Children should be used as guinea pigs in clinical research to speed up medical breakthroughs and improve treatment for them, a leading expert says. About 40 per cent of medicines prescribed to children have never been tested on them. For ...

IC Wales People who do not pay their tax bills could have the cash taken directly from their bank account under proposals unveiled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). In a consultation document looking at payments and debts, HMRC is ...

The Associated Press The Carlyle Group private equity firm is in discussions with Virgin Media Inc. over a potential bid for the British cable TV company, The New York Times reported.The talks are preliminary and may not lead to a ...