Australia&#39;s Hardie may face charges over asbestos
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SYDNEY: Australian building products firm James Hardie Industries NV may face criminal charges after a government inquiry found it broke the law by saying it had enough money in a fund to compensate thousands of asbestos victims.
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KERRY O&#39;BRIEN: And what was left of James Hardie&#39;s reputation as a corporate citizen was shredded today after an inquiry into the former asbestos manufacturer found that the company and its senior executives had indulged in deceptive and misleading
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Australian Federal Police said on Saturday they had charged a 27-year-old Indian doctor for his alleged involvement with attempted bombings in Britain on June 29 and 30.
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Australia's corporate watchdog has launched legal action against building products company James Hardie for allegedly misleading the stockmarket about its liabilities to asbestos disease victims.
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A man who said a shark attacked him on Sydney's Bondi beach has been arrested for theft and may have made the story up, the Australian media said today
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Asbestos victims have hailed an agreement detailing how James Hardie intends to compensate them, but caution the deal is not yet legally binding.
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More than 500 Australians could be involved in child pornography on the Internet, Australia&#39;s top police officer says after nationwide raids saw more than 200 people charged with over 2,000 child pornography offences.
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Australian Federal Police said on Saturday they had charged a 27-year-old Indian doctor over his alleged links to the perpetrators of attempted car bomb attacks in Britain on June 29 and 30.
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SYDNEY - James Hardie Industries struck a deal to pay $1.1 billion to compensate asbestos-related disease sufferers on Tuesday, boosting the firm&#39;s stock as much as 8 percent as a 14-month row over funding neared its end.
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Embattled building products firm James Hardie Industries NV yesterday signed a landmark compensation deal for thousands of Australians battling asbestos-related disease after exposure to its products.
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Building products maker James Hardie reached a landmark agreement Tuesday to compensate thousands of Australians suffering crippling lung diseases caused by the asbestos it made decades ago.
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A fund set up by James Hardie Industries NV to compensate asbestos victims will apply for a liquidator to be appointed, setting a one-week deadline for the company to top up the fund or face the threat of legal action.
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WASHINGTON - WR Grace &amp; Co. disclosed Friday that federal prosecutors were likely to indict the chemical and building material supplier during the first quarter of 2005 on charges related to environmental
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Meredith Hellicar, chairman, and Peter Macdonald, chief executive of James Hardie Industries NV, speak on a teleconference from Sydney about the company&#39;s responsibilities to asbestos victims.
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Australian Federal Police said on  Saturday they had charged a 27-year-old Indian doctor over his  alleged links to attempted car bomb attacks in Britain on June  29 and 30.
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BRISBANE, Australia -- Australian federal police yesterday charged an Indian doctor with providing support to a terrorist organization, linking him to last month's failed British bombings.
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DENVER -- The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Qwest Communications&#39; former chief executive could soon face civil charges for his alleged role in an accounting scandal at the company.