...increasingly setting up their own philanthropic foundations with relatively small amounts of cash...activity has dried up during the recession, foundations have been less prominent. But this is...We've seen fewer people start charitable foundations with big chunks of money," says Rebecca...

...in funds held in Luxembourg and the Bahamas. The funds had already been frozen in the course of the investigation.The Geneva justice office said on Friday the 41-year-old Mr Abacha, who was arrested in 2005, had been found guilty "of participation in a criminal...

...tennis, watching Leeds United. Involved with British Urological Foundation, which promotes understanding of the health of 'men's and...pushing water uphill", while Mr Cowdery runs his own charitable foundation to promote financial education.The two men also share relatively...

...including most of California, would suffer severe drought and dustbowl conditions.A separate study from the European Climate Foundation said the emissions targets proposed by governments would be inadequate to avoid such consequences and must be substantially...

...helped foster. "Tim had worked with Paulson to take decisive action to save our financial system: their efforts were a strong foundation for recovery and regulatory reform but the outcome wasn't certain," says Mr Wilkinson. "Since being in office, by any measure...

...world that the US holds itself to the highest standards of justice. Compare and contrast. See what these men did and look at our...or else is annulled. This rather dulls the declaration of justice for all that the administration believes it is making to the...

...transferred immediately as a way to counter dissident charges that Northern Ireland is still administered by British policing and justice.But in his conference speech, Peter Robinson, DUP leader and Northern Ireland first minister, refused to give a commitment...

...hairstyles that were regularly featured in magazines. But being of the opinion that most photographers failed to do his work justice, he decided to have a go himself; by 1990 he had decided to move to New York with his American wife and reinvent himself as...

...He is chairman of Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank, and a member of one of the merchant families that helped build the foundations of the emirate's economy.The US-educated Mr bin Sulaiman appears to be the latest victim of Dubai politics as the emirate...

...most celebrated combination of musician and statesman. He is an ambassador for Unicef, the children's charity. He has set up foundations to fight malaria and to support children, and has long been an advocate of women's rights. The last time we spoke, at this...