Judge Alison J. Nathan of Federal District Court in Manhattan rejected Bank of America's claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, ruling that bank had failed to prove damages tied to the conduct of the two men.
Judge Alison J. Nathan of Federal District Court in Manhattan rejected Bank of America's claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, ruling that the bank had failed to prove damages tied to the former executives' conduct.
However, the new legislation threatens to seriously damage ties between the two neighbours, who share a 2,000-mile 2,000-mile
China responded with equal vitriol to Obama's meetings with him, in 2010 and 2011, though it did not follow up with concrete measures that would damage ties.
Discussions between American and Russian officials continued on Wednesday, and the White House further softened its language in the hope of an outcome that does not further damage ties between the two countries.
PAGE A4 GENOCIDE VOTE IS CRITICIZED Turkey's foreign minister said the vote by a Congressional committee in Washington condemning the mass killing of Armenians early in the last century as genocide would damage ties with the Obama administration.
On Saturday, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Liu Jianchao, was quoted in wire service reports from Beijing saying the government strongly opposed the deal and warning that it could damage ties between Beijing and Washington if it went through.
The Philippines submitted to the tribunal in The Hague 4,000 pages of analysis and documentary evidence on Sunday to defend its territorial claims, ignoring Beijing's warning the case would damage ties.
The election on 16 December could damage global confidence in Japan's attempts to steer its economy away from its fourth recession since 2000, and further damage ties to China over competing claims to a group of islands in the East China Sea.
Analysts worry that if Mr. Ishihara succeeds in his bid to become prime minister, he could weaken relations with the United States, yank Japan to the right and damage ties with China, which is already angered by his almost single-handedly rekindling a territorial dispute over an island chain.
