 BP gets record $5bn fine for Gulf of Mexico oil spill November 15, 2012 - 19:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - BP is set to receive a record fine of between $3bn and $5bn for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BBC News reported. It will be the biggest criminal penalty in US history. The settlement with the Department of Justice involves BP pleading guilty to criminal charges. It is thought that up to four BP staff may be arrested. Details of the settlement are expected to be confirmed by the Washington-based Department of Justice later, according to BBC News. Partner news  Top stories Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned. Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed.   Partner news |  Latest news "The Fades" actor to star in Ryan Gosling's "How to Catch a Monster"  Centered around a landscape of a disappearing city, the film follows a single mother who finds herself in a gloomy fantasy underworld.1st look at Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela in "Long Walk to Freedom" The Golden Globe-winning Luther actor has been paired up with Bond girl Naomie Harris, who will play Winnie Mandela.Pistorius not to compete in 2013 as he awaits trial Pistorius was granted bail and had certain conditions lifted which meant he could compete in events outside his homeland.Angelina Jolie to play her mother in biopic? Marcheline Bertrand, who died from ovarian cancer in 2007 aged just 56, like her daughter devoted herself to humanitarian causes. |
