‘White Widow’ at Large as Governments Bungle Cooperation

Kenyan investigators knew two years ago that they wanted to question Samantha Lewthwaite, the 29-year-old widow of one of the suicide bombers who struck the London transit system in 2005.

They ran into her for the first time that December, while probing a foiled attack on tourist sites in Mombasa, when she convinced them she was a tourist. Within days, investigators realized their mistake, a prosecutor said.

hree raids on houses tied to al-Qaeda and Somalia’s al-Shabaab militants turned up bomb-making materials, cash from Somali pirates, AK-47’s and Lewthwaite’s personal diary, according to court proceedings in the trial of a U.K. citizen in Kenya, Jermaine Grant, and Kenyan prosecutors.

Only yesterday, a week after al-Shabaab militants attacked the upscale Westgate Mall in Nairobi, killing at least 67 civilians and security personnel, did Kenya request Interpol to issue a Red Notice for Lewthwaite, asking police around the world to search for her and arrest her. Read more.

USHCC Names Visa Corporation of the Year at 2013 National Convention

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) announced Visa Inc. as Corporation of the Year during its 2013 National Convention in Chicago, IL. Visa accepted this prestigious award during the Million Dollar Club Breakfast at the iconic Chicago Hilton.

Visa is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable electronic payments. Read more.

Visa Beats Estimates as Card Spending Grows

Visa Inc.'s shares rose late Wednesday, after the payments network reported fiscal third-quarter results that beat analysts' estimates as spending on its credit and debit cards grew 13%.

 

Excluding the provision, Visa said its profit rose 16% from a year earlier. Operating revenue increased 17% to $3 billion.  Read More.