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Lutsenko in satisfactory condition, doctors say
Part 3, Article 365 (the abuse of office, which led to grave consequences) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and Part 3, Article 364 (the abuse of power and office by a law enforcer, which caused damage to citizens' rights as protected by the law).
Updated: 04/30/2011 08:58A
China enacts new laws to reduce capital crimes, address smoking ban, food security
Beijing, Apr 30: China's newly revised Criminal Law has reduced the number of crimes punishable by death and addresses issues such as a new smoking ban and food security. According to the new Criminal Law, the number of crimes punishable by death has
Updated: 04/30/2011 08:28A
Mohr relishes `Law & Order: Criminal Intent' role By The Associated Press
Jay Mohr says appearing on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" made him more nervous than he ever felt working opposite Hollywood's biggest stars. Mohr, who calls "Criminal Intent" has favorite TV show, guest stars as a hard-living fashion designer on
Updated: 04/30/2011 07:17A
Canadians buy into Harper's crime crackdown
That's a lot of construction jobs and more full-time correctional jobs. The Liberals will only say "any projected prison expenditure will be decided based on a review that will be conducted of the entire justice agenda." NDP leader Layton, on the other
Updated: 04/30/2011 04:26A
TV's supersized Sherlock
Dick Wolf was describing the show - "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" - he was planning. "He said he was probably making the biggest mistake of his life," Vincent D'Onofrio recalled. Actually, it didn't turn out to be a mistake.
Updated: 04/30/2011 04:14A
Raufa Hassan, precious philanthropist dies at 53
Dr. Raufa Hassan al-Sharki, founder of the Media College at Sana'a University, a human rights activist, a professor of media studies, the first female journalist in Yemen and at the center of all women's issues in the country, died on Tuesday in a
Updated: 04/30/2011 04:02A
Cops want police dogs, horses protected by law
Canadian law recognizes the inherent risk that peace officers face and it should therefore also reflect the risk that these animals face." While a section of the Criminal Code contains animal cruelty provisions, the laws are limited in scope and are
Updated: 04/30/2011 03:30A
Miriam A. Johnson joins Berman & Simmons
Berman & Simmons announced that Miriam A. Johnson will be working with the firm's senior attorneys on their expanding case load of medical malpractice and personal injury cases. Johnson, born and reared in Portland, is a 1993 graduate of Deering High
Updated: 04/30/2011 03:06A
Faizan's case is not over!
Can throwing of stones on symbols of occupation be considered as criminal act by International Humanitarian Law (IHL) when at the same time scores of children were brutally killed in daylight with live ammunitions and helpless women raped after every
Updated: 04/30/2011 02:37A
First Amendment Headed for the Breyer Patch?
Canada also has a law (Section 319 (2) of the Criminal Code) which makes it an offense willfully to promote hatred against an identifiable group. This law was used in 1998 to convict a Christian evangelist who was calling attention to Muslim terrorist
Updated: 04/30/2011 02:08A
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