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Gov't urged to release VFA review results before May 27
Umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) particularly addressed its call to the Office of the Executive Secretary and the Department of Justice. “The Palace's review of the VFA is the first in the 12 years that the VFA has been in effect.
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:25A
Catholic Church settles alleged abuse lawsuit
LAS CRUCES - The Catholic Diocese of El Paso, the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces and St. Genevieve Parish have settled a lawsuit with an unidentified man who alleged sexual abuse at the hands of a Benedictine monk serving at St. Genevieve in Las Cruces
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:25A
HC grants bail to accused in Kandhamal nun rape case
Justice CR Dash yesterday granted bail to Somnath Pradhan, a native of Baliguda in Kandhamal district and arrested by the crime branch police in June 2010. The accused shall furnish a bail bond of Rs 40000 and two sureties of like amount before the
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:24A
HC grants bail to accused in Kandhamal nun rape case
Justice CR Dash yesterday granted bail to Somnath Pradhan, a native of Baliguda in Kandhamal district and arrested by the crime branch police in June 2010. The accused shall furnish a bail bond of Rs 40000 and two sureties of like amount before the
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:24A
Study says homosexuality, celibacy didn't cause abuse
The analysis by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice was the last of three studies authorized by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2002, when the scandal erupted in the Archdiocese of Boston, creating what bishops have called the worst
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:23A
Rana trial to highlight new law specialty: Defending alleged terrorists
Headley used Rana's Chicago-based immigration business as a cover for his five trips to India between 2006 and 2008, they said. Headley photographed and videotaped several locations, including hotels and a Jewish center later targeted in the Mumbai
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:22A
Farmers sue state, MATL over eminent domain law
“House Bill 198's provision allowing MATL to condemn plaintiffs' property is arbitrary, discriminatory, without a compelling state interest and not reasonably tailored to any government needs,” said the lawsuit filed by attorneys Hertha Lund of Bozeman
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:21A
US won't pay for Ferrari wrecked in Ky. by FBI agent
The government refused to release most documents related to the crash. The rare Ferrari F50 was stolen in 2003 from a dealer in Rosemont, Pa., and discovered five years later in Kentucky. The FBI kept it in Lexington, Ky., as part of an ongoing
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:21A
US won't pay for Ferrari wrecked in Ky. by FBI agent
The government refused to release most documents related to the crash. The rare Ferrari F50 was stolen in 2003 from a dealer in Rosemont, Pa., and discovered five years later in Kentucky. The FBI kept it in Lexington, Ky., as part of an ongoing
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:21A
Kandhamal Nun Rape Case: Accused Granted Bail
Justice CR Dash yesterday granted bail to Somnath Pradhan, a native of Baliguda in Kandhamal district and arrested by the crime branch police in June 2010. The accused shall furnish a bail bond of Rs 40000 and two sureties of like amount before the
Updated: 05/21/2011 03:21A