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Travel ban issued vs mayor in rape
Pamintuan, quoting a Supreme Court decision, said Rodriguez's constitutional right to travel was not being violated because “holding an accused in a criminal case within reach of the courts by preventing his departure from the Philippines must be
Updated: 05/21/2011 08:53A
SC hints at proceeding against military, civil authorities
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has hinted at initiating proceedings against the civil and military authorities that had violated the verdict of a seven-judge bench and imposed emergency on November 3, 2007. This indirect suggestion by the apex court came
Updated: 05/21/2011 08:53A
EDITORIAL: Obama's speech
After the shocking April 21 verdict that saw the accused acquitted, Mukhtaran Mai has once again filed a review petition in the Supreme Court (SC) against the majority decision of a three-man bench of the SC. The April 21 verdict left civil society,
Updated: 05/21/2011 08:53A
State College District Addresses Discrimination Lawsuit
A State College school policy decried in a federal lawsuit is a product of the collective-bargaining process, the school district noted Friday. On Tuesday, attorneys for State College school worker Kerry Wiessmann and her partner, Beth G. Resko,
Updated: 05/21/2011 08:52A
Another HPD officer appeals termination
Police Chief Frazier Bolton previously told the Hattiesburg American that Ross and Slade were fired for using excessive force during a traffic stop in March. Slade's statement also argues the incident was not a traffic stop. "As a member of the Strike
Updated: 05/21/2011 08:52A
'My man can be world champion', claims trainer of Swindon boxer Cox
JAMIE Cox can become a world champion, that's the verdict of his new trainer John Costello. The Swindon boxer is due back in the ring tonight after a 14-month absence when he faces Marcus Portman in a light-middleweight clash at
Updated: 05/21/2011 08:51A
Amanda Knox back in appeal court
It means that a verdict is unlikely before the autumn – almost four years after student Meredith Kercher, 21, was found semi-naked and with her throat cut. Dressed in a beige satin top and black trousers, Knox took several deep breaths as she addressed
Updated: 05/21/2011 08:50A
M&R revenue doubles despite UK lawsuit
HARARE – Local construction firm Murray & Roberts is still embroiled in litigation against UK-based construction firm, Mace International over the construction of the British Embassy in Harare. "We are still locked up in the courts in London," Stewart
Updated: 05/21/2011 08:49A
Md. State Trooper Dies in Crash
It's not yet clear what caused the accident or whether anyone else was hurt in the crash. Due to the crash investigation, all lanes of southbound I-95 were closed at Rt. 32. Highway personnel established detours around the area, and those lanes were
Updated: 05/21/2011 08:45A
Md. State Trooper Dies in Crash
It's not yet clear what caused the accident or whether anyone else was hurt in the crash. Due to the crash investigation, all lanes of southbound I-95 were closed at Rt. 32. Highway personnel established detours around the area, and those lanes were
Updated: 05/21/2011 08:45A
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