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Judge declares mistrial in Oktibbeha County slaying case after juror falls ill
Officials say when a jury starts deliberations they cannot be separated until a verdict is reached. Howard made the announcement after the juror was taken to the hospital and separated from the others. Prosecutors say Sharp was standing trial in the
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:42P
Pakistani protesters want an end to US drone strikes
Activists from the Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) continued a two-day sit-in outside the city, urging the government to end its cooperation with Washington's "war on terror." “It is not Pakistan's war, this is America's war.
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:40P
She refused to be child bride, gets award
A cknowledging her bravery and boldness, the social justice and empowerment department of the Rajasthan government has decided to give her a gallantry award and a local NGO will chip in a cash prize of Rs2,100. A resident of a village in Bhilwara
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:38P
Verdict on 2G scam honchos' bail plea today
Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra, DB Realty MD Vinod Goenka and three top executives of Anil Ambani-led Reliance ADAG gr oup-Gautam Doshi, S Pipara and Hari Nair are behind bars. Special judge of the CBI court OP Saini had remanded them to judicial custody on
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:38P
Journalist in trouble for naming injunction football star on Twitter
According to The Mail on Sunday, the man, who also appears on “a widely-viewed BBC programme”, could face a contempt of court charge. It was reported that lawyers for the married footballer – alleged to have had a sexual relationship with a model
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:37P
New scheme to provide assistance to rape victims
PTI New Delhi: In a bid to ensure restorative justice to the rape victims, the government has formulated a new scheme of financial assistance and support services to enable them to cope with the trauma and tide over their immediate and long-term needs.
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:35P
'Tree of Life' wins top Cannes festival honor
Several well-received films, among them Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's horror thriller "The Skin I Live In" and British filmmaker Lynne Ramsay's "We Need to Talk About Kevin," went home empty-handed. Malick, who has made only five films in a nearly
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:35P
LAPD takes into custody suspect in Bryan Stow beating, bringing hope for justice
Yet it should spark hope for the Stow family, and all those in Los Angeles and elsewhere pained and embarrassed by this crime, that these criminals will be brought to justice. Stow, 42, remains in critical condition. Doctors in San Francisco reported a
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:33P
Congress committee cancels impeachment proceedings
MANILA, Philippines — The House justice committee has cancelled the impeachment proceedings against an associate justice of the Supreme Court to give way to an inquiry on the grant of illegal perks to rich convicts at the New Bilibid
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:33P
Tories plan new immigration law, Kenney says
Canada's ruling Conservative Party will reintroduce a law aimed at curbing human smuggling when Parliament convenes next month, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said. The proposed law was scrapped earlier this year when an election was called for May
Updated: 05/22/2011 02:32P
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