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HPG presses crackdown on reckless driving
Quezon City that killed award-winning UP journalism professor and former editor Lourdes “Chit” Estella-Simbulan, the death of young actor AJ Perez in a car crash in Tarlac and the near-fatal accident involving Pangasinan 2nd district Rep.
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:06P
Supreme Court orders Calif. prison inmate release
Justice Anthony Kennedy says there's no choice than to order the release of more prisoners. The 5-4 decision represents one of the largest prison release orders in US history. Kennedy, a California native, provided the swing vote, saying the state's
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:05P
2 killed, 32 hurt in Quirino mishap
TWO persons were killed while 32 others were injured when the passenger bus they were riding figured in a vehicular accident the other day in Quirino province. However, the identities of the fatalities were not yet known as of press time.
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:05P
Ex-SC justice hit for linking Disini to BNPP
Former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban was criticized for linking Herminio Disini, an alleged crony of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos, to the controversial 1976 Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) project. Atty. Jose Bernas, Disini's lawyer,
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:05P
Paulson Wants Goldman Sachs Group to Detail Lehman Holdings
The Paulson group wants US Bankruptcy Judge James Peck in Manhattan to set disclosure requirements for creditors that are backing liquidation plans for Lehman and others involved in the bankruptcy. The group wants creditors to reveal all their holdings
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:05P
After Murree Declaration: Zardari assured Dogar he would not be removed
He also “revealed he had been in touch with Chief Justice Dogar to assure him he would not be removed.” The PPP leader seemed more concerned about the poor image Justice Chaudhry`s continuing house-arrest would create for his yet-to-be-formed
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:05P
Two dead, three trapped in Mundijong crash
Two people are dead and possibly three more are trapped following a crash in Mundijong about 8am. A truck collided with a car about 8am this morning on the corner of Mundijong Road and Kargotich Road. Both roads have been closed to traffic until
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:05P
NATO airstrikes hit Tripoli, heaviest bombing yet
Government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said at least three people were killed and dozens wounded in NATO strikes that targeted what he described as buildings used by volunteer units of the Libyan army. NATO said in a statement that a number of the strikes
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:05P
Plan to reduce cabin crew puts lives at risk
A former senior Qantas safety manager said domestic passengers will have less chance of surviving a crash if the current 1-to-36 crew to passenger ratio for domestic flights is reduced. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is looking at allowing
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:04P
JONATHAN AITKEN: The game's up, super-injunction celebrities - it's time to
Last month, TV presenter Andrew Marr took the bold decision to out himself in the Daily Mail as having had a super-injunction in place for several years. He had taken it out in 2008 to disguise the fact that he had a love child with another woman
Updated: 05/23/2011 09:04P
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