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Headley plotted to kill Bal Thackeray
Chicago, May 24 (IBNS) David Coleman Headley, the 26/11 Pakistani-American conspirator now testifying in a US court in the trial of his friend and suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana, on Tuesday said he plotted to kill Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:33P
Navy names ship for Cesar Chavez, but controversy hasn't died down yet
Stories about health issues, education, and the politics of both. A similar US navy cargo ship, the USNS Lewis and Clark, in Greece, February 2011. Photo by Official US Navy Imagery/Flickr (Creative Commons) The criticism lobbed at the US Navy since
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:32P
Truck driver sentenced in death of Worcester man
Mr. Scanlon's lawyer, Joseph F. Brennan Jr., recommended that his client be sentenced to 2-1/2 years in jail with 400 days to serve and that the balance of the sentence be suspended with probation. Several members of Mr. Quist's family fought back
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:32P
Uganda People News: Bishop condemns mob justice
The Archbishop of Kampala Catholic Archdiocese, Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has condemned the increasing cases of mob justice in the country. The bishop urged all the people engaging in mob justice to respect human rights and hand over the suspects to
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:32P
Child-Exploitation Investigation Efforts To Be Expanded
The group recently was recognized by the US Department of Justice with one of the department's 2011 Combating Child Exploitation Awards. The group says families should open up lines of communication with their children. The group says parents should
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:32P
'Hangover Part 2' to be released on schedule despite tattoo lawsuit
Warner Bros. said in a statement obtained by OnTheRedCarpet.com that the studio was "very gratified by the Court's decision, adding that Whitmill's "failed attempt to enjoin the film in order to try and extract a massive settlement payment from Warner
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:32P
Former Egyptian President Mubarak to Stand Trial Over Deaths of Protesters
Putting Mubarak on trial is a key demand of many Egyptians who have rallied to demand the ousted leader and his aides face justice. A close associate of Mubarak, Hussein Salem, also was charged. He is at large. Mubarak stepped down on Feb.
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:32P
ICT cautions against frequent media statements on war crimes probe
The three-judge tribunal headed by Justice M Nizamul Huq passed the order after rejecting two petitions filed by war crimes accused Jama'at-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami. "We frequently find that counsel for the defence and the prosecution,
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:32P
Missing kids website features innovate search tools, community response plan
Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says the website is an important step forward in the effort to find children who have gone missing. Families can register their missing child on the site, which uses search tools including social media and
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:32P
New York's Walkable Streets Not Safe Enough For Everyone Who Walks
Between 2000 and 2009, 3485 pedestrians in the New York area pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes. So while New York's transit-oriented transportation system makes the area much safer than the typical American region, the “Dangerous By Design”
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:31P
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