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Gilani forms panel to probe Abbottabad raid
The commission, which will be headed by Justice Javed Iqbal of the Supreme Court, includes Justice Fakhuruddin Jee Ibrahim, Lt. Gen. (retd.) Nadeem Ahmed, Abbas Khan and Ashraf Jahangir Qazi. The government has so far not announced terms of reference
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:25P
Mladic arrives in Holland to face genocide charges
The plane touched down at Rotterdam airport hours after judges in Belgrade rejected his appeal to delay his extradition on grounds of ill health, and the Serbian justice minister authorized his handover to UN officials in The Hague.
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:24P
Barrage of tear gas flushes six-time loser
The sheriff's office cited his lengthy history of criminal enterprise and hostility to law enforcement in requesting the extraction, carried out at 16000 Calkins Lane, where Calkins intersects Ribbon Ridge. The 51-year-old suspect was charged with four
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:24P
US declines to try half Native crimes
The medical examiner concluded that the brown-eyed toddler with the wavy dark hair had been beaten, declaring her death a homicide. Had 2-year-old Kiara Harvey died elsewhere the case likely would have been handled by the county sheriff or police,
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:24P
Turning Stories Into Communities: Interview with Playwright Anna Deveare Smith
Actor, playwright and professor Anna Deveare Smith says her solo shows, where she interviews her subjects and uses their exact words and phrasing, all have to do with social justice in some way. The two most famous are Fires in the Mirror,
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:24P
Turning Stories Into Communities: Interview with Playwright Anna Deveare Smith
Actor, playwright and professor Anna Deveare Smith says her solo shows, where she interviews her subjects and uses their exact words and phrasing, all have to do with social justice in some way. The two most famous are Fires in the Mirror,
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:24P
Prison guard found guilty of killing wife, mother-in-law in Ft. Bend
"He neglected my case," he said, adding that McCann never highlighted the fact there was no DNA linked to him found in the crime scene. "He has not defended me. … I've fired him." McCann, who had said last week that Turner suffers from paranoia and has
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:23P
DC Comics unleashes a new universe of superhero titles
By Jim Lee, DC Comics Justice League: One of DC Comics' top titles is among the ones getting a re-do. Starting this summer, the publisher will re-number its entire DC Universe of titles, revamping famous characters such as Batman, Superman,
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:22P
WHO Verdict: Cell Phones 'Possibly' Cause Cancer
A somewhat unsatisfactory verdict has finally, haphazardly been delivered on cell phones and brain cancer. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a division of the World Health Organization,
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:21P
Tunisia ministry says Qatar freezes Ben Ali assets
TUNIS, May 31 (Reuters) - Qatar has frozen assets belonging to deposed Tunisian president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family, a spokesman for the Tunisian Justice Ministry said on Tuesday. Ben Ali ruled Tunisia for 24 years until he was ousted in
Updated: 05/31/2011 04:21P
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