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War wounds slow to heal in Bosnia
After 16 years on the run, the man accused of being responsible for killing thousands of Muslim men and boys will finally face justice. But for Jadrank Huskovic, whose son, Feja, disappeared 18 years ago and thousands of others like her, the suffering
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:45P
Bill to target corrupt public officials
A new piece of draft legislation, to be submitted in Parliament soon by Justice Minister Haris Kastanidis, aims to speed up the process of getting public officials accused of corruption to stand trial. The initiative aims to bring to account officials
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:45P
Judge gives Borders until October to plan reorganization, but filing about
Article by: AP NEW YORK - A judge granted Borders an extension to file its reorganization plan under bankruptcy protection, but a sale of some of its stores appears more likely. A Borders lawyer confirmed Thursday that a bankruptcy judge granted the
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:44P
Federal appeals court denies ex-Florida Senate leader's appeal for bribery
AP ATLANTA — The federal appeals court in Atlanta rejected a challenge from a former Florida Senate president who sought to reverse his bribery conviction on claims that a key trial error compromised the verdict. The full 11th US Circuit Court of
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:44P
Supreme Court dismisses petition
The Bench comprised Chief Justice Shirani A. Bandaranayake and Justices NG Amaratunga and K. Sripavan. Higher Education Ministry Secretary Dr Sunil Jayantha Navaratne, Minister SBDissanayake, the University Grants Commission, its chairman and the
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:44P
Indemnity Caps: The Purchase Agreement, Part 5
They are almost invariably selling to a larger entity that may be more likely to attract lawsuits (the deeper pockets lawsuit rule of thumb). It is also possible the new owners mismanage the company enough that customers, employees, etc. decide to sue
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:43P
Bobcat update
Ok. Some of you had doubts, so I ran the picture from my previous post by two Virginia Department of of Game and Inland Fishieries biologists. Their verdict: not a bobcat. As some of you pointed out: not big enough, and the tail was too long. So…
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:43P
Lies, damn lies and FIFA elections
In November 2010 bin Hammam slammed as “completely fabricated,” “unethical” and “deception” a report in Spanish newspaper Marca that he would vote for Spain/Portugal 2018 in return for them backing Qatar for 2022 before a month later voting for
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:43P
La Jolla High bench controversy awaits judge's ruling on June 24.
The hearing was the first in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against LJHS Principal Dana Shelburne and the San Diego Unified School District on behalf of graduating La Jolla High senior Yumehiko Hoshijima.
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:42P
Artist illuminates trauma, survival
Words do neither paintings justice - they must been seen to be "heard." Art major, poet and veteran student Kenneth James is such an artist. Although his military service affected him physically and emotionally, it was the trauma that stemmed from his
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:42P
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