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Divorce Cases Getting Higher in the Philippines
The Catholic leadership is also attempting to block passage of a proposed law that would allot state funds for a family planning program. President Benigno Aquino, who backs the family planning bill, has yet to express his stand on the proposed divorce
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:28P
Baba wants China-type justice for corrupt
New Delhi: Yoga guru and political crusader Baba Ramdev is not just concerned about tracing and retrieving black money stashed away in Swiss and other foreign banks but also wants the corrupt to get 'life' or strung high, the gallows.
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:28P
Pasadena man pleads guilty in Aryan Brotherhood slaying
A Justice Department statement says Frank Lavelle "Thumper" Urbish Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday in San Antonio to a federal charge of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity. According to the statement, the 39-year-old man
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:27P
Fiat, US Set Chrysler Deal
Treasury was given the right to repurchase the trust fund's ownership stake under Chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy reorganization. Sergio Marchionne, who serves as chief executive of both Fiat and Chrysler, and Treasury officials have been working to get a
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:27P
Inmate wins fight for right to father child
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke was at the centre of fresh controversy over prisoners' rights after a criminal was given permission to father a baby from behind bars. Mr Clarke insisted he had not personally seen or authorised the artificial insemination
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:26P
Plane crash deaths were 'accidental'
Returning their verdicts at Bromley Civic Centre, the jurors said the presence of “black box” flight recording equipment would have helped with the investigation into the cause of the crash. Coroner Roy Palmer said he would be writing to the relevant
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:26P
Firm to pay over £18000 after worker loses arm
A recycling firm has been ordered to pay more than £18000 after a man lost his arm in a horrifying works accident. Ray Wright had his right forearm severed in a baling machine at the Transwaste Recycling site at Hessle Dock, Hull, in April 2009.
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:26P
Charges filed in crash
Martinez was treated at St. Francis Medical Center and released after the accident. Gonzalez was in stable condition immediately following the crash. Martinez's passenger was also taken to the hospital but wasn't listed in the directory.
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:26P
Fargo boy injured after being hit by a truck
scene at the time of the accident. “The driver was coopera-tive,” Bernier said. “He was not arrested or cited at this time. However, everything is still under investi-gation.” Bernier said the contri-buting factors of the crash are still unknown.
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:25P
Dench and Branson in call to legalise drug use
DAME Judi Dench and Sir Richard Branson have called for the Government to consider decriminalising drugs as its current policy was condemned as a failure. The Global Commission on Drug Policy, whose members include former United Nations secretary
Updated: 06/02/2011 11:25P