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Ravalomanana threatened with arrest
According to a report on the News24 site, Madagascar's major political parties signed the agreement that confirmed coup-leader Andy Rajoelina as interim president and allowed for the unconditional return of Ravalomanana. However, Justice Minister
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:21A
UK legal aid reform will hit children - study
More than 200 000 children and young adults in the UK will be hit by heavy cuts to the legal aid budget, according to research. A report in The Independent notes that the government plans to reduce spending on legal aid by £350m by removing it from
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:21A
UK limits arrests possible under universal jurisdiction
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said about the Bill: 'We are clear about our international obligations and these new changes to existing law will ensure the balance is struck between ensuring those who are accused of such heinous crimes do not escape
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:21A
Mum freed after killing disabled son
South Australian Supreme Court Justice John Sulan found Beverley May Eitzen, 48, not fit to be tried because she was so depressed when she killed her 16-year-old son Peter in 2009. On Tuesday he released her on a restricted mental health supervision
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:21A
Sniper footage screened in Egyptian court
Video footage of snipers firing on protesters in Egypt was shown in court at the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday, notes a report on the News24 site. The audio-video material, presented by lawyers for the families of the victims,
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:21A
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMSurvivor to testify in Conn home invasion trial
Entertainment News from AP NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A doctor whose wife and two daughters were killed in a home invasion in Connecticut is expected to testify in the trial of 1 of 2 men charged with the crime. Dr. William Petit is scheduled to testify
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:21A
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMGuatemala seeks genocide trial for former general
Entertainment News from AP By SONIA PEREZ AP NEBAJ, Guatemala (AP) - Juana Matom was just 8 or 9 when soldiers marched into her remote village in the highlands of Guatemala. Horrified, she watched them take her older brother and beat him bloody.
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:21A
San Luis Obispo father and son give first hand account of Reno plane crash
Jim Smith and his son Nathan were at the Reno Air Races on Friday when an apparent mechanical failure caused one of the planes to crash into a sea of spectators. The World War 2 era plane that had been modified for racing landed 30 feet from where Jim
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:19A
Book Review: A Rural Affair
When Poppy's husband is killed in a freak accident, she is more relieved than grieved. Despite her two children losing their father, Poppy hardly misses Phil, with his fastidious nature, bland personality and cycling addiction.
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:19A
Bike accident leaves Ball State student with major injuries
Senior Kristen Vincenty said she was walking home from University Theatre when she heard a crash and ran to see what happened. "I just heard the screeching of brakes," Vincenty said. The senior, who is CPR certified, saw the victim on the ground and
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:18A
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