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'Teachers and Reporters May Have Fueled Jakarta School Clash'
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Bagir Manan, who now chairs the Press Council, said he had heard complaints from journalists injured in the attack, and on behalf of students from State Senior High School (SMAN) 6 in Blok M, South Jakarta.
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:45P
NZ ratifies treaties child rights, peacekeeping
Justice Minister Simon Power deposited New Zealand's instruments of ratification today. The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography emphasises criminalising these
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:45P
Creditors to meet with Integra today in bankruptcy case
s Chapter 7 bankruptcy case is scheduled to take place this afternoon in Evansville. Integra Bank Corp. was the holding company for Integra Bank, which failed July 29. Because the bank was the holding company's primary asset, the holding company filed
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:45P
Why online threats could result in criminal charges
An 18-year-old appeared in the Manukau District Court today, charged with threats to harm people and property in the video. Online law specialist Rick Shera says it is the first time a social media posting has brought criminal charges in New Zealand.
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:45P
Due process: SC asks top lawyer to defend Kasab
He has been additional solicitor-general of India from 2002-04, was counsel for the Justice Sawant committee under the Judges Inquiry Act 1968, which enquired into charges against Justice V Ramaswami (the first judge to face impeachment proceedings,
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:45P
Due process: SC asks top lawyer to defend Kasab
He has been additional solicitor-general of India from 2002-04, was counsel for the Justice Sawant committee under the Judges Inquiry Act 1968, which enquired into charges against Justice V Ramaswami (the first judge to face impeachment proceedings,
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:45P
Bodies of 35 'criminals' found in eastern Mexico
The bodies of at least 35 members of "a criminal organization" have been found in two trucks in Veracruz, eastern Mexico, most of whom had convictions, justice officials said. Veracruz state prosecutor Reynaldo Escobar told a news conference Tuesday
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:43P
Undocumented residents may find California Dream; Florida is unlikely to
"There are other states, like Alabama and Arizona, that have passed aggressive anti-immigrant legislation," Coughlin said. "In these states, Latinos are not politically strong and Republicans are able to effectively play the race card in order to
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:43P
Baines: Royal Indian Raj a promoter's dream, an investor's nightmare
He caused Royal Indian Raj to file a defamation lawsuit in New York claiming that the website had cost his firm $100 million. Zack, who had invested $113000 in the company, counter-sued. For the most part, the professional baseball players quietly
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:42P
Foley basher pleads guilty
Magistrates Court on Wednesday to guilty to assaulting the then deputy premier and treasurer outside an Adelaide nightspot last November. His lawyer and prosecutors agreed on Tuesday to negotiate overnight to see if a trial could be avoided.
Updated: 09/20/2011 11:42P