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Aquino: Treat Garcia case like Al Capone's
Aquino said he ordered government prosecutors to use the "Al Capone solution" referring to the infamous US mobster who was jailed not because he was a murderer, extortionist and bootlegger but because of failing to remit to the government taxes from
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:32A
Delaware crime: Man, 72, accused of assaulting 8-year-old
The victim's mother said Paul Compton, 72, of the 1300 block of N. Tatnall St., would offer to watch over her children, according to court documents obtained from Wilmington's Justice of the Peace Court 20. He also would pick them up from school,
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:31A
Jury retires in Moat accused case
The jury in the trial of two men accused of helping gunman Raoul Moat has retired to consider its verdict. Karl Ness, 26, and Qhuram Awan, 23, deny charges connected with the shootings carried out by Moat in July. Both claim they were held hostage by
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:31A
Public money must be recovered, says CJ
Photo by AP ISLAMABAD: During a hearing of the loan write-off case on Thursday, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry said that despite the fact that the matter was in court, banks were still writing off loans, DawnNews reported.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:30A
Two Killed In Late-Night Southeast DC Crash
DC Fire and EMS officials say at least three other patients were transported to local hospitals. Their conditions are unknown at this time. Right now there is no word on what may have caused the accident. The investigation is ongoing.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:30A
'Women's rights, West's stalking horse'
However, the role that women have played in these protests is not mentioned in the headlines much and the big question now is what they can do so that the revolutions will not leave them behind. Press TV has put this question to Dahlia Wasfi,
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:30A
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By our correspondent Justice Sajjad Ali Shah of Sindh High Court, who is conducting inquiry into DG FIA's allegation regarding acquittal of foreign exchange firm Khanani and Kalia directors, has summoned DG FIA Waseem Ahmed for March 11.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:30A
American Apparel founder in 260m legal battle
Responding to the lawsuit filed by Irene Morales in Brooklyn, American Apparel said in a statement the company would be taking legal action against Morales and her lawyers for breaching a severance agreement she had signed on leaving the company.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:30A
UCLA team performs first successful hand transplant in western US
The 14-hour procedure granted a 26-year-old Northern California resident a right hand that she lost in a traffic accident five years prior to the operation. To prevent organ rejection, the patient remains under constant care at the Ronald Reagan UCLA
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:30A
Tanzania's biofuel project's promise proves barren
Bioshape, a clean energy company based in Neer, The Netherlands, is going through bankruptcy proceedings after spending $9,6-million on a failed biofuel project in Tanzania. In 2006, the company agreed to lease 80 000 hectares of coastal woodland in
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:29A