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CJP says rule of law promotes democracy
ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, has said that the rule of law was 'sine qua non” for democracy and overall development in the country. The Chief Justice expressed these views in the
Updated: 03/12/2011 03:45P
Oksana Grigorieva planning to sue Mel Gibson
Oksana's lawyer, Daniel Horowitz, has reportedly revealed that they have a lawsuit planned, states TMZ. They will reportedly allege battery, emotional distress and defamation in the lawsuit. Although Gibson pleaded no contest in the matter,
Updated: 03/12/2011 03:44P
Sana Manneh: A tribute to a fighting legend from an era
Yesterday he used his writing craft to fight the good fight for social and economic justice, and today his accomplishments belongs to the history books. If a simple tribute is all I could give to a man who deserved so much more, I would do anything to
Updated: 03/12/2011 03:44P
UN chief condemns murder of Israeli family
An Israeli couple and three of their young children, including a three-month-old baby, were stabbed to death in their home late Friday. Army radio said two children aged four and two had been spared and a third, a girl of 10, had discovered the
Updated: 03/12/2011 03:42P
Your Legislators: Garrett Wants Congress to Defend DOMA Against Litigation
The bill would define net equity as what is shown on customers' last account statements before an offending firm has filed bankruptcy. Garrett's introduced bill would help those who profited from Madoff's scheme but are not defendants in the fraud by
Updated: 03/12/2011 03:40P
The week's big reads
Alison Crawford travelled to Argentina for an emotional reunion of former political prisoners who are determined to see justice done decades after that country's brutal military dictatorship. It's a harrowing and moving tale of human
Updated: 03/12/2011 03:39P
Lehman Fee Overseer Seeks to Ensure Adviser Pay Is 'Reasonable'
to object to monthly fee applications, according to a court filing in Manhattan by the fee committee. Bankrupt Lehman paid its managers and advisers nearly $1.2 billion through January, according to court papers filed yesterday in US Bankruptcy Court.
Updated: 03/12/2011 03:38P
Can't talk of peace without delivering justice-Brinda Karat
Ms. Karat said besides apprising her party about her interactions with the women from Jammu and Kashmir, which included many victims of violence, she will also raise the issue in the Parliament at the first opportunity. “We have done it in the past and
Updated: 03/12/2011 03:36P
Family Video bucks rental store decline
KETTERING — Family Video wants to expand its presence in Dayton market, despite the struggles of national video rental chains such as Blockbuster, which filed for bankruptcy in September,
Updated: 03/12/2011 03:36P
Shelter move approved by court
"Our present home is not great for women with children, because of the stairs, so the new house won't have the stairs and it'll be easier for the women to move around with their family," she says. The stairs also mean the current building is not
Updated: 03/12/2011 03:35P