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Lawyer denies rift with prosecutors in massacre trial
MANILA, Philippines—One of the private prosecutors in the Maguindanao massacre trial on Saturday said he hoped the revamp of the panel of state prosecutors by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima would not derail the trial of Andal Ampatuan
Updated: 03/12/2011 05:34P
Hakeem, Athaullah battle to woo supporters
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader and Justice Minister, Rauf Hakeem and National Muslim Congress (NMC) leader and Local Government minister ALM Athaullah are both actively involved in seeking support from the masses to build their own respective
Updated: 03/12/2011 05:33P
US contractor convicted in Cuba; 15-year sentence
The US government and Gross's family say he was working to improve Internet access for the island's Jewish community, did nothing wrong, and should be released. Cuban officials have called him a mercenary and maintained his motives were more nefarious.
Updated: 03/12/2011 05:32P
Union says NFL planned to lock out players all along
Even before the NFL Players Association decertified and became a trade association and filed an antitrust lawsuit in Minnesota with several prominent players like Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees as plaintfiffs, the players' union said that the
Updated: 03/12/2011 05:31P
The predictable end
A class-action lawsuit was filed against the owners, naming players such as Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady as plaintiffs in the antitrust case. The owners locked players out. There was no deviation from the script. In fact, the ending was so
Updated: 03/12/2011 05:31P
'Black sheep in black coats and ties'
KARACHI: Sindh Bar Council (SBC) Vice Chairman Iftikhar Javed Qazi has said that hundreds of persons, including females, who are neither lawyers nor law graduates, were working as lawyers and are conducting the proceedings of cases in trial courts.
Updated: 03/12/2011 05:31P
Md. Man Gets 15-Year Prison Sentence in Cuba
The US government and Gross's family say he was working to improve Internet access for the island's Jewish community, and should be released. Cuban officials have called him a mercenary and maintained his motives were more nefarious.
Updated: 03/12/2011 05:31P
Deviation from constitution won't be tolerated: CJP
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday expressed the need for enforcing the rule of law in the country and warned that deviation from the constitution would not be tolerated under any circumstances.
Updated: 03/12/2011 05:30P
14 more killed in Karachi violence
KARACHI: Unrest flared in various localities of the provincial capital on Saturday after 14 people were killed and six others wounded in the second consecutive day of violence that resulted from the strike called against a Supreme Court (SC) verdict.
Updated: 03/12/2011 05:30P
Judges want enhanced independence, better conditions
According to the Jordan News Agency, Petra, a total of 120 judges underlined during a meeting at the Palace of Justice a list of demands included in a memorandum they had previously sent to Higher Judicial Council (HJC) President Ratib Wazani,
Updated: 03/12/2011 05:30P
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