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S. Korea, Kuwait to sign bilateral prisoner transfer agreement
SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Kuwait are set to strike a bilateral prisoner transfer agreement to give inmates the opportunity to serve the remainder of their sentence in their own country, the Justice Ministry said Sunday.
Updated: 03/12/2011 09:14P
DAI Responds to Cuban Court Ruling in the Case of DAI Subcontractor Alan Gross
Alan Gross has been accused of doing nothing more than giving peaceful people access to the internet, and for this he has already been unjustly imprisoned for more than a year without the benefit of due process and in violation of international law.
Updated: 03/12/2011 09:13P
Festivities in the works as Norristown nears bicentennial
“We have sold more than 100 tickets to the event.” About 25 members of the committee recently met and agreed that booking the popular dance band would bring in more ticket sales. The band agreed to perform for half of its usual fee for the charity
Updated: 03/12/2011 09:12P
Pacifica resident wins settlement against trash hauler
PACIFICA -- Residents will have the right to protest upcoming trash service fee increases in Pacifica, thanks to a lawsuit settlement won by a local resident who challenged the city's no-bid contract with Recology.
Updated: 03/12/2011 09:11P
Mercury rising in Lahore
By Our Correspondent CHIEF Justice of the Nepal Ram Prasad Shreshta on Saturday visited the Punjab Judicial Academy and learnt about the training process of judicial officers. Punjab Judicial Academy Director General Justice (retired) Tanvir Ahmad Khan
Updated: 03/12/2011 09:08P
Pterodactyl Terror: Tarantino Sues Ball About Birds
According to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Quentin Tarantino is suing his neighbor, True Blood creator Alan Ball, over "obnoxious pterodactyl-like screams" from Ball's "exotic bird menagerie," reports The Wrap.
Updated: 03/12/2011 09:06P
Rule of the mob
THURSDAY'S gory incident in Karachi's Kharadar locality, in which a suspected extortionist was lynched by a mob, points to two disturbing trends: first, that criminals are harassing the business community in the metropolis without fear, and second,
Updated: 03/12/2011 09:06P
Official Records, 3/13
The records in "For the Record" are provided by the Tom Green County justice of the peace, county and district clerks' offices. The Standard-Times publishes all the records it receives from the office and does not edit them for content.
Updated: 03/12/2011 09:05P
KWES NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com | US
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 09:04P
Travel allowance restoration sought
PESHAWAR: Employees of the Pakistan Railways Saturday staged protest here to demand restoration of their travel allowance. Led by Pakistan Railways Employees (Prem) Union leader Hafiz Abu Saeed Jafferi, the protesters were holding placards and banners
Updated: 03/12/2011 09:04P
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