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Nuclear subs banned from berths over safety fears
Loch Ewe, on the northwest coast near Ullapool, is meant to be a haven for the Royal Navy's nuclear-powered submarines if they have an accident. But internal MoD documents disclose its use has been suspended because emergency exercises have betrayed
Updated: 03/13/2011 08:02A
JUSTICE: VIETTI (CSM) THIS IS A REFORM OF THE MAGISTRATURE
(AGI) Rome - "I wouldn't call it a reform of justice, because it doesn't respond to the demand for a reparatory justice system. It neither responds to the need to right wrongs or to the affirmation of rights: this is a reform of the magistrature.
Updated: 03/13/2011 08:02A
The Catholic case for gay marriage
Like Ms. Durkin, I was instilled with the understanding that the individual conscience and a commitment to compassion and justice not only are the bedrock of our faith but also compel us to action against hatred and oppression.
Updated: 03/13/2011 08:02A
Scots witness of horrific earthquake in Japan reveals how he ran for his life
AN expat Scot in Japan yesterday told how he ran for his life as construction cranes and buildings threatened to crash to the ground during Friday's earthquake. Ross Currie, 32, was working south of Tokyo when the quake hit, causing office blocks to
Updated: 03/13/2011 08:01A
Iran says US hikers set for May 11 trial hearing
TEHRAN: Iran said on Sunday the trial of three US hikers arrested and accused of espionage in 2009 will resume on May 11, three months after the first hearing when their families expressed hopes of “truth and justice.” “The next hearing session of the
Updated: 03/13/2011 08:00A
Judge Orders Forest Service to Protect Forest
Judge Lucy Koh granted a preliminary injunction after an environmental group, Los Padres Forestwatch, filed a lawsuit to stop the $1.1 million project targeting vegetation alongside 750 miles of forest roads. The Forest Service was faulted for not
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:59A
I-95 bus crash
A crowded bus cruising back to Chinatown from Connecticut's Mohegan Sun casino early yesterday was split in half in a horrifying accident on I-95 in The Bronx -- leaving 14 passengers dead and a
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:57A
Man dies from his injuries following crash on Stirling to Dumbarton road
The accident took place about half a mile west of Kepculloch Farm, at around 9.10am. Mr Connolly, who came from Balloch, was taken to Stirling Royal Infirmary. He died in the early hours of Sunday. Central Scotland Police are appealing for any
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:56A
3800 school vehicles challaned in Capital
A senior police official said a driver was also arrested in connection with a non-fatal accident. "A special drive against school vans and buses involved in overloading and unauthorised vehicles plying began on January 31," a senior police official
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:56A
US military calls death of Karzai's cousin an accident
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — An American military commander overseeing the Kandahar district of Dand says the shooting death of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's cousin was a tragic accident. Lt.-Col. Douglas Sims, who took command Sunday of Dand,
Updated: 03/13/2011 07:55A
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