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Pakistani-US citizen sentenced to 23-year jail on terrorism charges
According to the Justice Department, Ahmad had confessed his link with al-Qaeda during the investigation, besides confessing that he had collaborated to a plot of bomb planting. Farooq Ahmed, a naturalised US citizen who lived in the Virginia suburbs
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:12P
Man injured in 4WD rollover
15km north-west of Banana, about 8.45pm when he accidentally drove off the road. The man drove into a culvert alongside the road and his Nissan Patrol rolled several times. Police are investigating if the accident was fatigue related.
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:12P
DUI crash suspect ordered to trial for Antioch friend's death
Judge David Flinn on Thursday ruled there's enough evidence to try Steavean Taylor, 21, on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident with a fatality, deputy District Attorney Devon Bell said.
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:12P
DUI crash suspect ordered to trial for Antioch friend's death
Judge David Flinn on Thursday ruled there's enough evidence to try Steavean Taylor, 21, on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident with a fatality, deputy District Attorney Devon Bell said.
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:12P
Construction may have been at fault in deadly TN sewage spill
A Gatlinburg engineering consultant hired to determine what caused a deadly accident at the city's wastewater treatment plant said there may be a construction problem. Hal Deatherage of Construction Engineering Consultants told The Knoxville News
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:12P
Legal aid changes to save Govt $138 million
Currently there is no actual limit on access to legal aid for criminal cases, although help is given based on a defendant's ability to pay and whether the case is in the interests of justice. The new proposals include restricting legal aid for less
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:12P
Sentencing bill
Minister of Police Judith Collins, speaking on behalf of Minister of Justice Simon Power, said assaults on police increased by nearly one-third between 2005 and 2009 and assaults on prison officers more than doubled. Labour MP Carol Beaumont said her
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:12P
Benazir Income Support Programme scam expands
He also acknowledged to have approached the Human Rights Cell of the Supreme Court to seek justice from the chief justice. The BISP has recently been hit by a unique scandal. Shamim alleges the issuance of 100 'forged' appointment letters of assistant
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:12P
Mark Twitchell found guilty
After five hours of deliberation by the jury, they returned with a verdict in the Mark Twitchell trial. Twitchell has been found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Johnny Altinger. The jury reached its verdict in Mark Twitchell's trial after
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:11P
Emergency exercise at Tempe ''no cause for concern''
More than 200 people will join in the exercise which is designed to test a multi-agency response to a plane crash. It will involve NSW Police, Fire and Rescue NSW and Ambulance Service of NSW and a number of volunteers will play the role of crash
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:11P
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