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NJ AT Paula Dow to honor crime victims and victim advocates
TRENTON - To mark the 30th annual National Crime Victim's Rights Week, Attorney General Paula T. Dow will hold an event at the Hughes Justice Complex tomorrow, officials announced. The event will feature speakers including Dow,
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:33A
Sudan: Darfur's Special Prosecutor Asks Government to Accept Resignation
Khartoum — The Sudanese Ministry of Justice issued a statement today revealing that its special prosecutor for Darfur Abdel-Dayem Zumrawi asked the government to accept his resignation. This followed reports this week by local media that Zumrawi,
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:33A
Unicef Supports New Proposals On Child Abuse
UNICEF welcomes changes to the Crimes Act that will bring more accountability to adults aware of maltreatment of children, announced by Minister of Justice Simon Power yesterday. The measures announced are designed to send a message that society needs
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:33A
'Urgently bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice'
PTI WASHINGTON: The US has reminded Pakistan of its "special" responsibility to bring perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks to justice and asked it to do so "urgently". "There's an international responsibility to cooperate to bring the
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:32A
Bullying victim wins case against St Pat's
AAP reported Justice Monika Schmidt found the former student suffered psychiatric injury as a direct result of the school's "failure to take the very steps it had devised to prevent such injury being inflicted by one student upon another".
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:32A
Justice: Alexander willing to roll dice on coach
Rick Adelman has kept the Rockets competitive despite a string of injuries and a revolving-door roster. If Rick Adelman has done such a good job — and there doesn't seem to be much argument about that - why are the Rockets leaning
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:31A
Still no verdict in Barry Bonds trial after 3 days
The jury in the Barry Bonds perjury trial deliberated for a third day without reaching a verdict and is scheduled to resume discussions today. The panel made no requests Tuesday of US District Judge Susan Illston, who presided over the trial in San
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:31A
Ex-Gator Werner arrested on DUI charge
State law considers a driver intoxicated at 0.08 percent. Werner, who plays professionally in Europe, was released on his own recognizance and ordered to appear in court, the Daily Alligator reported.
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:30A
US report confirms NH's mental health system failing
“Reliance on unnecessary and expensive institutional care both violates the civil rights of people with disabilities and incurs unnecessary expense,'' Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez wrote in a report sent to the state last week.
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:30A
Egypt's ex-president detained for investigation
An angry crowd of 2000 people gathered outside and demanded the two be arrested. Then, in the early hours of the morning, the head of provincial security in the South Sinai told the crowd that Gamal and his businessman brother Alaa would be detained.
Updated: 04/13/2011 01:30A