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SRI LANKA: UN experts submit report
(New York, April 12, 2011) – The report by a panel of experts to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on April 12, 2011, about laws-of-war violations in Sri Lanka should be used to pave the way for justice, Human Rights Watch said today.
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:45A
Bloggers sue Huffington over Post sale
As a result a group of such contributors have come together to launch a £64.5m lawsuit aimed at clawing back some of AOL's largesse for themselves, amongst them trade unionist Jonathan Tasini who likened his predicament to that of a “modern day slave
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:44A
Set moratorium on death penalty
We recognized that the pain families and friends of victims' suffer is beyond our deepest understanding and we keep these individuals in our prayers in the hope that one day they may find healing and peace. We call on all people to reflect more deeply
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:44A
Gold can achieve what God can't
The automatic answer is a price crash. Such is the level of gold quantity in the Indian temples that its calculation is beyond imagination. The most ardent followers of the most famous deities in India are against multi religious faith that Indian
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:43A
Charles Bianculli Makes Miraculous Recovery After Plane Crash
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, there were 1559 airplane accidents in the US civil aviation sector in 2008. People who have survived an airplane accident can contact the Crash Survivors Network for information, resources and
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:43A
Balancing respect for property rights with social justice
In an analysis in Business Day, Kate Tissington and Jackie Dugard, of the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of SA, argue that in doing so, 'it strikes a balance between the need for property rights to be respected and protected and the need to ensure
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:42A
Westchester OKs $6.5M deal for Deskovic in wrongful murder conviction
Deskovic filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against the county, its medical examiners and the police and prosecutors involved in his arrest. The settlement reportedly covers the county, its chief medical examiner and Dr. Louis Roh, the deputy medical
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:42A
Ramapo High mourns physics teacher who died in motorcycle crash
The youngsters whose lives Fitzpatrick touched spent much of Tuesday talking about their teacher and his death Monday afternoon in a motorcycle crash in Pearl River. Fitzpatrick, 44, was pronounced dead soon after the motorcycle he was riding collided
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:42A
UAE officer charged with Filipina maid abuse nabbed in New York
Authorities have not identified the Filipina, but a lawsuit brought against Al-Ali and his wife on the woman's behalf Tuesday identifies her as Elizabeth Cabitla Ballesteros. The lawsuit—brought by lawyers with the Asian American Legal Defense and
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:42A
48-year-old killed in two vehicle crash
A medical helicopter was called to the accident, but Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. Lorain County Coroner Dr. Paul Matus said she died of severe multiple blunt force traumas causing internal chest and abdominal injuries.
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:42A
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