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Sinha Backs Advani's Demand for Fresh Elections
Advani earlier claimed the 2009 poll verdict had lost relevance and the prime minister should now seek a fresh mandate. Stating that the Hazare movement had swept the nation like a storm, he alleged the situation arose due to "mishandling by the UPA
Updated: 08/22/2011 10:43A
Iran TV: Hikers get eight years in prison
Their Iranian attorney, Masoud Shafiei, said he has not been notified of the verdict but he will definitely appeal the sentence if true. "I've not been notified of any verdict in the case of my clients," Shafiei told The Associated Press.
Updated: 08/22/2011 10:43A
Malpractice Recidivists
This neurosurgeon is a clear example: he has had nine medical malpractice cases filed against him during his time at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. He has won some jury trials - malpractices cases are tough - but most of suits against him
Updated: 08/22/2011 10:32A
Fmr. Cottage Grove man sentenced to 8 years in Iranian prison
Their Iranian attorney, Masoud Shafiei, said he has not been notified of the verdict but he will definitely appeal the sentence if true. "I've not been notified of any verdict in the case of my clients," Shafiei told The Associated Press.
Updated: 08/22/2011 10:21A
Danish court verdict recognises Greenpeace activists' right to peaceful protest
Copenhagen, – A Danish court today recognised both the peaceful and political nature of a Greenpeace protest during the failed 2009 Copenhagen climate summit, by sentencing eleven activists to 14-day suspended sentence, considerably less than the harsh
Updated: 08/22/2011 10:21A
Wine bottle killer faces life
Melanie Cole, 49, of Hackney, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of killing William Reilly in his bedroom for his pension. In 2005 a jury could not reach a verdict when she was accused of killing her landlord in London.
Updated: 08/22/2011 10:20A
Jury clears man, 40, of multiple rape charges
It took the jury of six men and six women three and three quarter hours to reach their verdict. After the verdicts were returned, Judge Peter Fenn told Arif who had declined to give evidence, that he was free to leave the dock.
Updated: 08/22/2011 10:15A
Canberra presses China on jailing of Australian business woman
"The Australian government has raised its concerns at the length of detention without a verdict with the Chinese authorities on several occasions, most recently on August 8." The government believes Chinese officials may have broken their own legal
Updated: 08/22/2011 10:05A
Absent Bitsadze sentenced to 5 and a half years' imprisonment
As expected the verdict has been the cause of much controversy. The court said that Bitsadze was found guilty of creating a “paramilitary group” with an aim “to organize attacks on police with a purpose to stir large-scale physical confrontation”
Updated: 08/22/2011 09:46A
American hikers: pawns in Iran/US game
While their lawyer intends to appeal against the verdict, the White House expresses disappointment with the court's decision. However, it must be admitted that at the moment Washington has no instruments allowing it to put pressure on Tehran.
Updated: 08/22/2011 09:11A
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