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Verdict in activists' trial
ABU DHABI // One of five activists charged with threats to state security was this morning sentenced to three years in prison by the State Security Court, while the others got two years each. Ahmed Mansour Ali Abdullah Al Abd Al Shehi got the longest
Updated: 11/27/2011 03:31A
One activist sentenced to three years; others get two years
The verdict is not subject to appeal, but the activists have already served eight months in Al Wathba prison, which will apply to their sentence. The remaining option is a presidential pardon. The case centred on a series of comments the men made on
Updated: 11/27/2011 03:27A
Plenty of blame in debt debacle
NEW YORK – It took a fictional jury of “12 Angry Men” 96 minutes to agree on a verdict of not guilty. It took “12 good people,” as supercommittee co-chairman Jeb Hensarling referred to them, three months and countless hours to produce ... nothing.
Updated: 11/27/2011 03:12A
UAE security court sentences 5 political activists
Photo: Kamran Jebreili / AP ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A state security court in Abu Dhabi has sentenced five activists to prison terms for joining calls for greater political openness in the United Arab Emirates. The trial has been
Updated: 11/27/2011 02:21A
Brammertz criticises Croatian leaders
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Serge Brammertz expressed criticism of Croatian officials on Friday because of the public statements they made after the ICTY pronounced the verdict against Ante
Updated: 11/27/2011 01:45A
87% of Nigerians reject subsidy removal – Survey – Vanguard
Verdict: An overwhelming rejection of the idea Even as the Federal government looks set to implement its policy to remove subsidy on petrol by January, 2012, a recent survey carried out by a coalition of civil society organizations in the country has
Updated: 11/27/2011 01:39A
PNG has hurdles before women MPs voted in
Papua New Guinea's only female MP, Dame Carol Kidu, says she is cautiously optimistic women will run in the 2012 election, but fears the move could be swamped by the Supreme Court's upcoming verdict on the government's legitimacy.
Updated: 11/27/2011 01:00A
Tis the season for forgiveness
Her accusers surrounded her and the verdict had been delivered. Death. She was to die. Would it have mattered if she were a single mom? No. The law is the law. Would it have mattered if she was barely surviving and took her action to hold on for a day?
Updated: 11/27/2011 12:36A
NC at standstill for want of consensus: Koirala
Excerpts: How have you taken the Supreme Court verdict on extension of the Constituent Assembly term? All should abide by the verdict of the Supreme Court because the rule of law is fundamental to democracy. No one should disagree with the ruling of
Updated: 11/26/2011 10:21P
Govt should respect NRO verdict
THE Supreme Court on Friday dismissed review petition on the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) declaring that the government had failed to make its case for a review of the original verdict. The Apex Court cannot have a different
Updated: 11/26/2011 10:21P
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