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Miner's exclusivity claim denied
31, the CA's Special 16th Division upheld the Makati trial court's ruling, which dismissed Southeast Mindanao Gold Mining Corp.'s (SMGMC) petition to cancel a number of small-scale miners' permits to extract ore materials from a portion of the forest
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:39A
Court hears vicious details of murder
By MICHELE MANDEL BRAMPTON -- It was the bloody massacre of a helpless child allegedly foretold in a short story by one of two former lovebirds now on trial for first-degree murder. Aleksandra Firgan-Hewie was just 13 when prosecutors say she was lured
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:37A
Court hears vicious details of murder
By MICHELE MANDEL BRAMPTON -- It was the bloody massacre of a helpless child allegedly foretold in a short story by one of two former lovebirds now on trial for first-degree murder. Aleksandra Firgan-Hewie was just 13 when prosecutors say she was lured
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:37A
Supreme Court upholds law allowing prosecution of boys, and not girls, for
The appeal arose from charges brought against a 15-year-old boy under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 for having sex with a 14-year-old girl in Donegal. Under the 2006 Act "teenage boys can be held criminally liable for having sexual
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:34A
Fla. court tosses Philip Morris smoking verdict
MIAMI - A Florida appeals court tossed out a $2 million verdict in one of the thousands of smoker lawsuits against Philip Morris USA and other tobacco companies. The 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that a trial judge should have found that
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:33A
Extradition of murderers argued in Constitutional Court
The constitutionality of extraditing illegal immigrants charged with a capital crime in another country was challenged in the Constitutional Court on Thursday. The court heard arguments in the case of two Botswana citizens identified as Emmanuel Tsebe
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:32A
Extradition of murderers argued in Constitutional Court
The constitutionality of extraditing illegal immigrants charged with a capital crime in another country was challenged in the Constitutional Court on Thursday. The court heard arguments in the case of two Botswana citizens identified as Emmanuel Tsebe
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:32A
Attorney Questions Police Response Before Christmas Murders
Tyler Miller, center, appears in Flathead County District Court during his sentencing on Friday, Feb. 10. Miller was sentenced to two life sentences for the murders of Jaimi Hurlbert and her daughter, Alyssa Burkett. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon By
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:29A
Attorney Questions Police Response Before Christmas Murders
Tyler Miller, center, appears in Flathead County District Court during his sentencing on Friday, Feb. 10. Miller was sentenced to two life sentences for the murders of Jaimi Hurlbert and her daughter, Alyssa Burkett. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon By
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:29A
Thornbury vicar murder trial: Suspect Stephen Farrow appears in court for the
THE man suspected of killing Thornbury vicar John Suddards has been remanded in custody after appearing at court for the first time. Stephen Farrow, 47, was produced at North Avon Magistrates' Court this morning accused of murdering Rev Suddards
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:28A
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