AUG
12
2010

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani ´confesses´ to murder on Iran state TV

Lawyer says Ashtiani was tortured before interview recorded in Tabiz prison, and fears execution imminent.

AUG
12
2010

Girl, 14, jailed for sex with school bus driver

A 14-year-old girl was sentenced yesterday to six months in prison and deportation for having consensual sex with a 28-year-old school bus driver.

AUG
11
2010

In Ugly Economy, Age Bias Claims Are a Tough Sell

William Dougherty spent 40 years servicing appliances for Sears Roebuck before being fired from the Concord, Calif., branch at the age of 64.

AUG
11
2010

Ministry of Justice job cuts put the public at risk, union warns

The public will be in danger from unmonitored criminals if the Government pushes through a "devastating" programme of job cuts in the justice system, ministers have been warned.

AUG
11
2010

Thai court rejects Thaksin assets appeal

Thailand´s top court has refused to hear an appeal by ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra against the seizure of assets worth almost $1.5bn (£950m).

AUG
11
2010

New law to tempt media to move to US

Australian publishers will be tempted to move their businesses and assets to the US in the wake of a new law shielding US journalists and publishers from defamation from outside the country, a Sydney lawyer says.

AUG
11
2010

U.N. pushes war crimes probe as Sri Lanka steps up diplomacy

A protest at the U.N. compound and a cabinet minister´s three-day "fast unto death" has not deterred U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon from proceeding with a probe into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka.

AUG
11
2010

Toyota stops car exports to Iran

Toyota Motors said Wednesday it´s halting shipments to Iran following international moves to put financial and commercial pressure on Tehran to curb its nuclear ambitions.

AUG
11
2010

Brazil formalizes asylum offer for Iranian woman sentenced to stoning

Brazil has formalized its offer of asylum to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning, Brazilian state-run media said Tuesday.

AUG
11
2010

Rwanda´s Kagame wins re-election with 93 percent of vote; turnout reported to be 97 percent

Full provisional results are in from Rwanda´s presidential election showing that President Paul Kagame got 93 percent of the vote.

AUG
11
2010

Judge denies bail to ex-Mexican official accused of giving confidential information to cartel

A U.S. judge has denied bail for a Mexican official accused of sharing confidential U.S. law enforcement information with a Tijuana drug gang.

AUG
11
2010

Woman Gets $198,000 for Mistaken Mastectomy

A woman who underwent a double mastectomy and later discovered she didn´t have breast cancer was set to receive $198,000 under a settlement approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

AUG
11
2010

Naomi Campbell could face charges over ´blood diamonds´

Naomi Campbell could face charges for possessing ´illegal´ uncut diamonds which she later handed over to the head of one of former South African leader Nelson Mandela´s charities, police in South Africa say.

AUG
11
2010

Medvedev Targets Overpriced Medical Equipment

President Dmitry Medvedev ordered the government to prepare amendments to a law on government purchases after regional authorities bought CT scanners for as much as four times their factory price.

AUG
10
2010

Obama May Ease U.S. Travel to Cuba Even If Congress Won´t Act

A move by President Barack Obama to ease travel restrictions to Cuba would allow the administration to change U.S. policy toward the island even if legislation to repeal a wider travel ban isn´t approved by Congress this year.

AUG
10
2010

$125 Million Shareholder Settlement Approved in New Century Financial Collapse

A federal judge on Monday granted preliminary approval to a $125 million cash settlement for shareholders of bankrupt New Century Financial Corp., one of the largest lenders to collapse during the subprime mortgage meltdown.

AUG
10
2010

Law Dean, Former Judge Named to BP Fund

BP PLC today named two lawyers to serve as trustees of the planned $20 billion fund for oil spill victims, on the same day the company announced an initial payment to the fund.

AUG
10
2010

South African journalists fight ´repressive media laws´

South African journalists have launched a campaign against proposed legislation which they say would curtail press freedom and threaten democracy.

AUG
10
2010

Law Schools See Signs of Better Job Opportunities for Students

Emerging from one of the most dismal law firm recruiting seasons in years, law schools are preparing for what early signs indicate will be an improved job market for their students.

AUG
10
2010

Former U.S. Stealth Bomber Engineer Convicted for China Spying

A former B-2 stealth bomber engineer was found guilty of selling classified information to China, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement.

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