BlackBerry wins patent battle with Motorola in Britain

TORONTO - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) Wednesday won its patent battle in Britain with Motorola when a court in London ruled in favour of the Canadian wireless giant based at Waterloo near here.

Groups opposed to and favoring same-sex marriage weigh in on historic California case

Calif. marriage trial draws friends with briefs

Judge in Las Vegas finds Michael Jackson’s doctor in default on medical equipment debt

Judge in Vegas finds Jackson MD in default on debt

Judge approves 10 percent compensation for Jackson estate administrators

Compensation approved for Jackson estate admins

Obama’s aunt steels self for 2nd bid for political asylum in federal immigration court

Deport illegal Bangladeshi migrants: RSS chief

PANAJI - Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Wednesday asked the central government to implement the Supreme court guidelines and deport lakhs of Bangladeshi migrants illegally residing in India.

Court: Man whose terrorism conviction was overturned can’t sue prosecutor for misconduct

Court: Man can’t sue prosecutor over terror case

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar faces sodomy trial, again

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the sodomy charge levelled against him by one of his former colleagues.

W.Pa. lawyer wants client’s drug conviction dismissed because Canadian served on jury

W.Pa. lawyer says Canadian wrongly served on jury

Check noise pollution near airport, court tells DGCA

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to take steps to check noise pollution near the airport that is affecting people at a hospital and a residential area nearby.

Delhi to probe deaths in observation home

NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Wednesday formed a five-member committee to investigate the deaths of some 20 mentally challenged inmates in a state-run observation home over the past two months.

Amnesty slams ‘hasty execution’ of Mujib killers

DHAKA - Amnesty International Wednesday condemned the “hasty executions” of five former army officers found guilty of the 1975 assassination of Bangladesh’s independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

High Court appoints panel to probe labour violation laws at Commonwealth Games sites

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court on Wednesday appointed a four-member committee to probe the alleged violations of labour laws at Commonwealth Games project sites.

Demjanjuk trial in Germany postponed for a day after doctors say his health is questionable

Demjanjuk is ill, his trial in Germany postponed

Soren appears in court in murder case; next hearing March 8

RANCHI - Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibhu Soren Wednesday appeared in a Giridih district court in a murder case. The court slated the next date of hearing March 8.

Committee to implement labour laws at games sites

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday appointed a four-member committee to ensure implementation of labour laws at the construction sites for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games.

CBI pulled up for not expediting 1984 riot cases

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for not appointing special public prosecutors to expedite the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases pending before the trial court.

Court issues contempt notice to Prasar Bharati CEO

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued a contempt notice to Prasar Bharati CEO B.S. Lalli for not following earlier court directions over the functioning of the public broadcaster.

Telangana issue: Centre forms five member committee

NEW DELHI - The Home Ministry on Wednesday announced the formation of a five-member committee headed by former Supreme Court Judge B N Srikrishna to look into the process for the formation of a separate Telangana state.

Sodomy trial of Malaysia’s Anwar starts after lawyers fail to secure further delays

Sodomy trial of Malaysia’s Anwar starts

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has gone on trial for allegedly sodomizing a male aide in a politically charged case.

Obama still plans to meet with the Dalai Lama

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama still plans to meet with the Dalai Lama despite a warning from Beijing that a meeting with the exiled Tibetan religious could hit US-China relations, the White House said.

New Himachal chief justice to be sworn-in Feb 8

SHIMLA - The new chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court will assume charge next week, an official said here Wednesday.

Chandigarh’s ‘Open Hand’ gets partial freedom for visitors

CHANDIGARH - Chandigarh’s famous ‘Open Hand’ monument, designed and built by the city’s founder-architect Le Corbusier to depict the city’s spirit of ‘open to give and open to take’, can now be visited by common people.

Malaysian PM’s aide to resign over ‘racial’ remarks

KUALA LUMPUR - Nasir Safar, special officer to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, will tender his resignation over alleged racial remarks made during a seminar in Malacca, authorities said.

Protests against EU team’s Kandhamal visit, five held

BHUBANESWAR - Five Bajrang Dal activists have been held for staging protests against a European Union (EU) delegation that will visit Orissa’s Kandhamal district to interact with riot victims.