T-shirts with pro-democracy message seized in Hong Kong

HONG KONG - Customs officers in Hong Kong were Saturday accused of censorship for staging a raid to seize T-shirts that poke fun at a pro-China political party.

Nebraska woman, Mississippi couple sue Toyota in Los Angeles over sudden acceleration deaths

Toyota sued in Calif. over acceleration deaths

Nebraska woman sues Toyota in Los Angeles over husband’s death in Prius accident

Nebraska woman sues Toyota over husband’s death

Nurse testifies she had affair with Ohio doctor accused of poisoning wife with cyanide in 2005

Nurse: Ohio doctor had affair before wife’s death

Trial begins in slaying of Iowa high school coach; defense says suspect saw victim as Satan

Trial begins in slaying of Iowa high school coach

Report: Immigration detentions dropped, greater share had criminal convictions in late 2009

ICE non-criminal detentions fell for 3 months

Lawyers for 9/11 responders acknowledge some errors in claims but say they were few, temporary

Lawyers for 9/11 responders defend firm’s conduct

DirecTV suing Dish for ads saying it’s cheaper while delivering same TV programs

DirecTV suing Dish for ads saying it’s cheaper

War crimes court rejects Radovan Karadzic’s appeal to ditch court-appointed lawyer

War crimes court rejects Karadzic appeal on lawyer

Kashmiri RTI activist named for citizen journalist award

NEW DELHI - A Kashmiri Right to Information (RTI) activist has been nominated for the second edition of Citizen Journalist Awards instituted by a national TV channel.

Family of Mass. boy accused of sexual harassment in 1st grade case gets $180,000 settlement

Mass. 1st-grade sex harassment case settled

Lanka Supreme Court allows Fonseka to question legality of his arrest

COLOMBO - A three-judge bench of Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Friday granted legal representatives of arrested former army chief General (retired) Sarath Fonseka permission to proceed on a case that questions the violation of their client’s fundamental rights and the legality of his arrest on Monday night (February by the government.

Court issues notices on uncovered pits in Delhi

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday issued notices to the central government, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Commonwealth organising committee and the Delhi government for leaving a deep pit uncovered as a result of which a senior citizen lost his life.

Swiss say they won’t extradite Polanski until his legal efforts in Los Angeles are exhausted

Swiss won’t extradite Polanski til US case is done

Penthouse dancer claims she had to pay jiggle joint to perform

NEW YORK - A Penthouse dancer has filed a lawsuit against the famous jiggle joint, claiming that the club cheats its performers out of wages, withholds tips and even charges them for the privilege of working there.

Court allows hearing of petition seeking Fonseka’s release

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court Friday allowed the hearing of a petition seeking the release of General Sarath Fonseka, the former army chief, who is being held on allegations of conspiracy against the government.

Opening statements planned in trial of man accused of killing revered Iowa HS football coach

Trial opens in slaying of Iowa HS football coach

Good response to CITU contract workers’ strike in West Bengal

KOLKATA - A one-day strike by 2.5 million contract workers affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) Friday received good response across West Bengal.

Haryana likely to start evening courts

CHANDIGARH - The Haryana government is considering evening courts on a trial basis to clear the backlog of cases, state government officials said here Friday.

Telangana Committee meets tomorrow following Centre’s announcement

NEW DELHI - The 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 meets on Saturday, as the Centre on Friday announced a seven-point term of reference (ToR) for the Telangana Committee.

Former Uruguay dictator gets 30-year prison sentence

Montevideo, Feb 12 (IANS/EFE) Former dictator Juan Maria Bordaberry was sentenced to 30 years in prison for leading a military coup in Uruguay in 1973 and for nine forced disappearances and two homicides, judiciary officials said.