‘Hirakud dam is failing, farmers are killing themselves’

BHUBANESWAR - Dozens of farmers have committed suicide in Orissa in the past one year as the Hirakud dam is no longer serving its purpose, says a new study that warns of a grimmer situation in the coming days if urgent steps are not taken.

Mistrial declared in trial of American Samoa officials charged with public corruption offenses

American Samoa officials’ trial ends in mistrial

Portland, Ore., woman finally gets proof of US citizenship _ on her 104th birthday

Oregon woman gets proof of citizenship _ at 104

Lawyers for Yellowstone Club founder say Credit Suisse, not timber baron, to blame in scheme

Blame game continues in Yellowstone Club hearings

Judge cuts $300 million Fla. smoker’s damage award against Philip Morris to $39 million

Judge cuts $300M smoker’s lawsuit award to $39M

L.A. school district sued by groups that claim teacher layoffs are unconstitutional

L.A. school district sued over teacher layoffs

Ex-football player settles with University of Georgia over lack of insurance for neck injury

Ex-football player settles with UGA over insurance

US Senate approves $15-billion jobs package

WASHINGTON - The US Senate Wednesday approved a $15-billion package aimed at reviving the sluggish labour market in the US.

Only Irishman convicted of Real IRA’s 1998 Omagh car-bomb massacre acquitted in Dublin retrial

Man convicted of Omagh bomb acquitted in retrial

Court sends MCD engineer to jail for seven days

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday sent a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) executive engineer to jail for seven days for contempt of court.

MCD ‘ghost’ employees: court demands inquiry report

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to file a detailed inquiry report over an alleged scam relating to ‘ghost’ employees in the civic agency.

Admit economically weak students, court tells schools

NEW DELHI - Delhi High Court Wednesday pulled up a few private schools for not giving admission to students from economically weaker sections of the society.

Brussels confirms anti-trust complaints about Google

BRUSSELS - The European Union’s executive Wednesday confirmed that it had received three anti-trust complaints about internet search engine Google, and that it had asked the company to comment on the allegations.

Tribals appeal for separate religion code in census

NEW DELHI - Tribal groups from several states across the country Wednesday held a protest here, demanding they be listed under a distinct ‘religion code’ in the 2011 population census. Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahay, who visited the protest-site, promised to take their demands to the government.

Google executives found guilty in landmark case

Milan, Feb 24 (IANS/AKI) In a landmark ruling, an Italian court Wednesday found three Google executives guilty of violating the privacy of an autistic child after abuse by his schoolmates was posted on the Internet.

Cuban political prisoner dies after 85-day hunger strike

Havana, Feb 24 (IANS/EFE) Cuban political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo died Tuesday in a Havana hospital after an 85-day hunger strike to demand that authorities acknowledge his status as a Amnesty International (AI) designated prisoner of conscience, opposition sources said.

Chinese engineers bail plea hearing on March 8

RAIPUR - The Chhattisgarh High Court has set March 8 to hear the bail pleas of the three Chinese engineers, arrested for their alleged role in the Korba Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (BALCO) power plant chimney crash that killed 40 workers.