End emergency, reconcile with Tamils, Canada tells Sri Lanka

TORONTO - Canada, home to the biggest Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora, Thursday urged Sri Lanka to lift the state of emergency imposed during the onslaught on the Tamil Tigers.

Pa. jury awards $95M to families who claimed loved ones died at hands of serial killer nurse

Pa. jury awards $95M in case of killer nurse

NYC agrees to pay up to $657M to settle health lawsuits filed by ground zero workers

NYC to pay up to $657M to settle WTC health cases

NYC ex-model sues for $10M over use of bikini photo as bawdy prop in comedy ‘Couple’s Retreat’

NYC ex-model sues over use of photo in comedy film

NYC judge rejects Ecuador’s attempt to stop Chevron arbitration bid in environmental lawsuit

NYC judge allows Chevron arbitration to proceed

ACORN agrees to surrender Ohio business license in settlement, not return under another name

ACORN agrees to give up its Ohio business license

Michigan congresswoman, mother of Detroit ex-mayor, subpoenaed to appear before grand jury

Mich. congresswoman called to Detroit grand jury

Tamil Nadu Government submits prison board report on Nalini to High Court

CHENNAI - The Tamil Nadu Government on Thursday submitted the Prison Advisory Board report on the plea for premature release of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassin Nalini to the Madras High Court.

Six special courts to try corruption cases in Bihar

PATNA - Six special courts will be constituted in Bihar to try corruption cases against public servants, an official said Thursday.

Malaysian Hindu woman wins custody battle with Muslim husband

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s High Court Thursday granted a Hindu woman custody of her child after a bitter court battle with her estranged Muslim husband, who converted their children to Islam and then took possession of them.

Iron Lady of Manipur re-arrested for refusing to eat

IMPHAL - Human rights activist Irom Sharmila, jailed since 2000 for resorting to a hunger strike against alleged rights violations by the security forces in Manipur, was once again arrested by police on charges of attempted suicide. The activist continued her refusal to eat a single morsel of food.

Lawyers in Simon estate dispute seek to make sensitive court documents confidential

Lawyers seek secrecy for some papers in Simon case

Critics of Justice Dept lawyers who had terror detainee clients draw attention, condemnation

Critics of Justice Dept. lawyers under fire

Nalini Sreeharan’s plea for premature release to be heard today

MADRAS - The Madras High Court will on Thursday hear a report of the advisory board, which has called for the premature release of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassin, Nalini Sreeharan.

Ga.’s system to defend the poor still struggling 5 years after costly courthouse killings case

Ga.’s system to defend the poor still reeling