Embattled civil rights group struggles for survival as 2 factions meet hundreds of miles apart

Embattled civil rights group struggles to survive

Haitian judge: No decision made yet on whether to drop charges against 10 US missionaries

Haiti judge: No decision on missionaries’ charges

Families of 17 sailors killed in 2000 USS Cole attack file 2nd lawsuit against Sudan

Families of USS Cole victims sue Sudan again

Ex-NYPD officer goes on trial over clash with cyclist; jury sees video of encounter

Ex-NYPD officer goes on trial over cyclist clash

Man pleads guilty in death of UNC student body president; feds drop death penalty pursuit

Guilty plea in death of UNC student president

Angelina Jolie ‘deeply troubled’ by deaths in Somalia

GENEVA - US actress Angelina Jolie said Monday she was concerned by the increasingly heavy impact of conflict in Somalia on civilians.

Disabled people to march to parliament Tuesday

NEW DELHI - Led by communist leader Brinda Karat, disabled people from across the country would march to Parliament House Tuesday, demanding a social security system and free healthcare in hospitals for them.

Supreme Court turns down appeal of Texas convict in case dogged by DA-judge affair

Court denies Texan’s appeal over DA-judge affair

Auditor involved in Satyam scam denied bail

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday denied bail to Price Waterhouse auditor Subramani Gopalkrishnan allegedly involved in a Rs.7,136-crore financial fraud along with Satyam Computer’s founder chairman B. Ramalinga Raju.

Gujarat land scam: Court orders fresh survey

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High Court Monday sought a fresh survey report from the government over an alleged land scam involving Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers accused of building bungalows on government land.

Computerise all offices, CIC advises RBI

NEW DELHI - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s central bank, has been advised by the Central Information Commission (CIC) to ensure that all its offices are computerised by the year end.

Iraqi court orders manual recount of votes

BAGHDAD - An Iraqi court ruled Monday in favour of a manual recount of the March Parliamentary election votes in Baghdad, a member of State of Law Coalition told reporters.

Pakistan president signs historic bill curbing his power

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Monday signed a historic bill seeking amendment in the country’s constitution to strip off the sweeping presidential power and strengthen parliamentary democracy.

56 more Bangladesh border guards convicted for mutiny

DHAKA - Another 56 troopers of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), the country’s border guards, were Monday convicted for staging a violent mutiny last year in which 71 people, including the force’s commander, were killed.

Eight Pakistani officials suspended over Benazir killing

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan government Monday suspended eight of its officials, who were responsible for security of Benazir Bhutto’s last public meeting venue, following a UN panel’s report on the former prime minister’s assassination.

Pilot projects in social sector inefficient, say experts

NEW DELHI - Pilot projects which the government often resorts to in order to test the efficacy of what can become a potentially big scheme, hardly serves any purpose and dissipates in no time despite showing promise initially, experts said.

Clintons say they are too old to be in the US Supreme Court

NEW YORK - Former US President Bill Clinton has said that President Obama should consider someone younger to fill the recently vacated Supreme Court post, adding that both he and his wife, Hillary Clinton, are too old to merit consideration.

Manu deserves life for killing Jessica: Apex court (Third Lead)

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday upheld the Delhi High Court’s December 2006 verdict sentencing former Haryana minister Venod Sharma’s son Manu Sharma to life for killing ramp model Jessica Lall at a south Delhi restaurant in April 1999.

ITF says American tennis player Wayne Odesnik accepts voluntary provisional doping suspension

ITF says Odesnik accepts voluntary suspension

Jessica murder case: Family hails Supreme Court verdict

NEW DELHI - Sabrina Lall, the sister of murdered model Jessica Lall, on Monday expressed satisfaction and happiness over the Supreme Court upholding Delhi High Court’s verdict in convicting all accused.

Plea for CBI probe in Tharoor controversy dismissed

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Monday dismissed a plea seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into former union minister Shashi Tharoor’s alleged stake in the Kochi IPL franchisee.

Prabhakaran’s mother deported: DMK seeks clarification

NEW DELHI/CHENNAI - The DMK Monday criticised the United Progressive Alliance for keeping the Tamil Nadu government in the dark on the issue of slain Tamil Tiger leader V. Prabhakaran’s mother being deported Saturday night.

Return Shoaib Malik’s passport: Court tells police

HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday directed the police here to return Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik’s passport, which was seized earlier this month in connection with a cheating case filed by his first wife Ayesha Siddiqui.

Bangladesh court sentences 56 border guards to prison terms for 2009 mutiny

Bangladesh sentences border guards for 2009 mutiny

Karunanidhi offers help to Prabhakaran’s mother

CHENNAI - The Tamil Nadu government is ready to help the mother of slain Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran to get medical treatment in the state, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi said Monday.

Tharoor’s case has likeness with Chidambaram’s 18 years ago

NEW DELHI - The resignation of Shashi Tharoor as minister of state for external affairs has striking similarity with another incident 18 years ago when Home Minister P. Chidambaram had stepped down from the commerce ministry.

Jessica Lall case: SC upholds Delhi High Court verdict on Manu Sharma

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the verdict given by the Delhi High Court in the model Jessica Lall murder case, convicting prime accused Manu Sharma to life imprisonment.

Supreme Court verdict in Jessica Lall murder case today

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Monday in Jessica Lall murder case in which prime accused Manu Sharma has challenged his life sentence awarded by the Delhi High Court.

UAE to discuss women and child rights

Abu Dhabi, April 19 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will hold this week in Abu Dhabi its first meeting on protecting the rights of women and children.