Sindh High Court quashes petition challenging Zardari’s electoral eligibility

KARACHI - The Sindh High Court has quashed a petition challenging President Asif Ali Zardari’s eligibility, saying he enjoys constitutional amnesty from court proceedings.

Now it’s time for Steelers to say goodbye to Roethlisberger and find another QB

Time to cut ties with QB, no matter what

I’m not so sure what “comprehensive behavioral evaluation” means, though the last time I remember one being ordered for a star athlete they came back with the conclusion that, yes, Mike Tyson did have some psychological issues.

Texas court hears state’s appeal of divorce granted to gay couple in Dallas

Texas court hears state’s appeal in gay divorce

Palestinians rally in Gaza against Israeli eviction order

GAZA - Hundreds of Palestinians Wednesday rallied near a crossing point in northern Gaza Strip, protesting against an Israeli order that allowed the army to evict people from the West Bank.

Defunct Fresno museum will return Ansel Adams prints to family in exchange for others to sell

Fresno museum can’t sell rare Ansel Adams prints

APNewsBreak: Lawsuit says Ohio Somali immigrant ordered torture of human rights attorney

APNewsBreak: Ohio man faces Somali torture claim

LA judge says parents of disabled woman can seek ruling for her to visit her children

Ruling sought for disabled daughter to visit kids

Former KB Home chief Bruce Karatz convicted of 4 counts in stock option backdating scheme

Former KB Home CEO convicted in backdating trial

Defunct Calif. museum to exchange Ansel Adams prints with son for others to sell

Calif. museum won’t sell rare Ansel Adams prints

Delhi assembly says ex-speaker yet to return items

NEW DELHI - Former Delhi speaker Chaudhary Prem Singh is yet to return some items, given to him when he was holding the office, an assembly reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application has revealed. An aide to Prem Singh, however, said the information was “untrue”.

Court issues notice to Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia

CHANDIGARH - A local court Wednesday issued notice to Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, industrialist Ness Wadia and two others from a firm that owns Indian Premier League’s Kings XI Punjab team for not showing their balance sheet to officials.

Sentencing of Lajpat Nagar blast convicts tomorrow

NEW DELHI - A city court is likely to award sentence Thursday to six Jammu and Kashmir residents, including a woman, convicted for the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast that claimed 13 lives.

Srebrenica massacre survivor testifies at trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic

Srebrenica survivor testifies at Karadzic trial

Give premises, staff to copyright board: Court

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the central government to provide premises and manpower to the copyright board which is facing problems in its functioning.

Lawsuits settled over alleged misuse of Arizona Indian tribe’s blood samples

Lawsuits over Arizona tribe blood samples settled

Court tells Gujarat to reconsider madrassa’s plea

GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat High court has directed the state education department to reconsider a madrassa’s plea seeking permission to start class 8 in English medium.

Tobacco industry flouts rules, exploits workers, study shows

NEW DELHI - Not only does it represent a serious health hazard, the tobacco industry also exploits its workers by not paying them minimum wages and employing children among its labour force, a study said Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu nominates ex-judge to Mullaperiyar Dam panel

CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Wednesday announced that former Supreme Court Justice A.R. Lakshmanan will represent the state on the five-member committee constituted by the apex court to review the safety of the Mullaperiyar Dam.

Act against labour law violators at CWG sites: CPI-M

NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday asked the central government to take “immediate action” against violators of human rights and labour laws at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) work sites in the national capital.

CIC wants details of Delhi’s illegal constructions online

NEW DELHI - The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to put up on its website a complete list of all existing and on-going unauthorised constructions and encroachments on public land in Delhi.

Trial starts for 14 Serbian hooligans charged with fatally beating French soccer fan

Trial starts for 14 Serbians in fatal fan attack

Now IPL’s event management firms, broadcaster under scanner

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - A probe into financial deals of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was broad-based Wednesday with search operations on three of its event management and broadcast firms in Mumbai, even as a case was registered to investigate the foreign exchange violations by its franchises.

Mayawati to Supreme Court - CBI has double standards (Lead, changing dateline)

NEW DELHI - Accusing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of discrimination, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday claimed in the Supreme Court that the disproportionate assets case filed against her was “baseless, unfounded and illegal”.

FIR in disproportionate assets case illegal: Mayawati

LUCKNOW - Slamming the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for discriminating against her, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday claimed in the Supreme Court that the disproportionate assets case made out against her was “baseless, unfounded and illegal”.

Lawsuit alleges 3 bisexual men were discriminated against at Seattle gay softball tourney

Bisexual men say gay softball series discriminated

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