1,400 prisoners released in China

BEIJING - Around 1,400 prisoners have been released from jail on medical grounds, before their sentences were over in China’s Jiangxi province, an official said.

David Carradine’s widow files wrongful death lawsuit against film company in Los Angeles

Carradine’s widow files wrongful death suit in LA

Criminal case says Texas man communicated with fugitive al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki

Case alleges Texas man communicated with al-Awlaki

Court-appointed doctors say mother of missing Arizona baby is incompetent to stand trial

Doctors say Arizona mother incompetent for trial

Bosnian Serb who allegedly hid service in notorious army brigade loses citizenship, leaves US

Bosnian Serb soldier loses citizenship, leaves US

Heat guard Dwyane Wade awarded temporary custody of sons

Wade given temporary custody of sons

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade now has temporary custody of his two sons, the second significant legal development of the week for the Miami Heat star.

Jose Canseco completes testimony before a federal grand jury in Washington

Jose Canseco testifies before DC grand jury

Hooda backs khap panchayats on same-gotra marriages

ROHTAK - Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Thursday indirectly extended his support to khap panchayats (kangaroo courts) which are demanding a complete ban on the marriages within the same gotra or ancestral lineage.

Teachers move court against compulsory census, poll work

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the response of the Election Commission of India, the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on a plea by a group of government school teachers protesting their enrolment for election and census duty in the city.

State official says 19-year-old with dual US-Turkish citizenship among dead in Israeli raid

US official: US-Turkish man dead in Israeli raid

US official says 19-year-old man of dual US-Turkish citizenship among dead in Israeli raid

19-year-old US-Turkish man dead in Israeli raid

Noisy planes will not be allowed in Delhi, DGCA tells court

NEW DELHI - The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Thursday said it will push for phase-out of old aircraft that create more noise, and assured the Delhi High Court of keeping noise levels around Delhi airport under check.

Balakrishnan to head apex human rights panel

NEW DELHI - Former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan, who retired May 12, has been appointed chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), home ministry sources said Thursday. He will assume office Monday.

Britain saw rapid rise in non-EU influx with points plan

LONDON - The Labour’s bluff was called as official figures revealed the tightened points-based immigration system was not so tough after all, with immigration from non-European Union countries showing a dramatic rise of 25 percent in the year ending last September.

Women groups traverses country to pitch for quota bill

NEW DELHI - They call the campaign “The Campaign Reservation Express”. A group of 55 women - activists and those who have stood against social injustice - will return to the capital Sunday after a two-week journey across the country to garner support for women’s reservation bill’s passage.

Balakrishnan to head human rights panel

NEW DELHI - Former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan, who retired May 12, has been appointed chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), home ministry sources said Thursday.

SCLC back in court for 2nd day of hearing to determine who controls the civil rights group

SCLC back in court for 2nd day of hearing

ATLANTA — Testimony will continue in a hearing to determine who’s in charge of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference as the group is asking a judge to end months of infighting.

Apologies can help resolve legal disputes

WASHINGTON - Apologies can potentially help resolve legal disputes ranging from injury cases to wrongful firings, according to new research.

Not guilty plea entered for Mass. man accused of trying to swap infant daughter for cocaine

Man accused of trying to swap baby for cocaine

Sindh High Court directs PTA to block obscene material on YouTube

KARACHI - The Sindh High Court (SHC) has asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to ensure that no obscene material is uploaded on the video sharing website-YouTube from Pakistan.

Chinese orphans to get 600 yuan as allowance

BEIJING - Orphans and convicts’ children in China will now receive at least 600 yuan ($88) each month as allowance till they turn 18 under a government scheme to ensure they are not left behind in the country’s economic march.

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