Mexican court upholds adoption by gay couples

Mexico City, Aug 17 (IANS/EFE) Mexico’s Supreme Court has upheld a Mexico City ordinance allowing same-sex couples to adopt children, saying there was no evidence that homosexuals were worse parents than heterosexuals.

Ownership of David statue sparks row in Italy

Rome, Aug 17 (IANS/AKI) Italian government’s ownership over the sculpture of Biblical hero David made by Renaissance period artist Michelangelo has been challenged by a local authority which claims the heritage statue belongs to Florence city.

Psychiatrist’s testimony scrutinized by defense in Anna Nicole Smith drug case

Defense questions witness in Anna Nicole case

Judge: Mo. funeral protests ban, a response to Kan. church’s demonstrations, unconstitutional

Judge: Mo. funeral protests ban unconstitutional

FTC sues Arizona company, claiming it scammed consumers with acai berry weight-loss pills

FTC sues Ariz. company over acai pill free trials

Lawsuit: Officials at NYC’s St. Vincent’s Hospital wasted millions with high salaries, golf

Former staff file suit against closed NY hospital

Framing of issues in Fernandes’ custody battle Sep 23

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Monday fixed Sep 23 for framing of issues on the custody battle going on between the brothers of the former defence minister George Fernandes and his wife Leila Kabir Fernandes.

German man’s plea to trace Indian mother dismissed

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a suit filed by a 37-year-old German man of Indian origin seeking the whereabouts of his biological mother and claiming genetic link with the brother of Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.

State-run firm fined Rs.50,000 for frivolous plea

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Monday imposed a fine of Rs.50,000 on public sector National Textile Corporation Limited for filing a frivolous petition.

Punjab speaker gets interim bail in graft case

CHANDIGARH - Punjab Assembly Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon was granted interim bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court here Monday, a day before he and 14 others were to appear before a trial court in Patiala town in a corruption case.

Samajwadi Party, RLD join Uttar Pradesh farmers’ stir

LUCKNOW - Supporting farmers’ demand for higher compensation for their lands acquired for the Yamuna Expressway, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) held demonstrations across Uttar Pradesh against the state government.

Court reserves verdict on Raju’s bail plea

HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday reserved its order on the bail petition of B. Ramalinga Raju, the prime accused in the multi-crore Satyam fraud case.

At likely 1832 mass grave in Pa., unearthed bones show murder of Irish immigrant rail workers

Old Irish bones may yield murderous secrets in Pa.

Malay opposition leader Anwar fails to have sodomy charge dropped

KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian High Court has rejected opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s bid to strike out the sodomy charge against him.

Defense in Anna Nicole Smith drug case get to cross-examine key witness

Defense lawyers to cross-examine key witness

Attacks against Mexican immigrants in NYC’s Staten Island inflame black-Hispanic tensions

Mexican attacks inflame tensions on NYC island

Jury at former Ill. Gov. Blagojevich’s corruption trial returning for Day 13 of deliberations