East Asia
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has sued several major suppliers of liquid crystal display screens used in computers, televisions and cell phones, claiming consumers paid extra because of price fixing.
MIAMI - A South Florida construction supplier that purchased faulty Chinese drywall made an agreement with the manufacturer not to make any statements regarding the plasterboard's possible smell or health risks, according to court documents released in a class action suit Friday.
BEIJING - China has issued new rules saying evidence obtained through torture and threats cannot be used in criminal prosecutions and said such evidence would be thrown out in death penalty cases that are under appeal.
BEIJING - China has issued new rules saying evidence obtained illegally - such as through torture - cannot be used in death penalty cases and other criminal prosecutions.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan has carried out a death sentence for the first time since 2005, executing four inmates as a heated debate rages on the island over whether capital punishment should be abolished.
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