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Manslaughter Not Murder For Woman Killer
Justice Lucas has deferred sentencing until September 27 in order to give Buller's attorney, Phillip Palacio, time to prepare a plea for mitigation. The incident occurred on the night of June 20, 2009. According to a caution statement Buller gave to
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:49A
Air Canada, union talks break off
Air Canada was pushed to the brink of bankruptcy two years ago, and it blamed heavy pension funding demands for its troubles. Its pension deficit is $2.1 billion. The airline argues that it faces higher costs than its rivals, in part because its roots
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:47A
Vietnam to use lethal injections from November
The switch was included in the Law on Execution of Criminal Verdicts passed by the National Assembly last year. It was expected to be made from July 1, the effective day of the law, but the Ministry of Public Security sought a delay since facilities
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:47A
Bombay Bar Association Elections Today
Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Ram Jethmalani, FS Nariman, SJ Sorabjee, Chief Justice MH Kania, Justice SN Variava, and present Chief Justice SH Kapadia were few among the erstwhile members of this Association. Though the Association is unregistered it has rules
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:47A
Election 2011 - Debate on nuclear power falls silent?
The opposition conservative Law and Justice party, which does not foresee the construction of a nuclear power plant in its manifesto, cuts short all discussions on the matter. “We do not know at what stage government preparations are at, and as such we
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:47A
Another fatal accident! 27 feared dead
An accident involving three vehicle is said to have claimed 27 lives on the Accra-Aflao road Tuesday morning. The figure cannot immediately be verified but an eyewitness told Joy FM all the passengers of un Urvan bus involved in the accident perished.
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:47A
Board To Decide Fate Of High-Profile Inmate
"I believe the death penalty is the correct source of justice." Inside the closed-door meeting, a parade of attorneys and supporters asked the board to spare Davis' life. Outside, dozens of Davis' supporters hoisted a massive "Save Troy Davis" sign and
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:46A
Firms agree to pay $44 million for SF Bay spill
Moreno said the settlement is the largest of its kind, resolving a lawsuit filed under the 1990 Oil Pollution Act passed after the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska. With San Francisco Bay serving as a backdrop on a clear, sunny day, the settlement was
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:45A
Copter crash kills 2 Marines
Several accidents have happened in recent months involving Marine Corps training in Southern California, including a fatal accident in July. In August, two Marines were ejected from their F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet as it plunged toward the Pacific Ocean
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:45A
Conservatives staging rally in Birmingham to support Alabama's law on illegal
Tea Party conservatives are planning a rally in support of Alabama's new law against illegal immigration. Members of the Rainy Day Patriots are staging a demonstration in favor of the Republican-backed law in Hoover on Tuesday evening.
Updated: 09/20/2011 04:45A
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