Customers injured in crush suing Wal-Mart

Some of the customers injured in Friday's horrific stampede at a Walmart on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the US when stores open early and offer big deals for people who come at dawn, are planning to...

California Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Compassionate Care

California's State Supreme Court has voted unanimously to limit the ability of patients to obtain medical marijuana by narrowly defining who is a legitimate...

Iraqi court orders U.S. to free journalist

This appears to be the first of many... I had no idea that 16,000 to 17,000 detainees, in Iraq, will have to be released next year if certain criteria is not met.  One has to wonder, just how this will effect...

Court Grants Comatose Patient Right To Dignified Death For 1st Time In South ...

A legal precedent set in South Korea on patient's right to die."(AP) A South Korean court ordered the removal of a respirator from a comatose patient Friday, saying the "meaningless" extension of life was against the patient's right to die with dignity.The decision marks...

Ringed by Foes, Pakistanis Fear the U.S., Too

"By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A redrawn map of South Asia has been making the rounds among Pakistani elites. It shows their country truncated, reduced to an elongated sliver of land with the big bulk of India to the east, and an enlarged Afghanistan to...

An Indian in every Pakistani?

"Shireen M Mazari The writer is a defence analystLack of formal education and sheer ignorance does not by definition imply an innate sense of stupidity. On the other hand, formal education in itself is no guarantee of an intelligent and rational human...

India XI win by four wickets against Pakistan XI

Indian XI won their tie against the formidable Pakistan XI by four wickets at the Indian Cricket League (ICL) 20-20 World Series being played at the Sardar Patel stadium on Monday."AHMEDABAD: Indian XI won their tie against the formidable Pakistan XI by four wickets at the...

Gunshots fired at Georgian, Polish presidents, officials say

Yet another attempt to assassinate? A very unsafe world for today's politicians."(CNN) -- Shots were fired Sunday at a motorcade carrying the presidents of Georgia and Poland, but the motorcade was not hit and there...

Iran says Israeli partners in war to be punished

This is the first time I have heard the term "Israel's assistants" referring to those countries who may assist Israel in attacking Iran.  Another hot spot to watch..  Any developement along the lines of...

Yoga with worshipping and chanting probihited

"Fatwa Council says yoga with worshipping, chanting is prohibited (updated) By MAZWIN NIK ANIS Fatwa Council says yoga with worshipping, chanting is prohibited PUTRAJAYA: The National Fatwa...

HOUSING: Judge denies defense request in foreclosure case

"A judge denied a request Friday to toss out two civil charges against a group of defendants accused of running a fictitious foreclosure-prevention company, said a district attorney prosecutor.Five people who ran a Carlsbad business were arrested in May on charges of...

Investors Hit BofA Loan Modifications

Bank of America Corp.'s decision to embark on an $8.4 billion home-loan-modification program to settle charges brought by state attorneys general against Countrywide Financial Corp. was hailed as a milestone when the deal was announced this fall. But apparently nobody...

India v England, 3rd ODI: India wins by 16 runs (D/L)

"India won the 3rd ODI against England by 16 runs on Duckworth Lewis method as bad light stopped play in Kanpur. This means India has won three out of three matches so far in the series. Scorecard - India win 3rd ODI Kevin Pieterson won the toss for England and chose to bat...

Church and police join forces to end binge drinking

A new campaign is being launched in Wales today with the aim of ending binge drinking. People are signing a pledge to stop the practice, which is very common in the UK."PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of...

Live: England off to a cautious start

England skipper Kevin Pietersen won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the third one-day international on Thursday. The start was delayed by 45 minutes due to hazy conditions, reducing play to 49-overs...

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