4,600 criminals let off in Britain: Indian-origin MP
September 14th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 14 (IANS) An astounding 4,600 serial criminals in Britain last year got away with just police cautions or warnings, prompting Indian-origin MP Priti Patel to call on law ... Read more...
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SC no to quashing charge sheet against Nirmal Yadav (Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday declined to quash the charge sheet filed against former Punjab and Haryana High Court judge Nirmal Yadav who was allegedly involved ... Read more...
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Iraq executes five over terrorism
August 29th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 29 (IANS) Iraq Wednesday executed five convicted prisoners over terrorism charges, including a Syrian and Saudi national, the justice ministry announced.On Tuesday, Iraq executed 21 prisoners, including three ... Read more...
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21 executed in a day in Iraq
August 29th, 2012 - 6:33 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 29 (IANS/AKI) Iraq Tuesday carried out 21 executions for terrorism-related crimes, the justice ministry said.There were three women among those executed. Iraq has executed 91 people so far ... Read more...
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Russia seeks extradition of arms dealer from US
August 23rd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 23 (IANS/Ria Novosti) Russia has handed to the US documents required by the country to consider the extradition of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, the Russian justice ministry ... Read more...
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Brazil to spend $579 million on World Cup security
August 16th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) The Brazilian government will spend 1.17 billion reais ($579 million) on the security of the FIFA World Cup 2014.State news agency Agencia Brasil said ... Read more...
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Don’t use British jails as hotels: Indian-origin MP
August 9th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Jails in Britain should not be used as hotels for foreigners, Indian-origin Conservative MP Priti Patel said after reports emerged that the public was paying 400 ... Read more...
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11 caught trying to escape Iraq jail
August 7th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 7 (IANS) Eleven Al Qaeda prisoners was caught trying to tunnel out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison using a frying pan and a part of a ceiling fan, ... Read more...
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Saddam Hussein’s secretary executed
June 7th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, June 7 (IANS) A secretary and close aide of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has been executed after being convicted for genocide, the Iraqi justice ministry said Thursday.Abed Hamid Hamoud ... Read more...
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Russia registers three more political parties
June 5th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian justice ministry has registered three more political parties under new legislation enacted earlier this year by then-president Dmitry Medvedev following a wave of ... Read more...
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Jailed Russian complains of discrimination in US
May 24th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 24 (IANS) A former Russian pilot, who is serving 20 years in prison in the US for attempted drug trafficking, has complained of racial and religious discrimination against ... Read more...
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Rajapaksa orders release of jailed ex-army chief
May 20th, 2012 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 20 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has pardoned jailed former army commander Sarath Fonseka and authorised his release, a presidential spokesman said Sunday.Bandula Jayasekera said the document ... Read more...
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Argentina destroys 11,000 firearms
May 7th, 2012 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, May 7 (IANS/EFE) Nearly 11,000 firearms surrendered by their owners were destroyed by the government as part of a programme to reduce the number of weapons in Argentina, ... Read more...
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Spanish government to set up stolen babies database
April 13th, 2012 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, April 13 (IANS/EFE) Following a wave of allegations of illegal adoptions, Spain's government pledged Thursday to set up a database of infants who may have been stolen during the ... Read more...
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Tunisian PM’s website hacked
April 9th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Tunis, April 9 (IANS) The official website of the Tunisian prime minister was hacked Monday and thousands of confidential documents were leaked, Xinhua reported.According to the Tunisie Numerique website, the ... Read more...
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Gorbachev plans to revive former party
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, whose Social-Democratic Party was dissolved in 2007 due to its small membership, is planning to revive the party but does ... Read more...
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Apex court wants details of Abu Salem case proceedings
March 19th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file an affidavit stating details of proceedings before Portugal's constitutional court where the ... Read more...
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Egypt starts NGO workers’ trial
February 26th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 26 (IANS) A trial of 43 workers - including 19 Americans and two Germans - from domestic and foreign non-governmental organisations who were charged with receiving illegal foreign ... Read more...
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Relief for Abu Salem as apex court stays trial in 1993 blasts (Lead)
February 17th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) In a breather for Abu Salem, the Supreme Court has stayed all further proceedings in the two cases before the Mumbai TADA court in connection ... Read more...
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Iraq executes 14 on terrorism, criminal charges
February 9th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 8 (IANS) A total of 14 people convicted for terrorism and criminal charges have been executed in Iraq, its justice ministry said Wednesday."Fourteen convicted prisoners were executed early ... Read more...
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Law panel study on backlog of cases sought (Lead)
January 19th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The government Thursday told the Supreme Court that it will ask the Law Commission to undertake a study on the additional courts and judges needed ... Read more...
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Thieves break into prison to steal cigarettes
November 22nd, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Some brave thieves did the unthinkable when they broke into a prison facility in Britain’s Preston and made away with £8,000 worth of cigarettes. The facility called ... Read more...
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11 executed in Iraq
November 17th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 17 (IANS/AKI) Eleven people were executed Thursday in Iraq for their involvement in terrorist activities, the justice ministry said.Among those executed was a Tunisian national who detonated a ... Read more...
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Britain rioters were from 44 nations
October 24th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 24 (IANS) Robbers, vandals and thugs from 44 countries took part in the riots in August in Britain, a media report said Monday.The sheer number from different corners ... Read more...
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Audio recordings of Lokpal deliberations to be released
October 9th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The government is ready to provide an audio recording of the meetings of the joint drafting committee, comprising five ministers and five civil society ... Read more...
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UAE, Sri Lanka discuss judicial cooperation
October 3rd, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Oct 3 (IANS/WAM) The UAE and Sri Lanka Monday began a two-day discussion to boost judicial cooperation.Judge Abdul Rahman Murad Al Balushi, director of International Cooperation Department at ... Read more...
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China scraps homosexuality ban in prisons
September 22nd, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 22 (IANS) China has scrapped a ban on homosexuality in prisons, an official said.The justice ministry has rewritten the national code of conduct for prison inmates, eliminating ban ... Read more...
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Merely 8 percent of higher judges in India are women
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Around eight percent of the high court and Supreme Court judges in India are women, Minister of Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath said Friday.In ... Read more...
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British prison population reaches record high
August 12th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) The prison population in England and Wales reached a record high Friday, the justice ministry said.The total number of prisoners hit 85,931 - 353 more than ... Read more...
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US asks Russia to review refusal to register party
July 29th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US has asked Russia to re-examine a decision not to allow an opposition party to take part in the upcoming parliamentary polls, a US ... Read more...
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US hands over Saddam’s two half-brothers to Iraq
July 15th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 15 (IANS) Iraq Friday said the US military has delivered 196 prisoners to Iraqi authorities, including two half-brothers of former president Saddam Hussein.The 196 people had been detained ... Read more...
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16 dead in failed Kazakhstan jailbreak
July 12th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 12 (IANS) At least 16 prisoners were killed when they detonated an oxygen canister after a failed jailbreak in Kazakhstan, officials said Tuesday.The officials said the inmates detonated ... Read more...
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Brazil approves conjugal visits for gay inmates
July 5th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, July 5 (IANS/EFE) Gay prisoners who register their respective partner or companion with prison officials will have the right to receive them for conjugal visits in ... Read more...
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New law threatens Nepal as gay rights haven
June 10th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 10 (IANS) Almost three years after Nepal became the first country in South Asia where the apex court recognised same sex marriages, the nascent republic's strong gay rights ... Read more...
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Nepal government faces legal battle after reprieve
June 7th, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 7 (IANS) Ten days after it was saved from dissolution, Nepal's Communist-led government faced a legal battle Tuesday with the apex court asking to explain why it amended ... Read more...
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