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Is god a brothel keeper, wonders ex-law minister and triggers row

NEW DELHI - Former union law minister Ram Jethmalani Saturday kicked up a row at an international conference on terrorism, asking if Islam's jehadi doctrine does not virtually render "god a brothel keeper", prompting a Saudi Arabian envoy to walk out of the conference.

Harassed husbands outnumber their counterparts: NGO

CHANDIGARH - The Domestic Violence Act, which aims to shield the rights of women, is being misused by some to harass their in-laws and extort money from their husbands, an NGO alleged here Saturday.

Sentence request for US woman in Italy murder case

PERUGIA, Italy - Prosecutors on Saturday were expected to request life in prison for an American student and her former boyfriend accused of killing a young British woman in Italy.

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Lawsuit filed over Buckley family trust fund

HARTFORD, Conn. - Six children of the sister of the late conservative columnist William F.

Arizona family sues over kin's shattered casket

PHOENIX - A suburban Phoenix family is suing after their father's body slipped from a shattered casket when it was dropped into a grave during a burial ceremony.

Millions sought in damages in Italy murder case

PERUGIA, Italy - A lawyer representing the family of a British college student who was slain in Italy is seeking 25 million ($37 million) in damages from an American and two other defendants accused in the 2007 killing.

SC order can resolve Ayodhya dispute, says Mulayam Singh Yadav

BULANDSHAHAR - Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday contended that the Supreme Court will decide whether to build temple or a mosque at the disputed site in Ayodhya.

Owner of closed mortgage company returns to NH

MEREDITH, N.H. - A lawyer for the owner of a closed mortgage company being investigated by the state says his client is back in New Hampshire.

Woman who killed newborn denied bail

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday refused to grant bail to a woman charged with killing her newborn girl child soon after giving birth in the capital's Lady Hardinge Hospital September 2006.

Court refuses bail to NRI over wife’s suicide

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday refused to grant bail to a Canada-based NRI businessman who is accused of forcing his newly-wed wife to commit suicide barely four months after their marriage.

Madhu Koda’s aide seeks anticipatory bail

NEW DELHI - Vinod Sinha, a close aide of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is at the centre of a Rs.2,500 crore money-laundering scam, Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail.

D Y Patil takes oath as 12th Tripura governor

AGARTALA - Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil on Friday took oath as 12th Governor of Tripura as he was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Guwahati High Court Chief Justice Jasti Chelameswar at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan.

Activist’s family alleges harassment by Chhattisgarh police

NEW DELHI - A rights organisation has highlighted the case of an activist in Chhattisgarh who they claim has been arrested by the state police and was being coerced to join the Salwa Judum, an anti-Maoist civil militia.

HIV/AIDS bill in next parliament session

NEW DELHI - A bill to protect the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS will be tabled in the next session of parliament, Oscar Fernandes, chairman of the parliamentary forum for HIV and AIDS, said here Friday.

Court asks states to cap discarded borewells

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Friday asked all states to cap all discarded borewells in their territories and to properly fence all working wells to prevent small children falling into them.

Kasab’s lawyer says sorry in court

MUMBAI - Mumbai lawyer S.G.

We want to go to school, say Karnataka’s poor child workers

BANGALORE - I don't want to work in agricultural fields and graze cows anymore.

Dubai World crisis bad for us: Kerala finance minister

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac, a former economics professor at the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) here, Friday said the $59-billion debt woes of state-run Dubai World will hit the state's economy.

HIV/AIDS Bill in next parliament session: Oscar Fernandes

NEW DELHI - The long pending legislation on HIV/AIDS that aims to protect the rights of people living with the disease, will be tabled in parliament in its next session, said Oscar Fernandes, chairman of the Parliamentary Forum for HIV and AIDS, Friday.

Britain to block Sri Lankan bid to host Commonwealth summit

LONDON - Amid a sharp downturn in relations, Britain has decided to block Sri Lanka's bid to host the next Commonwealth summit, saying Colombo had breached Commonwealth values in the way it conducted a war against Tamil separatists earlier this year.

After bail, Polanski to head to luxury Swiss ski resort

NEW YORK - Hollywood filmmaker Roman Polanski will spend his house arrest at a luxury Swiss ski resort, with officials insisting his imminent release from jail will be handled quickly and discreetly.

Lawyers say Khmer Rouge prison chief a scapegoat

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Closing arguments were expected to conclude Friday in the genocide trial of a Khmer Rouge prison chief, with the two sides sparing over how much the former Cambodian school teacher should be held accountable for the regime's brutality.

Italy’s immigrant cricketers seek to make a point

ROME - Charith Rajamanthri is a rarity in Italy's under-15 age group cricket team.

Nev. teen accused in son's murder going to trial

HENDERSON, Nev. - A judge in Nevada has ruled that the case of a Las Vegas-area teen accused of smothering her newborn son can go to trial.

UK gov't will not stop extradition of hacker to US

LONDON - The British government says it will not prevent the extradition of an autistic computer hacker accused of breaking into U.S.

Mass. cops: Dad doing errand locked kids in trunk

FALL RIVER, Mass. - Massachusetts police say a man locked his two young sons in the trunk of his car while he ran an errand.

Polanski prepares for luxury Alpine house arrest

GSTAAD, Switzerland - After two months in a Swiss jail, Roman Polanski prepared Thursday for the splendid captivity of his $1.6 million chalet in one of world's most luxurious winter resorts.

Ex-soccer standout gets 33 years for killing dad

OKLAHOMA CITY - A 23-year-old Oklahoma man has been sentenced to 33 years in prison after acknowledging he killed his father three years ago and hid his body in a freezer.

Trial in Delhi serial blasts case to begin soon

NEW DELHI - More than a year after serial blasts rocked the national capital in September 2008, a city court is likely to begin the trial of 11 members of the Indian Mujahideen accused of involvement in the terror attack.

Delhi High Court to start e-courts in December

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court plans to start e-courts, that will not only ensure speedy justice for all but reduce paperwork and be eco-friendly, by next month.

Lotika Sarkar to get her house back: Court

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday cancelled Lotika Sarkar's gift deed, bequeathing her house in upmarket Hauz Khas to Preeti Dhoundial, wife of a police official, and asked the 87-year-old former Delhi University law faculty professor to stay there.

Italian PM’s wife seeks 43 mn euros a year in divorce

Rome, Nov 26 (IANS/AKI) The wife of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Veronica Lario, is reported to be seeking 43 million euros a year in divorce proceedings.

Swiss OK Polanski move to house arrest in Alps

GENEVA - Roman Polanski will be moved from jail to house arrest at his Alpine chalet as soon as he posts $4.5 million bail and meets other conditions set by a Swiss court, the Justice Ministry said Thursday.

CIC expresses displeasure over RTI awards

NEW DELHI - The Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed doubts over a recent study that evaluated functioning of information commissions and commissioners across India.

RIL’s misuse of oil ministry stand will be opposed: RNRL (With ‘Mukesh Ambani inked biased gas pact in 5 minutes: RNRL’)

NEW DELHI - The oil ministry stand on Krishna-Godavari gas will be opposed as and when Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) misuses it to scuttle a binding contract, the counsel for Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) told the Supreme Court Thursday.

Publish summons against Musharraf in London newspapers: Pakistani court

KARACHI - A Pakistani court has directed that its order summoning former president Pervez Musharraf in a treason case be published in newspapers in London where he is on a lecture tour.

Kasab’s lawyer found lying, judge threatens to replace him

MUMBAI - A question mark hangs over the continuation of S.G.

No special favours to Mahindra Satyam: Minister

NEW DELHI - Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday said his ministry had granted no special favours to Mahindra Sataym in giving it extra time to state its book of accounts.

Lotika Sarkar to get back her house: court

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday cancelled Lotika Sarkar's gift deed bequeathing her house in upmarket Hauz Khas to Preeti Dhoundial, wife of a police official, and asked the 87-year-old former Delhi University law faculty professor to stay there.

Bhopal gas tragedy victims to ‘expose’ central, state governments

BHOPAL - Associations of the victims of the December 1984 Bhopal gas leak Thursday launched a campaign to "expose" those in the government working for the benefit of Dow Chemicals, the current owner of Union Carbide from whose plant the deadly gas had leaked out, killing and maiming thousands.

Hundreds take part in food security rally in capital

NEW DELHI - Hundreds of farmers, NGO members and activists took part in a rally here Thursday to demand a change in the government's policy so that every individual in the country is entitled to minimum amount of food everyday.

Bhagwan Das is head of Pakistan’s public service commission

ISLAMABAD - Retired Supreme Court judge Bhagwan Das, a highly respected name in the Pakistani judiciary and one of the very few Hindus to hold high office in this country, Thursday assumed charge as chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC).

Swiss say Polanski to be quietly moved

GENEVA - Roman Polanski will be quietly transferred from a Zurich jail to house arrest in his Alpine chalet, Swiss authorities said Thursday, adding that the process will last at least another day.

United States

Polanski awaits house arrest at Alpine chalet

GENEVA - Roman Polanski appeared set to be released from jail on bail Thursday and placed under house arrest in his chalet in the Alps pending a decision on his extradition to the U.S.

Spanish king's daughter to divorce

MADRID - Lawyers for Juan Carlos' eldest child, Princess Elena and her husband Jaime de Marichalar say the two have agreed to divorce.

Neb. man gets 3 years for stealing SD fire truck

RAPID CITY, S.D. - A Nebraska man who told a judge he fled with his wife and children into the South Dakota wilderness to avoid Nebraska authorities has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing a fire truck.

Predators sue company, end naming deal for arena

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Predators ended their naming rights deal Wednesday with the Sommet Group of Tennessee for the team's arena and are suing the company for failing to pay.

US drops charges against Fla. lawyer in drug case

MIAMI - The Justice Department is dropping all charges against a prominent Florida lawyer in a drug money-laundering case.

Polanski wins $4.5M bail, house arrest likely

GENEVA - Roman Polanski has been granted $4.5 million bail, clearing the way for the fugitive director to move within days from a Swiss jail to house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Alpine resort chalet.

Wash. court reinstates $8M award against Hyundai

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington state Supreme Court has reinstated an $8 million default judgment against Hyundai Motor Co.

Swiss: 'no reason' to appeal Polanski's bail

GENEVA - The Swiss justice minister says she sees "no reason" to appeal Roman Polanski's release under house arrest and electronic monitoring in exchange for $4.5 million in bail.

Placard thieves leave Ito's LA courtroom nameless

LOS ANGELES - Judge Lance Ito's fame has ironically made his courtroom the most difficult to find in downtown Los Angeles.

BLM delays Nevada horse roundup to allow appeals

CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday postponed a planned roundup of thousands of wild horses in Nevada because of a lawsuit and to allow time for appeals of its decision.

Polanski wins bail in Switzerland, stays in jail

GENEVA - A Swiss court granted Roman Polanski bail on Wednesday, accepting $4.5 million to allow him to remain under house arrest at his chalet.

Polanski wins bail in Switzerland, in jail for now

GENEVA - A Swiss court granted Roman Polanski bail on Wednesday, accepting $4.5 million to allow him to remain under house arrest at his chalet.

Lawyer for Mich. money manager also in hot water

DETROIT - A lawyer who is representing a Michigan money manager accused of fraud has his own legal problems.

Hispanic group sues Ohio over license plate policy

CINCINNATI - A Hispanic group filed a lawsuit asking a judge to stop Ohio from canceling vehicle registrations for thousands of people if they do not provide certain documentation.

Olympic speedskater Pechstein's 2-year ban upheld

FRANKFURT - Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein lost her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping Wednesday and will miss the Vancouver Games.

Suit seeks to stop grazing along upper Missouri

BILLINGS, Mont. - A push to end grazing along a 150-mile stretch of the Missouri River would bar about 10,000 cattle from federal lands in central Montana so that the river valley can be restored to more natural conditions.

'Junior' Gotti NYC jury signals deadlock _ again

NEW YORK - A jury considering racketeering and murder charges against John "Junior" Gotti told a judge Tuesday it was deadlocked for a second time before resuming work and indicating it was looking to deliberate into next week.

Feds: Phila. plot to buy weapons for Hezbollah

WASHINGTON - A grand jury in Philadelphia indicted four men Tuesday for an alleged plot to support the Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah through illegal schemes, including buying the group more than a thousand machine guns.

Jordanian faces June trial in alleged Dallas plot

DALLAS - A Jordanian man charged with trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper with what he thought was a car bomb will go on trial next summer.

Feds seek rehearing of baseball drug list ruling

SAN FRANCISCO - Federal officials are asking for a rehearing of an appeals court decision that said the government illegally seized drug-testing samples and records of baseball players who allegedly tested positive for steroids.

India

No asylum for 66 Pakistani nationals detained in Tihar

NEW DELHI - There would be no political asylum for the 66 detained Pakistani nationals in Tihar jail, the ministry of home affairs told the Delhi High Court Thursday.

Teachers, students hail Calcutta court’s order to troops to vacate Lalgarh schools

LALGARH - Teachers and students in a Lalgrah village cluster on Wednesday welcomed the Calcutta High Court's recent order asking paramilitary troops to vacate all school campuses by November 30.

Pakistani court indicts seven LeT operatives for 26/11 attacks

RAWALPINDI - A court here Wednesday indicted seven operatives of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, including its commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, for their alleged role in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

Anil Ambani makes a surprise appearance at Supreme Court

NEW DELHI - Industrialist Anil Ambani, who heads the Reliance Natural Resources Limited (RNRL), made a surprise appearance at the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

India not given proof of Hafiz Saeed’s involvement in 26/11: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI - Continuing to remain in denial mode, Pakistan Tuesday said India had not provided any evidence of terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed's involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

Pakistani court reserves orders on indictments in 26/11 case

RAWALPINDI - A court here will rule Wednesday on the indictments against seven operatives of the Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group who are charged with assisting the 26/11 Mumbai attackers.

Prominent Pakistanis let off corruption charges to be named

ISLAMABAD - The names of prominent Pakistanis who have benefited from an ordinance granting immunity to politicians, army officers and bureaucrats charged with corruption will be made public, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Saturday.

Lawyers demanding separate High Court Bench protest in Delhi

NEW DELHI - Lawyers from Uttar Pradesh held a demonstration in the national capital on Friday, demanding setting up of a Bench of the Allahabad High court in the region.

Pakistani court seeks report on US agency Black Water

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court has sought a detailed reply from the government on an application alleging that US security agency Black Water was indulging in illegal activities in Pakistan and had a hand in the recent bomb blasts in Peshawar.

Court sends two to police remand for helping Pakistani spy

NEW DELHI - A city court Tuesday remanded two men to seven days police custody for allegedly helping a suspected Pakistani spy in getting a passport and a driving licence using forged documents.

Four new Supreme Court judges take oath

NEW DELHI - Four High Court (HC) Chief Justices were today sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court (SC) taking the total tally of Supreme Court Judges to 26.

HC asks Maharashtra government to explain transfer of Malegaon case to CBI

MUMBAI - The Bombay High Court (HC) today directed the Maharashtra government to give explanations as to why the investigations of September 2006 Malegaon blast were handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Notice issued to Centre, Jammu and Kashmir Government on pre-paid mobile ban by SC

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court (SC) today issued notices to the Center and the Jammu and Kashmir Government on an appeal challenging imposition of the prohibit on pre-paid mobile services in the border state.

SC rejects Mayawati’s petition over the debated Ambedkar site

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court today rejected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's appeal for permission to commence maintenance and other related works at the debated Ambedkar site in Lucknow.

Dinakaran case: We were provoked’, say Karnataka Advocates

BANGALORE - The Advocates Association of Bangalore today justified the lawyers' protest in the Karnataka High Court saying that they were provoked into aggressive action by the judges.

Pakistani spy who helped jailed terrorists escape gets 2 more years

CHANDIGARH - A local court here Thursday sentenced a Pakistani national, undergoing seven-year jail term for spying, to two years' additional imprisonment for helping terrorists, including the alleged assassin of Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, escape from jail in 2004.