Nebraska court revives lawsuit against UP by woman who says she got West Nile while on the jobNovember 17th, 2009 Neb. court puts ex-UP worker's case back on trackOMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific Railroad will have to defend itself from a lawsuit by a former employee who says the company should have done a better job protecting her against West Nile virus.
Sacked Hong Kong pilots win multimillion-dollar legal battleNovember 11th, 2009 more imagesHONG KONG - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific airline was ordered Wednesday to compensate a group of pilots sacked during a 2001 industrial dispute. The airline, one of Asia's biggest, was ordered to pay 3.3 million Hong Kong dollars ($425,806) to each of the 18 pilots it had sacked.
Cavaliers' Delonte West inactive for season opener against CelticsOctober 27th, 2009 Cavs' West kept out of openerCLEVELAND — The Cavaliers began their run toward an NBA championship without troubled guard Delonte West. West, who has battled a mood disorder and other personal problems during a turbulent off-season, was inactive as the Cavs opened their season Tuesday night against the Boston Celtics.
Bankrupt RI gambling parlor reaches agreement to end unprofitable greyhound racing at trackOctober 23rd, 2009 RI slot parlor has deal to end greyhound racingPROVIDENCE, R.I. — A financially troubled Rhode Island gambling parlor has reached an agreement to end greyhound racing.
15 bonded child labourers rescued in DelhiOctober 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Barely two weeks after a similar rescue mission, 15 child labourers from Bihar and West Bengal were rescued from zari sweatshops in the capital Friday by police and an NGO. The children, boys in the age group seven to 14, were rescued from Kotla Mubarakpur in south Delhi, police said.
Auto unions' strike affects work in Gurgaon factoriesOctober 20th, 2009 GURGAON - About 80,000 workers from 60-odd companies in this industrial hub stayed away from work Tuesday to protest the death of a worker in an automobile firm here. Work was affected in many companies in the Gurgaon-Manesar industrial belt as workers did not turn up Tuesday morning.
80,000 workers' strike hits work in GurgaonOctober 20th, 2009 GURGAON - About 80,000 workers from 60-odd companies in this industrial hub stayed away from work Tuesday to protest the death of a worker in an automobile firm here. Though the strike ended without violence in the evening, the protesters have warned of a bigger strike if their demands are not met.
3 people convicted in Florida gang rape case to be sentencedOctober 13th, 2009 Sentencing set in Fla. gang rape caseWEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
3 sentenced to life in prison for Fla. home invasion gang rape of woman and beating of sonOctober 13th, 2009 3 sentenced to life for home invasion gang rapeWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Three people have been sentenced to life in prison for the gang rape attack on a West Palm Beach woman and the beating of her young son.
Unionization efforts lead to tensions among farmers in eastern Washington stateOctober 7th, 2009 Washington farm workers push for unionizationPASCO, Wash. — The nation's largest farm worker union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of 10 eastern Washington dairy farmers who contend they've been fired for trying to unionize.
Court decision could allow Harrah's to back out of deal to purchase Ohio horse trackSeptember 23rd, 2009 Harrah's has back-out option in Ohio track buyCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A state Supreme Court decision that allows a vote on a slots proposal could derail plans by Harrah's Operating Co. to purchase a horse track in northeast Ohio.
Six awarded three-year jail for Kandhamal violenceSeptember 22nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A fast-track court in Orissa Tuesday sentenced six people to three-year rigorous imprisonment for their role in the communal violence in Kandhamal last year, but acquitted five other accused. "Six persons have been awarded rigorous punishment and Rs.4,000 fine," said public prosecutor P.K.
Former track athlete says Central Connecticut State coach forced him to drink bloodSeptember 19th, 2009 Conn. suit: Track athlete forced to drink bloodNEW BRITAIN, Conn. — A former track athlete at Central Connecticut State University has sued the school, saying a coach forced him to drink blood as a kind of "tribal ritual."
The lawsuit filed this week by Kenyan Charles Ngetich claims that in 2005, track coach George Kawecki told Ngetich he'd seen a documentary in which a Kenyan group drank blood, and he wanted Ngetich to drink it.
Cabinet puts Section 377 in Supreme Court's handsSeptember 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet on Thursday, decided to ask Attorney General G E Vahanavati to assist the Supreme Court in arriving at an opinion on Delhi High Court's verdict to decriminalize consensual sex among consenting adults. Giving details of the Cabinet meeting to the media, Union Information and Broadcasting Minster Ambika Soni said the government would not oppose the Delhi High Court's order decriminalizing homosexuality.
Fast-track court to settle Satyam case soon: Salman KhurshidSeptember 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Andhra Pradesh High Court has approved setting up a fast track court to settle the multi-crore accounting fraud in Satyam Computers, Corporate Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said here Saturday. "The Andhra Pradesh High Court has agreed to our appeal and has already given an in-principal approval to set up a fast track court for the settlement of the Satyam fraud issue.
