Georgia commission votes to suspend educators in cheating scandal

September 3rd, 2009 Russia warns Georgia against Abkhaz 'sea blockade'MOSCOW — A Russian official has warned Georgia that attempts to block ships from reaching a Moscow-aligned separatist region of Georgia could end in military intervention. Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko did not make any specific threats in televised comments Thursday but said that "attempts to install a sea blockade" on Abkhazia "could lead to a serious armed incident." Separatist authorities say Georgia has halted 23 ships in Black Sea waters near Abkhazia this year.

September 1st, 2009 Schools look to teacher furloughs to trim budgetsATLANTA — High school librarian Melissa Payne is starting her new school year with $1,000 less in her paycheck and three days that she'll be forced to stay home from her job. It's the same story across the country, where teachers — once among the groups exempted from furlough days — are being forced to take unpaid days off amid massive state budget cuts.

August 29th, 2009 Karzai increases lead to 46 pct in Afghan electionKABUL — President Hamid Karzai widened his lead in Afghanistan's presidential race as new vote tallies were released Saturday, inching closer to the 50 percent threshold of votes he needs to avoid a run-off. As Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission slowly releases partial results from the Aug.

July 9th, 2009 Georgia could toss suspect math exam resultsATLANTA — Georgia could become the latest state to punish schools caught cheating on standardized tests, becoming another example of what some observers call an alarming trend of educators caving under the pressure to meet federal achievement standards. The state Board of Education is set to vote Thursday on whether to void the test scores for four elementary schools and revoke their favorable standing on federal No Child Left Behind measurements.

June 20th, 2009 Police: Ga. principal arrested in cheating probeATLANTA — A suburban Atlanta principal who resigned during an investigation into cheating on students' standardized tests was arrested Friday and accused of altering public documents. The school's assistant principal also turned herself in to local police Thursday night in a case that the head of a state teacher's group described as rare.

June 12th, 2009 Ga. school official resigns amid cheating probeATLANTA — A suburban Atlanta elementary school principal has resigned and the assistant principal has been reassigned because they changed answers on fifth-grade standardized tests to improve scores and help the school meet federal achievement standards, officials said Thursday. An investigation determined Atherton Elementary principal James Berry and assistant principal Doretha Alexander had altered answers on last summer's state math tests, said DeKalb Schools Chief Deputy Superintendent Robert Moseley.

June 5th, 2009 OH high school's graduation canceled over cheatingCENTERBURG, Ohio — An Ohio school district that canceled its graduation ceremony after a senior cheating scandal says it's investigating whether underclassmen also cheated. John Morgan, principal of Centerburg High School northeast of Columbus, says he learned Friday that students in other grades may also have received copies of tests in advance.

May 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and five-time MP Maneka Gandhi won from the Aonla Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh Saturday, senior Election Commission officials said here. Due to a mistake in the tabulation of votes, Maneka Gandhi had earlier been reported to have lost by about 22,000 votes, one official said.

May 10th, 2009 Georgia suspends 2 playersATHENS, Ga. — Georgia has suspended two football players, including tight end Bruce Figgins for six games, for violating team rules.

May 6th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - An opposition lawmaker in Pakistan Wednesday resigned after he was found guilty of sending his cousin to take an exam for him. Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) chief and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif told a news conference here that a party committee, after days of investigations, found Haji Pervez Khan guilty of cheating and asked him to quit his parliamentary seat.

May 6th, 2009 Russia, angered over spy scandal, expels CanadiansMOSCOW — Russia is expelling two Moscow-based NATO employees who are Canadian diplomats in retaliation for NATO's recent expulsion of two Russian envoys from its headquarters, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Moscow is also riled by NATO military exercises that began in neighboring Georgia, which fought a recent war with Russia.

April 24th, 2009 JAIPUR - Rajasthan High Court Friday issued notice to Indian Premier League (IPL) supremo Lalit Modi to explain why his bail in a cheating case shouldn't be cancelled for leaving the country without the permission of the court. Justice S.P.

April 23rd, 2009 Florida State appeals part of NCAA sanctionsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State has appealed to the NCAA to reduce sanctions in a cheating scandal so the school won't have to forfeit victories in 10 sports, including up to 14 in football.

April 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Thursday said it has received the CD showing senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh distributing money allegedly at a poll meeting in a Rajasthan village. 'Along with the report, the Election Commission has received the CD.

January 8th, 2009 BANGALORE - Leading automotive and industrial major Bosch Ltd will suspend production from Saturday to avoid building inventory, the company said Friday. In a notification to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the listed German subsidiary said it would suspend manufacturing of starters and generators at its Naganathapura plant on the outskirts of Bangalore for 21 days from Jan 10.