Ex-San Francisco supervisor caught shaking down businesses gets year in jail for residency lieSAN FRANCISCO — A former San Francisco supervisor already headed to prison for trying to shake down small businesses has been sentenced to more time behind bars because he lied about where he lived to get elected. Sri Lanka’s president rules out pardon for Tamil Tiger rebel leaderCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s president has ruled out a pardon for the Tamil Tiger rebels’ leader if he’s captured alive by government soldiers now advancing into the last remaining rebel territory. Rivers searched in Italy in hunt for German couple who abandoned 3 kids in pizzeriaROME — Authorities hunting for a German couple who abandoned the woman’s three young children at a pizzeria in northwestern Italy searched local Alpine rivers Wednesday to see if the man and woman had committed suicide. Senate report says Bush policies led to prisoner abuses at Gitmo and in Iraq and AfghanistanWASHINGTON — The brutal treatment of prisoners by the military at Guantanamo Bay, Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison and Afghanistan was systematic and a direct result of the CIA’s early use of harsh interrogation tactics, according to a Senate report. The 232-page report released Tuesday by the Senate Armed Services Committee came less than a week after President Barack Obama released the Aug. 1, 2002 memo that justified the use of severe methods by the CIA. Defendant at Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge trial says Pol Pot feigned ignorance of torture centerPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The late Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot was lying when he said he was unaware that his 1970s communist regime operated a torture center, the man accused of running it testified Wednesday. Neighbors tie yellow ribbons near ND home of American journalist imprisoned in IranFARGO, N.D. — Neighbors and friends in the hometown of an American journalist imprisoned in Iran came together last month to fill sandbags to fight off the rising Red River. Now they’re joining to tie yellow ribbons around the trees near Roxana Saberi’s home and urge her release from prison. Former Utah officer hailed as hero in 2007 mall shooting gets jail time on sex chargeOGDEN, Utah — A former Utah police officer lauded for helping end a mall shooting rampage has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for engaging in a sex act with a teenager. Defendant at Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge trial says class hatred inspired torture, executionsPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The former Khmer Rouge prison commander accused of overseeing the torture and execution of thousands of men, women and children said Tuesday that his underlings were taught class hatred that allowed them to kill their enemies. SKorean court sentences 2 activists to prison for pro-NKorea activitiesSEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court sentenced two activists on Tuesday to at least two years in prison for engaging in pro-North Korea activities, an official said. Chinese court sentences three over arson attack during 2008 riots in Tibet capital LhasaBEIJING — A Chinese court has sentenced three people to lengthy prison terms over deadly arson attacks during last year’s rioting in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, state media reported Tuesday. Former Khmer Rouge who worked at Cambodian torture to sell what he says are Pol Pot’s shoesPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A former member of the Khmer Rouge member said Monday that he is auctioning off a pair of shoes he claims belonged to the group’s late leader Pol Pot to fund a museum about the brutal regime. Calcutta prisoners stage brief hunger strike demanding right to watch IPLCALCUTTA, India — Prisoners in Calcutta’s main prison went on a brief hunger strike in an effort to force authorities to allow them to watch a telecast of the Indian Premier League. China to clamp down on inmate abuse at state prisons following 15 questionable deathsBEIJING — China plans to clamp down on inmate abuse at its prisons following more than a dozen suspicious deaths this year, according to a report by the country’s highest investigative body. Newly designed ‘Lone Star Texas’ license plates being stockpiled at a prison plantHUNTSVILLE, Texas — The rhythmic thump-thump-thump reverberates throughout the cavernous building like a heartbeat, or the dance floor of a rockin’ good club. Google Ad Promises Indian Divorce for Rs. 7525 - 110% Guarantee! Cheap Indian Divorce With Guarantee The Coastal Carolina Case of the Missing MoneyThe Coastal Carolina University has finally decided to take a legal action in the dual cases- one involving a vendor and the other an employee, where public money has been gone missing. The Tale Behind the Tale of the Smiley Face KillerKristi Piehl a KSTP- TV’s investigative reporter lost her job, the reason was breaking the “Smiley Face Killer” story, last May. But now ABC has grabbed her and she will be on ABC’s “Good Morning America” this Monday at 7 am, bring back with her the garish and dubious “tales from the crib”. Pak intelligence agency fears Al-Qaeda attack during long marchKARACHI - Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned about a possible Al Qaeda attack on the lawyers’ long march in Sindh. |
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