Former Kerala minister cleared of sexual harassment chargesCHENNAI/KOTTAYAM - A Tamil Nadu court Monday acquitted former Kerala public works minister P.J. Joseph of charges that he had misbehaved with a woman passenger on a flight. Mons Joseph, who now holds the portfolio in the state government, said he would resign to enable his predecessor to return to the post. Former Kerala minister cleared of misbehaviour chargesKOTTAYAM - Former Kerala public works minister P.J. Joseph was Monday acquitted by a Tamil Nadu court of charges that he had misbehaved with a woman passenger on a flight. Mons Joseph, who now holds the portfolio, said he would resign to enable his predecessor to return to the post. Safeway workers authorize strike; picket lines could form as early as MondayDENVER — Union workers at Safeway voted to authorize a strike, with workers possibly walking off the job as early as Monday, which could affect two of Colorado’s largest grocery chains. ‘Kanishka’ victims’ families charge Canadian Government with cover-up to contain civil damagesOTTAWA - Relatives of the victims killed in the June 26, 1985 bombing of the Air India flight “Kanishka” have accused the Canadian Government of quietly releasing new documents that contain evidence that officials had advance warning of the calamity that was to take place. Goldman Sachs chief sounds upbeat note on economy at annual shareholder gatheringNEW YORK — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chairman Lloyd Blankfein sounded an upbeat note about the economy at the company’s annual meeting Friday. Goldman Sachs director Friedman defends role at New York Fed at company’s annual meetingNEW YORK — Goldman Sachs director Stephen Friedman, who resigned Thursday as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s board, defended his conduct Friday in serving in both posts. FairPoint’s credit ratings downgraded after plans aired to explore restructuringPORTLAND, Maine — FairPoint Communications’ credit rating has been downgraded by three ratings agencies after the company revealed it’s considering hiring a financial adviser to explore a possible restructuring of its debt. UN chief ‘working hard’ to constitute Bhutto probeNEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he hopes to soon constitute a commission to probe the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Oz homeopath dad admits that he ‘failed’ his eczema afflicted babySYDNEY - A homeopath has admitted he failed his baby daughter by continuing to treat her chronic eczema with alternative instead of conventional medicine, a court has heard. Breaking the budget could mean prison for RI public servants under lawmaker’s planPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Hand-wringing, not handcuffs, normally awaits public servants who blow their budgets and need more cash. Lao government says British drug suspect’s pregnancy means she will not face death penaltyBANGKOK — A pregnant British woman accused of trafficking heroin in Laos will not face the death penalty because the law bans executing expectant convicts, a government spokesman said Tuesday. Apex court ticks off government on black money issueNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Monday censured the union government for its failure to prosecute Pune businessman Hasan Ali Khan under the Money Laundering Act for stashing a huge sum of black money in UBS bank in Switzerland. Laos says trial of pregnant Briton facing possible death penalty will be fairBANGKOK — The Laotian government on Monday insisted the trial of a pregnant British woman who faces possible death by firing squad for allegedly trafficking heroin will be conducted fairly. Pregnant Briton could face firing squad in Laos but has no lawyerBANGKOK — A pregnant British woman who faces possible death by firing squad in Laos if convicted of drug smuggling has not been assigned a defense lawyer, raising concerns as to whether she would receive a fair trial, a human rights group said Monday. Wanted: a doctor to counsel Britain’s stressed, tired spiesLONDON - Britain’s secret service, Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), is looking for an occupational health adviser to counsel spies, who are feeling worse for wear after taking on enemies such as Al-Qaeda and Chinese cyber-spies. Chrysler has brief bankruptcy court hearing as documents disclose plans to close 5 more plantsNEW YORK — Attorneys for Chrysler LLC said the company will file a motion by Saturday morning to sell substantially all of its assets to Italian automaker Fiat Group SpA, but that won’t include eight plants, including five that the automaker revealed it will shutter by the end of next year. Chrysler has brief hearing in bankruptcy court as lawyers note urgency of a speedy resolutionNEW YORK — Attorneys for Chrysler LLC will ask a federal bankruptcy judge Monday to let the ailing automaker start using a new infusion of $4.5 billion in loans from the Treasury Departmentto keep operating under bankruptcy protection. Apex court extends Varun’s parole till May 14NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Pilibhit candidate Varun Gandhi was Friday granted a two-week extension of his parole by the apex court to enable him to continue campaigning and vote for the Lok Sabha poll for the constituency May 13. Malaysian court rejects HINDRAF leader’s plea to drop sedition chargeKUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian Sessions Court has dismissed Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) legal adviser P. Uthayakumar’s application to drop the sedition charge against him. A look at potential Obama nominees to high courtWASHINGTON — Court watchers think President Barack Obama will choose a woman for his first nomination to the Supreme Court, where only one of nine seats is held by a female — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Attorney who served in Clinton administration found dead in apparent suicide in DC law firmWASHINGTON — An attorney who served in the Clinton administration was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide at his Washington law office. Hearing on Bofors case extended till September 8NEW DELHI - A Delhi Court on Thursday postponed the hearing of the Bofors pay off case till September 8 after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought two months time to decide its future course of action on the lone surviving suspect, Ottavio Quattrocchi. Frame rape charges against Goa education minister’s son: courtPANAJI - A children’s court here has ordered framing of charges against Rohit Monserrate, son of Goa Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate. Rohit is accused of raping and sending vulgar messages to a minor German girl. Facebook executive considering run for California attorney generalSACRAMENTO — An executive with the company that operates social networking Web site Facebook announced Wednesday that he’s considering running for attorney general of California. Text of President Barack Obama’s news conference on WednesdayText of President Barack Obama’s news conference on Wednesday at the White House, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions: Senate Judiciary chairman invites federal judge to testify on torture memos he approvedWASHINGTON — U.S. Circuit Judge Jay Bybee was asked Wednesday to provide Senate testimony on the memos he approved while at the Justice Department authorizing harsh interrogation methods for detainees. 4 groups file legal briefs in Supreme Court in support of ex-Qwest CEO Nacchio’s appealDENVER — Four groups have filed friend-of-the-court briefs supporting former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio’s appeal to the Supreme Court of his insider trading conviction. Apex court seeks update on facilities in schools across countryNEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the government to apprise it about the problems faced by schools across the country in terms of availability of basic amenities like drinking water, toilets, seating facility and classrooms. Obama, Biden, give warm welcome to Specter at White House, says he will be asset to partyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed Arlen Specter’s conversion to the Democratic Party, while Specter vowed that he’ll be an asset as Obama tries to get his ambitious agenda through Congress. Obama said, “I am grateful that he is here.” Democrats want special counsel to conduct torture probeWASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats turned up the pressure on the Obama administration Tuesday to start a criminal investigation by a special counsel into harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects. |
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