Ten American Christians charged in Haiti with child kidnapping and conspiracy were denied conditional release Friday and sent to jail to await trial, their lawyer told AFP. “The judge did not accept the request for conditional release,” said Edwin Coq, lawyer for the group that was detained
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Kashmir Solidarity Day today
February 4th, 2010 |
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ISLAMABAD (APP) – People across Pakistan including Azad and Held Kashmir and other parts of the world shall celebrate Kashmir Solidarity Day on Friday (today) to renew the pledge for continued support to their brethren in Held Kashmir against the Indian atrocities.
Protest demonstrations and rallies would be staged in almost all cities and towns of country and Azad Kashmir with demand for cessation of Indian hostilities in the Held Valley and end to illegal occupation of the valley by India.
February 5 has been declared a public holiday by the government and the entire nation would reaffirm support to Kashmiris in the hour of trial and their fight against the Indian oppression. As a mark of respect to the valiant struggle of Kashmiris in Held Kashmir, one-minute silence would be observed bringing all rail and road traffic across the country to standstill.
A mega event on Kashmir Solidarity Day would be the ‘Human Chain’ to be formed at Kohala Bridge to convey to the world that people of Kashmir and Pakistan have deep-rooted sympathies with each other.
Special messages have been released by the countryÂ’s leadership including President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and federal ministers, besides prime minister and president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and all of them have reaffirmed moral, political and diplomatic support to the struggle of Kashmiri people.
Different political parties, civil society and trade organisations have planned to stage rallies to express solidarity with Kashmiri brethren and extend moral, political and diplomatic support.
Several newspapers would also bring out special supplements to highlight the cause of Kashmiris and radio and television channels would air special programmes to express their solidarity with Kashmir movement.
Stringent security measures have been adopted across the country for walks and functions to thwart any untoward incident and act of sabotage. Different seminars, conferences and meetings have also been scheduled in different parts of country and abroad to mark the day and renew pledge for right to self-determination for the Kashmiri people and remind the world to play their role in giving Kashmiris their just right.
Architect ‘should be held accountable’
January 20th, 2010 |
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ISLAMABAD (APP) – Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, Judge of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday added his note to detailed judgement on National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
The detailed verdict was announced on Tuesday which was authored by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry and contained two additional notes of Justice Ch Ejaz Ahmed and Justice Jawwad S Khawja while the third note was added on Wednesday.
Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan in his four-page note said that the maker of the Ordinance should also be brought to accountability. “What about the beneficiary who clearly confessed through the Ordinance that many accountability cases were politically motivated, politically indicted, and politically prolonged, obviously as a sword of Damocles,” he raised a question.
The Judge further writes that once the NRO 2007 is non est factum, all cases affected thereby will revive from the stage where each was interrupted at. “As it is a matter of national importance, it has to be taken care of.
For this purpose this Court has devised a mode of monitoring and also the creation of a monitoring cell.
This, but for the terminology used, is not unusual. I would prefer the mode adopted by the Court in normal course of action,” he referred to establishment of a Monitoring Cell in the Supreme Court to oversee progress on such cases.
Terming it an usual practice, Justice Raza says that many a time, in the given circumstances of a particular hearing before this Court, various instructions are issued to the executive authorities as well as judicial fora to act in a particular manner for just and expeditious disposal of matters pending before them.
Two held in Angola after rebel attack on Togo team
January 12th, 2010 |
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Police in Angola are holding two suspects in connection with the shooting of the Togolese football team which left two squad members dead, officials said yesterday. “Two assailants were captured on Friday, one a few minutes after the attack and the second at the border while crossing into
Five Britons held in Iran after yacht seized in Gulf
December 1st, 2009 |
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Five British sailors are being detained in Iran after Tehran’s navy seized their yacht when it apparently strayed into Iranian waters, deepening tensions Tuesday between the two nations. The five were sailing to the start of a race in Dubai when their yacht was stopped on November 25 in the
At Least One Central Bank Held Fake Gold
November 16th, 2009 |
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Rob Kirby seems like a fairly respectable fellow. But I am thoroughly agnostic about Kirby’s claim that a large portion of the world’s gold has been cut with tungsten. Big claims require big evidence, and I haven’t seen it yet.True, as Mike Hewitt p…
Anti-fascism march held
November 9th, 2009 |
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Several hundred citizens participated in a march in Belgrade marking the International Day for the Fight Against Fascism. The march was organized by the Antifa in Action movement with the goal of awakening solidarity in the society with the groups who are most endangered communities in Serbia, such as the Roma and gay community, as well as workers who have lost their jobs.
Police held for blackmail in Italian political sex row
October 24th, 2009 |
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Four policemen have been arrested for allegedly blackmailing the Governor of Lazio in the latest political sex scandal to rock Italy. A video reportedly showing Piero Marrazzo in an encounter with a transsexual is at the center of the case.
Polanski held on unlawful sex charges
September 28th, 2009 |
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The cultural and political elite in France has come out in support of Roman Polanski now under arrest in Switzerland. They are calling on the Swiss not to extradite the 76-year old movie director to the US where there’s a warrant for his arrest dating back more than 30 years.
Elections held for Peć and Priština
August 16th, 2009 |
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Local elections are being held today for the Kosovo municipalities of Peć and PriÅ¡tina. The polling stations are in GraÄanica and Goraždevac, however. The polling stations opened this morning in GraÄanica and Goraždevac and voting has gone without incident. Parties with headquarters in Serbia are participating in the elections, with Kosovo institutions stating that they consider the elections to be illegal.
Snail Racing Championship Held: Ready… Set… Slow!
July 19th, 2009 |
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COMPETITORS gathered from around the globe for the world snail racing championships.
People in Congham, Norfolk, have been racing the shell-dwellers at their annual fete for 25 years.
Indians among 36 foreign students held on study visa breach charges in Australia
July 15th, 2009 |
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Thirty-six international students, including some Indians, have been taken into immigration confinement for allegedly breaching study visa conditions in Australia.
Most of the student visa holders being held are from China, but others come from Pakistan and India, The Australian reports.
The detention comes in a time when India is closely watching the Australian treatment to its [...]
“Kiss-In” Held To Protest Detention Of Gay Men Outside Mormon Church
July 13th, 2009 |
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A “kiss-in” drew about 60 people sporting pink paper hearts to the sidewalk just off of LDS Church property near Main Street and South Temple Sunday to protest actions taken by church security late last week.