Posts Tagged ‘death’

South Africa: Zuma’s Lawyer to Explain Delay On Financial Interests

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

AMID pressure from political parties President Jacob Zuma will explain tomorrow why he has failed to declare his financial interests 10 months after taking office last year.

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South Africa: Zuma’s Lawyer to Explain Delay On Financial Interests

Nigeria: Jonathan Fires Top Security Adviser Over Jos Mayhem

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

THE Jos crisis which led to the death of about 400 people on Sunday, has led to the sacking of the National Security Adviser, Sarki Mukhtar, by the Acting President, Dr.

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Nigeria: Jonathan Fires Top Security Adviser Over Jos Mayhem

National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Judge Assails Death Penalty

Friday, March 5th, 2010

A judge in Harris County, which sends more inmates to death row than any other in the nation, has declared the death penalty unconstitutional.

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National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Judge Assails Death Penalty

Manslaughter Charge for Michael Jackson’s Doctor

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Dr. Conrad Murray provided Mr

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Manslaughter Charge for Michael Jackson’s Doctor

Jury Reaches Guilty Verdict in Murder of Abortion Doctor

Friday, January 29th, 2010

It took jurors 37 minutes on Friday to convict Scott Roeder, an abortion opponent, of first-degree murder in the death of George R.

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Jury Reaches Guilty Verdict in Murder of Abortion Doctor

Massachusetts Sets Ambitious Energy Standards

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Massachusetts state officials on Friday announced new energy efficiency standards for utilities that aim to be the most ambitious of any in the nation.

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Massachusetts Sets Ambitious Energy Standards

Decision Looms on Advancing Health Care Bill

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

The Democrats’ use of a procedural maneuver to pass the bill with a simple majority could carry numerous political risks.

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Decision Looms on Advancing Health Care Bill

Wife Convicted of Killing Husband in Knoxville

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

A Tennessee jury convicted a woman of first-degree murder in the shooting death of her second husband. She also faces trial in the death of her first husband.

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Wife Convicted of Killing Husband in Knoxville

Somalia: Rights Group Reports 138 Dead in Recent Fighting

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

A Mogadishu-based right group says the death toll from the recent fighting between Somali armed groups in central Somalia has reached 138 with more than 344 others, mostly fighters from both sides injured.

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Somalia: Rights Group Reports 138 Dead in Recent Fighting

Kenya: Allow Peaceful Protests

Friday, January 15th, 2010

I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

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Kenya: Allow Peaceful Protests