First witness set to testify in genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic

First witness to testify in Karadzic trial

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The first witness is scheduled to testify in Radovan Karadzic’s genocide trial about the horrors of Serb-run detention camps set up during the Bosnian War.
The first day of testimony against the former Bosnian Serb leader comes months after his trial started last October with the … Read : First witness set to testify in genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.

Mother tells judge that Las Vegas man laughed while wounding her, killing baby with battle ax

Mother testifies at hearing in Nev. ax attack case

LAS VEGAS – A 28-year-old woman said through tears and a translator that a Las Vegas man laughed as she pleaded for him to stop striking her and her 4-month-old son with a medieval-style battle ax on a residential street.
Sonia Lisset Castro on Monday peeled back a … Read : Mother tells judge that Las Vegas man laughed while wounding her, killing baby with battle ax.

Vegas judge hears emotional testimony in alleged ax attack that left baby dead, mother wounded

Judge hears testimony in Vegas ax attack case

LAS VEGAS – A 28-year-old woman said through tears and a translator that a Las Vegas man laughed as she pleaded for him to stop striking her and her 4-month-old son with a medieval-style battle ax on a residential street.
Sonia Lisset Castro on Monday peeled back a gauzy … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Vegas judge hears emotional testimony in alleged ax attack that left baby dead, mother wounded.

Gilbert Arenas settles in for 30 days at Maryland work-release center after 2 days in jail

Gilbert Arenas transferred to Md. halfway house

ROCKVILLE, Md. – Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas is now spending his nights at a Montgomery County halfway house, where he is serving his sentence for bringing guns into the team’s locker room.
Arenas started his sentence Friday with two days in the county jail. Arthur Wallenstein, head of corrections … Read more : Gilbert Arenas settles in for 30 days at Maryland work-release center after 2 days in jail.

Milan judge: Google’s profit motive helped make employees guilty of violating teen’s privacy

Italian judge says profit behind Google verdict

MILAN – A Milan judge convicted three Google employees of violating the privacy of an autistic teen because the Internet giant sought profit when it hosted an online video of him being bullied, according to the judicial reasoning obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
Italian law requires a finding of … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Milan judge: Google’s profit motive helped make employees guilty of violating teen’s privacy.

Rajiv’s assassin Nalini moves court for early release

CHENNAI – Nalini Sriharan, serving life sentence for assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Monday moved the Madras High Court against a Tamil Nadu government decision to reject her appeal for early release.

The Madras High Court April 6 dismissed her appeal for premature release, basing the ruling on the state government’s decision to accept …. Source  : Rajiv’s assassin Nalini moves court for early release.

Court orders desealing of Tata telephone towers

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Monday directed Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to deseal 35 Tata Teleservices telephone towers in the national capital.

At least 35 Tata towers were sealed by the MCD as they were found to be set up without approval.
The interim order was passed by Justice Kailash Gambhir. … Read more »».

Ganguly asked to pay Rs.43.75 lakh for plot

KOLKATA – The Calcutta High Court Monday told former Team India skipper Sourav Ganguly to pay Rs.43.75 lakh for the land allotted to him by the West Bengal government to set up a school.

A division bench of Chief Justice M.S Shah and Justice P.C Ghose asked Ganguly to pay the amount within the next six … Original source on Gaea Times at : Ganguly asked to pay Rs.43.75 lakh for plot.

Court query on mentally challenged orphans

GANDHINAGAR – The Gujarat High Court Monday issued notice to the union human resource development ministry asking it to spell out steps it had taken to safeguard the fundamental rights of mentally challenged orphans.

Acting on a public interest litigation filed by Joseph Chelliah, a division bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Court query on mentally challenged orphans.

Government seeks two weeks to settle Lafarge mine issue

NEW DELHI – The central government Monday sought two weeks from the Supreme Court to decide if the French firm Lafarge should be given a forest clearance certificate to resume limestone mining in Meghalaya, halted by the apex court Feb 5.

Attorney General Goolam E. Vahanvati pleaded before a special forest bench, headed by Chief Justice …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Government seeks two weeks to settle Lafarge mine issue.