Gaza aid ship leaves Greece

ATHENS/JERUSALEM – A ship loaded with aid for Palestinians from a Libyan charity set sail from Greece for the Egyptian port of el-Arish Saturday, forgoing its initial Gaza destination after Israel stepped up pressure against attempts to break its blockade.

The Moldavian-flagged, Greek-owned Amalthia left from Lavrio Saturday afternoon carrying 2,000 tonnes of food and medical … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Gaza aid ship leaves Greece.

Lack of settlement culture leading to rise in cases: Chief Justice

NEW DELHI – Supreme Court Chief Justice S H Kapadia on Saturday said the lack of a settlement culture in the country was responsible for the rise in pending cases and people not preferring out-of-court resolution of disputes.

“In India, we do not have a settlement culture. People are not picking settlement culture in India. …. Read the original article  : here.

‘Case backlog due to lack of settlement culture’

NEW DELHI – Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia Saturday said that the absence of a settlement culture among litigants was the single most important factor in the flooding of courts with cases.

He said that in foreign countries, people prefer settlement over litigation and made a specific reference about the prevalence of this culture in …. Original source  : ‘Case backlog due to lack of settlement culture’.

Fashion fraternity wakes up to population menace

NEW DELHI – With India’s at approximately 1.2 billion and climbing by the minute, on the eve of World Population Day July 11, a large section of the capital’s fashion fraternity and the page 3 party hoppers called for enacting a law to curb the population explosion.

Most of them are even trying to address …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Fashion fraternity wakes up to population menace.

Model Naomi Campbell confirms she will testify at former Liberian leader’s war crimes trial

Naomi Campbell will testify at war crimes trial

LONDON – Fashion model Naomi Campbell says she will testify at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor.
Taylor is accused of supporting the rebels in Sierra Leone’s 11-year civil war in exchange for diamonds and other natural resources. He denies trading in the so-called “blood … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Model Naomi Campbell confirms she will testify at former Liberian leader’s war crimes trial.