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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday Pakistan had given assurances of its commitment to root out terrorism and round up anyone connected to last week's attack in the Indian city of Mumbai.
DOWNEY - A 1-year old pit bull was dragged behind a pickup truck into a city animal shelter Thursday, shocking both bystanders and animal control officials.
Three arbitrators cut through finger pointing and bitter squabbling to find that Clark County and a contractor shared the blame for the flawed construction that caused the Regional Justice Center to open four years late and tens of millions of dollars over budget.
London, Dec 5 : A British charity says the country's top retailers are selling clothes produced under inhuman conditions in Bangladesh and has called for a government legislation 'to stop British companies profiting from abuse'.
A Canadian member of the Hells Angels who was acquitted in state court of attempted murder for a gunfight at Custer State Park was indicted Wednesday in federal court of unlawfully having a gun.
FORT ANN -- Fort Ann constitutional rights activist Bob Schulz has adopted a new cause: calling on President-elect Barack Obama to produce his original birth certificate to prove he is an American citizen.
The power-sharing negotiations between the political leaders in Zimbabwe have stalled once again just as outbreaks of cholera and claim hundreds of lives. At first glance the combined economic, humanitarian and political crises would severely shock any outside observer.
Workers producing clothes in Bangladesh for some of the UK's biggest retailers are being forced to work up to 80 hours a week for as little as 7p an hour, according to a report published today. The study from War on Want claims that conditions in six factories supplying Primark, Tesco and Asda are worse than they were two years ago when the charity carried out its first investigation. Based ...
Ex-Schenectady chief's case is latest example of pay in spite of crimes SCHENECTADY ? Former city police chief Greg Kaczmarek will spend up to two years in prison for his involvement in a drug ring ? but taxpayers will serve a double-life sentence: paying for the disgraced ex-cop's pension and medical care for the rest of his life.The scenario is not unusual. Convicted politicians, cops and ...
Borough Council voted 4-2 to amend the proposed 2009 budget, raising property taxes by an additional mill to help pay for hiring an extra full-time police officer.
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