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Monthly Archives: January 2010
US Senate backs new sanctions against Iran
BBC News The US Senate has backed legislation allowing President Barack Obama to extend sanctions against Iran. The new sanctions would target those who export fuel to Iran. In his first State of the Union address on Wednesday, Mr Obama…
Khadr repatriation overturned by top court
CBC News The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned lower-court orders that the federal government must try to repatriate Toronto-born Omar Khadr from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay. However, the top court agreed Canadian officials violated Khadr’s human…
Obama promises to end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
During his state of the union speech on Wednesday night, President Obama promised to repeal the controversial "don’t ask, don’t tell" law that bans gay members from living open lives while serving in the military. During his presidential campaign, President…
Why Aren’t There More Women Judges?
Over the last thirty years, the number of female law school graduates has risen to nearly equal the number of male graduates. This near equilibrium, sadly, is not reflected in the number of women serving as judges at both the…
N. Korea detains U.S. citizen
CBC News North Korea announced Thursday it has detained an American man it says illegally entered the country from China, the second U.S. citizen it has reportedly arrested in the past month. The man was detained Monday and is under…
French court clears Sarkozy rival in slander trial
BBC News A French court on Thursday acquitted former prime minister Dominique de Villepin on charges he was complicit in a smear campaign directed against President Nicolas Sarkozy. The high-profile slander trial centred on a mysterious list which surfaced in 2004,…
Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo arrested
BBC News The Guatemalan authorities have captured former President Alfonso Portillo, who is wanted in the US on money-laundering charges. They said Mr Portillo, who left office in 2004, was arrested during a raid on a ranch in the north of…
Did Facebook alter a defendant’s sentence?
A New York teenager is going to jail for killing her boyfriend while driving under the influence. The 17 year old had a .13 BAC and was driving 56 mph in a 30 mph zone when she crashed into a…
Prison staff failed to help suicidal inmate, inquest hears
CBC News An inquest into the death of an aboriginal prisoner heard Tuesday that corrections officials were aware of his history of depression and suicide attempts, but he never got the help he needed. Martin Blackwind, 52, died in 2006…