Painful memories come flooding back as Bulger killer returns to jail

smh Friday, March 12, 2010 1:48:00 PM CET | info

LONDON: It is a grainy, video image few will ever forget: a trusting toddler walking hand-in-hand with the 10-year-old who would later torture him and beat him to death with a rock....

Ontario child porn bust snares 35

CBC Friday, March 12, 2010 1:01:00 PM CET | info

A co-ordinated investigation into child pornography in Ontario resulted in charges against 35 people across the province, police say....

Malta prepared for 'any eventuality' if Libya visas issue persists - minister

timesofmalta Friday, March 12, 2010 11:28:00 AM CET | info

The month-long impasse between Schengen area countries and Libya could be broken today if the Swiss government accepts a solution proposed by the Spanish EU presidency, Foreign Minister Tonio Borg said this morning. He said at a press conference......

Mother of James Bulger meets Justice Secretary

YorkshirePost Friday, March 12, 2010 11:13:00 AM CET | info

Justice Secretary Jack Straw has met with murdered toddler James Bulger's mother to discuss the return to prison of one of her son's killers....

REEG Lawyers: Another Frivolous Atrazine Class Action Lawsuit Only Harms U.S. Farmers

earthtimes Friday, March 12, 2010 10:33:00 AM CET | info

In these tough economic times, one may wonder why anyone - other than class action lawyers - would seek to destroy what EPA estimates is a $2 billion annual economic benefit to the nation...

2009 Human Rights Report - Romania

ziuaconstanta Friday, March 12, 2010 9:07:00 AM CET | info

Romania is a constitutional democracy with a multiparty, parliamentary system and a population of approximately 21.4 million. The bicameral parliament (Parlament) consists of the Senate (Senat) and the Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputatilor); both are elected by popular vote....

Alan Johnson would 'love' to tell Jamie Bulger's mother details of killer Jon Venables offences

telegraph Friday, March 12, 2010 8:43:00 AM CET | info

Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, has expressed sympathy for murdered toddler James Bulger's mother, saying he would "love" to tell her the assumed identity of his killer Jon Venables and the crime he now stands accused of....

Schengen countries introduce uniform visa applications for Russians

ruvr-en Friday, March 12, 2010 8:37:00 AM CET | info

A number of Schengen zone countries have said they are introducing as of April 5 th new uniform questionnaires to be filled in by Russians, seeking entry visas. The new visa application form differs little from the previous one and will prove universal....

Tale of Botched Traffic Operation Increases Russians’ Mistrust of Moscow Police

IHT Friday, March 12, 2010 8:27:00 AM CET | info

Russia’s law enforcement agencies are under fire for a series of episodes that have exposed widespread criminality and incompetence in the ranks....

Report Finds Online Censorship More Sophisticated

irrawaddy Friday, March 12, 2010 7:40:00 AM CET | info

Meanwhile, Turkey and Russia found themselves on the group's "Under Surveillance" list of nations in danger of making the main enemies list. Although Zimbabwe and Yemen dropped from the surveillance list, that was primarily because the Internet isn't used much in either country, rather than because of changes by the governments, Le Coz said....

US Department of State 2009 Human Rights Report on Bulgaria*

novinite Friday, March 12, 2010 7:04:00 AM CET | info

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices March 11, 2010 ......

AEW Calls for Investigation into Death of EPA Exec Director

liberianforum Friday, March 12, 2010 5:22:00 AM CET | info

The Africa Environmental Watch (AEW) Calls for an Investigation into Death of EPA Executive Director Dr. Alfred Amah died on February 26, 2010, after complaining of stomach illness he experienced right after work on Friday, which never subsided up to the time of his death (Daily Observer 3/2/2010)....

Top UN official ‘barred from Europe’: Libya

dailytimesPK Friday, March 12, 2010 2:18:00 AM CET | info

NEW YORK: The Libyan president of the UN General Assembly is among more than 180 people banned from traveling to much of Europe due to a diplomatic row between Libya and Switzerland, Libya’s UN mission said on Wednesday. Ali Abdussalam Treki, former Libyan foreign minister and president of the.......

(AHN) Gaddafi Backs Libya Into a Corner with Anti-Swiss Jihad

AHN Friday, March 12, 2010 2:09:00 AM CET | info

Facing the embarrassment of a Europe-wide travel ban, last month Libya called for a "jihad" against Switzerland, describing it as an "infidel and obscene state which destroys mosques." Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi followed that rhetoric with a ban on all Europeans from any of the 25 Schengen nations from entering Libya....

Model Town attack was 'planned in Lahore'

dailytimesPK Friday, March 12, 2010 1:33:00 AM CET | info

* Township, Green Town earmarked as possible militant hideouts * Several Afghan nationals held in raids since Monday’s attack By Shahnawaz Khan LAHORE: Law enforcement agencies have discovered that the suicide attack on the Special Intelligence Agency (SIA) office had been planned in Lahore, sources told Daily Times on Thursday....

California American Water and EPA Promote Water Leak Detection and Repair During Fix a Leak Week March 15-21, 2010

earthtimes Friday, March 12, 2010 1:24:00 AM CET | info

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif., March 11 -- A recent tightening of restrictions on the Monterey Peninsula's water supply have drawn attention to the area's perennial need for wa......

California American Water Partners With EPA for 'Fix a Leak Week' in Sacramento

earthtimes Friday, March 12, 2010 1:24:00 AM CET | info

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 11 -- California American Water has partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency to promote its annual "Fix a Leak Week," which runs from March 15......

Regimes Winning Online Battles, Group Says

CBSnews Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:35:00 PM CET | info

Reporters Without Borders Finds Oppressive Repressive Countries Becoming More Sophisticated at Thwarting Dissidents Online...

Panel to probe appointments in tax departments

indiatimes Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:34:00 PM CET | info

Two sensitive departments handling high-level investigation into money laundering have come under the scanner with the finance ministry setting up a one-man committee to look into appointments at the top level in these organisations....

EPA to let states address rising ocean acidity

newschannel5 Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:40:00 PM CET | info

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will consider ways the states can address rising levels of carbon dioxide in oceans....

US police departments seeking more bilingual cops

newschannel5 Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:25:00 PM CET | info

Police departments across the country are stepping up efforts to recruit officers who can speak more than one language, in some cases offering raises or even sending cops abroad as part of immersion programs....

Frontex: more Med patrols despite drop in crossings

MaltaToday Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:59:00 PM CET | info

Matthew Vella Malta will be one of several priority locations in the 2010 work programme for Frontex, the EU’s external borders agency, which was recently presented to the European council of justice ministers. Operational cooperation will focus on the southern maritime areas where large number of.......