Tokyo electric power company could face compensation claim topping $130 billion if Japan’s worst nuclear crisis caused due to the March earthquake and tsunami drags on, bank of America- Merrill Lynch estimated, fuelling expectations Japan’s government will step in to save Asia’s largest utility.
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INTERNATIONAL INDIAN LINK: HCL TO FACE UK LAW
As the news of the world hacking scandal hits the world market, the IT major companies are also into it.
IT major HCL Technologies said they will corporate with the London police as the allegation probe out that destruction of data stored in Indian facility has also taken place by Rupert Murdoch-owned News International.
US Breached International Law
According to U.N. High commissioner for Human Rights, United States of America violated the International Law by executing a Mexican national.
Humberto Leal Gracia , who was convicted for the 1994 rape then murder of a 16 year old girl and was executed by by lethal injection Thursday evening in Texas. Leal was not granted consular access, as non resident American, was his right under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. According to Navi Pillay, whether Leal got fair trial as there was denial of access concerns and he deeply regrets about this execution after a last minute of Supreme Court decision refused him for stay.
LIBYAN PROSECUTORS PLAN TO CHARGE 21 REBEL LEADERS
Hasan will face death penalty in deadly fort hood rampage
The suspect in the November 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood will be tried in a general court martial and could face the death penalty if convicted. This means that Major Nidal Hasan, 40, an Army psychiatrist, likely will not be able to make a plea bargain before trial concerning the 13 individuals killed and 32 wounded in the shooting spree at the Texas base. Hasan, 40, is expected to appear in a Fort Hood courtroom for an arraignment and could enter a plea.
TURKEY’S FOOTBALL BLOG SHUTS ENTIRE SERVICE
The football row blog was held for copyright infringement of broadcasting football matches in its Google BlogSpot blogs on the basis of a complaint by Satellite TV .
ICC Orders Arrest of Gadhafi, Son, Key Aide
The international criminal court ordered the arrest of Moammar Gadhafi on Monday for allegedly murdering Libyan civilians who rose up against him, as NATO warplanes bombarded his Tripoli compound and world leaders raised up voice for the Libyan leader to resign.
Food animals: the legality of our own backyard
Australian laws allow the cruelty that is inflicted on food animals every day. There are no Federal laws protecting food animals. They are not protected by State based animal welfare laws.