Rights activist asks Pakistan president to halt death sentences

Chairman of the Ansar Burney Trust International Ansar Burney has requested President Asif Ali Zardari to halt death sentences till the final decision by the government on their fate.Burney, who is also an expert advisor/member of the United Nations Human Rights Council...

Death penalty for cyber terror in Pakistan

"Causing death through “cyber terrorism” will be punishable by death in Pakistan, according to a decree issued by President Asif Ali Zardari yesterday. The Prevention of Electronic Crimes law will be applicable to anyone who commits a crime detrimental to national...

Sanjeev Nanda Gets for BMW Hit and Run Crime

New Delhi(ABC Live): Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Friday pronounced the quantum of punishment for Sanjeev Nanda, the prime accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, sentencing him to five years in jail

Guantanamo Bay

" In a stinging rebuke to President Bush's anti-terror policies, a deeply divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign detainees held for years at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have the right to appeal to U.S. civilian courts to challenge their indefinite imprisonment without...

Priyanka’s Meet Encourages Nalini Sriharan Go For Mercy

"Chennai (ABC Live): Nalini, one of the killers of Rajiv Gandhi has asked for Mercy through her petition flied in Madras High Court which will be heard on Tuesday."

Austria needs image campaign after incest horror

Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer has announced that his government plans to launch an image campaign to restore its reputation around the world after two recent imprisonment cases have shocked the world."We won't allow the whole country to be...

Libya releases 90 prisoners

Libya has released at least 90 prisoners today, that were said to be members of an Islamist group opposed to the Libyan  government."A charity chaired by the eldest son of Muammar Gaddafi, the president, organised the release of the men on Tuesday after they were said to...