Pakistani Supreme Court dismisses challenges to Musharraf's rule

Wow, no independent panels or judiciary's and a number of challenges dismissed because the lawyers didn't show up, possibly because they're sitting in a jail cell somewhere?"Pakistan's new government-selected Supreme Court judges dismissed legal challenges to President Gen....

Database security found lacking

"A survey conducted by Application Security and the Ponemon Institute was released this week at the Gartner IT Security Summit. The survey reveals that 40% of companies are not monitoring their databases for suspicious activity which places them at high risk for data...

US town set to ban saggy trousers

US town set to ban saggy trousers A man wearing low-slung trousers, exposing his underwear Low-slung trousers are fashionable among some young people A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent...

Efforts to Trace Runaway Syrian Hachem Ali

"Efforts by the Commissioner of Police John Rizzo are underway to trace 32-year-old Syrian Hachem Ali, who fled to Libya two days before he was meant to appear in Court on Monday 28th May in relation to a case of attempted murder. hachem ali In a statement on Monday, the...

Climate change solutions available now: Sargent

"Green Party Leader Trevor Sargent TD said today that solutions to climate change exist and that Ireland must start implementing them immediately. Speaking at a photocall in Dublin city center as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) prepares to publish its...

Proposed Iraq pullout lacking specifics

"The White House yesterday rejected Democrats' proposals for a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq as lacking specifics or "meat on the bones," as President Bush met with the Iraq Study Group, which is seeking to advise the administration on ways to realign Iraq...