China 'frees Tibetan protesters'

China has now released over 1,000 people from jail that were involved in the unrest in Tibet earlier this year."The official Xinhua news agency quoted a senior official saying those freed had been held for minor...

Doing Life for a simple pot bust

A new report on the severity of convictions for marijuana possession concludes that the after-effects in essence mean a life sentence of penalties.  "Long-term sanctions for drug crimes, even for relatively...

Zidane, Materazzi to Serve Punishments

Daily News "Materazzi was suspended for two matches for provoking Zidane with insults. World soccer's governing body also fined Zidane $6,000 and Materazzi $4,000 after a disciplinary committee heard the French...