VoteKansas.org

MUMBAI, India (AP) -- A southern Indian state is actively investigating 76 criminal cases - some that had been closed by police - against employees of Indian lenders accused of driving overindebted borrowers to suicide, officials said Thursday....

24 hours of news images: 15 March 2012

The Bradford International Film Festival unveils its film line-up for the 2012 event, which takes place next month.

NEW YORK (AP) — The accused madam of a multimillion-dollar Manhattan brothel could get out of jail if a judge OKs a defense lawyer's plan to put up his own apartment as bail and a house-arrest locale for her.

Anna Gristina was due in court Thursday for a hearing on ...

BERLIN (AP) -- An earless baby bunny that was a rising star on Germany's celebrity animal scene had his 15 minutes of fame brought to an abrupt end when he was accidentally stepped on by a television cameraman....

Officer’s waiting for backup to arrive before doing frisk of occupants of the car was not a separate seizure requiring a new analysis of reasonable suspicion. United States v. Boone, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33914 (W.D. N.C. March 8, 2012).

This started as a motorist assist and ended up as a warning ticket. The whole thing took nine minutes, which was not unreasonably long. As defendant was leaving, the officer asked if he could ask some additional questions, and that led to a valid consent. The granting of the motion to suppress was reversed. People v. Kats, 2012 Ill. App. LEXIS 158, 2012 IL App (3d) 100683 (March 9, 2012).*

“The 911 hang-up call, combined with the lack of answer on the return and Defendant's overtly aggressive and hostile behavior and refusal to answer basic questions, provided a reasonable basis for the officers to conduct a protective sweep of the house to ensure that no one inside was in need of immediate help. While Defendant had a right to respond as he did, this nevertheless did not dispel the officers' concern for the safety of the occupants.” United States v. Obbanya, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 33627 (N.D. Cal. March 13, 2012).*

Margaret Thatcher was told a senior police officer blamed "drunken Liverpool fans" for causing the Hillsborough disaster, government documents reveal.

The administrators of Rangers FC launch a legal bid which could allow the club to escape from the £24.4m finance deal with Ticketus.

Sports fans around the world are counting down the days until the world's biggest sporting stars arrive in London for the Olympic Games.

School Reporters from around the UK have been questioning Lord Coe about the forthcoming Olympic Games.

More than a third of incapacity benefits claimants being reassessed for the new Employment and Support Allowance have been deemed fit to work.

An investigation is launched after the ship's bell of the sunken cruise liner Costa Concordia reportedly goes missing.

JERUSALEM (AP) -- In a world overwhelmed by electronic gadgets that have changed the way we read, write and learn, the Jewish and Islamic arts of calligraphy have preserved their methods for generations....

DHARMSALA, India (AP) -- Lobsang Sangay is the prime minister of a country that doesn't exist. His government fills a moldy cluster of yellow brick buildings clinging to an Indian hillside. His budget depends on donor countries and wealthy supporters....

LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — Convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich entered a federal prison in Colorado on Thursday to begin a 14-year sentence for corruption, the latest chapter in the downfall of a charismatic politician that seemed more like a bizarre reality TV show than a legal battle.

Followed by ...

Captain Sam Warburton overcomes his knee injury in time to lead Wales in Saturday's Six Nations Grand Slam match against France.

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's top prosecutor on Thursday charged 75 people in connection with a deadly soccer riot last month in the Mediterranean city of Port Said in which authorities said fans were thrown to their death off the stadium walls and others killed by explosives as they tried to flee....

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's top prosecutor on Thursday charged 75 people in connection with a deadly soccer riot last month in the Mediterranean city of Port Said in which authorities said fans were thrown to their death off the stadium walls and others killed by explosives as they tried to flee....

A man aged 20 has been arrested in northern Italy on suspicion of plotting an attack on a synagogue in Milan.

One of the UK's top businessmen launches a fierce attack on the government's growth and transport policies, saying they "lack ambition" and are costing jobs.