Legal representation groups who rely on legal aid from the government for payments will stage a full-day walkout on March 7 after an unproductive meeting with UK Justice Secretary Chris Grayling could not resolve the proposed £220 million legal aid budget cut.
The proposed change in Belgium's existent euthanasia law will include awarding of the right to do in children as long as parental consent and other tight restrictions had been complied, said a report by the Guardian.
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was found guilty of accepting payoff for city contracts. Nagin became the first mayor in the city's history to be charged and convicted of corruption, as the 57-year-old, who presided over the city during Hurricane Katrina, was found guilty for 20 of the 21 counts leveled against him.
Amalgamated Plantations Private Ltd is under investigation by the World Bank after serious concerns over its labor practices by non-government groups had reached fever-pitch, said a Financial Times report.
