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Pakistan's flamboyant chief justice has strengthened human rights but his inconsistent choice of cases has left the Supreme Court vulnerable to accusations of partisan intervention, a global group of 60 eminent judges and lawyers said on Thursday. Chief Justice Iftikhar...

AUSTRALIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER JULIE BISHOP (L) TALKS TO HER INDONESIAN COUNTERPART MARTY NATALEGAWA AFTER THEIR MEETING AS THEY LEAVE NATALEGAWA'S OFFICE IN JAKARTA   Indonesia and Australia announced on Thursday that they would set up a hotline as part of efforts...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approved a $182 billion package on Thursday to pull the economy out of deflation, but doubts remain about the impact. The package has a headline value of 18.6 trillion yen ($182 billion), which is...

The Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) group's labor federation will push for a unified rise in base wages, Japanese media said on Thursday, a major step towards permanent wage increases that will be key to ending Japan's decade and a...

JPMorgan Chase & Co is warning some 465,000 holders of prepaid cash cards issued by the bank that their personal information may have been accessed by hackers who attacked its network in July. The cards were issued for corporations to...

European shares looked to be stabilizing after three days of sustained selling on Thursday, as focus turned to the European Central Bank's monthly meeting for any sign it is readying further support measures. Markets were under pressure as persistent speculation...

Nearly 50 years after launching its affordable sports car, Ford Motor Co is unveiling a global redesign of the Mustang to try to burnish the U.S. automaker's image and spur sales of its more expensive models. Top Ford executives, including...

In relation to the recent plea by the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), headed by his eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Abubakar Sa’ad lll, for the immediate release of Dr. Mohammed Yunus, the Kogi State lecturer who has been...

When I read the news report a few days ago credited to Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu that he would release very soon, a list of 400 northerners that the presidency plans to bribe to secure 2015 elections in almost...

Since the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on strike on July 1, this year, there are many who are still not convinced about the altruistic explanations given by university lecturers on the necessity of the action.  Yes,...