By The Associated Press Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million US to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires started by aging Northern California power lines belonging to the nation’s largest utility, prosecutors announced Monday. Source: California utility to pay $55M but admits to no wrongdoing in 2 devastating […]
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By Reuters Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a confidence vote in parliament on Sunday, the speaker of the lower house said, following desertions from coalition partners who blame him for a deteriorating economy and failure to deliver on his campaign promises. Source: Imran Khan ousted as Pakistan’s PM after no-confidence vote Category: News/World
By Reuters A Pakistani court sentenced Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the militant group blamed by the United States and India for the 2008 MUMBAI siege, to 31 years in prison in two cases of terrorism financing, court documents showed on Friday. Source: Hafiz Saeed, wanted by U.S. after 2008 Mumbai bombings, sentenced […]