Crist announced Wednesday morning from the the Governor's Mansion that he had chosen Ricky Polston of the 1st District Court of Appeals as his second appointee to the court.

As part of his plea bargain with the U.S. Department of Justice, Packer will be penalized $20,000 (11,222 pound) and must cooperate with the ongoing probe. The deal, which is subject to court approval, spared the ex BA executive from

Hialeah security guard Guillermo Zarabozo, 20, faces life in prison on each of the four charges on which the jury found him guilty late Tuesday.

Steve Connolly reportedly planted the squash on May 1 and pollinated it on July 3.

The report, submitted to Congress, highlights the gains made since last year to improve security in Iraq but said the country is still locked in a "communal struggle for power and resources."

The complaint follows a report from the Justice Department's Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility that said Bond's legal counsel, Jack Bartling, made calls and sent e-mail messages to the White House asking for the dismissal of Todd Graves

Speaking at the Harry Truman Library Institute in Independence, Missouri, McCain said the financial crisis was another chance for Democrats and Republicans to "come together" just as they did following 9/11.

Rioting broke out Tuesday night after fist fights that began between black inmates and white inmates in the exercise yard spread into two buildings, ultimately involving 200 people.

A disappointing September ISM Manufacturing Index pressured the markets early. The reading was 43.1, well below economists' expectations of 49.5 and the lowest since October 2001.

Criminal gangs on Monday night attacked and blew open with explosives two automatic teller machines (ATMs) belong to Mozambique's largest commercial bank, the Millennium-BIM (International Bank of Mozambique).

Medical Services minister Anyang' Nyong'o and Kenyatta National Hospital will have to defend themselves on allegations that they defied a court order.

Teachers in Abia State who aided and abetted cheating by candidates during the just concluded Senior Secondary Certificate Examination conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) are now biting their fingers as the state government has placed them on a

In the bid to strengthen the anti-corruption war in the country, the chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, has hinted at the launch of an anti-corruption revolution in December.

Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mike Okiro, has attributed police inability to resolve some of the high-profile murder cases to the absence of finger-prints data bank and surveillance camera.

That the fight against corruption in Kenya has stagnated may not be a surprise to many.

Four gangsters were shot dead in a shootout with the police in Embu Town on Tuesday morning.

Chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) and opposition leader, former Go-vernor of the defunct Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa has attributed the high level of corruption in Nigeria to the pursuit of self-interests by political leaders.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), said on Tuesday that it has renewed efforts to curb corruption among its over 25,000 members in the country through the reviewed of the institute's Act as well as creation of six

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Justice Emmanuel Ayoola, has commended the Port Industry Anti-Corruption Standing Committee (PIACSC) for its role to transform and reposition the anti-corruption crusade in the Nigerian seaports.

Concerned stakeholders all over Nigeria have been called upon to help create synergy towards a draft Whistle Blowers Bill, to be forwarded to the National Assembly.