India must join International Criminal Court: expert (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

India must join International Criminal Court: expert (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) India must become a signatory to the International Criminal Court (ICC) statute, said Rajya Sabha member E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan here Saturday, adding that 'our police forces and agencies do not have the efficiency nor the protocol to fight terrorism, crimes against women and children'.
Source: in.news.yahoo.com

ACORN starts background checks for NM registrars (Las Cruces Sun-News)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A get-out-the-vote organization is now conducting background checks on people it hires to register voters in New Mexico after discovering that several workers had criminal histories that ranged from forgery to identity theft.
Source: www.lcsun-news.com