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Court records have indicated that Hmong Americans accused of plotting to overthrow the Laotian government seek dismissal of the case in California.

The Sacramento Bee reported on Thursday that the 11 defendants allege in a Sacramento federal court lawsuit that an undercover firearms agent acted unconstitutionally in playing mind games with them.

IT has been reported that the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 16-12 on Thursday to allow the repeal of the longstanding ban on gays serving openly in the U. S. military.

The New York Times has reported that the vote on the measure, part of the annual defense authorization bill, came in closed session after about an hour of what Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, called "vigorous" debate.

The newspaper also said that Collins said she was the only Republican to vote in favor of repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

It has been reported that John William Finn, a retired Navy lieutenant who was the United States' oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, has died in California. He was 100.

He and first lady Michelle Obama offered their thoughts and prayers to Finn's family, President Barack Obama said in a statement issued by the White House.

Finn received the nation's highest honor for heroism for his actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that drew the United States into World War II.

According to the official reports, a 40-year-old man studying for a Ph. D. in criminal justice at a university in England was charged Thursday in the slayings of three prostitutes.

The Daily Mail has reported that Stephen Griffiths is to appear in court Friday to face charges in the deaths of the three women, all of whom have vanished within the past year in Bradford, about 200 miles north of London.

Natural products are very helpful in curing some lethal diseases like cancer. A prostate cancer prevention awareness programme is going to be launched on 1st of June this year by the Health Promotion Department.

Financial services provider HSBC InvestDirect India has declared its fourth quarter financial results for the fiscal year 2009-10. The company has posted a net profit of Rs 27.50 lakh for the quarter that ended in 31st March, 2010. The company has managed to register a profit this time. There was an Rs 1.01 lakh of net loss in the fourth quarter last year.

This has been informed by the firm in a filing at the Bombay Stock Exchange.

HSBC InvestDirect is formerly known as IL&FS Investment in India and owns 100% of the total paid up capital of HISL.