Gunmen opened fire at an illegal cockfighting ring in southern Texas early Thursday morning, killing three people and wounding at least eight, the Hidalgo County sheriff's office told CNN.

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3 killed in Texas cockfight shooting

The penalty for illegal street parking in Northern Ireland is set to increase from £60 to £90.

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Parking fines to increase by 50%

The Federal Communications Commission has cleared Google of charges that it illegally collected WiFi data using its Street View cars, but fined the company $25,000 for obstructing the bureau’s investigation. Read full article > >

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Google fined by FCC for impeding Street View probe

The Federal Communications Commission has cleared Google of charges that it illegally collected WiFi data using its Street View cars, but fined the company $25,000 for obstructing the bureau’s investigation. Read full article > >

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Google fined by FCC for impeding Street View probe

The Metropolitan Police is investigating claims calls made to its anti-terrorist hotline were illegally recorded.

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Anti-terrorist hotline ‘recorded’

OZZIE GUILLEN has a gift for offensive remarks. In 2006, while manager of the Chicago White Sox, Mr. Guillen employed an anti- gay slur to refer to a local columnist; he issued an apology to the gay community — although not to the writer himself — and was ordered by Major League Baseball to take sensitivity training. He has trumpeted his penchant for getting drunk after away games. While criticizing harsh measures to crack down on illegal immigrants, Mr. Guillen opined that immigrants are “workaholics” and that many Americans are “lazy.” Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: Tolerating Ozzie Guillen’s intolerance

An illegal business that long relied on phones, pencils and a burly goon has finally moved, in part, to the Internet.

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Bookies Using New Technology for Old-Fashioned Betting

TEHRAN — Iran’s outgoing parliament summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an unprecedented grilling Wednesday, but he spent much of the session deflecting their questions with jokes and mockery. After considering the move for months, the parliament, which has impeachment power, called in Ahmadinejad to answer accusations of economic mismanagement, illegal appointments and other allegations. Apparently encouraged by victories in the March 2 parliamentary elections , hard-line lawmakers seized the opportunity to summon the president before the legislature for the first time in the Islamic Republic’s history. The new 290-member parliament is slated to take office in May. Read full article > >

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Iran’s parliament summons a slippery Ahmadinejad

At a meeting in Arizona, federal and local law enforcement officials expressed sharp differences over the effect of declines in illegal border crossings.

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Illegal Migration From Mexico Falls, but Local Fears Persist

The illegal use of Global Positioning System (GPS) jammers in the UK is highlighted in a new study.

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UK study reveals GPS jamming use

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague warns Iran has “increasing willingness to contemplate utterly illegal activities in other parts of the world”.

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Hague warns on Iran ‘terrorism’

Crime chiefs from nations where tigers are still found in the wild agree to improve co-operation in an effort to stop the illegal trade in tiger parts.

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Nations get tough on tiger trade

Suggests UPS could keep track of anyone here illegally.

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Newt Jokes About Immigrant Tracker

Egypt says it is to try 43 people – including Americans and other foreigners – over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.

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Egypt ‘to try foreign NGO staff’

THERE IS a certain belt-and-suspenders quality to the ban on insider trading by members of Congress that was just passed by the Senate . Current law may prohibit such practices. But to the extent that there is ambiguity, it is important, for purposes of both potential prosecution and public perception, to make clear that such activity is indeed illegal. If anything, the measure does not go far enough. Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: The Senate tightens up on insider trading