News roundup — August 1, 2013

By Yamri Taddese
Aug 01, 2013 / Share
Canada

Mandatory sentence in ‘mercy killing’ cruel, unusual: defence counsel, The Province

All provinces need not consent to senate reform: Harper government, The Globe and Mail

Ex-AlarmForce CEO 'working with lawyers,' Canadian Press


United States

Victims may speak as Cleveland abductor gets life sentence, Reuters

Iraq war logs in Manning case 'hit us in the face': U.S. officer
, Reuters


International

British law firm pays up, apologizes after JK Rowling pseudonym leak, Associated Press

Italy's top court to issue verdict on Berlusconi fraud appeal, Reuters