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Latest ruling boosts Amanda Knox murder conviction appeal
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) - An Italian court rejected a prosecutor's request Wednesday for new testing of crucial DNA evidence in the appeals trial of Amanda Knox - a positive development for the
Updated: 09/07/2011 11:31A
Former Yugoslav chief of staff gets 27 years in prison
Analysts argue whether the verdict will have consequences on Serbia's position in the lawsuits filed over the wars of the 1990s. By Igor Jovanovic for Southeast European Times in Belgrade -- 07/09/11 Former Yugoslav Army Chief of Staff Momcilo Perisic
Updated: 09/07/2011 11:29A
Are Gangsters Playing Cop Lotto With Your Tax Payer Money?
A "flip" such as this cannot only lead to an acquittal at a criminal trial, but a potential multi-million dollar payday of tax payer dollars in a subsequent civil lawsuit against the police. Recently this flipper scenario unfolded in the case of Juan
Updated: 09/07/2011 11:29A
Amanda Knox trial: Italian court rejects new DNA test request
A verdict is expected by the end of September. Knox was convicted in December 2009 of sexually assaulting and murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher while they were studying in Perugia and sentenced to 26 years; Raffaele Sollecito,
Updated: 09/07/2011 11:27A
'Honour killing' - parents remanded
South Cumbria coroner Ian Smith recorded a verdict of unlawful killing, saying he believed the 17-year-old was probably murdered. Cheshire Police charged the teenager's father Iftikhar, 51, and mother Farzana, 48, with murder. The couple, of Liverpool
Updated: 09/07/2011 11:27A
Krop High Fined $53000 For Cheating Basketball Team
The verdict: For falsifying information in order to play ineligible students, Krop High is being fined $53182. Its boy's basketball team, ranked number one in the state at the time of disqualification, will be barred from the playoffs for three years.
Updated: 09/07/2011 11:09A
Amanda Knox trial: Court rejects new DNA test request
A verdict is expected by the end of September. Knox was convicted in December 2009 of sexually assaulting and murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher while they were studying in Perugia and sentenced to 26 years; Raffaele Sollecito,
Updated: 09/07/2011 11:08A
Muslim parents of 'honour killing victim' schoolgirl, 17, charged with her
South Cumbria coroner Ian Smith later recorded a verdict of unlawful killing. A pathologist stated she was likely to have been smothered or strangled. Earlier today Cheshire Police announced that the teenager's father, Iftikhar, 51, and mother Farzana,
Updated: 09/07/2011 11:06A
A 43-year-old Holt man was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree felony murder
A jury made up of nine women and three men took a little more than three hours to reach a verdict. The jury also found Raynada Jones guilty of first-degree home invasion and carrying a concealed weapon. "Our lives will never be the same," said Megan's
Updated: 09/07/2011 11:03A
Killed Shafilea's parents charged
During an inquest into her death, South Cumbria coroner Ian Smith recorded a verdict of unlawful killing, saying he believed the teenager was probably murdered. The teen was most likely strangled or suffocated, pathologists said.
Updated: 09/07/2011 11:03A