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Ukrainian ex-PM guilty of power abuse over Russia gas deal
Even before the judge began reading his verdict, Tymoshenko, who was flanked by her daughter and husband in court, bristled defiance. "You know very well that the sentence is not being pronounced by Judge Kireyev but by President Yanukovich," she told
Updated: 10/11/2011 04:32A
Iranian actress gets jail, 90 lashes
"A verdict has been issued for Marzieh Vafamehr, sentencing her to a year in jail and 90 lashes," Kalameh.com reported. "Her lawyer has appealed the sentence, which was handed down yesterday (Saturday)," the report added, without giving further details
Updated: 10/11/2011 04:24A
Verdict Begins in Tymoshenko Trial
She accuses longtime rival President Viktor Yanukovych, who narrowly defeated her in a 2010 election, of using the trial to sideline his main opponent. That view is widely shared by Western observers. Before the court session began, she said: "This
Updated: 10/11/2011 04:10A
Pak court stays implementation of death sentence to Qadri
A bench of the Islamabad High Court headed by Chief Justice Iqbal Hameed-ur-Rehman issued the order after it began hearing the appeal filed by Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the police guard who gunned down Taseer outside a restaurant in Islamabad on
Updated: 10/11/2011 04:08A
Tymoshenko found guilty in abuse of office trial
This verdict will not alter my fate or my struggle," Tymoshenko said when taken to court on Tuesday. A group of pro-Tymoshenko deputies from her BYuT-Batkyvshina party tried to break into the court during the reading of the verdict.
Updated: 10/11/2011 04:04A
Ukraine's Tymoshenko 'criminally' exceeded powers: judge
Policemen try to stop supporters of the Yulia Tymoshenko in front of Pechersk district court in Kiev on September 30, 2011. The supporters of the former Orange Revolution leader have portrayed the trial as a struggle for the future of Ukraine and a
Updated: 10/11/2011 04:02A
Court convicts Ukraine's former prime minister
Tymoshenko repeatedly brushed off all charges against her as political, calling the trial a "farce" and naming the judge a "stooge of (President Viktor) Yanukovych's administration" appointed to "fabricate" the case. The Russian foreign ministry said
Updated: 10/11/2011 03:58A
Judge considers countersuit against Mattel
A federal judge will consider Tuesday whether to toss out the latest lawsuit in the spat between Mattel, which makes Barbie, and MGA, which makes Bratz. MGA filed the antitrust lawsuit against Mattel after a jury awarded it $85 million and found Mattel
Updated: 10/11/2011 03:54A
Ukrainian Court Says Tymoshenko Abused Power, Tensions Rise
In reading the verdict today, Judge Rodion Kiryeev said Tymoshenko's decision caused damages of about 1.5 billion hryvnia (187.4 million). The prosecutor is seeking a 7-year prison sentence. The Kiev-based court has yet to announce any punishment as
Updated: 10/11/2011 03:36A
Judge begins reading of decision in trial of Ukrainian ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko
Under Ukrainian court procedures, a decision contains a lengthy summary of the case, with the verdict and possible sentence announced at the end. In the politically charged case, prosecutors claimed that Tymoshenko violated legal procedures in the
Updated: 10/11/2011 03:35A
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