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Child killer Robert Black to serve minimum 25 years for murder of Jennifer Cardy
The verdict means he'll be 89 before he can apply for parole. Black, 64, was sentenced at Belfast Crown Court after he was found guilty last month of snatching nine-year-old Jennifer Cardy as she cycled to a friend's house in Ballinderry, County Antrim
Updated: 12/08/2011 08:01A
European shares up ahead of EU summit, ECB rate verdict
LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - European shares drifted higher on Thursday on hopes a crucial EU crisis summit to resolve the euro zone debt crisis will result in a positive agreement, with analysts saying the market had potential to gain
Updated: 12/08/2011 07:56A
American gets prison time for insulting Thai royal
The verdict is the latest so-called lese majeste punishment handed down in the Southeast Asian kingdom, which has come under increasing pressure at home and abroad to reform harsh legislation that critics say is an affront to freedom of expression.
Updated: 12/08/2011 07:44A
Now ministers slam West End parking charges
The Government today gave its damning official verdict against new parking charges in Westminster which could cost thousands of jobs. Ministers laid out in detail in the Commons their fears that Westminster council's new parking regime could hit the
Updated: 12/08/2011 07:28A
Morocco Justice System: Justice Can Be Bought
most sensitive issues in this tourist-friendly North African country of 32 million, where there is widespread distrust of a court system that most Moroccans believe serves the highest bidder. "Justice" can be bought in civil trials for just $5000.
Updated: 12/08/2011 07:26A
American sentenced for royal insult
The verdict is the latest so-called lese majeste punishment handed down in the Southeast Asian kingdom, which has come under increasing pressure at home and abroad to reform harsh legislation that critics say is an affront to freedom of expression.
Updated: 12/08/2011 06:35A
FONTANA BUILDERS, INC. v. ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
Assurance Company of America appeals a jury verdict awarding Fontana Builders, Inc. $1.39 million in damages for compensatory losses stemming from a builder's risk policy issued to Fontana, and $1.21 million for Assurance's bad faith denial of coverage
Updated: 12/08/2011 06:31A
SHAVERS v. STATE
We reverse and remand for a new trial because the jury's verdict may have rested on a legally inadequate felony murder theory. While our reversal renders the remainder of Shavers' issues moot, we write to discuss Shavers' objection to the principals
Updated: 12/08/2011 06:23A
Thailand jails US citizen for translating banned book on king
The verdict is the latest so-called lese majeste punishment handed down in the South-east Asian kingdom, which has come under increasing pressure at home and abroad to reform harsh legislation that critics say is an affront to freedom of expression.
Updated: 12/08/2011 06:23A
PAYNE v. McGRATH
The jurors and the prosecution team lunched and drank alcohol together following the verdict. At the lunch, one of the jurors commenced a romantic relationship with the lead detective, who was a key prosecution witness. The trial judge ordered the
Updated: 12/08/2011 06:22A
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