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Jackson doctor's trial begins closing arguments
Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday as the involuntary manslaughter trial against Michael Jackson's doctor heads into its final stages before jury deliberations. Before listening to arguments by prosecutors and defence attorneys, Superior Court
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:28A
Congress, not BJP, running parallel 2G trial: Joshi
"Mr. Khurshid is saying that there should not be a parallel trial to a sub judice matter... We did not make the note, the notes were made by your government. You are running a parallel trial. You are worried that if you say something in court and
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:27A
Texas Supreme Court ruling may slow the installation of certain pipelines
The trial court granted summary judgment in Denbury's favor. The matter eventually came to the Texas Supreme Court. While the Supreme Court recognized that private pipeline companies “plainly” have the power of eminent domain in Texas, it held “that
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:27A
Families back tainted Pak cricketers in crisis hour
"I will be holding a press conference in the next few days in which I will show how my son was implicated and made a scapegoat in this case," said Butt's father Zulfiqar. He said that his son was convicted despite lack of evidence in the trial against
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:27A
Cricketers jailed for fixing scam
Sports agent Mazhar Majeed, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to making corrupt payments at a pre-trial hearing, was jailed for two years and eight months at London's Southwark Crown Court. Butt, 27, and Asif, 28,
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:26A
FIXERS CAUGHT OUT BY 'FAKE SHEIKH'
In contrast to his wide-eyed and alert former captain, Asif struggled at times to concentrate on the trial and was seen to nod off in the dock several times. He even failed to turn up in court one morning, eventually arriving at lunchtime looking
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:26A
Australia urged to act over Assange verdict
Mr Assange, a former computer hacker, now has 14 days to take the case to the Supreme Court, the highest legal authority in Britain. His legal counsel Geoffrey Robertson called on the Australian government to step in. “I think Canberra may have to do
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:26A
An Unbelievable Rape Case Judgment Handed Down By Turkey's Supreme Court Has
Image: AP Today Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a controversial decision from a lower court that saw lax sentences in a horrifying child rape case. Understandably, many in Turkey are upset, to say the least. According to reports in Hurriyet
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:25A
Little sympathy for disgraced cricketers
Former captain Butt, 27, and opening bowlers Asif, 28, and Amir, who had admitted his part in the scam before the trial started, plotted to bowl deliberate no-balls at pre-arranged times during the Lord's test in August last year.
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:23A
Factbox: Charges, outcomes for Conrad Murray in Jackson trial
The case is People of the State of California v. Murray, Los Angeles Superior Court, No. SA073164. For the prosecution: District Attorney Steve Cooley and Deputy District Attorneys David Walgren and Deborah Brazil. For Murray: Edward Chernoff of
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:22A