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Ieng Thirith ruled unfit to stand trial
In September, four expert psychiatrists diagnosed her with clinical dementia that would hinder her participation in court hearings, the report said. Experts concluded she would not be able to understand the nature of the charges against her or to
Updated: 11/18/2011 06:30A
Uganda bombing trial suspended after legal challenge
Lawyers for 11 of the 12 accused men, who all deny involvement in the bombings which killed at least 76 people in Kampala, asked the judge earlier this week to suspend the proceedings. They filed a petition at the Constitutional Court, alleging they
Updated: 11/18/2011 06:29A
Court issues arrest warrant vs GMA
MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) - A Pasay Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge has issued an arrest warrant against former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo after she was charged with electoral sabotage by the Commission Elections (Comelec) on Friday
Updated: 11/18/2011 06:27A
Fairness of Selebi trial in question, says Ngobeni
Former Interpol and Police Chief Jackie Selebi exits the Johannesburg Supreme Court after being granted leave to appeal his sentence in Johannesburg, South Africa on 6 September 2010. Selebi was found guilty of corruption, and is appealing his 15 year
Updated: 11/18/2011 06:27A
Hearing for Martell Miller in Niles sex video extortion case
The fourth of five Niles teens will have his day in court Friday morning for his role in a video sex extortion scandal. Martell Miller was in the car with Parnell Martin and allegedly sexually abused the victim. 18-year-old Parnell Martin pleaded
Updated: 11/18/2011 06:23A
Trial of ex-Croat PM delayed by bomb hoax
AP Croatian state television says the corruption trial of former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader has been delayed because of a bomb threat. The report says police blocked the Municipal Court in the capital Zagreb and postponed all proceedings while
Updated: 11/18/2011 06:22A
Philippines issues arrest warrant for ex-president
Arroyo has been recovering in a hospital since her failed attempt to leave the country Tuesday, and Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said she will remain confined to her hospital room. "They are not going to, let's say, handcuff her and take her out of
Updated: 11/18/2011 06:22A
Accused: Bonnie McLachlan, 51, is charged with sexual exploitation, after
A female teacher is on trial for having sex with a 15-year-old student in the mid-1990s. Bonnie McLachlan, 51, is charged with sexual exploitation after allegedly having an affair with the boy from 1993-1994. She denies the charges.
Updated: 11/18/2011 06:21A
Defendant now wants to withdraw guilty plea in rape case
The daughter's father, listening on the open cell phone line, heard the attack and called 911. He also called the home hoping to delay or stop the attack. The mother told authorities that while she was being attacked by McBride, both cell phones and
Updated: 11/18/2011 06:21A
Dad says he didn't drive drunk with kids in car
“This is a judicial first here today,” Justice Wayne Dymond said, drawing laughter from the handful of people in the courtroom at Newfoundland Supreme Court in St. John's. He didn't drink it. Instead, he sniffed it. It had just been poured from a
Updated: 11/18/2011 06:19A
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