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George Clooney and Cristiano Ronaldo to be called as witnesses in SIlvio
Facing trial ... Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi. Photo: AP An Italian court has ruled that George Clooney and Cristiano Ronaldo can be called as witnesses in ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's trial for having sex with an underage prostitute.
Updated: 11/23/2011 04:08P
Polygamy ban in Canada upheld by judge
British Columbia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman made the appeal ruling in a 2009 case in which polygamy charges against two Mormon leaders from the town of Bountiful were stayed, The National Post reported. Bauman said under existing federal
Updated: 11/23/2011 04:07P
Police visit TV3 over tea tape
Chief High Court judge Justice Helen Winkelmann declined to make the declaratory judgment as she said it would amount to a "mini-trial" in advance of a police investigation into the matter. "It is difficult to escape the conclusion that the police
Updated: 11/23/2011 04:06P
Court says Chinese firm can face trial on safety charges in oilsands deaths
EDMONTON _ A unit of a giant Chinese petrochemical corporation can face trial on safety charges in the deaths of two oilsands workers. The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that Sinopec Shanghai Engineering Co. can be prosecuted under the
Updated: 11/23/2011 04:03P
Dingwell 911 calls released
Dylan is on trial for second-degree murder after he allegedly shot his brother Kyle at their mother's home on Ridgemount Court in Charlottetown. Kyle died in hospital from blood loss and liver damage from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Updated: 11/23/2011 04:02P
Time to Hire Serious People Who Have Serious Answers
Just recently a case was sent to the Florida Supreme Court on a very narrow margin by the First District Court of Appeals, in an 8 to 7 vote of the judges on the panel. In Citizens for Strong Schools, Inc. v. Florida State Board of Education, the trial
Updated: 11/23/2011 04:02P
George Clooney on witness list for Berlusconi trial
George Clooney and his ex-girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis are among more than 200 witnesses accepted Wednesday by a Milan court in the trial of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi for allegedly paying for sex with an underage prostitute.
Updated: 11/23/2011 04:01P
Clerk of the House says he warned Bankole, Nafada over N40bn loan
Though the trial judge summoned them to appear before him on Wednesday, the prosecuting counsel, Mr Festus Keyamo, who drew the attention of court to the sudden sack of the EFCC ex-chairman, Mrs Farida Waziri, said the witnesses, after agreeing to come
Updated: 11/23/2011 04:01P
Appeals court rules against Florida's effort to stop lawsuit over school funding
By Lilly Rockwell TALLAHASSEE — A divided appeals court on Wednesday ruled against the state's effort to stop a lawsuit over school funding. The case now may head to the Florida Supreme Court, which could then decide whether a trial court can hear the
Updated: 11/23/2011 04:01P
Son yielded to mum's demands to die
No doubt existed the starting principle for sentencing was the court's duty to protect the sanctity of life and the weak and vulnerable, Laybourn said. However in this case, after much internal debate, Davison had finally succumbed to his mother's
Updated: 11/23/2011 04:01P
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