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Man's trial over Katrina shooting moved to June
His trial was scheduled to start March 19, but US District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon agreed Friday to postpone it until June 25. The court is awaiting an updated medical report on Bourgeois. Bourgeois, who is white, was indicted in 2010 on charges
Updated: 02/26/2012 02:21P
US activists' trial is adjourned to April
CAIRO — An Egyptian court adjourned the trial of dozens of democracy activists including 16 Americans yesterday at the opening session of a case that has threatened ties between Cairo and Washington and $1.3 billion in annual US military aid.
Updated: 02/26/2012 02:15P
BP ready for lengthy oil spill trial
Dudley, who took control of BP in October 2010 after former chief executive Tony Hayward resigned amid criticism over the way he had handled the oil spill, told Sunday Telegraph newspaper that BP can continue to function even if the court case that
Updated: 02/26/2012 02:14P
Phone call becomes key trial issue for BP
Court documents allege they discussed a problem with a pressure test an hour before the blast killed 11 men in the Gulf of Mexico and led to the world's largest offshore oil spill. A central issue for BP is whether or not its staff acted with gross
Updated: 02/26/2012 02:12P
Post-Godhra riots continue to dog Modi's political career
Activists have also accused Modi of subverting justice and protecting perpetrators of the riots. While probe in the Godhra carnage moved rapidly, investigations into the riot cases have been slow, they allege. In the Godhra carnage case, 11 people have
Updated: 02/26/2012 02:12P
Council secretary gets temporary restraining
BACOLOD City Council secretary Nilo Alejandrino has gotten a temporary restraining order (TRO) from Regional Trial Court branch 44 over the dismissal order he received from the Office of the Vice Mayor relative to the case filed by Councilor Caesar
Updated: 02/26/2012 02:11P
Report: BP ready for years-long oil spill trial
"We have to remember we are a business that invests in decade-long cycles," he said in an interview published Sunday. "For the vast majority of people now at BP, the company is back on its feet and it is starting to move forward," he said.
Updated: 02/26/2012 02:05P
BP Could Be Hit With $52 Billion Fine As Oil Spill Trial Begins On Monday
BP will head to court on Monday to defend itself in response to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. If found guilty to the full extent of current laws BP could be faced with upwards of $52 billion in fines and other compensatory damages.
Updated: 02/26/2012 02:04P
Italy's Silvio Berlusconi cleared by statute of limitations
The billionaire media mogul wasn't in the Milan courtroom Saturday when the chief judge, Francesca Vitale, read out the verdict after two-and-a-half hours of deliberations, but his lawyer Niccolo Ghedini said he had informed him briefly by telephone.
Updated: 02/26/2012 01:59P
Egypt court adjourns foreign NGO trial
A total of 43 people, including 19 Americans and two Germans, are accused of working for unlicensed non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and of receiving illegal foreign funds. Only six of the defendants, all Egyptian nationals, turned up for the
Updated: 02/26/2012 01:48P
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