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Japanese killer of British teacher begins appeal
The Japanese man convicted of raping and killing Hawker has denied any murderous intent, as he launched a high court appeal against his life sentence. Tatsuya Ichihashi's appeal trial began at the Tokyo High Court after the Chiba District Court,
Updated: 03/15/2012 09:35A

'Close to maximum sentence' sought in Congo case
Lubanga, 51, was convicted, six years after his arrest, of abducting children as young as 11 and forcing them to fight and commit atrocities in a gold-rich region of the country. The Congolese warlord – thought to be the founder of the Union of
Updated: 03/15/2012 09:33A

Anne Bass' boyfriend mesmerized jury with frightening account of Connecticut
“It felt like a flu shot,” Bass' companion Julian Lethbridge testified in New Haven federal court on the first day of the criminal trial of Bass' ex-butler Emanuel Nicolescu, who is accused of masterminding the botched extortion plot.
Updated: 03/15/2012 09:33A

Muskogee man ordered to trial for toddler's death
(WTW) — A 21-year-old Muskogee man has been ordered to stand trial for first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy. Elbert Lee Meeks was bound over for trial Wednesday following a preliminary hearing in Muskogee County District Court.
Updated: 03/15/2012 08:55A

Former Grayslake man gets new trial in dog shooting
A former Lake County man who served prison time for fatally shooting a stray dog has been granted a new trial, in part because prosecutors' arguments — and tears — prejudiced the jury, an appellate court found. The case involved a little black dog that
Updated: 03/15/2012 08:55A

Ex-lover of key figure in VW scandal faces trial
AP BERLIN — A German court has ruled that the Brazilian one-time girlfriend of the ex-head of Volkswagen AG's employee council is to strand trial this month over a euro250,000 ($326500) corruption scandal at the automaker. The state court in
Updated: 03/15/2012 08:54A

Attorneys in Casey Anthony case want any tweets
The Orlando Sentinel (http://bit.ly/xkugpe ) reports a series of new court filings Wednesday show lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez requested copies of "any and all Twitter posts." The defamation trial is expected to start early next year.
Updated: 03/15/2012 08:54A

Attorneys in Casey Anthony case want any tweets
The Orlando Sentinel (http://bit.ly/xkugpe ) reports a series of new court filings Wednesday show lawyers for Zenaida Gonzalez requested copies of "any and all Twitter posts." The defamation trial is expected to start early next year.
Updated: 03/15/2012 08:54A

Seventy five to stand trial in Egypt over soccer deaths
State television said nine of the 75 people to stand trial were police officers. Two were minors who would be tried in a juvenile court. The Port Said deaths sparked days of clashes between young men and riot police near the Interior Ministry in Cairo
Updated: 03/15/2012 08:51A

Seventy five to stand trial in Egypt over soccer deaths
State television said nine of the 75 people to stand trial were police officers. Two were minors who would be tried in a juvenile court. The Port Said deaths sparked days of clashes between young men and riot police near the Interior Ministry in Cairo
Updated: 03/15/2012 08:51A