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Balinese testify to impacts of 2002 bombing
Defendant and alleged terrorist Umar Patek smiles as he listens to the testimony of a former fellow Mujahidin fighter in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Sarjiyo aka Sawat at the West Jakarta District Court on Thursday. Patek, also dubbed as the Demolition
Updated: 04/12/2012 06:00A
Judges object to Fla. justices' new court rules
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court's new leadership rules are reaping a firestorm of opposition from judges and lawyers. Conferences of trial and appellate judges have filed motions urging the justices to reconsider rules they say infringe on
Updated: 04/12/2012 05:55A
No relief for Nupur Talwar: SC
A bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik before whom the matter was mentioned today for urgent hearing, however, agreed to hear the petition of Dr Nupur, mother of Arushi, here tomorrow. The petitioner has approached the apex court against the order of
Updated: 04/12/2012 05:54A
Rafferty rattled as ex-flame exits court
He, of course, is the accused in this trial, pleading not guilty to kidnapping, sexual assault causing bodily harm and first-degree murder in the April 8, 2009, death of Victoria (Tori) Stafford. With the notable exception of the first day the saddest
Updated: 04/12/2012 05:53A
Gujarat riots: 18 get lifer, 5 get 7-year jail in Ode massacre
District and Sessions judge Poonam Singh pronounced the sentence after she had found 18 people guilty of murder and criminal conspiracy and five others for attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy on Monday. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5800
Updated: 04/12/2012 05:46A
George Zimmerman charged, due in court
After an extraordinary public campaign to make an arrest in the shooting of an unarmed black teen, a Florida prosecutor came back with a murder charge in the case that has galvanized the nation for weeks. But prosecutors face steep hurdles to win a
Updated: 04/12/2012 05:45A
Gujarat riots: 18 get life term for Ode village massacre
Ahmedabad: A special court in Gujarat's Anand district has sentenced 18 of the 23 convicted in the 2002 Ode village massacre case in which 23 people died, to life imprisonment; the remaining five have been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Updated: 04/12/2012 05:43A
Former Ukrainian defense minister sentenced to five years in prison
The Kiev District Court has sentenced to five years in prison former acting Ukrainian Defense Minister Valery Ivashchenko, who was accused of abuse of power. Ivashchenko served as the acting defense minister from June 2009 to March 2010.
Updated: 04/12/2012 05:42A
Former Ukrainian defense minister sentenced to five years in prison
The Kiev District Court has sentenced to five years in prison former acting Ukrainian Defense Minister Valery Ivashchenko, who was accused of abuse of power. Ivashchenko served as the acting defense minister from June 2009 to March 2010.
Updated: 04/12/2012 05:42A
Closings next in juvenile trial over fiance death
Closing arguments are scheduled for Thursday in the closed juvenile court trial of now-14-year-old Jordan Brown. He's accused of shooting 26-year-old Kenzie Houk with a shotgun inside the Wampum farmhouse they shared in February 2009.
Updated: 04/12/2012 05:40A
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