UK lawyer to join British teen’s team in Cyprus rape case

PARALIMNI, Cyprus (AP) — Court proceedings against a 19 year-old British woman who faces a public nuisance charge for falsely accusing 12 Israelis of rape have been adjourned until Aug. 27 in order to give her new legal team time to prepare their defense. A defense lawyer told a Paralimni court judge Monday that the... Read More

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July 15, 2019

Sports court sets date for African Champions League ruling

GENEVA (AP) — Sport’s highest court will rule this month on how to resolve the chaotic African Champions League final which was abandoned in May when one team stopped playing in protest. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday it set a July 31 deadline for a final decision after both clubs appealed to... Read More

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July 8, 2019

Jury to consider death penalty in Chinese scholar killing

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury that convicted a former University of Illinois doctoral student of kidnapping, torturing and killing a young scholar from China now must decide if Brendt Christensen should be put to death. While the state of Illinois, where she was killed, does not have the death penalty, the case was brought... Read More

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Brendt Christensen

July 8, 2019

Russia outraged by case of sisters who killed abusive father

MOSCOW (AP) — One evening last summer, Mikhail Khachaturyan decided that his living room wasn’t tidy enough, so he summoned his three teenage daughters one by one and doused each with pepper spray. Such violence and abuse was not unusual in the Khachaturyan household, according to court records. But Maria, Angelina and Krestina Khachaturyan decided... Read More

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Mikhail Khachaturyan

July 8, 2019

Intl court convicts Congo rebel leader known as ‘Terminator’

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a notorious rebel commander known as “The Terminator” of 18 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery for his role in atrocities in a bloody ethnic conflict in a mineral-rich region of Congo in 2002-2003. Bosco... Read More

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Bosco Ntaganda

June 18, 2019

Serbian court acquits ex-US Marine citing lack of evidence

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Serbian court on Tuesday acquitted a former U.S. Marine charged with illegal possession and distribution of weapons, saying there was not enough evidence. The case of Daniel Corbett, reportedly a U.S. Navy SEAL reservist, has made headlines in Serbia since he was arrested in a Belgrade apartment along with three... Read More

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Daniel Corbett

June 11, 2019

5-year-old girl paralyzed by rape shocks Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — At first no one knew why the 5-year-old girl could no longer move her legs or control her urine. For months she lay on the ground, unable to walk or play. Some in the community blamed witchcraft but the real reason was more horrific: The child had been brutally raped... Read More

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May 17, 2019

Folau fired by Rugby Australia for contentious online posts

Israel Folau’s status as the unrivaled star of Australian rugby wasn’t enough to save his job in the wake of a social media post that condemned gay people and other so-called sinners to eternal damnation. Rugby Australia on Friday terminated Folau’s four-year contract, 10 days after an independent panel found the 30-year-old fullback guilty of... Read More

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May 10, 2019

Brazil ex-President Temer back in custody on graft charges

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Michel Temer was arrested for a second time on corruption charges Thursday, a sign that the former back-room dealmaker may be running out of moves in the face of a sprawling probe that has roiled Latin America’s largest nation. Temer, 78, was taken to the headquarters of... Read More

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Michel Temer

May 9, 2019

Ban it like Beckham: Phone costs soccer star right to drive

LONDON (AP) — David Beckham has been banned from driving for six months for using a mobile phone while behind the wheel of his Bentley. A prosecutor said a member of the public spotted the former Manchester United and England soccer star holding a phone while driving through central London on Nov. 21. Beckham’s lawyer,... Read More

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David Beckham

May 9, 2019

2 Russian spies sentenced in Montenegro in coup attempt

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A Montenegro court on Thursday sentenced 13 people, including two Russian secret service operatives, to up to 15 years in prison after they were convicted of plotting to overthrow the Balkan country’s government and prevent it from joining NATO. Chief judge Suzana Mugosa said the two Russians, identified as Eduard Shishmakov... Read More

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May 6, 2019

French telecom giant Orange on trial over staff suicides

PARIS (AP) — The toll is shocking: 19 suicides, 12 suicide attempts and eight cases of serious depression among employees at France’s main telephone and internet company over three years. A long-awaited trial began Monday in Paris accusing the telecom giant Orange and seven former or current managers of moral harassment and other charges. The... Read More

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May 2, 2019

Assange refuses extradition to US; long legal fight expected

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a London court on Thursday that he wouldn’t agree to be extradited to the United States, where he is accused of conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer. Assange, appearing by video link from a London prison, said he wouldn’t “surrender myself for extradition for doing journalism... Read More

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Julian Assange

April 25, 2019

Nissan ex-chair Ghosn released from Japanese detention

TOKYO (AP) — Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn walked out of a Japanese detention center Thursday evening, his head held high, after paying 500 million yen ($4.5 million) in bail and winning a court rejection of an appeal from prosecutors. Ghosn walked solemnly out of the Tokyo Detention House with one of his lawyers by... Read More

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Carlos Ghosn

UK lawyer to join British teen’s team in Cyprus rape case

Sports court sets date for African Champions League ruling

Jury to consider death penalty in Chinese scholar killing

Russia outraged by case of sisters who killed abusive father

Intl court convicts Congo rebel leader known as ‘Terminator’

Serbian court acquits ex-US Marine citing lack of evidence

5-year-old girl paralyzed by rape shocks Sierra Leone

Folau fired by Rugby Australia for contentious online posts

Brazil ex-President Temer back in custody on graft charges

Ban it like Beckham: Phone costs soccer star right to drive

2 Russian spies sentenced in Montenegro in coup attempt

French telecom giant Orange on trial over staff suicides

Assange refuses extradition to US; long legal fight expected

Nissan ex-chair Ghosn released from Japanese detention

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