UK judge upholds arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder

LONDON (AP) — A judge upheld a British arrest warrant for Julian Assange on Tuesday, saying the WikiLeaks founder should have the courage to come to court and face justice after more than five years inside Ecuador’s London embassy. Judge Emma Arbuthnot rejected arguments by Assange’s lawyers that it is no longer in the public... Read More

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Julian Assange

February 14, 2018

French trial on sex with 11-year-old fuels debate on consent

PONTOISE, France (AP) — A 29-year-old French man went on trial Tuesday in a Paris suburb for having sex with an 11-year-old girl, a case that has rekindled strong debate on the age of sexual consent in France. Unlike many countries, France does not have a legal age under which a minor cannot agree to... Read More

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Sexual Abuse

February 14, 2018

Shaun White refers to sexual misconduct lawsuit as “gossip”

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Shaun White dismissed the sexual misconduct allegations made against him in a 2016 lawsuit as “gossip” and hurried away from reporters trying to ask him more about the allegations Wednesday, just hours after winning his third gold medal in the men’s halfpipe. White has been the world’s dominant snowboarder for... Read More

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Olympics, Shaun White

February 13, 2018

England cricketer Ben Stokes to stand trial over altercation

BRISTOL, England (AP) — England cricketer Ben Stokes will face a trial over an altercation outside a nightclub. The 26-year-old allrounder, who missed the Ashes against Australia last year after being suspended from playing for England, is accused of brawling along with two other men. Stokes appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. It follows... Read More

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Ben Stokes

February 12, 2018

Ex-hostage wants British IS kidnappers put on trial in UK

LONDON (AP) — Former Islamic State hostages and families of the group’s victims are urging Britain and the United States to put two recently captured extremists on trial, arguing that denying them justice will fuel the hatred and violence they supported. French journalist Nicolas Henin, who was held by the men and their comrades for... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

IS, Isis

February 9, 2018

Trial for Paris attack suspect Abdeslam hints at deadly plan

PARIS (AP) — The weapons stockpile in his hideout and the Islamic State fighter covering his getaway with a spray of gunfire were signs of a deadly plot to come, a Belgian prosecutor argued Thursday in the trial of the man who was once Europe’s most wanted fugitive. Salah Abdeslam refused to attend the final... Read More

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Paris attack, Salah Abdeslam, Terrorism

February 8, 2018

Key Islamic State suspect absent as Belgian trial resumes

BRUSSELS (AP) — A former Islamic State fighter who escaped under police gunfire with Europe’s most-wanted fugitive didn’t want to die as a martyr, or cause carnage, his lawyer argued Thursday in a courtroom marked by the absence of the second defendant — the sole living suspect in the 2015 attacks on Paris. Sofiane Ayari... Read More

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IS, Isis, Soufiane Ayari, Terrorism

February 7, 2018

British judge upholds arrest warrant for Julian Assange

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Tuesday upheld a U.K. arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, leaving him still a wanted man in the country where he has spent more than five years inside the Ecuadorean Embassy. Judge Emma Arbuthnot rejected a call from Assange’s lawyers for the warrant to be revoked because... Read More

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Julian Assange, Wikileaks

February 6, 2018

Tesco fraud case collapses after defendant gets heart attack

LONDON (AP) — The trial in Britain of three former Tesco supermarket executives accused of accounting fraud has collapsed after one of the defendants was hospitalized. Judge Deborah Taylor discharged the jury Monday after Carl Rogberg, 50, suffered a heart attack. Reporting restrictions were lifted Tuesday. Prosecutors accuse Rogberg, Chris Bush, 51, and John Scouler,... Read More

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Tesco

February 5, 2018

Samsung heir freed after appeal wins suspended jail term

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong was freed Monday after a South Korean appeals court gave him a 2 ½-year suspended jail sentence for corruption in connection with a scandal that toppled the country’s president. The Seoul High Court softened the original ruling against Lee, rejecting most of the bribery charges leveled... Read More

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Lee Jae-Yong, Samsung

February 5, 2018

Despite denial, Pope got abuse victim’s letter

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis received a victim’s letter in 2015 that graphically detailed how a priest sexually abused him and how other Chilean clergy ignored it, contradicting the pope’s recent insistence that no victims had come forward to denounce the cover-up, the letter’s author and members of Francis’ own sex- abuse commission have... Read More

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Pope Francis, Religion

February 5, 2018

Paris attacks suspect refuses to stand at shootout trial

BRUSSELS (AP) — The only surviving member of the Islamic State cell that attacked Paris in November 2015 refused to rise for a Belgian court on Monday, or answer questions about his actions, during his first appearance in public since his arrest nearly two years ago. Salah Abdeslam is on trial in his hometown of... Read More

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Terrorism

February 5, 2018

British judge to rule on Assange bid to get warrant dropped

LONDON (AP) — A British judge is scheduled to rule Tuesday on Julian Assange’s bid to force Britain to drop a warrant for his arrest, a development that would remove a substantial legal hurdle to his leaving the Ecuadorean Embassy in London that has been his refuge for more than five years. The legal issues... Read More

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Julian Assange, Wikileaks

February 2, 2018

Man who drove van into Muslims in London convicted of murder

LONDON (AP) — A man who steeped himself in far-right, anti-Muslim ideas before driving a van into a crowd of worshippers near a north London mosque was convicted Thursday of murder and attempted murder. A jury at London’s Woolwich Crown Court deliberated for just an hour before finding 48-year-old Darren Osborne guilty of the June... Read More

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Darren Osborne

UK judge upholds arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder

French trial on sex with 11-year-old fuels debate on consent

Shaun White refers to sexual misconduct lawsuit as “gossip”

England cricketer Ben Stokes to stand trial over altercation

Ex-hostage wants British IS kidnappers put on trial in UK

Trial for Paris attack suspect Abdeslam hints at deadly plan

Key Islamic State suspect absent as Belgian trial resumes

British judge upholds arrest warrant for Julian Assange

Tesco fraud case collapses after defendant gets heart attack

Samsung heir freed after appeal wins suspended jail term

Despite denial, Pope got abuse victim’s letter

Paris attacks suspect refuses to stand at shootout trial

British judge to rule on Assange bid to get warrant dropped

Man who drove van into Muslims in London convicted of murder

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