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US nuns can opt out of contraception clause

The US Supreme Court said Friday that religiously-affiliated groups could opt out of a provision in the new health care law that requires employers to provide insurance that includes contraception.

US nuns can opt out of contraception clause
Khodorkovsky associate walks free after decade in jail

Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's business partner Platon Lebedev walked free from prison on Friday after Russia's Supreme Court ordered his early release.

Khodorkovsky associate walks free after decade in jail
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US prosecutor wants to postpone Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov's hearing

The US prosecutor has requested to postpone the hearing of the case of Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, the two Kazakhstan teenagers taken into custody after the Boston Marathon Bombings.

US prosecutor wants to postpone Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov's hearing
US Supreme Court weighs 'straw' gun purchases challenge

The US Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about legal provisions intended to prevent the "straw" purchases of guns by one individual for other buyers.

US Supreme Court weighs 'straw' gun purchases challenge
Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev in the US court room
Boston court assigns trial day for Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov

The Boston court has scheduled the trial of Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov in the Federal Court on June 23, 2014.

Boston court assigns trial day for Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov
Kazakh tycoon to appeal French extradition order

A lawyer for exiled Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov had appealed a French decision allowing his extradition.

Kazakh tycoon to appeal French extradition order
Mukhtar Ablyazov. ©RIA Novosti
Kazakhstan continues pursuing Ablyazov's extradition

Kazakhstan is not going to give up on Mukhtar Ablyazov's extradition from France.

Kazakhstan continues pursuing Ablyazov's extradition
Russian real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky. ©Reuters/Samrang Pring
Cambodia court frees Russian tycoon wanted over alleged scam

A Cambodian court on Monday freed a Russian tycoon wanted by Moscow over allegations he embezzled tens of millions of dollars in a real estate scam, and suspended extradition proceedings against him, his lawyer said.

Cambodia court frees Russian tycoon wanted over alleged scam
Mukhtar Ablyazov. ©Yaroslav Radlovsky
France approves extradition of Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov to Russia and Ukraine

A French court approved the extradition of exiled Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, an opposition figure wanted on embezzlement charges by Russia and Ukraine.

France approves extradition of Kazakh tycoon Ablyazov to Russia and Ukraine
Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi. ©Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino
Morsi arrives in court for new hearing in murder trial

Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi arrived at the courthouse on Wednesday for the second hearing in his murder trial, as police braced for rallies by his Islamist supporters.

Morsi arrives in court for new hearing in murder trial
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Interior Ministry mulls opening DNA laboratories throughout Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is planning to open DNA laboratories in Kazakhstan's regions.

Interior Ministry mulls opening DNA laboratories throughout Kazakhstan
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Nepal's court rules out amnesty for serious war crimes

Nepal's top court has rejected a demand by ultra-leftists that an amnesty be granted to people who committed serious rights abuses during the country's civil war, an official said Saturday.

Nepal's court rules out amnesty for serious war crimes
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Argentina court grants abortion for teen rape victim

A court in Argentina ruled Friday that a 14-year old rape victim could have an abortion, overturning a judge's earlier decision barring the girl from seeking the procedure.

Argentina court grants abortion for teen rape victim
Pakistan court says it cannot lift Musharraf travel ban

A Pakistani court on Monday said it was unable to lift a travel ban on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, a day before his trial for treason was due to start.

Pakistan court says it cannot lift Musharraf travel ban
Uruguay economy minister resigns over airline scandal

Uruguay's economy minister has resigned as he faces a probe over the 2012 collapse of national airline Pluna -- a scandal that has tainted President Jose Mujica's administration.

Uruguay economy minister resigns over airline scandal
Actor Tom Cruise carries his daughter Suri. ©Reuters/Andrew Burton
Tom Cruise settles lawsuit over 'abandoning' daughter

Tom Cruise has reached a settlement with a magazine publisher he sued for $50 million in libel damages over claims he abandoned his daughter Suri after his divorce, the star's lawyer said Friday.

Tom Cruise settles lawsuit over 'abandoning' daughter
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Australia deli sued over 'semen' in bottled water

An Australian woman is suing a deli after drinking bottled water that allegedly contained semen, lawyers said Friday, with claims that DNA showed it matched the owner of the business.

Australia deli sued over 'semen' in bottled water
Azamat Tenizbayev (L). Photo courtesy of the sportsman's personal page in VKontakte
Kazakh teen released on bail is electronically tagged in London

The Kazakh teenager, arrested on charges of sexual harassment, was released on bailed but has to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet.

Kazakh teen released on bail is electronically tagged in London
Kazakhstan judges' robe. Photo courtesy of headline.kz
Kazakhstan to change judge's robe design in 2014

A new design of the judge's robe will in Kazakhstan be introduced in 2014.

Kazakhstan to change judge's robe design in 2014
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Canadian court greenlights Ecuadoran lawsuit against Chevron

Ecuadoran villagers can seek to enforce in Canada a multi-billion-dollar Ecuadoran judgment against Chevron for polluting the Amazonian rainforest, a Canadian court ruled Tuesday.

Canadian court greenlights Ecuadoran lawsuit against Chevron