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Steenkamps adamant Pistorius deliberately killed their daughter Reeva Steenkamp's devastated parents remain adamant Oscar Pistorius deliberately killed their daughter, telling Australian television their life has been ruined.

24 August 2015

Washington Post reporter's spy trial resumes in Iran The trial of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian resumed Monday in Tehran, in what could be the final hearing before a judgment is issued on whether he spied on Iran.

10 August 2015

Bill Cosby ordered to testify in sex abuse case US comedy icon Bill Cosby has been ordered to testify under oath in response to accusations from a woman who said he drugged and sexually abused her when she was a minor.

07 August 2015

Ex-Prime Minister of Kazakhstan appears before court Former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov has appeared before the court on charges of large scale corruption.

30 July 2015

Viennese court acquits two men of murder in high-profile Aliyev's case; Kazakhstan contends Austrian judge biased Vladimir Koshlyak and Alnur Musayev acquitted by jury in Austria of murdering two Kazakhstani bankers back in 2007.

27 July 2015

'Batman' theater gunman James Holmes guilty of murder "Batman" theater gunman James Holmes was found guilty on all charges -- and could now face the death penalty -- over the 2012 massacre that left 12 dead and 70 more injured in Colorado.

17 July 2015

Turkish court annuls controversial Erdogan education law Turkey's constitutional court has annulled a controversial law closing private tutoring centres, many of which are run by the movement of US-exiled imam Fethullah Gulen, the nemesis of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

14 July 2015

A Syrian fined for throwing a cigarette butt in Astana A Syrian national was fined for throwing a cigarette butt in Astana.

08 July 2015

Married Sunday, fired Monday: next US gay rights fight Gay marriage may now be legal across the United States, but that doesn't mean people won't get fired if their boss sees the wedding photos.

04 July 2015

French court cancels elder Le Pen's suspension from FN A French court cancelled the suspension of Jean-Marie Le Pen from the far-right National Front after he was booted out of the party he founded in a bitter spat with his daughter.

03 July 2015

Obama says gay marriage ruling 'victory for America' US President Barack Obama hailed the Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage, saying it shows social changes once thought impossible can become reality.

27 June 2015

Boston marathon bombing: Azamat Tazhayakov sentenced to 3.5 years prison term in US Boston bomber's friend Azamat Tazhayakov sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in the US.

09 June 2015

S. Africa denies $10 mn payment was FIFA bribe South Africa denied that a $10 million payment it made in 2008 was in any way a bribe to FIFA for the 2010 World Cup.

01 June 2015

Blatter could be quizzed as Swiss justice question top FIFA officials Several members of FIFA's executive committee have already been questioned by the Swiss justice, and president Sepp Blatter could also be quizzed "in the future if needed".

01 June 2015

US court rejects Obama's appeal on immigration A US appeals court dealt another blow to President Barack Obama's efforts to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.

27 May 2015

Kazakh man who tapped policewoman in Dubai handed prison term for 'molestation' A Kazakh man has been handed out a three-month sentence for molestation of a policewoman in Dubai.

25 May 2015

Ukraine court orders arrest of two 'Russian soldiers' A Kiev court ordered two suspected Russian soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian troops in the separatist east to be placed in pre-trial detention until July 19.

23 May 2015

Turkish paper fined, model on trial for 'Erdogan insults' A Turkish court fined a leading newspaper for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while a top model went on trial on similar charges.

22 May 2015

Death 'fitting' for Boston bomber: US attorney general US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the nation's top law enforcement official, welcomed a jury's decision to sentence Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death.

16 May 2015

Bollywood's Khan jailed for 5 years for deadly hit-and-run Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in prison for killing a homeless man with his SUV in a 2002 hit-and-run after a night out drinking at an upmarket bar.

06 May 2015

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