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Mother sentenced to 8 years of prison for selling her children in Kazakhstan
A specialized district court of South Kazakhstan Oblast sentenced the 27 y.o. mother who sold four of her children.
01 August 2014
China court hears first gay 'conversion therapy' case
A Beijing court began hearing a landmark case on "gay conversion" treatment Thursday, as an activist in a nurse's uniform knelt over a patient, wielding a giant needle, outside.
31 July 2014
Former aide to Britain's Prince Philip charged with sex abuse
The former personal assistant of Britain's Prince Philip has been charged with sexually abusing a girl while he was working for the royal family in the 1970s, prosecutors said.
31 July 2014
Mexico ex-governor's son faces questions over cartel meet
The son of a former Mexican governor said he will obey an order to testify before prosecutors after a video surfaced of him meeting over beers with a drug baron.
31 July 2014
Ex-spy Litvinenko death inquiry to open in Britain
Britain will formally open an inquiry into the radioactive poisoning of Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko in a case that threatens to increase tensions with Moscow amid the crisis in Ukraine.
31 July 2014
With new default looming, Argentina urges calm
Argentina admitted it may default on some of its debts but downplayed the consequences, just two days before time expires in negotiations with hedge funds demanding full payment on their bonds.
29 July 2014
Tazhayakov's verdict could affect other Boston bombing cases
The jury’s decision on Azamat Tazhaykov’s case could affect the defense of Dias Kadyrbayev and Robel Philipos.
25 July 2014
Azamat Tazhayakov's lawyer to lodge an appeal
Azamat Tazhayakov’s lawyers will appeal against the decision of the jury that found the Kazakhstani student guilty of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings case.
25 July 2014
Underage teens risk live to take photo in Astana
Two underage teens risked their lives for a beautiful photo in Astana.
25 July 2014
Seizure of land plots in Astana is legal: General Prosecutor's Office
Kazakhstan's General Prosecutor's Office has concluded that seizure of land plots for public use in Astana complies with the legislation.
24 July 2014
Condemned man's US execution takes nearly two hours
America's death penalty debate raged Thursday after it took nearly two hours for Arizona to execute a prisoner who lost a Supreme Court battle challenging the experimental lethal drug cocktail.
24 July 2014
Kazakh tycoon's legal team doubt French justice
Lawyers of Kazakh tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov have filed a number of complaints against Aix-en-Provence judges.
23 July 2014
Indonesia's Prabowo to challenge election result in court
The ex-general who lost Indonesia's presidential election to Joko Widodo will challenge the result in court, his campaign team said Wednesday, a move that could spell weeks of uncertainty for the world's third-biggest democracy.
23 July 2014
Deal reached over US gynecologist who secretly taped patients
The health care affiliate of a top US medical school is to pay $190 million to patients of a gynecologist who secretly photographed and videotaped them, lawyers said.
22 July 2014
US court makes first conviction in Boston attacks
A US jury on Monday returned the first conviction over the 2013 Boston Marathon attacks, finding a friend of the prime suspect guilty of obstructing the investigation into the bombings.
22 July 2014
Tazhayakov's lawyer presents no witnesses
The hearing of witnesses in Azamat Tazhayakov’s case came to an ended.
22 July 2014
Tazhayakov avoided Tamerlan Tsarnaev: FBI
Kazakhstani student Azamat Tazhayakov, accused of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings case allegedly avoided Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s brother Tamerlan considering him too religiously devout.
22 July 2014
Tsarnayev knew how to make bombs: Tazhayakov
Azamat Tazhayakov allegedly told FBI agents about Dzhokhar Tsarnayev’s dangerous inclinations.
22 July 2014
Tazhayakov's father accuses FBI agent of false testimony
Azamat Tazhayakov’s father Amir Ismagulov declared that Sara Wood, an FBI agent, had given a false testimony during the hearing of his son's case.
21 July 2014