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Boston bomber to be formally sentenced to death
A US federal judge will formally sentence Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death at a court hearing Wednesday.
24 June 2015
Turkish sculptor faces jail for 'insulting' Erdogan
A prominent Turkish sculptor risks over four years in prison on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after being locked in a dispute with the Turkish strongman over one of his works.
24 June 2015
US wiretapped France's presidents: media citing WikiLeaks
The United States wiretapped France's former presidents Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy, as well as current leader Francois Hollande, French media reported, citing WikiLeaks files.
24 June 2015
Singapore teen in anti-Lee video to undergo mental tests
A Singapore court ordered psychiatric tests for a teenager who made online attacks on late former leader Lee Kuan Yew as international rights advocates sought his release.
23 June 2015
Walmart pulls Confederate flag merchandise after Charleston attack
Walmart announced it has decided to remove Confederate flag merchandise from its stores as a debate rages around the banner seen by many as a symbol of racial violence.
23 June 2015
US rap mogul Diddy arrested in Los Angeles
American rap mogul Diddy was arrested in Los Angeles for assault with a deadly weapon -- in this case, a kettlebell.
23 June 2015
Charleston church holds first service since massacre
The historic black church in South Carolina where a white gunman murdered nine African Americans, held its first church service since the massacre.
22 June 2015
Violent weekend leaves 22 dead in northern Mexico
Authorities found five bodies in Mexico's northern state of Nuevo Leon on Sunday, adding to three days of violence that left 22 people dead in the region.
22 June 2015
Football: Russia won World Cup 2018 'honestly' - Putin
Russia fought honestly for the right to host the 2018 World Cup and the decision should not be called into question.
20 June 2015
Strident Obama says gun control laws will change
US President Barack Obama voiced confidence that a "shocked and heartbroken" nation would eventually tighten permissive gun laws.
20 June 2015
Quiet loner or racist monster -- who is Charleston suspect?
A week ago, Dylann Roof is said to have bragged that he wanted to kill a bunch of people.
20 June 2015
Charleston shooting suspect Dylann Roof arrested: police
The 21-year-old white gunman suspected of killing nine people at a black church in the southeastern US city of Charleston was arrested Thursday.
19 June 2015
Pussy Riot member arrested at Moscow women's rights demo
A member of punk protest group Pussy Riot and a fellow activist were arrested at a demonstration in Moscow demanding better conditions for women held in Russian prisons.
13 June 2015
No reason to probe Brazil in FIFA scandal: Rousseff
There is no reason Brazil's hosting of last year's World Cup should be probed as part of the FIFA scandal, President Dilma Rousseff insisted in an interview.
09 June 2015
Despite FIFA charges Warner still beloved in Trinidad
He is a key figure caught up in the middle of football's biggest corruption scandal. But indicted former FIFA vice president Jack Warner is still a wildly popular.
07 June 2015
Justin Bieber pleads guilty to assault, careless driving
Pop star Justin Bieber pleaded guilty to assault and careless driving, but will not go to jail over a collision with paparazzi in the Canadian countryside last year.
05 June 2015
Love is... passing National Testing armed with wig and skirt
A young man was caught at the Unified National Testing in Kazakhstan dressed up as his girlfriend.
05 June 2015
FIFA dominoes fall, but does the trail lead to Blatter?
The US investigation into world football governing body FIFA is modeled after an operation against an organized crime gang.
04 June 2015
FIFA claims innocence in $10 million transfer
FIFA admitted that it had processed a $10 million payment from South Africa to a disgraced football official but denied that the world body's secretary general Jerome Valcke was involved.
02 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
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