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Russia indicts extradited tycoon for theft Russian authorities on Monday issued an indictment for fraud against tycoon Sergei Polonsky, less than a day after flying him in from Cambodia.
19 May 2015 11:48
Ex-tennis star Bob Hewitt jailed for rape in S.Africa Australian-born former tennis Grand Slam champion Bob Hewitt was sentenced to six years in jail in South Africa for raping and assaulting young girls he coac.
19 May 2015 10:30
EU denounces Morsi death sentence The European Union denounced Sunday the death sentence handed down against Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi and at least 100 others.
18 May 2015 10:54
American activist wants cooperation with Kazakh government on fatal police shooting cases American activist Michael Mohammed seeks contacts with the Kazakh government in order to "bring to justice" the police officer who killed a Kazakhstani citizen four years ago and a black man last month.
14 May 2015 10:16
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 15:17
Charlie Hebdo cartoonists reject Texas attack comparison Two Charlie Hebdo journalists have rejected any suggestion of similarities between a deadly attack on the French satirical magazine and a failed armed assault on a Mohammed cartoon event in Texas.
05 May 2015 16:06
Merkel defends cooperation with US spy agency German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted her country needed to work with American intelligence agencies, in the wake of claims Berlin helped the US spy on EU leaders and companies.
05 May 2015 15:48
Boston bomber emotional as aunt breaks down on stand Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev showed emotion in court for the first time, wiping his eyes.
05 May 2015 13:16
Bieber plays down 'rumours' over Italy police quizzing Pop star Justin Bieber laughed off media reports that he was quizzed by police in Rome over Argentina's request for him to be arrested.
30 April 2015 13:06
Baltimore braces for fresh large-scale protest National Guard troops patrolled the tense streets of Baltimore in large numbers in anticipation of a fresh large-scale protest over the death of a young African-American man in police custody.
30 April 2015 12:29
From drunk to radical, how a Boston bomber was born Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a flashy dresser who smoked pot and drank alcohol before his dreams of becoming a boxing champion were crushed.
29 April 2015 15:17
Baltimore police use smoke bombs, pepper pellets on protesters Police in Baltimore fired smoke bombs and pepper pellets at hundreds of protesters who defied a night-time curfew that took effect across the city.
29 April 2015 15:06
Maddie McCann parents win 500,000 euros in Portugal libel case A former Portuguese police officer who headed the investigation into the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann was ordered to pay 500,000 euros to her parents in a libel case.
29 April 2015 13:21
Baltimore awakes to aftermath of riots over black man's custody death Riot police stood guard on the smouldering streets of the US city of Baltimore after protesters incensed by the death of a young black man.
28 April 2015 17:42
Australia's FM slams chaos ahead of Indonesia executions Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop criticised Indonesia's "chaotic" handling of the execution of nine prisoners.
28 April 2015 17:37
France's Jean-Marie Le Pen hid 2.2 mn euros in Swiss account: report Jean-Marie Le Pen, the elderly founder and former chief of France's far-right Front National, hid 2.2 million euros in a secret account in Switzerland.
28 April 2015 12:04
Defense to launch bid to save Boston bomber from death Celebrated defense lawyer Judy Clarke will launch her bid to save 21-year-old convicted killer Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from the death penalty for bombing the Boston Marathon in 2013.
27 April 2015 13:39
Trainer of Golovkin's opponent Willie Monroe arrested for drug dealing Toni Morgan, the trainer of Gennady Golovkin’s opponent Willie Monroe Jr. has been arrested for dealing drugs.
22 April 2015 18:40
Opening arguments set in US Batman shooting trial Opening arguments will take place next week in the trial of James Holmes, the gunman accused of killing 12 US cinema-goers at a 2012 screening of a Batman movie.
22 April 2015 14:04
Kenya officials suspended over university massacre Nine Kenyan officials have been suspended and could face charges of criminal negligence over the massacre at Garissa university earlier this month.
22 April 2015 13:37
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