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Penalty phase of Boston bombings trial starts April 21
The sentencing phase of the Boston bombings trial, which will condemn convicted killer Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death or life imprisonment, will begin on April 21.
11 April 2015
Boston bombings trial hears closing arguments
Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a callous terrorist who carried out the 2013 attack, a prosecutor told jurors as the young Muslim's trial neared an end.
07 April 2015
Thai former PM Yingluck to face trial over rice scheme
Thailand's former premier Yingluck Shinawatra was ordered to stand trial on charges of negligence over a bungled rice subsidy scheme.
19 March 2015
Boston bombings trial to start March 4: court official
The trial of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will start with opening statements on March 4.
26 February 2015
Rakhat Aliyev trial in Vienna postponed
The trial on murder-related charges against the former son-in-law of Kazakhstan's President has been postponed in Vienna.
26 January 2015
'Evil' British preacher Abu Hamza jailed for life in US
A US judge sentenced British hate preacher Abu Hamza to life behind bars for the deadly kidnapping of Western tourists in Yemen and terrorism.
10 January 2015
Accused Boston bomber: an American dream gone awry
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is the 21-year-old American of Chechen descent who faces the death penalty if convicted of the Boston marathon bombings.
08 January 2015
Kremlin critic openly at large after skipping house arrest
A Russian court refused to take legal action after top opposition leader Alexei Navalny defiantly cut short his house arrest.
07 January 2015
Boston bombing trial opens with jury selection
The long-awaited trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began with jury selection, 20 months after the shocking attack.
06 January 2015
Russia to deliver Navalny verdict amid anger at Putin
Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny could be facing jail after a sudden twist in his controversial fraud trail, which has angered his supporters.
30 December 2014
'Canadian Psycho' trial takes photo tour of crime scene
The trial of Luka Magnotta took a grim photographic tour of the Montreal apartment where he butchered a Chinese student.
01 October 2014
Rakhat Aliyev trial in Vienna postponed
The trial of Rakhat Aliyev in Vienna, former Kazakhstan's ambassador to Austria, has been delayed for an unspecified period of time.
28 September 2014
Decision soon on trial start for Boston bombing suspect
A defense request to delay the US trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be decided soon.
19 September 2014
Kerviel: 'ordinary' guy behind France's record rogue trade
Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel, who lost his bank nearly five billion euros, paints himself as a simple soul caught up in an orgy of greed.
08 September 2014
Somali journalists urge fair trial for colleagues
Somalia's journalist union urged the government to ensure a fair trial of three colleagues arrested last week.
18 August 2014
Ablyazov's hidden assets to be revealed
London’s High Court has granted the motion of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank and ordered Mukhtar Ablyazov's lawyers to disclose information about the billionaire's assets.
11 August 2014
Cambodia court begins genocide trial of Khmer Rouge leaders
Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge court began a second trial of two former regime leaders on charges including genocide of Vietnamese people and ethnic Muslims, forced marriages and rape.
30 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
Tazhayakov's lawyer rejects offer
Kazakhstani student Azamat Tazhayakov who is accused of removing items from Dzhokhar Tsarnayev’s room appeared before the court on Monday.
09 July 2014
TV star Rolf Harris guilty of sex assaults in Britain
Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris, a household name in Britain since the 1960s, could face jail after his conviction on 12 counts of indecently assaulting girls.
02 July 2014