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$30 million wrongful-death judgment against Robert Blake cut 25 Apr 08, 23:48 ET AP - An appeals court upheld a verdict finding Robert Blake liable for his wife's 2001 death but cut the $30 million jury award in half. more Report: Accused Nazi guard appeals to US Supreme Court 25 Apr 08, 23:27 ET AP - A former autoworker accused of being a Nazi death camp guard has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an order by the nation's chief immigration judge that he be deported, a newspaper reported Friday. more Seven arrested at wichita park for sex crimes 25 Apr 08, 23:23 ET By Dana Hertneky WICHITA, Kansas, April 25, 2008 -- Eleven people were arrested for unlawful sexual behavior during two sting operations Thursday. ... more ICC urges global pressure on Sudan to hand over Darfur crimes suspects 25 Apr 08, 23:15 ET April 25, 2008 (THE HAGUE) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday called for global pressure on Sudan to hand over two Darfur war crimes ... more ICTY transfers Bosnian Croat leader to serve war crimes sentence ... 25 Apr 08, 22:42 ET [JURIST] The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; JURIST news archive] said Friday that it has transferred ... more Sudan should arrest ICC war crimes suspects – rights groups 25 Apr 08, 22:21 ET April 25, 2008 (THE HAGUE) — Human rights organizations around the world launched today a "Justice for Darfur" campaign, calling for the arrest of two ... more Charge Howard with war crimes over Iraq: Mahathir 25 Apr 08, 21:56 ET Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has called for Western leaders, including Australia’s former prime minister John Howard, to be charged with ... more 'Charge Howard with war crimes' 25 Apr 08, 21:10 ET FORMER Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has called for Western leaders, including former prime minister John Howard, to be charged with war crimes over Iraq. more Call to charge Howard with war crimes 25 Apr 08, 21:10 ET MALAYSIA'S former prime minister has called for Western leaders, including John Howard, to be charged with war crimes over Iraq. more Another charge in case of body found in Missouri 25 Apr 08, 20:06 ET AP - With the body of his ex-girlfriend stashed in a perfumed storage container, a man drove 1,800 miles from Utah to Las Vegas to Missouri, federal authorities said Friday as they announced a kidnapping charge. more Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir wants Iraq war leaders on war crimes charges 25 Apr 08, 19:30 ET Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad called here Friday for an international tribunal to try Western leaders with war crimes over the war in Iraq, a spokesman for the organisers said. more Crimes of the Heart 25 Apr 08, 18:32 ET By Louise Erdrich "History works itself out in the living," says a character in Louise Erdrich's new novel, and, indeed, the history in The Plague of Doves ... more A week after SLC killing, three people charged with crimes 25 Apr 08, 17:29 ET Posted: 3:17 PM- Prosecutors on Friday charged two men with murder for a home-invasion robbery that killed a Salt Lake City man and allegedly netted the ... more War crimes court charges Kosovar minister for bullying witness 25 Apr 08, 17:15 ET THE HAGUE (AFP) — The international court for war crimes in the former Yugoslavia said Friday it had charged a Kosovar minister for bullying a witness in ... more AG: Fugitive sex offender charged with new child sex crimes 25 Apr 08, 16:34 ET A fugitive sex offender currently jailed in Blount County is being charged with new child sex crimes. The State Attorney General's office says Steven Carl ... more Restaurant suspect charged with unrelated crimes, but not holdup 25 Apr 08, 16:01 ET A suspect in the takeover robbery of an Oakland restaurant was charged today with auto theft and evading arrest but not with any crimes related to the ... more Ex-doc faces 21 years for sex crimes 25 Apr 08, 15:57 ET A former physician faces up to 21 years in prison after pleading no contest to 12 felony charges stemming from his lewd conduct during a 1 1/2-year ... more Md. man gets same prison term for supporting terror group 25 Apr 08, 15:50 ET AP - A former teacher at a Muslim school in Maryland was again sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for providing support to a Pakistani terrorist group, even though a federal appeals court had ordered the trial judge to reconsider the original sentence. more Harris World Law Institute kicks off landmark Crimes Against ... 25 Apr 08, 15:22 ET April 25, 2008 -- The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute of Washington University School of Law announced a two-year project to study the international ... more A total of 500 crimes weekly in Caracas 25 Apr 08, 15:16 ET Caracas' residents are exposed to crime just by going out: when walking on the streets, getting off the subway, being stocked in a traffic jam, ... more The true crimes of Wesley Snipes 25 Apr 08, 15:04 ET Wesley Snipes his heading to the Big House. The 45-year-old actor was sentenced to three years in jail last Thursday for tax evasion. ... more Fugitive charged with sex crimes with minor caught 25 Apr 08, 14:51 ET A 46-year-old Thomasville man wanted on charges he had sexual contact with a minor in South Carolina was arrested Thursday in Davidson County, the sheriff's ... more Crimes on Wikipedia: A Wikinews interview 25 Apr 08, 14:39 ET Wikinews interviewed Wikipedia administrator John Reaves, the administrator who contacted police in Los Angeles about the threats made on Wikipedia. ... more Crimes blamed on foreigners push immigration up Italy's political ... 25 Apr 08, 14:35 ET A 20-year-old Romanian man arrested while attempting to leave Italy has allegedly confessed to killing a couple near Verona. The double murder comes at a ... more UN war crimes court unseals contempt indictment against former ... 25 Apr 08, 14:34 ET © AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Friday unsealed a contempt of court indictment against a one-time Kosovo government ... more Becoming Eichmann: Rethinking the Life, Crimes and Trial of a ‘‘Desk Murderer” 25 Apr 08, 13:40 ET Becoming Eichmann: Rethinking the Life, Crimes and Trial of a ‘‘Desk Murderer,” by David Cesarani. DaCapo Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 458 pages, paperback released in 2007. more DJ Seeks Forgiveness For Crimes 25 Apr 08, 13:01 ET GRAYSON County, Ky. -- Former radio personality Todd Smith, known by many as "Todd Kelly," stole tens of thousands of dollars from a charity he helped ... more Jam Master Jay Murder Suspect Sentenced To 17 Years For Other Crimes 25 Apr 08, 12:52 ET By Rahman Dukes and Bernard Lumpkin BROOKLYN, New York - The Jam Master Jay murder investigation took another turn Wednesday when Ronald "Tinard" Washington ... more Post Falls major crimes declining 25 Apr 08, 12:44 ET AP - April 25, 2008 12:44 PM ET POST FALLS, Idaho (AP) - Law enforcement officers say the number of major crimes reported in Post Falls is declining. ... more County Commissioners Considering Less Jail Time for Certain Crimes 25 Apr 08, 12:38 ET Charlotte leaders are considering a controversial idea to allow some criminal suspects to spend less time in jail or none at all. ... more Wesley Snipes gets maximum 3 years for tax crimes 25 Apr 08, 12:27 ET BY Rick Cundiff Actor Wesley Snipes leaves Ocala's Golden-Collum Memorial Federal Building and US Courthouse on Thursday after receiving the maximum ... more Garnati finds no link between alleged predatory crimes and youth leagues 25 Apr 08, 12:27 ET MARION — Williamson County State’s Attorney Charles Garnati announced no link has been found between alleged sexual crimes committed by former recreation league coaches Brad Carter and Chris Carter and the Marion Youth Baseball and Softball League (MYBSL). more "Justice for Darfur" Campaign Launched - Sudan Should Arrest War ... 25 Apr 08, 12:12 ET One year after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two war crimes suspects in Darfur, human rights organizations around the ... more Pa. woman admits killing bigamist husband 25 Apr 08, 12:02 ET AP - A woman pleaded guilty Friday to third-degree murder for killing her bigamist husband just hours before he was to leave for Morocco to visit his second wife. more State to expand DNA use in crimes 25 Apr 08, 11:56 ET By Don Thompson AP SACRAMENTO - California Attorney General Jerry Brown said Thursday he is changing state policy to expand the use of DNA results, ... more Cornelius group home under suspicion for drug and sex crimes 25 Apr 08, 11:52 ET AP - April 25, 2008 11:35 AM ET CORNELIUS, Ore. (AP) - Police say a major investigation is underway at a group home for the mentally ill in Cornelius. ... more Cornelius group home under suspicion for drug and sex crimes - The Oregonian 25 Apr 08, 11:40 ET CORNELIUS -- Police say a major investigation is underway at a group home for the mentally ill in Cornelius. Detectives uncovered evidence of possible drug ... more Canadian army chief grilled at war crimes tribunal 25 Apr 08, 11:23 ET The head of Canada's army, a top contenders to replace Rick Hillier as chief of defence staff, is facing a grilling from defence lawyers this week during ... more U.S. Marine faces court-martial over Okinawa rape 25 Apr 08, 10:59 ET Reuters - A U.S. Marine faces a court martial on charges of kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl on Japan's southern island of Okinawa in February, U.S. military officials said on Friday. more Levin to introduce hate crimes measure 25 Apr 08, 10:52 ET Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chair of the influential Senate Armed Services Committee, said he plans to introduce the hate crimes bill as an amendment to the ... more Cornelius group home investigated for drugs, sex crimes 25 Apr 08, 10:46 ET By JACK PENNING, for kgw.com A major investigation is underway at a group home for the mentally ill in Cornelius. Chief of Police Paul Rubenstein said ... more Sudan Should Arrest War Crimes Suspects Now 25 Apr 08, 10:35 ET One year after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two war crimes suspects in Darfur, human rights organizations around the ... more Imminent Arrest of Americans for War Crimes? 25 Apr 08, 10:23 ET by Len Hart Page 1 of 3 page(s) The 'net' is abuzz with talk of the imminent arrest of Americans for war crimes, specifically the tortures that were most ... more Play To Shed Light On Hate Crimes 25 Apr 08, 09:07 ET After two successful performances of "The Laramie Project" earlier this month, the cast of the play will be putting on an encore production in response to ... more High school principal charged with sex crimes 25 Apr 08, 08:59 ET DENTON — The principal of South Davidson High School faces two felony charges after allegedly having two sexual encounters with a 17-year-old female student ... more Move to check crimes on trains passing through Bihar 25 Apr 08, 08:55 ET Patna, April 25 (IANS) The Bihar government has directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the state police to assist the Government Railway ... more Forum lets community dissect hate crimes 25 Apr 08, 08:46 ET Law enforcement and residents shared knowledge and experiences. CHEYENNE -- Hate crimes can happen anywhere -- even here. more 27 GUN CRIMES EVERY DAY 25 Apr 08, 08:23 ET By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Correspondent THE number of gun crimes has risen by four per cent in a year, official figures revealed yesterday. ... more Kidnapped contractor's family awaits details of his death 25 Apr 08, 07:49 ET AP - The family of an Army veteran-turned-contractor whose remains were recovered in Iraq this week say they're anguished by thoughts of what happened to him during his captivity. more Smoking charges against Shia LaBeouf dismissed in Burbank 25 Apr 08, 07:32 ET AP - Can someone get Shia LaBeouf a light? A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has dismissed an unlawful smoking charge against the "Transformers" star. more STRENGTHENING TWO INDEPENDENT ARMENIAN STATES BEST REPLY TO CRIMES ... 25 Apr 08, 06:25 ET YEREVAN, 25.04.08. DE FACTO. Strengthening and developing two independent Armenian states are the best reply to crimes committed by Turkey, ... more Snipes gets maximum 3 years for tax crimes 25 Apr 08, 06:07 ET BY Rick Cundiff Actor Wesley Snipes leaves Ocala's Golden-Collum Memorial Federal Building and US Courthouse on Thursday after receiving the maximum ... more Serial rapist jailed for nine crimes 25 Apr 08, 05:11 ET Serial rapist David Pollard has been jailed for a minimum of seven-and-a-half years after being found guilty of nine serious sex crimes. The 22-year-old, of Derwent Street, Cobridge, was convicted of six rapes, one charge of sexual activity ... more Several plead not guilty to crimes 25 Apr 08, 05:06 ET By M. Dirk Langeveld , Staff Writer PARIS - Justice Roland Cole heard several not guilty pleas Thursday on a variety of charges in Oxford County Superior ... more Verdict near for NYPD officers in 50-shot slaying of groom 25 Apr 08, 05:01 ET AP - After seven weeks of often conflicting testimony about the death of an unarmed groom-to-be in a hail of 50 police bullets, it's now up to a judge to decide whether the shooters committed a crime. more Hong Kong, Guangdong, Macao hold meeting on combating cross ... 25 Apr 08, 04:17 ET HONG KONG, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Head of crime investigation units of Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao Thursday held the 14th tripartite meeting in Hong Kong ... more Cockfight raid suspects plead to lesser crimes 25 Apr 08, 04:16 ET By Dave Hughes (Contact) VAN BUREN — Most of the approximately 80 people charged in Crawford County with felonies in a 2007 cockfighting raid were allowed ... more Serial crimes 25 Apr 08, 03:44 ET SJP's Carrie Bradshaw: the source of the voiceover epidemic? ... Sarah Jessica Parker in close-up. Photograph: Jennifer Graylock/AP What, I wondered the ... more Ex-volunteer with church youth group charged with sex crimes 25 Apr 08, 03:32 ET By RICK YENCER MUNCIE -- A former volunteer with Union Chapel's popular Oneighty youth club on Thursday pleaded not guilty to allegations he had sex with a ... more Hong Kong, Guangdong, Macao hold meeting on combating cross-boundary crimes 25 Apr 08, 02:47 ET Head of crime investigation units of Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao Thursday held the 14th tripartite meeting in Hong Kong with a view of combating cross- boundary crimes and improving the law and order situations in the three places. more 21 Prosecutors Added To Help With Border-Related Crimes 25 Apr 08, 01:08 ET SAN DIEGO -- Dozens of new federal prosecutor positions are being created in states bordering Mexico to beef up prosecutions of drug and human smugglers, ... more

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