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Witness: Fundraiser spoke of plan to fire US attorney 28 Apr 08, 23:46 ET AP - A government witness testified Monday that a prominent political fundraiser for the governor told him three years ago that Chicago's chief federal prosecutor would be fired and replaced by someone chosen by then-U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert. more Cops: Deputies shoot, kill man with knives at Calif. court 28 Apr 08, 23:44 ET AP - A man with a history of mental illness burst into a packed courtroom Monday wielding two carving knives and was shot to death as he threatened a judge he may have blamed for his misfortune, authorities said. more Armed suspect shot by Oakland police tied to Hayward crimes 28 Apr 08, 22:44 ET By Gideon Rubin, Staff Writer CASTRO VALLEY _ An armed robbery suspect whom Oakland police shot to death on Saturday was tied to two Hayward incidents this ... more Crimes increase in capital - The News 28 Apr 08, 22:10 ET Crime rate has slightly increased in Islamabad during the first four months of 2008 as compared to the corresponding period of last year. ... more Police Trying To Stop Animal-Related Crimes 28 Apr 08, 21:54 ET As a result of the former NFL quarterback, Michael Vick and his bringing the issue of dog fighting into the spotlight, police are finding evidence that ... more Shelter linked to crimes may be shutdown 28 Apr 08, 20:18 ET (Danica Pecirep, NECN: Worcester, Mass.) - Last weeks murder on Florence Street in Worcester has some pushing the city to shutdown the people in peril ... more Special courts to tackle major crimes proposed 28 Apr 08, 20:06 ET DELEGATES at the just concluded second Regional Conference on Justice have stressed the need for the establishment of a specialised judiciary and legal ... more BBC claims UN is covering up crimes 28 Apr 08, 19:35 ET A claim by British broadcasting organisation, the BBC, says the United Nations has covered up crimes by UN troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... more UN covers up crimes according to BBC 28 Apr 08, 19:33 ET The United Nations has covered up crimes by UN troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is a claim made by the BBC, which says that it has ... more Florida Governor: Hate-Crimes Law Should Apply in Synagogue Fire 28 Apr 08, 18:17 ET By Menachem Cohen, Kfar Chabad Magazine Florida Gov. Charlie Crist granted an exclusive interview to Chabad.org just before the conclusion of the Passover ... more Media seeks access to R. Kelly pretrial hearings 28 Apr 08, 17:56 ET AP - Lawyers for two newspapers and The Associated Press are seeking sealed court records and transcripts related to R. Kelly's pornography case with an emergency motion filed in the Illinois Supreme Court. more Nizhny Tagil Court Sentences Two in Hate Crimes Case 28 Apr 08, 17:53 ET A court in Nizhny Tagil, Russia (Sverdlovsk region) sentenced two young men to four months and six months in prison respectively after finding them guilty ... more 2 New Ways To Provide Tips On Crimes 28 Apr 08, 17:26 ET Now there are two new ways to report crime and both are at your finger tips. You can now text message tips to Crime Stoppers. ... more More children murdered in Gaza: Al Mezan condemns IOF's crimes ... 28 Apr 08, 17:03 ET The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed four children and their mother when it shelled their home in Ezbet Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza Strip today. ... more 'Cutter' convicted in plot to carve up cadavers for profit 28 Apr 08, 16:46 ET AP - A judge has convicted a man accused of secretly cutting up corpses - including that of "Masterpiece Theatre" host Alistair Cooke - as part of a multimillion-dollar body parts scheme. more Jurors Hear Ellis' Past Crimes 28 Apr 08, 16:39 ET OMAHA, Neb. -- A question of life or death was put to a Douglas County jury on Monday. On Friday, the same jury convicted Roy Ellis of first-degree murder ... more Witness: Fundraiser Rezko said prosecutor would be replaced 28 Apr 08, 16:34 ET AP - A government witness testified Monday that political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko told him three years ago the chief federal prosecutor in Chicago would be fired and replaced by someone chosen by then-U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert. more Top federal prosecutor in NJ: Being undocumented not a crime 28 Apr 08, 16:16 ET AP - New Jersey's top federal prosecutor told a Latino group it's a civil offense - not a crime - for immigrants to live in the country without proper documentation, a comment that a spokesman later said was aimed at a narrowly worded question. more Court told accused Uma Thurman stalker just "creepy" 28 Apr 08, 16:14 ET Reuters - A man accused of stalking actress Uma Thurman for two years may have been creepy and obsessive but he did not break the law, his lawyer told a New York jury on Monday. more NYC trial of accused Uma Thurman stalker opens 28 Apr 08, 15:58 ET AP - A former mental patient's note that his hands should be on Uma Thurman's body "at all times" may be creepy but it is not criminal, a lawyer said Monday in defense of a man accused of stalking the "Kill Bill" actress. more Hate crimes in Russia: Citizens of former Soviet republics fear ... - Комсомольская Правда 28 Apr 08, 15:54 ET Naziq Eygesheva is slight at only 58 centimeters with a scratch across her nose. She's sitting in the thick of a large armchair staring at me frighteningly. ... more Those who look the other way are accomplices to Israel's crimes in ... - Daily Star 28 Apr 08, 15:51 ET By The Daily Star The latest slaughter in the Gaza Strip is generating the predictable claims and counter-claims about responsibility for the loss of ... more Broadus man fined for wildlife crimes 28 Apr 08, 15:37 ET AP - April 28, 2008 3:34 PM ET MILES CITY, Mont. (AP) - Fines, restitution and loss of hunting privileges are the penalties in a state case against a ... more Broadus man fined for wildlife crimes | KXNet.com North Dakota News 28 Apr 08, 15:35 ET AP MILES CITY, Mont. (AP) Fines, restitution and loss of hunting privileges are the penalties in a state case against a Broadus man who violated wildlife ... more Four arrested for robbery charged with more crimes 28 Apr 08, 15:31 ET By Jim Wise, staff writer DURHAM -- Four men arrested for a robbery earlier this month have been charged with two more crimes. Police had charged Lavarus ... more Man Charged In String Of Crimes 28 Apr 08, 15:29 ET KEIZER, Ore. -- Keizer police announced Monday that they believe one man is responsible for multiple robberies and a break-in. Police arrested Patrick Evan ... more Hate crimes in Russia: Citizens of former Soviet republics fear ... 28 Apr 08, 15:28 ET Naziq Eygesheva is slight at only 58 centimeters with a scratch across her nose. She's sitting in the thick of a large armchair staring at me frighteningly. ... more Virginia Beach sex crimes arrest 28 Apr 08, 14:41 ET VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (WAVY.com) -- Virginia Beach police are investigating a sex crimes case, involving a middle school student. more UN war crimes trial of 2 former Serb security chiefs begins 28 Apr 08, 14:19 ET © AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Two former Serb security chiefs went on trial Monday charged with training, arming and directing paramilitary units that ... more Judge hears motions in court-martial 28 Apr 08, 14:09 ET AP - A military judge on Monday heard motions in a court-martial for an Army sergeant accused of killing a severely wounded, crying and unarmed Iraqi insurgent last summer. more Hillsborough teacher suspected in sex crimes busted for third time 28 Apr 08, 14:08 ET HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY -- Stephanie Ragusa, a teacher accused of having sex with two of her students, has been arrested for the third time. ... more Judge rejects mistrial for ex-cop in Hollywood wiretap trial 28 Apr 08, 14:07 ET AP - A federal judge has refused to declare a mistrial for a co-defendant in the racketeering trial of Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano. more Bin Laden's Ex-Driver Refuses to Participate in War-Crimes Trial 28 Apr 08, 14:06 ET GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Usama bin Laden's former driver has joined other Guantanamo detainees in refusing to participate in his war-crimes trial, ... more Hillsborough teacher suspected in sex crimes busted again 28 Apr 08, 14:01 ET HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY -- Stephanie Ragusa, a teacher accused of having sex with two of her students, has been arrested for the third time. ... more Osama bin Laden's former driver refuses to participate in his war ... 28 Apr 08, 13:26 ET By MICHAEL MELIA , AP GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Osama bin Laden's former driver has joined other Guantanamo detainees in refusing to participate in ... more California Implements DNA Technique to Crack Unsolved Crimes 28 Apr 08, 13:09 ET Sacramento, California - California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a new DNA search policy that will improve the ability of local law ... more Texas school says father of assault victim stabs student 28 Apr 08, 13:06 ET AP - Authorities say a student was stabbed three times in a suburban Houston school by a man who thought the boy had witnessed a sexual assault against his daughter. more HISTORICAL CRIMES GO ONLINE ON EXPANDED OLD BAILEY WEBSITE 28 Apr 08, 13:01 ET By Caroline Lewis On the other hand, cases emerge in the 19th century for 'new' crimes such as mothers being convicted for neglecting their children, ... more Bush praises Guatemalan president for tackling drug crimes, trying ... 28 Apr 08, 12:59 ET AP WASHINGTON - President Bush is voicing support for Guatemala's effort to halt drug trafficking and root out corruption within its borders. ... more Bush praises Guatemalan leader for tackling drug crimes and trying ... 28 Apr 08, 12:43 ET © AP © AP WASHINGTON (AP) - President George W. Bush is voicing support for Guatemala's effort to halt drug trafficking and root out corruption within its ... more Hate crimes require special unit 28 Apr 08, 12:05 ET SWASTIKAS smeared across a synagogue and a Jewish restaurant and obscene graffiti painted at an Islamic college. A Jewish teenager is hit with a baseball ... more Austria: Police call father's abuse among nation's worst crimes 28 Apr 08, 11:03 ET AP - April 28, 2008 10:53 AM ET AMSTETTEN, Austria (AP) - Austrian authorities say the case of the man who allegedly imprisoned his daughter for 24 years ... more Austria: Police call father's abuse among nation's worst crimes ... 28 Apr 08, 11:01 ET AP Austria: Police call father's abuse among nation's worst crimes Eds: APNewsNow. UPDATES with police saying 3 of the children 'never saw sunlight' ... more Ohio man accused of plotting school attack pleads not guilty 28 Apr 08, 10:57 ET AP - A man pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge accusing him of e-mailing an Indiana teenager about conducting a Columbine-style attack on two schools. more Politicians Stymie Belgrade War Crimes Trials 28 Apr 08, 10:44 ET Lack of political backing undermining efforts to prosecute war crimes in Serbia. The failure of Serbian politicians to back war crimes prosecutions is severely hampering work at the Belgrade war crimes court, say observers. more Congress wants cruise lines to report shipboard crimes 28 Apr 08, 10:26 ET How often do crimes occur on ships? Cruisers soon could have an answer, thanks to a bill working its way through the U.S. Congress. more UN covered up peacekeeping war crimes in DR Congo 28 Apr 08, 09:24 ET This comes as absolutely no surprise to anyone paying the slightest attention to UN peacekeeping scandals over the last several years, but the BBC sounds a ... more Our Defense Forces, our war crimes, our terrorism 28 Apr 08, 08:39 ET By Bradley Burston It is time for us to stop "understanding" why so many we kill so many Palestinian civilians. It is time for us to stop explaining away ... more Digital evidence just as important as DNA in solving crimes 28 Apr 08, 08:35 ET WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - With the majority of the public now owning cell phones, computers, personal digital assistants or other such technology, ... more [Assam] Cyber crimes baffle cops (The Telegraph,28.04.2008 ... 28 Apr 08, 08:11 ET A STAFF REPORTER April 27: Cyber crimes, particularly against women on social networks and phishing attacks are on the rise leaving cyber cops clueless. ... more Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir wants Iraq war leaders on war crimes charges 28 Apr 08, 07:04 ET LONDON (AFP) — Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has called for an international tribunal to try Western leaders with war crimes over the war ... more ‘Fixers’ used to solve crimes 28 Apr 08, 07:03 ET SOME people are turning to a shadow justice system run by “community fixers” to solve local crimes, a senior police chief has admitted. more Crimes of passion 28 Apr 08, 06:22 ET The man done for "unlawfully laying hands on a cow with intent"... the woman burnt to death for clipping silver coins - a trawl through the newly published archive of Old Bailey cases reveals some startling truth about old English justice. more Sudan Pressured To Hand Over War Crimes Suspects 28 Apr 08, 04:48 ET (28 Apr 08 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI’s appeal for an end to the horror of Darfur comes amid a campaign launched this week by an international coalition of 29 ... more Archive access to infamous crimes 28 Apr 08, 04:07 ET By Mike Russell A NEWLY expanded catalogue of crime is available online for the first time from today with infamous and obscure cases revealed in the Old ... more California AG Brown Unveils DNA Technique To Crack Unsolved Crimes 28 Apr 08, 04:07 ET By admin - Posted on April 28th, 2008 April 25, 2008 -- SACRAMENTO -- California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a new DNA search ... more THREE SLAIN IN SEPARATE PHILA. CRIMES 28 Apr 08, 03:40 ET PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three men are dead from separate crimes over the span of a few hours in Philadelphia’s Logan and West Oak Lane neighborhoods. ... more Daughter accuses father of 'massive crimes' 28 Apr 08, 03:24 ET Vienna - Austrian police have arrested a 73-year-old man accused of locking up his daughter in a basement for 24 years and fathering seven children with her ... more Salt Lake County Family Crimes Unit is recognized 28 Apr 08, 03:07 ET The crimes it investigates usually aren't homicide. But some would argue that many cases the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office's Family Crimes Unit does become involved with are among the most disturbing. Last week, the unit's efforts were recognized during a conference focused on crime-victim issues. more JMJ SUSPECT SENTENCED FOR OTHER CRIMES: ... 28 Apr 08, 03:04 ET JMJ SUSPECT SENTENCED FOR OTHER CRIMES: Ronald "Tinard" Washington gets 17-year bid for series of robberies. *A man thought to be responsible for the murder ... more Crimes 28 Apr 08, 02:24 ET The following crimes are among those reported to the Monroe and West Monroe police departments and the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office from noon Saturday through noon Sunday. The times and dates are when the crimes were reported. more Man pleads in alleged sex crimes 28 Apr 08, 01:25 ET DICKINSON (AP) - A Dickinson man has entered guilty pleas to two felony gross sexual imposition charges and Alford pleas to two others, in a case that goes back two decades. more Arroyo urged to submit to Senate crimes’ treaty vs humanity 28 Apr 08, 00:40 ET The estimated 10 million Filipinos overseas, particularly those in conflict areas, will benefit from the 1998 Rome Statute, an international coalition of human rights organizations said Monday as it urged Malacañang to transmit to the Philippine Senate the instruments for the treaty's ratification. more Young victims of sex crimes find help at Child Advocacy Center 28 Apr 08, 00:04 ET By KATHRYN MARCHOCKI MANCHESTER – It could be any child's bedroom, comfortable and small with soft purple walls. Not a place where dark secrets get told. ... more

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