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Portugal's longest trial enters sixth year, with no end in sight
Lisbon- Portugal's judicial system came under criticism Wednesday as the country's longest ever trial, a high-profile child abuse case, marked its fifth anniversary, with no end in sight. Seven people, including prominent personalities, are charged w...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-25 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Growing outrage over Dutch fingerprint database - Feature
Amsterdam - More than 3,000 people in the Netherlands have signed a petition demanding that the government overturn a law enabling it to store the fingerprints of all Dutch citizens in a central electronic database. Since September 21, everyone apply...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-25 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Prosecution calls for 40-year sentence for Duch in Khmer Rouge trial
Phnom Penh - The prosecution at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal called Wednesday for judges to hand down a 40-year jail term to Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison known as S-21. Co-prosecutor William Smith sa...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-25 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Malta's former chief justice found guilty of bribery
Valletta, Malta - Malta's former Chief Justice Noel Arrigo was found guilty on Tuesday over his involvement in the biggest judicial scandal in the island's legal history. Arrigo was forced to resign six years ago for accepting bribes to reduce a drug...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Congolese rebels plead not guilty in war crimes trial - Summary
The Hague - Two former rebel leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo pleaded not guilty on Tuesday at the start of their trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Germaine Katanga, 31, an...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Prosecution wants 'lengthy jail term' for Duch in Khmer Rouge trial
Phnom Penh - The prosecution at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal called Tuesday for judges to hand down a lengthy jail term to Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison. Co-prosecutor Chea Leang said the evidence sho...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-24 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

PREVIEW: International court's first murder trial focuses on Congo
The Hague - Two former rebel leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo are set to be the first people ever to stand trial for murder before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Only the second case ever to be tried by the ICC, the...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Final week of hearings starts in trial of Khmer Rouge's Duch - Summary
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's war crimes tribunal heard closing arguments Monday from civil party lawyers in the trial of Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison. Lawyers for four groups of civil parties repeatedly que...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

Final week of hearings starts in trial of Khmer Rouge cadre Duch
Phnom Penh - Closing arguments began Monday in the trial of the former Khmer Rouge prison camp commander Duch, who is charged with crimes against humanity and grave breaches of the Geneva Convention. Duch, whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav, ran the i...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-23 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

EXTRA: Interpol arrested 1,300 suspects in Asia during 2008
Lyon/Hamburg - In their fight against the Asian betting mafia the international police organization Interpol already arrested 1,300 suspects last year and confiscated 16 million dollars, an Interpol report showed. During the Operation SOGA II (Soccer...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Legal (General) ]

PREVIEW: Former guerrilla fighter favoured in Uruguayan election

Looking for love and friends? Head to Asia, expat poll says

Main suspect in southern Philippine massacre surrenders - Update

Main suspect in Philippine massacre surrenders

Woman detained after man found dead in Malaysian flat

Hong Kong police probe Facebook group planning 'mass suicide'

New Zealand river defies 'pure' tourism puff

Nighttime revolution - 20 years of Berlin's unified nightclub scene

Young African uses micro loans to build two enterprises

Jogging pants gain ground on fashion scene

Serbian village's charcoal burners happily in the black

Venice's resident population keeps sinking

Germany's beloved currywurst, aged 60 and still going strong

Memories of Bhopal disaster haunt survivors 25 years on - Feature

Volunteer groups bring rays of hope to Bhopal - Feature

Bhopal 25 years on: A legacy of poison, trials and tears - Feature

Japan stocks flat in morning trading

US struggles to keep up with demand vaccine - Feature

Swine Flu fears add hurdles to Islamic pilgrimage - Feature

Fear of swine flu spurs global hunt for vaccine - Feature