Rana’s plea for fresh trial rejected
January 31st, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Jan 31 (IANS) A US court has rejected the plea of a fresh trial by Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, convicted of aiding terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which is ... Read more...
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Defendant shoots German prosecutor dead in court
January 12th, 2012 - 11:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Munich, Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A German businessman shot dead a prosecutor right in front of a judge as his sentence was being read. The man was convicted of embezzlement and as ... Read more...
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German prosecutor shot dead by defendant
January 12th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by BNO News
MUNICH (BNO NEWS) -- A state prosecutor was killed in southern Germany on Wednesday when the defendant opened fire in the courtroom, police said on Thursday.The shooting happened at a courtroom in ... Read more...
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Iran sentences CIA ’spy’ to death
January 9th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 9 (IANS) An Iranian court has sentenced a CIA "spy", Amir Hekmati, to death, Iran's Fars news agency reported Monday.Hekmati was charged with "cooperating with hostile government of ... Read more...
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Indonesian prosecutors seek 20-year jail for prison warden
December 29th, 2011 - 9:06 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 29 (IANS/AKI) In a rare late-night trial session, prosecutors demanded that a former warden at Indonesia's Alcatraz prison be sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment for protecting a drug ... Read more...
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One-armed bandit jailed after robbing for 35 years
December 19th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) A one-armed burglar in Britain, who raided houses at will since the age of 10, has been finally nabbed and jailed after 35 years while stealing ... Read more...
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Experts debate over the judgment in the Crystal Cox case
December 8th, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Portland, Dec 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Experts say the ruling of a Portland judge that bloggers are not journalists may have far reaching implications on all those who write on the Internet.Crystal ... Read more...
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Two Indian Americans held for fake perfume trafficking
December 6th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 6 (IANS) Two Indian Americans from New Jersey have been indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to import and traffic in counterfeit perfume, according to the US ... Read more...
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Germany’s dumbest bank robber (Osnabruck resident) jailed for 7 years
December 2nd, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Dec 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) German newspaper The Bild has reported that “Germany’s dumbest bank robber” has been jailed seven years. The police say the man tried to rob a bank that ... Read more...
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Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino sues Abercrombie & Fitch
November 16th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Michael The Situation Sorrentino sued Abercrombie & Fitch for trademark violations. The Jersey Shore star is claiming that the retailer is using bogus advertizing tactics to ... Read more...
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Rapper Big Sean accepts plea bargain
October 27th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Lewiston, Oct 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rapper Big Sean has accepted a plea bargain in his sex abuse charges. The rapper who was born Sean Michael Anderson was charged along with another defendant ... Read more...
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Underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab pleads guilty
October 12th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Detroit, Oct 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has changed his plea to guilty. The Nigerian, popularly called the “underwear bomber”, is standing trial for trying to blow up a passenger plane ... Read more...
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St. Stephen’s moves court against Sandeep Dikshit’s society
September 24th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The tussle between one of India's leading educational institutions, St. Stephen's College, and a society founded by Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit has entered the ... Read more...
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Punjab plea against Haryana’s canal wall dismissed
September 23rd, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chandigarh, Sep 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the Punjab government's application seeking to restrain Haryana from undertaking the construction of a 3.8-km long wall on the ... Read more...
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Tiwari’s refusal to give DNA sample unjustified: Court
September 23rd, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday said Congress leader N.D. Tiwari cannot be "physically compelled" to give DNA sample in a paternity suit by a man ... Read more...
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Woman told to raze wall over neighbour’s plea
September 11th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) A Delhi court has directed a woman to demolish a newly-built wall near her central Delhi house, upholding her neighbour's plea that the construction ... Read more...
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Kathryn Erbe’s stalker sentenced
September 8th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Sept 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A judge has sentenced "Law and Order" star Kathryn Erbe’s stalker to five years probation. 37-year-old Charles Nagel was charged with stalking the star and he went ... Read more...
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Russian pilot jailed in US for drug trafficking
September 8th, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was found guilty of conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the US, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison ... Read more...
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Sourav Ganguly asked to pay Rs.4 lakh dues to travel firm
July 31st, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) A Delhi court has directed former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly to pay over Rs.4 lakh in dues to a travel company which booked his ... Read more...
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Norway failed to act on Breivik ‘explosives’ report
July 26th, 2011 - 5:30 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, July 26 (IANS) Norway's intelligence services failed to act on a report that the man charged with the country's worst ever act of terrorism had illegally bought chemicals that ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga sued for charity scam
June 27th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, June 27 (IANS) Lady Gaga has been accused of pocketing proceeds from the sales of "We Pray for Japan" wristbands and the bizarre singer is now facing legal ... Read more...
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Ex-Egyptian bank chief pleads guilty of sex abuse
June 25th, 2011 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 25 (IANS) Former chairman of Egypt's Bank of Alexandria here Friday pleaded guilty of sexually abusing a maid, Xinhua reported.Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, 74, was charged ... Read more...
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Indian American student pleads not guilty to hate crime
May 24th, 2011 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 24 (IANS) An Indian American student accused of driving his roommate to suicide by secretly streaming his dorm-room tryst with another man pleaded not guilty to a ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s role in Mumbai attack may come out in Rana trial (Third Lead)
May 24th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 23 (IANS) Pakistani-American David Headley, who has pleaded guilty, may possibly talk about what Pakistan's government knew about the 2008 Mumbai terror attack by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) when ... Read more...
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Rana jury selection faces bias against Muslims
May 18th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 18 (IANS) From a tooth and shoulder pain to displaying a clear bias in favour of the government, there was a diversity of reasons why some 20 potential ... Read more...
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Man arrested for allegedly groping British Airways flight attendant
May 4th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 4 (ANI): A man has been arrested after he allegedly groped a British Airways flight attendant while she was serving coffee.According to the UK's Daily Mail, Iurii Chumak, 52, allegedly ... Read more...
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LiLo poised to avoid jail term in necklace theft case
May 4th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 04 (ANI): It has emerged that Lindsay Lohan is poised to avoid jail entirely in necklace theft case, despite her 120-day sentence.According to TMZ, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department ... Read more...
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Chris Bosh doesn’t wants his ex to appear on ‘Basketball Wives’
May 4th, 2011 - 1:37 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, May 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chris Bosh has petitioned a court to stop his ex-girlfriend Allison Mathis from appearing on the VH1 reality show “Basketball Wives.” The suit was filed on ... Read more...
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LiLo ‘to plead no contest’ in $2,500 necklace theft case
May 1st, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 01 (ANI): If reports are to be believed, then Lindsay Lohan is set to plead no contest in the 2,500 dollars necklace theft case.The 24-year-old actress and her lawyer ... Read more...
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Lohan to plead not guilty in theft case
May 1st, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 1 (IANS) Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan will plead not guilty over charges of stealing a necklace.Along with lawyer Shawn Holley, Lohan will tell judge Stephanie Sautner of ... Read more...
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US, India share common targets in fighting terrorism: Ambassador Roemer
April 26th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 26 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to India, Timothy J. Roemer, on Tuesday said both the nations shared common targets to combat militancy."This is something I have been saying for the ... Read more...
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Transsexual waiter in Dubai faces jail for inciting men to have sex with him
April 25th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Apr 25 (ANI): A transsexual waiter in Dubai is facing six months jail after he posted photos of his enlarged breasts on Facebook, and encouraged men to have sex with ... Read more...
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Pak man jailed for three months in UAE on drink-driving charge
April 19th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Apr 19 (ANI): A Pakistani shepherd, who milks cows in the UAE, has been jailed for three months for driving under the influence of alcohol.The Traffic Misdemeanors Court jailed the 26-year-old ... Read more...
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Britney Spears wants an action movie role
April 6th, 2011 - 1:39 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, April 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After releasing a highly successful single last year, singer Britney Spears has launched a bid to get her acting career back on track.Britney has appeared in ... Read more...
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Britney Spears sued over fragrance deal
April 1st, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, April 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Singer Britney Spears has been sued for $10 million by a company that claims represented her to get a deal with Elizabeth Arden. The suit which ... Read more...
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