Tropical storm forces delay of 9/11 trial
August 24th, 2012 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 23 (IANS) A military commission hearing of suspects of 9/11 terrorist attacks, including alleged mastermind Khaled Sheikh Mohammad, that was set to begin Thursday has been postponed because ... Read more...
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Briton jailed 30 years after abusing kids
March 28th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 28 (IANS) A man in Britain has been jailed for 16 years after he escaped justice for three decades as a paedophile.David Bryant, 65, snatched four little girls ... Read more...
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Lehman exits bankruptcy
March 7th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 7 (IANS) Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. exited its bankruptcy of record $639 billion Tuesday and said it will start paying back creditors April 17.With this move, ... Read more...
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Former US governor sentenced to 14 years in prison
December 8th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, Dec 8 (IANS) Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday, after being found guilty on 18 counts of corruption.The lengthy prison sentence ... Read more...
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Judge to set the sentencing date for Rod Blagojevich soon
August 1st, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Aug 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There are reports that the federal judge in charge of the Rod Blagojevich case is thinking of setting the sentencing date pretty soon. The impeached Illinois Gov. ... Read more...
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Grammy-winning reggae artist Buju Banton sentenced to over 10 years in prison
June 24th, 2011 - 4:15 am ICT by BNO News
TAMPA, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) -- Grammy-winning reggae artist Buju Banton on Thursday was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for cocaine trafficking, prosecutors said.Buju Banton, whose real name is Mark ... 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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Billy Ray Cyrus calls off divorce from Tish
March 18th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 18 (ANI): Five months after announcing the end of their 17-year marriage, Billy Ray Cyrus has called off his divorce from wife Tish."I've dropped the divorce. I want to ... Read more...
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Larry Wilcox Sentenced To Probation
January 29th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Larry Wilcox the 63 year old renowned "ChiPs star" star, more popularly known as Jonathan "Jon" Baker, was pleaded guilty for he allegedly committed securities fraud. ... Read more...
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Judge James Pickles dies at the age of 85 years
December 23rd, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) One of Britain’s most outspoken and controversial judges, James Pickles had died at the age of 85 years.His 1986 article in the Guardian is believed to ... Read more...
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Judge James Pickles Passes Away At 85
December 23rd, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Judge James Pickles, who is known to be one of the most outspoken as well as controversial judge in the legal history of Britain has passed ... Read more...
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California man sentenced to four years in jail for criminal copyright infringement
December 15th, 2010 - 2:49 am ICT by BNO News
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- A 55-year-old California man was sentenced to four years in prison for running a company that engaged in selling copies of software and entertainment over the ... Read more...
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Australian child rapist jailed for 26 years
September 16th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 16 (IANS) A 58-year-old Australian man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for sexually assaulting 18 children in 25 years, a media report said Thursday.
Dennis Alfred Goudge, formerly ... Read more...
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New York judge slapped with child porn charges
August 29th, 2010 - 8:19 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 29 (IANS) A former Manhattan criminal court judge is being probed after child porn images were found in his office computer, a media report said.
Pictures of naked teenage girls ... Read more...
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Well-respected US Judge resigns in disgrace amid pornography scandal
August 27th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 27 (ANI): A veteran US Criminal Court judge has resigned in disgrace after investigators uncovered pornography on his courthouse computer.Judge James D. Gibbons, 47, who spent 14 years as ... Read more...
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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich convicted on 1 count, plans to appeal
August 18th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Aug 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Illinois Governor – Rod Blagojevich has been convicted on just 1 count of speaking the untruth to the federal agents. The jury wasn’t able ... Read more...
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Rod Blagojevich Convicted on One Count, Mistrial Called on 23 Others
August 18th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rod Blagojevich has been convicted by jury on one count of making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), but the judge declared a mistrial ... Read more...
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Former Illinois Governor Blagojevich found guilty of lying to FBI
August 18th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 18 (ANI): Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on Wednesday and convicted on one count of lying to the FBI, as jurors were deadlocked on the 23 ... Read more...
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Sex predator admits impregnating victims
August 16th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 16 (IANS) A sex predator in Australia has admitted abusing 18 children over a 25-year period, including a mentally-challenged seven-year-old girl who he later impregnated.
Dennis Alfred Goudge, 57, formerly of ... Read more...
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Judge Refuses To Give Probation To Rip Torn In Connecticut Break-in
August 12th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 12, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): 79-year-old Rip Torn happens to be a competent American actor, who is extensively recognized especially on account of his enactment of a character in ... Read more...
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Charlie Sheen Likely To Appear In Court
August 2nd, 2010 - 8:08 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 2, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Charlie Sheen has been ordered by the court to appear before it on Monday. The court in Aspen, Colorado has scheduled the ... Read more...
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Defense Rests With No Word From Blagojevich Despite Promise To Testify
July 22nd, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Although he had promised to testify in his own defense, the defense in the case against Rod Blagojevich has rested, without a word from the former ... Read more...
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Rod Blagojevich won’t testify at his trial
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, July 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rod Blagojevich's defense lawyers brought their argument to a close in the former governor's corruption trial without calling even a single witness including cross examining ... Read more...
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India-born sentenced in US terrorism case
July 13th, 2010 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 13 (IANS) An Ohio court has sentenced two American cousins, one born in India and the other in Chicago, to prison terms for supporting terrorists in a plot to attack ... Read more...
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Family Fued! Gary Coleman-Dead For Three Weeks-Has Another Funeral Delay
June 16th, 2010 - 1:27 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Gary Coleman lost his life on May 28, 2010, from a brain hemorrhage which occurred when he was said to have fallen in his Utah home. ... Read more...
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Manhattan court denies bail to failed Times Square bomber
May 20th, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 20 (ANI): A Manhattan Federal Court has denied bail to failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, as his court-appointed defence lawyer did not challenge the prosecution's plea of him ... Read more...
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Suspect Associated With The Car Bomb In Times Square , Faizal Shahzad, had other targets also
May 19th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Faisal Shahzad is the supposed terror suspect, who has been detained and who is currently being grilled by the American federal law enforcement authorities. Faisal ... Read more...
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Times Square bomber arraigned, next hearing June 1
May 19th, 2010 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
New York, May 19 (IANS) Two weeks after his arrest, Pakistani American Faisal Shahzad, who planned to detonate a car bomb at the landmark Times Square, was arraigned before ... Read more...
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Pakistani cab driver pleads ‘not guilty’ to terror charges
April 6th, 2010 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, April 6 (IANS) A Pakistan-born Chicago cab driver has pleaded not guilty to charges that he attempted to aid Al Qaeda by sending money to Ilyas Kashmiri, a terrorist leader believed ... Read more...
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Rod Blagojevich pleads not guilty
February 11th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Chicago, Feb 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Governor Rod Blagojevich has pleaded not guilty to the revised federal corruption charges, and he also challenged the prosecutors to allow jurors to hear all ... Read more...
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Sheen hearing postponed after wife undergoes surgery
January 20th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 20 (ANI): Actor Charlie Sheen and his wife's hearing about a court order preventing them from contacting one another has had to be postponed after the latter underwent surgery.The hearing, ... Read more...
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US charges 3 Al Qaeda men with drug trafficking to finance global terror
December 19th, 2009 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 19 (IANS) US prosecutors have charged three alleged Al Qaeda associates with trying to set up a drug trafficking ring in Africa to help finance terror operations across the ... Read more...
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DNA Gives Freedom To Man, After 35 Years In Prison
December 18th, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Bartow, Fla., Dec.18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) James Bain was a free man on Thursday after spending 35 years behind the bars. Following Judge James Yancey order to release the man who ... Read more...
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DNA clears man after 35 years in prison
December 18th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Bartow, Dec 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Technology sure came to the aid of this hapless man, James Bain who was cleared of a crime that he did not do. Even though he spent ... Read more...
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FBI gets time till Jan 14 to indict Rana
November 18th, 2009 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) A Chicago court has given federal prosecutors time till Jan 14 to seek indictment of Tahawwur Hussain Rana on charges of plotting major terrorist attacks in India and ... Read more...
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